,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bb1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,wenstrup introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to clarify the process of
 approving courses of education pursued 
using educational benefits administered 
by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,gi ,bill ,education ,quality          
,enhancement ,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,role  
of ,state approving agencies  7a7       
,approval of certain courses ,section   
#cfgb7;b77#b77;,a7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by striking  
the following and all that follows      
through the colon and inserting the     
following3 a program of education is    
deemed to be approved for purposes of   
this chapter if a ,state approving      
agency determines that the program is   

one of the following programs34  7b7    
,approval of other courses ,section     
#cfge of such title amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7a77#a7--  7,a7 by striking  
,the ,secretary or a ,state approving   
agency and inserting ,a ,state approving
 agency1 or the ,secretary when acting  
in the role of a ,state approving       
agency12 and  7,b7 by striking offered  
by proprietary for-profit educational   
institutions and inserting not covered  
by section #cfgb of this title2 and     
7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking the 
,secretary or the ,state approving      
agency and inserting the ,state         
approving agency1 or the ,secretary when
 acting in the role of a ,state         
approving agency1 each place it appears4
  #c4 ,criteria used to approve         
nonaccredited courses  7a7 ,in general  
,section #cfgf7;c77#ad7 of such title is
 amended by inserting before the period 
the following3 if the ,secretary1 in    
consultation with the ,state approving  
agency and pursuant to regulations      

prescribed to carry out this paragraph1 
determines such criteria are necessary  
and treat public1 private1 and          
proprietary for-profit educational      
institutions equitably4  7b7            
,application ,the amendment made by     
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to an investigation conducted under     
section #cfgf7;c7 of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 that is covered by a     
reimbursement of expenses paid by the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to a   
,state pursuant to section #cfgd of such
 title on or after the first day of the 
first fiscal year following the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4  #d4        
,clarification of assistance provided   
for certain flight training  7a7 ,in    
general ,subsection 7c77#a77;,a7 of     
section #ccac of such title is amended--
 7#a7 in clause 7i7--  7,a7 by          
redesignating subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7
 as items 7aa7 and 7bb71 respectively2  
7,b7 by striking ,in the case of a      
program of education pursued at a public

 institution of higher learning and     
inserting 7,i7 ,subject to subclause    
7,,ii71 in the case of a program of     
education pursued at a public           
institution of higher learning not      
described in clause 7ii77,,ii77bb72 and 
7,c7 by adding at the end the following 
new subclause3  7,,ii7 ,in determining  
the actual net cost for in-,state       
tuition and fees pursuant to subclause  
7,i71 the ,secretary may not pay for    
fees relating to flight training4  2 and
  7#b7 in clause 7ii7-- 7,a7 in         
subclause 7,i71 by redesignating items  
7aa7 and 7bb7 as subitems 7,,aa7 and    
7,,bb71 respectively2  7,b7 in subclause
 7,,ii71 by redesignating items 7aa7 and
 7bb7 as subitems 7,,aa7 and 7,,bb71    
respectively2  7,c7 by redesignating    
subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 as items 7aa7
 and 7bb71 respectively2  7,d7 by       
striking ,in the case of a program of   
education pursued at a non-public or    
foreign institution of higher learning  
and inserting 7,i7 ,in the case of a    

program of education described in       
subclause 7,,ii72 and  7,e7 by adding at
 the end the following new subclause3   
7,,ii7 ,a program of education described
 in this subclause is any of the        
following3  7aa7 ,a program of education
 pursued at a non-public or foreign     
institution of higher learning4  7bb7 ,a
 program of education pursued at a      
public institution of higher learning in
 which flight training is required to   
earn the degree being pursued 7including
 with respect to a dual major1          
concentration1 or other element of such 
a degree74  4  7b7 ,application ,the    
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply with respect to a quarter1        
semester1 or term1 as applicable1       
commencing on or after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4  #e4 ,compliance
 surveys  7a7 ,in general ,section #cfic
 of such title is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking subsection 7a7 and inserting   
the following new subsection 7a73  7a7  
7#a7 ,except as provided in subsection  

7b71 the ,secretary shall conduct an    
annual compliance survey of educational 
institutions and training establishments
 offering one or more courses approved  
for the enrollment of eligible veterans 
or persons if at least #bj such veterans
 or persons are enrolled in any such    
course4 ,the ,secretary shall--  7,a7   
design the compliance surveys to ensure 
that such institutions or               
establishments1 as the case may be1 and 
approved courses are in compliance with 
all applicable provisions of chapters   
#cj through #cf of this title2  7,b7    
survey each such educational institution
 and training establishment not less    
than once during every two-year period2 
and  7,c7 assign not fewer than one     
education compliance specialist to work 
on compliance surveys in any year for   
each #dj compliance surveys required to 
be made under this section for such     
year4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary1 in         
consultation with the ,state approving  
agencies1 shall-- 7,a7 annually         

determine the parameters of the surveys 
required under paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7
 not later than ,september #a of each   
year1 make available to the ,state      
approving agencies a list of the        
educational institutions and training   
establishments that will be surveyed    
during the fiscal year following the    
date of making such list available4  2  
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following new subsection3  7c7 ,in this 
section1 the terms educational          
institution and training establishment  
have the meaning given such terms in    
section #cdeb of this title4  4  7b7    
,conforming amendments ,subsection 7b7  
of such section is amended-- 7#a7 by    
striking subsection 7a7 of this section 
for an annual compliance survey and     
inserting subsection 7a77#a7 for a      
compliance survey2  7#b7 by striking    
institution and inserting educational   
institution or training establishment2  
and  7#c7 by striking institution's     
demonstrated record of compliance and   

inserting record of compliance of such  
institution or establishment4