,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bf1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,bilirakis introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to make certain          
improvements in the educational         
assistance programs of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,student ,veteran   
,empowerment ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,charge
 to entitlement to educational          
assistance for individuals who do not   
transfer credits from certain           
disapproved programs of education  7a7  
,in general ,subsection 7c7 of section  
#cfii of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7c7 ,period not charged  7#a7 ,the      
period for which1 by reason of this     
subsection1 educational assistance is   
not charged against entitlement or      

counted toward the applicable aggregate 
period under section #cfie of this title
 shall not exceed the aggregate of--    
7,a7 the portion of the period of       
enrollment in the course from which the 
individual did not receive credit or    
with respect to which the individual    
lost training time1 as determined under 
subsection 7b77#b72 and  7,b7 the period
 by which a monthly stipend is extended 
under section #cfhj7;a77#b77;,b7 of this
 title4  7#b7 7,a7 ,an individual       
described in paragraph 7#b7 who         
transfers fewer than #ab credits from a 
program of education that is disapproved
 as described in subsection 7b77#a77;,b7
 shall be deemed to be an individual who
 did not receive such credits1 as       
described in subsection 7b77#b71 except 
that the period for which such          
individual's entitlement is not charged 
shall be the entire period of the       
individual's enrollment in the program  
of education4 ,in carrying out this     
subparagraph1 the ,secretary1 in        

consultation with the ,secretary of     
,education1 shall establish procedures  
to determine whether the individual     
transferred credits to a comparable     
course or program of education4  7,b7   
,an individual described in this        
paragraph is an individual who is       
enrolled in a course or program of      
education discontinued as described in  
subsection 7b77#a77;,b7 during the      
period beginning on the date that is    
#abj days before the date of such       
discontinuance and ending on the date of
 such discontinuance4  4  7b7 ,effective
 date ,the amendment made by subsection 
7a7 shall take effect on the date that  
is #ahj days after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,additional
 requirements for approval of           
educational institutions for purposes of
 the educational assistance programs of 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
7a7 ,in general ,section #cfge7;b7 of   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        

following new paragraphs3  7#d7 ,the    
educational institution is approved and 
participates in a program under title   
,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq47 or  
the ,secretary has waived the           
requirement under this paragraph with   
respect to an educational institution   
and submits to the ,committees on       
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and  
,house of ,representatives notice of    
such waiver for each calendar quarter   
for which such waiver applies4  7#e7    
,the educational institution has agreed 
to abide by the ,principles of          
,excellence under ,executive ,order     
#acfjg1 as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this paragraph1 or the     
,secretary has waived the requirement   
under this paragraph with respect to an 
educational institution and submits to  
the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs  
of the ,senate and ,house of            
,representatives notice of such waiver  
for each calendar quarter for which such

 waiver applies4  4  7b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7  
shall take effect on the date that is   
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4  #d4 ,oversight 
of educational institutions placed on   
heightened cash monitoring status by    
,secretary of ,education  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #cfgc of title #ch1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7e7 ,notice of cash        
monitoring status  7#a7 ,if the         
,secretary receives notice under        
paragraph 7#b7 with respect to an       
educational institution1 the ,secretary 
shall provide such notice to the ,state 
approving agency for the ,state where   
the educational institution is located  
by not later than #cj days after the    
date on which the ,secretary receives   
such notice4 ,not later than #fj days   
after receiving such notice1 the ,state 
approving agency shall perform a        
risk-based oversight visit to the       

educational institution4  7#b7 ,notice  
under this paragraph is any of the      
following3 7,a7 ,notice from the        
,secretary of ,education that pursuant  
to section #dhg7;c77#a77;,b7 of the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7 an educational         
institution is receiving payments under 
the heightened cash monitoring payment  
method4  7,b7 ,notice that the ,attorney
 ,general1 the ,federal ,trade          
,commission1 or any other ,federal      
department or agency has taken legal    
action against an educational           
institution relating to misleading      
marketing status or misconduct1 as      
defined by the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs4  7#c7 ,if a ,state approving  
agency disapproves or suspends an       
educational institution1 the ,state     
approving agency shall provide notice of
 such disapproval or suspension to the  
,secretary and to the other ,state      
approving agencies4 ,upon receipt of    
notice relating to an educational       

institution under this paragraph1 a     
,state approving agency shall perform a 
risk-based oversight visit to the       
educational institution4  7#d7 ,this    
subsection shall be carried out using   
amounts made available pursuant to      
section #cfgd7;a77#d7 of this title as  
long as such amounts remain available4  
4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment   
made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect
 on the date that is #ahj days after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4    
#e4 ,verification of enrollment for     
purposes of receipt of ,post-#i_/aa     
,educational ,assistance benefits  7a7  
,in general ,section #ccac of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7l7 ,verification of       
enrollment ,the ,secretary shall require
 each individual who is enrolled in a   
course or program of education and is   
receiving educational assistance under  
this chapter to submit to the ,secretary
 verification of such enrollment for    

each month during which the individual  
is so enrolled and receiving such       
educational assistance4 ,verification   
under this subsection shall be in an    
electronic form prescribed by the       
,secretary4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the
 amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall 
take effect on ,august #a1 #bjbj4