,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ccah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjah ,mr4  
,coons 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,ern/7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! use ( vet]ans educational    
assi/ance = exam9ations to receive cr$it
 t[>d degrees aw>d$ by in/itutions (    
high] le>n+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,milit>y ,le>n+ = ,cr$it ,act ( #bjah4  
#b4 ,au?ority = use ( vet]ans           
educational assi/ance = exam9ations to  
receive cr$it t[>d degrees aw>d$ by     
in/itutions ( high] le>n+  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,an individual :o is entitl$ to vet]ans 
educational assi/ance may use su*       
assi/ance to cov] ! co/s ( exam9ations  
to receive cr$it t[>d degrees aw>d$ by  
in/itutions ( high] le>n+ = approv$     
programs ( education4  7b7 ,vet]ans     
educational assi/ance ,= purposes ( ?is 
section1 vet]ans educational assi/ance  

is educational assi/ance available to   
vet]ans & o!r eligible individuals "u ! 
provisions ( law z foll[s3 7#a7 ,*apt]s 
#cj1 #cb1 #cc1 #cd1 & #ce ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,any o!r     
provision ( law provid+ educational     
assi/ance to a vet]an1 or to ano!r      
individual 9 connection ) ! s]vice ( a  
vet]an 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7c7            
,exam9ations ,! exam9ations = :i*       
vet]ans educational assi/ance may be us$
 pursuant to ?is section include !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,a ,,dantes ,subject      
,/&>diz$ ,te/ ,program 7,,ds/7          
exam9ation4  7#b7 ,a ,college ,level    
,exam9ation ,program 7,,clep7           
exam9ation4  7#c7 ,! ,national ,c>e]    
,read9ess ,c]tificate exam9ation4  7#d7 
,any o!r exam9ation ( a simil> nature to
 an exam specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 7#b71
 or 7#c7 specifi$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs = purposes ( ?is      
section4  7#e7 ,exams t require /ud5ts  
to develop portfolios or writt5         
n>ratives ) support+ docum5tation t     

demon/rate prior milit>y tra9+ or le>n+4
  7d7 ,limitation on am\nt usable ,!    
total am\nt ( vet]ans educational       
assi/ance t may be us$ = co/s ( an      
exam9ation "u subsection 7a7 may n exce$
 ! less] (--  7#a7 ! am\nt *>g$ = !     
exam9ation by ! entity adm9i/]+ !       
exam9ation2 or  7#b7 #ejj4  7e7 ,*>ge   
aga9/ entitlem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! numb]
 ( mon?s 7or fraction !re(7 ( entitlem5t
 *>g$ an individual "u ! applicable     
provision ( law specifi$ 9 subsection   
7b7 = use ( vet]ans educational         
assi/ance = co/s ( an exam9ation "u ?is 
section %all be equal to ! quoti5t      
obta9$ by divid+-- 7,a7 ! co/ ( !       
exam9ation 7z det]m9$ pursuant to       
subsection 7d772 by  7,b7 ! mon?ly rate 
( vet]ans educational assi/ance to :i* !
 individual is entitl$ "u su* provision 
( law at ! "t ( ! exam9ation4  7#b7     
,rule ( con/ruction ,a *>ge aga9/       
entitlem5t to educational assi/ance "u a
 law adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs 9 ord] to receive assi/ance "u 

?is section %all n be con/ru$ to affect 
entitlem5t to educational assi/ance "u a
 law adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 
includ+ entitlem5t to educational       
assi/ance "u ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se      
,tuition ,assi/ance ,program4  7f7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,approv$ program ( education ,! t]m     
approv$ program ( education means a     
program ( education approv$ = use (     
vet]ans educational assi/ance pursuant  
to *apt] #ce or #cf ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 or ano!r applicable       
provision ( law4  7#b7 ,in/itution (    
high] le>n+ ,! t]m in/itution ( high]   
le>n+ has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #cdeb7;f7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code4