,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ad1 #bjag ,mr4  
,inh(e 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cornyn7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
au?orize ! use ( ,po/-#i_/aa            
,educational ,assi/ance to pursue       
indep5d5t /udy programs at c]ta9        
educational in/itutions t are n         
in/itutions ( high] le>n+1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,education        
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjag4  #b4          
,au?orization = use ( ,po/-#i_/aa       
,educational ,assi/ance to pursue       
indep5d5t /udy programs at c]ta9        
educational in/itutions t are n         
in/itutions ( high] le>n+ ,p>agraph 7#d7
 ( section #cfhj;,a7a7 ( title #ch1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7#d7 any indep5d5t /udy program
 except-- 7,a7 ) respect to enrollm5ts  

occurr+ dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ! ,vet]ans ,education      
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjag & end+ on      
,septemb] #cj1 #bjah1 an indep5d5t /udy 
program 7includ+ op5 circuit television7
 t--  7i7 is accr$it$ by a nationally   
recogniz$ accr$it+ ag5cy2 &  7ii7       
leads--  7,i7 to a /&>d college degree2 
7,,ii7 to a c]tificate t reflects       
educational atta9m5t (f]$ by an         
in/itution ( high] le>n+2 or  7,,iii7 to
 a c]tificate t reflects completion ( a 
c\rse ( /udy (f]$ by-- 7aa7 an area c>e]
 & te*nical education s*ool 7z def9$ 9  
subp>agraphs 7,c7 & 7,d7 ( section #c7c7
 ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical  
,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcjb7c777 t provides education at !    
po/second>y level2 or  7bb7 a           
po/second>y vocational in/itution 7z    
def9$ 9 section #ajb7;c7 ( ! ,high]     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajjb7;c777 t provides education at !   
po/second>y level2 &  7,b7 ) respect to 
enrollm5ts occurr+ dur+ any p]iod o!r   

?an ! p]iod describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71
 an accr$it$ indep5d5t /udy program     
7includ+ op5 circuit television7 lead+--
  7i7 to a /&>d college degree2 or  7ii7
 to a c]tificate t reflects educational 
atta9m5t (f]$ by an in/itution ( high]  
le>n+4  4