,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aaib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1      
#bjag,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself and ,ms4 
,hirono7 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 provide for pro-rated 
charges to entitlement to educational   
assistance under ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs ,post-#i_/aa         
,educational ,assistance ,program for   
certain licensure and certification     
tests and national tests1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,veterans ,to       
,enhance ,studies ,through              
,accessibility ,act of #bjag or the     
,veterans ,,test ,accessibility ,act4   
#b4 ,charge to entitlement for certain  
licensure and certification tests and   
national tests under ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs ,post-#i_/aa         
,educational ,assistance ,program  7a7  

,licensure and certification tests      
,subsection 7c7 of section #ccae of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking shall be determined 
and all that follows through the end of 
such subsection and inserting shall be  
pro-rated based on the actual amount of 
the fee charged for the test44  7b7     
,national tests ,section #ccae;,a of    
such title is amended-- 7#a7 in         
subsection 7a71 by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,a      
national test that evaluates prior      
learning and knowledge and provides an  
opportunity for course credit at an     
institution of higher learning as so    
described4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection   
7c71 by striking shall be determined and
 all that follows through the end of    
such subsection and inserting shall be  
pro-rated based on the actual amount of 
the fee charged for the test44  7c7     
,tests included ,section #cdeb7;b7 of   
such title is amended in the last       
sentence--  7#a7 by striking and        

national tests providing and inserting 1
 national tests providing2 and  7#b7 by 
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 1 and national tests that
 evaluate prior learning and knowledge  
and provides an opportunity for course  
credit at an institution of higher      
learning4  7d7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by this ,act shall apply
 to a test taken after the date that is 
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4