[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4558. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hatch) 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 E of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 565. STUDY ON CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING OBTAINED THROUGH 
                   MILITARY SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of 
     Education, institutions of higher education, accrediting 
     agencies or associations, State higher education agencies, 
     and veterans service organizations, shall study, and 
     disseminate best practices and information about, processes 
     (including associated costs, methods, and approaches) used by 
     institutions of higher education and other organizations to 
     evaluate or award academic credit for prior learning obtained 
     through military service, including processes, methods, and 
     approaches to ensure academic quality and integrity in 
     evaluating and awarding such credit.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require an institution of higher education to 
     adopt or adhere to a particular process, method, or approach 
     for evaluating or awarding academic credit as a condition for 
     receiving tuition assistance or any other Federal educational 
     benefit provided to servicemembers or students.
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