,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #efc  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#eagh  ,report ,no4 #aad-gbg  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may   
#aj1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,wenstrup 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,takano1 and ,miss ,rice of ,new   
,york7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,september #g1     
#bjaf;,additional sponsor3 ,mrs4        
,radewagen  ,september #g1 #bjaf        
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed ,strike out all after the
 enacting clause and insert the part    
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,may #aj1 #bjaf  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united ,states  
,code1 to direct the ,secretary of      
,veterans ,affairs to provide           
educational and vocational counseling   
for veterans on campuses of institutions
 of higher learning1 and for other      

purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,veterans ,success  
on ,campus ,act of #bjaf4  #b4          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
provision of on-campus educational and  
vocational counseling for veterans  7a7 
,in general ,chapter #cf of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #cfig;,a the    
following new section3  #cfig;,b4       
,on-campus educational and vocational   
counseling  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary shall provide educational and
 vocational counseling services for     
veterans at locations on the campuses of
 institutions of higher learning        
selected by the ,secretary4 ,such       
counseling services shall be provided by
 employees of the ,department who       
provide such services under section     
#cfig;,a of this title4  7b7 ,selection 
of locations  7#a7 ,to be selected by   
the ,secretary under this section1 an   
institution of higher learning shall    
provide an appropriate space on the     

campus of the institution where         
counseling services can be provided     
under this section4  7#b7 ,in selecting 
locations for the provision of          
counseling services under this section1 
the ,secretary shall seek to select     
locations where the maximum number of   
veterans would have access to such      
services4  7c7 ,annual report ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of the   
enactment of this section1 and each year
 thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit
 to ,congress a report on the counseling
 services provided under this section4  
,such report shall include1 for the year
 covered by the report--  7#a7 the      
average ratio of counselors providing   
such services to veterans who received  
such services at each location where    
such services were provided2  7#b7 a    
description of such services provided2  
7#c7 the recommendations of the         
,secretary for improving the provision  
of such services2 and  7#d7 any other   
matters the ,secretary determines       

appropriate4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the table of sections at the beginning
 of such chapter is amended by inserting
 after the item relating to section     
#cfig;,a the following new item3        
#cfig;,b4 ,on-campus educational and    
vocational counseling4  4  #c4 ,charge  
to entitlement for certain licensure and
 certification tests and national tests 
under ,department of ,veterans ,affairs 
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance   
,program  7a7 ,licensure and            
certification tests ,section #ccae7;c7  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking shall be determined 
and all that follows and inserting shall
 be pro-rated based on the actual amount
 of the fee charged for the test44  7b7 
,national tests ,section #ccae;,a of    
such title is amended--  7#a7 in        
subsection 7a71 by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,a      
national test that evaluates prior      
learning and knowledge and provides an  
opportunity for course credit at an     

institution of higher learning as so    
described4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection   
7c71 by striking shall be determined and
 all that follows and inserting shall be
 pro-rated based on the actual amount of
 the fee charged for the test44  7c7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this ,act shall apply to a test taken   
after the date that is #ij days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
#d4 ,modification of percentage increase
 in rates payable under ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs educational          
assistance programs  7a7 ,all-,volunteer
 force ,section #cjae7;h77#b7 of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by striking fiscal year #bjad and 
inserting fiscal year #bjbe2 and  7#b7  
by striking fiscal year #bjac and       
inserting fiscal year #bjbd4  7b7       
,survivors and dependents ,section      
#cefd7;b7 of such title is amended--    
7#a7 by striking fiscal year #bjad and  
inserting fiscal year #bjbe2 and  7#b7  
by striking fiscal year #bjac and       

inserting fiscal year #bjbd4  #e4       
,extension of authority for ,veterans'  
,advisory ,committee on ,education      
,section #cfib7;c7 of such title is     
amended by striking ,december #ca1 #bjaf
 and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjba4    
#f4 ,training for school certifying     
officials  7a7 ,training requirement    
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall1 in consultation with the ,state  
approving agencies1 set forth           
requirements relating to training for   
school certifying officials employed by 
covered educational institutions        
offering courses of education approved  
under chapter #cf of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code4 ,if a covered educational
 institution does not ensure that a     
school certifying official employed by  
the educational institution meets such  
requirements1 the ,secretary may        
disapprove any course of education      
offered by such educational institution4
  7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,the term covered educational      

institution means an educational        
institution that has enrolled #bj or    
more individuals using educational      
assistance under title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the term school   
certifying official means an employee of
 an educational institution with primary
 responsibility for certifying veteran  
enrollment at the educational           
institution4  7#c7 ,the term ,state     
approving agency means a department or  
agency of a ,state designated under     
section #cfga of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code4  #g4 ,limitation on use  
of reporting fees payable to educational
 institutions and joint apprenticeship  
training committees ,section #cfhd7;c7  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended to read as follows3  7c7 7#a7   
,the ,secretary may pay to any          
educational institution1 or to the      
sponsor of a program of apprenticeship1 
furnishing education or training under  
either this chapter or chapter #ca1 #cd1
 or #ce of this title1 a reporting fee  

