,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ad1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,cornyn7 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 authorize the use of  
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance to
 pursue independent study programs at   
certain educational institutions that   
are not institutions of higher learning1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,veterans ,education ,improvement ,act  
of #bjag4  #b4 ,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-- 7,a7 

with respect to enrollments occurring   
during the period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of the ,veterans       
,education ,improvement ,act of #bjag   
and ending on ,september #cj1 #bjah1 an 
independent study program 7including    
open circuit television7 that--  7i7 is 
accredited by a nationally recognized   
accrediting agency2 and  7ii7 leads--   
7,i7 to a standard college degree2      
7,,ii7 to a certificate that reflects   
educational attainment offered by an    
institution of higher learning2 or      
7,,iii7 to a certificate that reflects  
completion of a course of study offered 
by-- 7aa7 an area career and technical  
education school 7as defined in         
subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d7 of section  
#c7c7 of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career 
and ,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb7c777 that provides 
education at the postsecondary level2 or
  7bb7 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
 level2 and  7,b7 with respect to       
enrollments occurring during any period 
other than the period described in      
subparagraph 7,a71 an accredited        
independent study program 7including    
open circuit television7 leading--  7i7 
to a standard college degree2 or  7ii7  
to a certificate that reflects          
educational attainment offered by an    
institution of higher learning4  4