,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #each  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjbd,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,sinema1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4  
,peters1 and ,ms4 ,stabenow7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to modify the criteria for approval of  
certain independent study programs for  
purposes of the educational assistance  
programs of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,veterans ,education
 and ,technical ,skills ,opportunity    
,act of #bjbd or the ,,vets ,opportunity
 ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,treatment of      
certain independent study programs under
 educational assistance programs of     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,in general ,section                    
#cfhj;,a7a77#d77;,b77iii7 of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7

 in the matter before subclause 7,i71 by
 inserting that requires regular and    
substantive interaction between students
 and instructors after study2 and  7#b7 
by amending subclause 7,,ii7 to read as 
follows3  7,,ii7 an institution of      
higher education 7as defined in section 
#ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb77 that is    
participating in a student financial    
assistance program authorized by title  
,,iv of that ,act2 and  4  7b7          
,applicability ,the amendment made by   
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to any quarter1 semester1 or term1 as   
applicable1 that begins on or after     
,august #a1 #bjbd4