which will be in lieu of any other      
compensation or reimbursement for       
reports or certifications which such    
educational institution or joint        
apprenticeship training committee is    
required to submit to the ,secretary by 
law or regulation4  7#b7 ,such reporting
 fee shall be computed for each calendar
 year by multiplying #ab by the number  
of eligible veterans or eligible persons
 enrolled under this chapter or chapter 
#ca1 #cd1 or #ce of this title1 or #ae  
in the case of those eligible veterans  
and eligible persons whose educational  
assistance checks are directed in care  
of each institution for temporary       
custody and delivery and are delivered  
at the time of registration as provided 
under section #cfhj7;d77#d7 of this     
title1 during the calendar year4 ,the   
reporting fee shall be paid to such     
educational institution or joint        
apprenticeship training committee as    
soon as feasible after the end of the   
calendar year for which it is           

applicable4  7#c7 ,no reporting fee     
payable to an educational institution   
under this subsection shall be subject  
to offset by the ,secretary against any 
liability of such institution for any   
overpayment for which such institution  
may be administratively determined to be
 liable under section #cfhe of this     
title unless such liability is not      
contested by such institution or has    
been upheld by a final decree of a court
 of appropriate jurisdiction4  7#d7 ,any
 reporting fee paid to an educational   
institution or joint apprenticeship     
training committee after the date of the
 enactment of the ,post-#i_/aa ,veterans
 ,educational ,assistance ,improvements 
,act of #bjaa 7,public ,law #aaa-cgg7-- 
7,a7 shall be utilized by such          
institution or committee solely for the 
making of certifications required under 
this chapter or chapter #ca1 #cd1 or #ce
 of this title or for otherwise         
supporting programs for veterans2 and   
7,b7 with respect to an institution that

 has #ge or more enrollees described in 
paragraph 7#b71 may not be used for or  
merged with amounts available for the   
general fund of the educational         
institution or joint apprenticeship     
training committee4  7#e7 ,the reporting
 fee payable under this subsection shall
 be paid from amounts appropriated for  
readjustment benefits4  4  #h4          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,inspector ,general heightened scrutiny 
of programs of education  7a7 ,in       
general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #cf 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #cfii4          
,inspector ,general heightened scrutiny 
of programs of education  7a7           
,heightened scrutiny required ,the      
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
shall apply heightened scrutiny to any  
program of education if any ,federal or 
,state agency has made a final judgment 
or settlement that the program of       
education used deceptive or misleading  

practices that are potentially in       
violation of section #cfif of this      
title4  7b7 ,notice to students  7#a7   
,upon commencement of heightened        
scrutiny with respect to a program of   
education under this section1 the       
,secretary shall provide notice of the  
heightened scrutiny and the reasons for 
such heightened scrutiny to any         
individual who--  7,a7 is enrolled in a 
course of education approved under this 
chapter provided by the program of      
education2 and  7,b7 is entitled to     
educational assistance under the laws   
administered by the ,secretary4  7#b7   
,the ,secretary shall provide to any    
individual who receives notice under    
this subsection advice that the         
individual--  7,a7 request a copy of the
 individual's transcript2 and  7,b7 seek
 counseling from an appropriate advisor 
about transferring any credits earned at
 the program of education4  7c7         
,monitoring of allegations ,the         
,secretary shall monitor allegations of 

deceptive and misleading practices made 
against programs of education offering  
courses of education approved for       
purposes of this chapter1 including     
,federal and ,state investigations4 ,the
 ,secretary shall include information   
about any such allegation on the ,,gi   
,bill ,comparison ,tool1 or any similar 
,internet website of the ,department4  4
  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of 
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
of the items relating to subchapter ,,ii
 the following new item3  #cfii4        
,inspector ,general heightened scrutiny 
of programs of education4  4  #i4       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
disapproval of courses of education     
offered by institutions of higher       
learning accused of certain deceptive or
 misleading practices ,section #cfgi of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7d7  7#a7    
,the ,secretary shall disapprove a      

course of education provided by an      
institution of higher learning if the   
,secretary determines pursuant to       
heightened scrutiny applied by the      
,inspector ,general under section #cfii 
of this title that the institution of   
higher learning has engaged in practices
 that are in violation of section #cfif 
of this title4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary    
shall provide counseling services to    
individuals enrolled in a course of     
education disapproved under paragraph   
7#a7 to assist such individuals in      
transferring to another institution of  
higher learning4  4  ,september #g1     
#bjaf ,reported with an amendment1      
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed