,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aich  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjae,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,carper1    
,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4        
,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4        
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4        
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 and 
,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,veterans'        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to improve  
the approval of certain programs of     
education for purposes of educational   
assistance provided by the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,career-,ready      
,student ,veterans ,act of #bjae4  #b4  
,modification of requirements for       
approval of courses using educational   
assistance provided by ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,approval of    

non-,accredited courses ,subsection 7c7 
of section #cfgf of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating paragraph 7#ad7 as        
paragraph 7#af72 and  7#b7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#ac7 the following new 
paragraphs3  7#ad7 ,in the case of a    
program designed to prepare an          
individual for licensure or             
certification in a ,state1 the program  
meets any instructional curriculum      
licensure or certification requirements 
of such ,state4  7#ae7 ,in the case of a
 program designed to prepare an         
individual for employment pursuant to   
standards developed by a board or agency
 of a ,state in an occupation that      
requires approval or licensure1 the     
program is approved or licensed by such 
board or agency of the ,state4  4  7b7  
,exceptions ,such section is further    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7f7 ,the     
,secretary may waive the requirements of
 paragraph 7#ad7 or 7#ae7 of subsection 

7c7 in the case of a program of         
education offered by an educational     
institution if the ,secretary determines
 the following3  7#a7 ,the educational  
institution is accredited by an agency  
or association recognized by the        
,secretary of ,education4  7#b7 ,the    
program did not meet the requirements of
 such paragraph at any time during the  
two-year period preceding the date of   
the waiver4  7#c7 ,the waiver furthers  
the purposes of the educational         
assistance programs administered by the 
,secretary or would further the         
education interests of individuals      
eligible for assistance under such      
programs4  7#d7 ,the educational        
institution does not provide any        
commission1 bonus1 or other incentive   
payment based directly or indirectly on 
success in securing enrollments or      
financial aid to any persons or entities
 engaged in any student recruiting or   
admission activities or in making       
decisions regarding the award of student

 financial assistance1 except for the   
recruitment of foreign students residing
 in foreign countries who are not       
eligible to receive ,federal student    
assistance4  4  7c7 ,approval of        
accredited courses ,section             
#cfge7;b77#c7 of such title is amended--
 7#a7 by striking and 7#c7 and inserting
 7#c71 7#ad71 and 7#ae72 and  7#b7 by   
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 7or1 with respect to such
 paragraphs 7#ad7 and 7#ae71 the        
requirements under such paragraphs are  
waived pursuant to subsection 7f7 of    
section #cfgf of this title74  7d7      
,disapproval of courses ,section #cfgi  
of such title is amended by adding at   
the end the following new subsection3   
7d7 ,notwithstanding any other provision
 of this chapter1 the ,secretary shall  
disapprove a course of education        
described in paragraph 7#ad7 or 7#ae7 of
 section #cfgf7;c7 of this title unless 
the educational institution providing   
the course of education publicly        

discloses any conditions or additional  
requirements1 including training1       
experience1 or exams1 required to obtain
 the license1 certification1 or approval
 for which the course of education is   
designed to provide preparation4  4  7e7
 ,conforming amendment ,section         
#cfgb7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of such title is  
amended by striking ,an accredited and  
inserting ,except as provided in        
paragraphs 7#ad7 and 7#ae7 of section   
#cfgf7;c7 of this title1 an accredited4 
7f7 ,applicability ,if after enrollment 
in a course of education that is subject
 to disapproval by reason of an         
amendment made by this ,act1 an         
individual pursues one or more courses  
of education at the same educational    
institution while remaining continuously
 enrolled 7other than during regularly  
scheduled breaks between courses1       
semesters1 or terms7 at that            
institution1 any course so pursued by   
the individual at that institution while
 so continuously enrolled shall not be  

subject to disapproval by reason of such
 amendment4