,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bicd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjai,mr4  
,sablan 7for himself and ,mr4 ,banks7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to authorize the use of educational     
assistance under chapter #cc of that    
title to pay for preparatory courses for
 professional licenses and              
certifications1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,gi ,bill ,access to ,career   
,credentials ,act4  #b4 ,treatment of   
certain preparatory courses as programs 
of education for purposes of ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs educational      
assistance programs  7a7 ,in general    
,chapter #cc of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding the 
following new section3  #ccae;,b4       
,preparatory courses for licensure1     
certification1 or national tests  7a7   

,in general ,an individual entitled to  
educational assistance under this       
chapter shall also be entitled to       
payment for a preparatory course for a  
licensing or certification test that is 
required or used to enter into1         
maintain1 or advance in employment in a 
predetermined and identified vocation or
 profession4  7b7 ,amount ,the amount of
 educational assistance payable under   
this chapter for a course described in  
subsection 7a7 is the lesser of--  7#a7 
the fee charged for the course2 or  7#b7
 the amount of entitlement available to 
the individual under this chapter at the
 time of payment for the course under   
this section4  7c7 ,charge against      
entitlement ,the number of months of    
entitlement charged an individual under 
this chapter for a course described in  
subsection 7a7 shall be pro-rated based 
on the actual amount of the fee charged 
for the course relative to the rate for 
#a month payable--  7#a7 for the        
academic year beginning on ,august #a1  

#bjaa1 #a1dfj2 or  7#b7 for an academic 
year beginning on any subsequent ,august
 #a1 the amount for the previous        
academic year beginning on ,august #a   
under this subsection1 as increased by  
the percentage increase equal to the    
most recent percentage increase         
determined under section #cjae7;h74  4  
7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section     
#cecb7;g7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#a71 by inserting or a preparatory     
course described in section #ccae;,b7a7 
of this title after or national test    
providing an opportunity for course     
credit at institutions of higher        
learning described in section           
#ceja7;a77#e7 of this title2 and  7#b7  
in paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 by         
inserting or preparatory course after   
test everywhere it appears4  7c7        
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to months beginning after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4