,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjah ,mr4 ,coons 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,ernst7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to authorize the use of        
veterans educational assistance for     
examinations to receive credit toward   
degrees awarded by institutions of      
higher learning1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,military ,learning for    
,credit ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,authority  
for use of veterans educational         
assistance for examinations to receive  
credit toward degrees awarded by        
institutions of higher learning  7a7 ,in
 general ,an individual who is entitled 
to veterans educational assistance may  
use such assistance to cover the costs  
of examinations to receive credit toward
 degrees awarded by institutions of     
higher learning for approved programs of

 education4  7b7 ,veterans educational  
assistance ,for purposes of this        
section1 veterans educational assistance
 is educational assistance available to 
veterans and other eligible individuals 
under the provisions of law as follows3 
7#a7 ,chapters #cj1 #cb1 #cc1 #cd1 and  
#ce of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7#b7 ,any other provision of law      
providing educational assistance to a   
veteran1 or to another individual in    
connection with the service of a veteran
 in the ,armed ,forces4  7c7            
,examinations ,the examinations for     
which veterans educational assistance   
may be used pursuant to this section    
include the following3  7#a7 ,a ,,dantes
 ,subject ,standardized ,test ,program  
7,,dsst7 examination4  7#b7 ,a ,college 
,level ,examination ,program 7,,clep7   
examination4  7#c7 ,the ,national       
,career ,readiness ,certificate         
examination4  7#d7 ,any other           
examination of a similar nature to an   
exam specified in paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 

or 7#c7 specified by the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs for purposes of this 
section4  7#e7 ,exams that require      
students to develop portfolios or       
written narratives with supporting      
documentation that demonstrate prior    
military training or learning4  7d7     
,limitation on amount usable ,the total 
amount of veterans educational          
assistance that may be used for costs of
 an examination under subsection 7a7 may
 not exceed the lesser of--  7#a7 the   
amount charged for the examination by   
the entity administering the            
examination2 or  7#b7 #ejj4  7e7 ,charge
 against entitlement  7#a7 ,in general  
,the number of months 7or fraction      
thereof7 of entitlement charged an      
individual under the applicable         
provision of law specified in subsection
 7b7 for use of veterans educational    
assistance for costs of an examination  
under this section shall be equal to the
 quotient obtained by dividing-- 7,a7   
the cost of the examination 7as         

determined pursuant to subsection 7d772 
by  7,b7 the monthly rate of veterans   
educational assistance to which the     
individual is entitled under such       
provision of law at the time of the     
examination4  7#b7 ,rule of construction
 ,a charge against entitlement to       
educational assistance under a law      
administered by the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs in order to receive  
assistance under this section shall not 
be construed to affect entitlement to   
educational assistance under a law      
administered by the ,secretary of       
,defense1 including entitlement to      
educational assistance under the        
,department of ,defense ,tuition        
,assistance ,program4  7f7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,approved program
 of education ,the term approved program
 of education means a program of        
education approved for use of veterans  
educational assistance pursuant to      
chapter #ce or #cf of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 or another applicable   

provision of law4  7#b7 ,institution of 
higher learning ,the term institution of
 higher learning has the meaning given  
such term in section #cdeb7;f7 of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code4