,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bb1 #bjag,mr4 
,trott introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to direct the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to provide training for school 
certifying officials4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,bolstering ,returning ,american        
,veterans ,education ,act or the ,,brave
 ,act4  #b4 ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs provision of training for      
school certifying officials  7a7 ,in    
general ,subchapter ,i of chapter #cf of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by inserting after section      
#cfgd;,a the following new section3     
#cfgd;,b4 ,training for school          
certifying officials  7a7 ,training     
curriculum ,the ,secretary1 in          
consultation with the ,national         
,association of ,state ,approving       

,agencies1 ,state approving agencies1   
the ,national ,association of ,veterans'
 ,program ,administrators1 and school   
certifying officials1 shall establish   
and provide a standard training         
curriculum for school certifying        
officials regarding administrative      
responsibilities relating to the        
educational assistance programs of the  
,department4  7b7 ,contents ,the        
training curriculum required under      
subsection 7a7 shall include training   
related to each of the following3  7#a7 
,certification and recertification for  
the educational assistance programs of  
the ,department4  7#b7 ,certification   
and recertification for tutoring        
assistance and meeting the voluntary    
requirements of ,executive ,order       
#acfjg4  7#c7 ,standards and process for
 establishing and maintaining the       
approval of courses of education for    
purposes of the educational assistance  
programs of the ,department4  7#d7 ,the 
,yellow ,ribbon ,g4,i4 ,education       

,enhancement ,program under section     
#ccag of this title4  7#e7 ,the         
calculation and distribution of payments
 under the educational assistance       
programs of the ,department4  7#f7      
,common ways to assist individuals      
entitled to educational assistance under
 the laws administered by the ,secretary
 in using such entitlement4  7c7        
,provision of training ,the training    
curriculum required by subsection 7a7   
shall be provided through an internet   
website or taught at a conference       
sponsored by the ,department4  7d7      
,requirements for officials ,the        
,secretary shall require1 as a condition
 of the approval of a course of         
education under this chapter1 that the  
school certifying official of the       
educational institution offering such   
course--  7#a7 completes the training   
curriculum required under subsection    
7a7-- 7,a7 by not later than #cj days   
after first being designated as a school
 certifying official2 and  7,b7 not less

 often than once during every subsequent
 two-year period2 and  7#b7 upon        
completion of the training curriculum1  
earns a score of at least #ge percent on
 a multiple choice exam designed to test
 the knowledge of the official with the 
subjects covered in the training        
curriculum4  7e7 ,school certifying     
official defined ,in this section1 the  
term school certifying official means an
 official of an educational institution 
designated to sign or report ,department
 enrollment certifications1             
certifications of change in student     
status1 certifications of delivery of   
advance payments1 certifications of     
pursuit1 attendance1 flight training1   
on-the-job or apprenticeship training   
7as applicable71 or other certifications
 of enrollment or to sign the school    
portion of the application and          
enrollment certification for            
individualized tutorial assistance4  4  
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of such       

chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #cfgd;,a   
the following new item3  #cfgd;,b4      
,training for school certifying         
officials4  4