[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3559]
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  SA 4479. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Lankford) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle I of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1097. 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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