[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3021 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3021

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of Post-9/
   11 Educational Assistance to pursue independent study programs at 
 certain educational institutions that are not institutions of higher 
                               learning.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2016

  Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of Post-9/
   11 Educational Assistance to pursue independent study programs at 
 certain educational institutions that are not institutions of higher 
                               learning.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO 
              PURSUE INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS AT CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL 
              INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE NOT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
              LEARNING.

    Paragraph (4) of section 3680A(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) any independent study program except an accredited 
        independent study program (including open circuit television) 
        leading--
                    ``(A) to a standard college degree;
                    ``(B) to a certificate that reflects educational 
                attainment offered by an institution of higher 
                learning; or
                    ``(C) to a certificate that reflects completion of 
                a course of study offered by an educational institution 
                that is not an institution of higher learning, such as 
                an area career and technical education school providing 
                education at the postsecondary level.''.
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