,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ecg  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#dhcj  ,report ,no4 #aae-fid  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,january #ah1 #bjah ,mr4 ,bilirakis 7for
 himself1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new          
,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,mast1    
,mr4 ,jones1 and ,mr4 ,o',rourke7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,may #ba1          
#bjah;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,khanna
 and ,mr4 ,barr  ,may #ba1 #bjah        
,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 ,january #ah1 #bjah  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for the       
disapproval of any course of education  
for purposes of the educational         

assistance programs of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs unless the        
educational institution providing the   
course permits individuals to attend or 
participate in courses pending payment  
by ,department1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,servicemembers ,improved       
,transition through ,reforms for        
,ensuring ,progress ,act or the         
,,sit-,,rep ,act4  #b4 ,disapproval for 
purposes of educational assistance      
programs of ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs of certain courses of education
 that do not permit individuals to      
attend or participate in courses pending
 payment ,section #cfgi of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7e7  7#a7 ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of this chapter1    
beginning on ,august #a1 #bjah1 a ,state
 approving agency1 or the ,secretary    
when acting in the role of the ,state   
approving agency1 shall disapprove a    

course of education provided by an      
educational institution unless the      
educational institution has adopted the 
following policies3  7,a7 ,a policy that
 permits any covered individual to      
attend or participate in the course of  
education during the period beginning on
 the date on which the individual       
provides to the educational institution 
a certificate of eligibility for        
entitlement to educational assistance   
under chapter #ca or #cc of this title  
and ending on the earlier of the        
following dates3  7i7 ,the date on which
 the ,secretary provides payment for    
such course of education to such        
institution4  7ii7 ,the date that is #ij
 days after the date on which the       
individual provides to the educational  
institution such certificate of         
eligibility4  7,b7 ,a policy that       
ensures that the educational institution
 will not impose any penalty1 including 
the assessment of late fees1 the denial 
of access to classes1 libraries1 or     

other institutional facilities1 or the  
requirement that a covered individual   
borrow additional funds1 on any covered 
individual because of the individual's  
inability to meet his or her financial  
obligations to the institution as a     
result of the delayed disbursement of   
any payment to be provided by the       
,secretary4  7#b7 ,for purposes of this 
subsection1 a covered individual is any 
individual who is entitled to           
educational assistance under chapter #ca
 or #cc of this title4  7#c7 ,the       
,secretary may waive such requirements  
of paragraph 7#a7 as the ,secretary     
considers appropriate4  4  #c4          
,clarification regarding applicability  
of authority to use educational         
assistance to pursue independent study  
programs at certain educational         
institutions that are not institutions  
of higher learning ,the section heading 
for section #cjb of the ,harry ,w4      
,colmery ,veterans ,educational         
,assistance ,act of #bjag 7,public ,law 

#aae-dh7 is amended to read as follows  
7and the table of contents for such ,act
 is conformed accordingly73  #cjb4      
,authorization for use of educational   
assistance under any of the educational 
assistance programs of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs to pursue         
independent study programs at certain   
educational institutions that are not   
institutions of higher learning  4  ,may
 #ba1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1
 committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed