,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcde  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjai,ms4   
,hirono 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,r\nds7        
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      
au?orize ! use ( ,po/-#i_/aa            
,educational ,assi/ance to pay =        
prep>atory c\rses = pr(essional lic5ses 
& c]tifications1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,gi ,bill ,access to ,c>e] ,cr$5tials  
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,treatm5t ( c]ta9    
prep>atory c\rses z programs ( education
 = purposes ( ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational  
,assi/ance  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #cc (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ ! foll[+ new section3          
#ccae;,b4 ,prep>atory c\rses = lic5sure1
 c]tification1 or national te/s  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,an individual entitl$ to         
educational assi/ance "u ?is *apt] %all 
also be entitl$ to paym5t = a prep>atory

 c\rse = a lic5s+ or c]tification te/ t 
is requir$ or us$ to ent] into1 ma9ta91 
or advance 9 employm5t 9 a pr$et]m9$ &  
id5tifi$ vocation or pr(ession4  7b7    
,am\nt ,! am\nt ( educational assi/ance 
payable "u ?is *apt] = a c\rse describ$ 
9 subsection 7a7 is ! less] (--  7#a7 ! 
fee *>g$ = ! c\rse2 or  7#b7 ! am\nt (  
entitlem5t available to ! individual "u 
?is *apt] at ! "t ( paym5t = ! c\rse "u 
?is section4  7c7 ,*>ge aga9/ entitlem5t
 ,! numb] ( mon?s ( entitlem5t *>g$ an  
individual "u ?is *apt] = a c\rse       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all be       
pro-rat$ bas$ on ! actual am\nt ( ! fee 
*>g$ = ! c\rse relative to ! rate = "o  
mon? payable--  7#a7 = ! academic ye>   
beg9n+ on ,augu/ #a1 #bjaa1 #a1dfj2 or  
7#b7 = an academic ye> beg9n+ on any    
subsequ5t ,augu/ #a1 ! am\nt = ! previ\s
 academic ye> beg9n+ on ,augu/ #a "u ?is
 subsection1 z increas$ by ! p]c5tage   
increase equal to ! mo/ rec5t p]c5tage  
increase det]m9$ "u section #cjae7;h7 ( 
?is title4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts     

,section #cecb7;g7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a71 by ins]t+ or a prep>atory c\rse  
describ$ 9 section #ccae;,b7a7 ( ?is    
title aft] or national te/ provid+ an   
opportunity = c\rse cr$it at in/itutions
 ( high] le>n+ describ$ 9 section       
#ceja7;a77#e7 ( ?is title2 &  7#b7 9    
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 by ins]t+ or     
prep>atory c\rse aft] te/ ev]y:]e x     
appe>s4  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t 
made by subsection 7a7 %all apply )     
respect to mon?s beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4