,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjag,mr4 ,mullin introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to authorize the use of  
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance to
 pursue independent study programs at   
certain educational institutions that   
are not institutions of higher learning4
  #a4 ,authorization for use of         
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance to
 pursue independent study programs at   
certain educational institutions that   
are not institutions of higher learning 
,paragraph 7#d7 of section #cfhj;,a7a7  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended to read as follows3  7#d7 any   
independent study program except an     
accredited independent study program    
7including open circuit television7     
leading--  7,a7 to a standard college   
degree2  7,b7 to a certificate that     

reflects educational attainment offered 
by an institution of higher learning2 or
  7,c7 to a certificate that reflects   
completion of a course of study offered 
by-- 7i7 an area career and technical   
education school 7as defined in section 
#c of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and
 ,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb77 that provides    
education at the postsecondary level2 or
  7ii7 a postsecondary vocational       
institution 7as defined in section      
#ajb7;c7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;c777 that
 provides education at the postsecondary
 level4  4