#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#ddeh  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to improve !       
process by :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs det]m9es :e!r an educational   
in/itution meets requirem5ts relat+ to !
 p]c5tage ( /ud5ts :o receive           
educational assi/ance furni%$ by !      
,secret>y1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ 
! ,be/ ,s*ools = ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjbb4 
#b4 ,det]m9ations relat+ to p]c5tage (  
/ud5ts ( educational in/itution :o      
receive educational assi/ance by        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,subsection 7d7 ( section #cfhj;,a
 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7d7 7#a7 ,!    
,secret>y %all n approve ! enrollm5t (  
any eligible vet]an1 n already enroll$1 
9 any c\rse = any p]iod dur+ :i* !      
,secret>y f9ds t m ?an #he p]c5t ( !    
/ud5ts enroll$ 9 ! c\rse are hav+ all or
 "p ( _! tuition1 fees1 or o!r *>ges    
paid to or = !m by ! educational        

in/itution or by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs "u ?is title or "u *apt] #afjf 
( title #aj1 except ) respect to        
tuition1 fees1 or o!r *>ges t are paid  
"u a paym5t plan at an educational      
in/itution t ! ,secret>y det]m9es has a 
hi/ory ( (f]+ paym5t plans t are        
complet$ n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! end
 ( ! applicable t]m1 qu>t]1 or seme/]4  
7#b7 ,! ,secret>y may waive !           
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a71 9 :ole or 9
 "p1 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es1 pursuant  
to regulations :i* ! ,secret>y %all     
prescribe1 x to be 9 ! int]e/ ( !       
eligible vet]an & ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4   
7#c7 7,a7 ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a   
process by :i* an educational in/itution
 may reque/ a review ( a det]m9ation t !
 educational in/itution does n meet !   
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,an  
educational in/itution t reque/s a      
review "u subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 %all   
reque/ ! review n lat] ?an #cj days aft]
 ! />t ( ! t]m1 qu>t]1 or seme/] = :i* !
 det]m9ation describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7

 applies2 &  7ii7 may include any       
in=mation t ! educational in/itution    
believes ! ,dep>tm5t %\ld h tak5 into   
acc\nt :5 mak+ ! det]m9ation1 includ+ ) 
respect to any mitigat+ circum/ances4   
7,c7 ,! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,b5efits %all   
issue an initial decision = ea* review  
reque/$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 by n lat]   
?an #cj days aft] ! date ( ! reque/1 to 
! ext5t feasible4  7,d7 ,an educational 
in/itution may reque/ ! ,secret>y to    
review ! decision by ! ,"u ,secret>y "u 
subp>agraph 7,c74 ,! ,secret>y %all     
review ea* decision s reque/$ &1        
pursuant to su* review1 %all issue a    
f9al decision su/a9+1 modify+1 or       
ov]turn+ ! decision by ! ,"u ,secret>y4 
7,e7 ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ?is     
p>agraph )\t reg>d to any review process
 c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y "u *apt] #ea (
 ?is title4  7#d7 ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n 
apply to any c\rse (f]$ by an           
educational in/itution if-- 7,a7 !      
majority ( c\rses (f]$ by ! educational 
in/itution are approv$ "u section #cfgb 

or #cfge ( ?is title2 &  7,b7 ! total   
numb] ( vet]ans & p]sons receiv+        
assi/ance "u ?is title or "u *apt] #afjf
 ( title #aj :o are enroll$ 9 su*       
in/itution equals #ce p]c5t or less ( ! 
total /ud5t enrollm5t at su* in/itution 
7comput$ sep>ately = ! ma9 campus & any 
bran* or ext5sion ( su* in/itution74    
7#e7 7,a7 ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply to
 any c\rse (f]$ by an educational       
in/itution if-- 7i7 ! majority ( c\rses 
(f]$ by ! educational in/itution are    
approv$ "u section #cfgf ( ?is title2 & 
7ii7 ! total numb] ( vet]ans & p]sons   
receiv+ assi/ance "u ?is title or "u    
*apt] #afjf ( title #aj :o are enroll$ 9
 su* in/itution equals #ce p]c5t or less
 ( ! total /ud5t enrollm5t at su*       
in/itution 7comput$ sep>ately = ! ma9   
campus & any bran* or ext5sion ( su*    
in/itution74  7,b7 ,not)/&+ subp>agraph 
7,a71 on a case by case basis1 !        
,secret>y may apply p>agraph 7#a7 )     
respect to any c\rse o!rwise cov]$ by   
su* subp>agraph if ! ,secret>y has      

reason to believe t ! enrollm5t (       
vet]ans & p]sons describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 
( su* subp>agraph may be 9 excess ( #he 
p]c5t ( ! total /ud5t enrollm5t 9 su*   
c\rse4  7#f7 ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t 
an educational in/itution t meets !     
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#d7 or 7#e7     
submits in=mation to ! ,secret>y on a   
bi5nial basis to v]ify meet+ su*        
requirem5ts4 ,dur+ su* bi5nial p]iod 9  
:i* an educational in/itution is cov]$  
by su* v]ification1 ! ,secret>y may n   
require ! educational in/itution to     
submit in=mation ) respect to meet+ !   
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a74  7#g7      
,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply ) respect to
 ! enrollm5t ( a vet]an-- 7,a7 9 a      
program ( education = :i* few] ?an #aj  
/ud5ts are hav+ all or "p ( _! tuition1 
fees1 or o!r *>ges paid to or = !m by ! 
educational in/itution or by ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u ?is title or "u 
*apt] #afjf ( title #aj2  7,b7 9 a c\rse
 (f]$ pursuant to section #cjai1        
#cjcd7;a77#c71 #cbcd1 or #cbda7;a77#b7 (

 ?is title2  7,c7 9 a f>m coop]ative    
tra9+ c\rse2 or  7,d7 9 a c\rse describ$
 9 subsection 7g74  4  7b7 ,application 
,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all  
apply ) respect to a qu>t]1 seme/]1 or  
t]m1 z applicable1 comm5c+ on or aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,pass$ ! 
,s5ate ,augu/ #d1 #bjbb4,secret>y