#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #dhcj  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide = !     
disapproval ( any c\rse ( education =   
purposes ( ! educational assi/ance      
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs unless ! educational in/itution
 provid+ ! c\rse p]mits individuals to  
att5d or p>ticipate 9 c\rses p5d+ paym5t
 by ,dep>tm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,s]vicememb]s ,improv$ ,transition ?r\gh
 ,re=ms = ,ensur+ ,progress ,act or !   
,,sit-,,rep ,act4  #b4 ,disapproval =   
purposes ( educational assi/ance        
programs ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 ( c]ta9 c\rses ( education t d n p]mit 
individuals to att5d or p>ticipate 9    
c\rses p5d+ paym5t ,section #cfgi (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7e7  7#a7 ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( ?is *apt]1 beg9n+ on ,augu/ 
#a1 #bjah1 a ,/ate approv+ ag5cy1 or !  
,secret>y :5 act+ 9 ! role ( ! ,/ate    

approv+ ag5cy1 %all disapprove a c\rse (
 education provid$ by an educational    
in/itution unless ! educational         
in/itution has adopt$ ! foll[+ policies3
 7,a7 ,a policy t p]mits any cov]$      
individual to att5d or p>ticipate 9 !   
c\rse ( education dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date on :i* ! individual provides to 
! educational in/itution a c]tificate ( 
eligibility = entitlem5t to educational 
assi/ance "u *apt] #ca or #cc ( ?is     
title & end+ on ! e>li] ( ! foll[+      
dates3  7i7 ,! date on :i* ! ,secret>y  
provides paym5t = su* c\rse ( education 
to su* in/itution4  7ii7 ,! date t is   
#ij days aft] ! date on :i* ! individual
 provides to ! educational in/itution   
su* c]tificate ( eligibility4  7,b7 ,a  
policy t ensures t ! educational        
in/itution w n impose any p5alty1       
includ+ ! assessm5t ( late fees1 ! d5ial
 ( access to classes1 libr>ies1 or o!r  
in/itutional facilities1 or ! requirem5t
 t a cov]$ individual borr[ additional  
funds1 on any cov]$ individual because (

 ! individual's inability to meet 8 or  
h] f9ancial obligations to ! in/itution 
z a result ( ! delay$ disbursem5t ( any 
paym5t to be provid$ by ! ,secret>y4    
7#b7 ,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 a    
cov]$ individual is any individual :o is
 entitl$ to educational assi/ance "u    
*apt] #ca or #cc ( ?is title4  7#c7 ,!  
,secret>y may waive su* requirem5ts (   
p>agraph 7#a7 z ! ,secret>y consid]s    
appropriate4  4  #c4 ,cl>ification      
reg>d+ applicability ( au?ority to use  
educational assi/ance to pursue         
indep5d5t /udy programs at c]ta9        
educational in/itutions t are n         
in/itutions ( high] le>n+ ,! section    
head+ = section #cjb ( ! ,h>ry ,w4      
,colm]y ,vet]ans ,educational ,assi/ance
 ,act ( #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-dh7 is 
am5d$ to read z foll[s 7& ! table (     
cont5ts = su* ,act is con=m$ accord+ly73
  #cjb4 ,au?orization = use (           
educational assi/ance "u any ( !        
educational assi/ance programs ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to pursue 

indep5d5t /udy programs at c]ta9        
educational in/itutions t are n         
in/itutions ( high] le>n+  4  ,pass$ !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,may #ba1       
#bjah4;,cl]k4