,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bacf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ag1 #bjai ,mrs4 
,blackburn 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,man*97     
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      
improve ! ability ( vet]ans to receive  
9-/ate tuition us+ educational assi/ance
 adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4        
,requirem5ts = 9-/ate tuition  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #cfgi7;c7 ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 by /rik+ less ?an   
?ree ye>s be=e ! date ( enrollm5t 9 !   
c\rse conc]n$2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#d7--
 7,a7 by /rik+ ,x %all & ins]t+ 7,a7 ,x 
%all2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7,b7 7i7 ,to ! ext5t feasible1 !      
,secret>y %all make publicly available  
on ! int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t a    
database expla9+ any requirem5ts        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 t are       

e/abli%$ by a public in/itution ( high] 
le>n+ = an individual to be *>g$ tuition
 & fees at a rate t is equal to or less 
?an ! rate ! public in/itution *>ges =  
tuition & fees = resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9   
:i* ! public in/itution is locat$4  7ii7
 ,! ,secret>y %all disapprove a c\rse ( 
education provid$ by a public in/itution
 ( high] le>n+ t does n provide !       
,secret>y--  7,i7 an initial explanation
 ( ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a72 &  7,,ii7 n lat] ?an #ij days aft]
 ! date on :i* any requirem5ts *ange1 ! 
updat$ requirem5ts4  4  7b7 ,application
 ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all   
apply ) respect to a qu>t]1 seme/]1 or  
t]m1 z applicable1 comm5c+ no e>li] ?an 
,augu/ #a1 #bjbj4