,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1         
#bjbe,mrs4 ,ramirez 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,takano1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1    
,ms4 ,budz9ski1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1  
,mr4 ,fro/1 & ,mr4 ,grijalva7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide re/oration (   
entitlem5t to educational assi/ance to  
individuals defraud$ by educational     
in/itutions receiv+ paym5t on behalf (  
su* individuals "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & to      
provide repaym5t ( funds to ! ,secret>y 
f su* educational in/itutions1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/ud5t ,vet]an ,b5efit     
,re/oration ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4          
,requirem5ts = educational in/itutions t
 receive educational assi/ance f        
programs adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al         

,sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #cf ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new section3          
#cfii;,c4 ,re/oration ( entitlem5t =    
pursuit ( c\rses or programs ( education
 at c]ta9 educational in/itutions  7a7  
,re/oration ( entitlem5t ,! ,secret>y   
%all det]m9e t any paym5t ( cov]$       
educational assi/ance = ! pursuit by a  
cov]$ individual ( a c\rse or program ( 
education at an educational in/itution  
occurr+ dur+ a p]iod set =? "u          
subsection 7b7 is n-- 7#a7 *>g$ aga9/   
any entitlem5t ( ! cov]$ individual to !
 cov]$ educational assi/ance2 or  7#b7  
c\nt$ aga9/ ! aggregate p]iod = :i*     
section #cfie ( ?is title limits !      
receipt ( educational assi/ance by !    
cov]$ individual4  7b7 ,cov]$ p]iods ,a 
p]iod set =? "u ?is subsection ) respect
 to a c\rse or program ( education      
pursu$ by a cov]$ individual at an      
educational in/itution is any ( !       
foll[+3  7#a7 ,any p]iod1 occurr+ on or 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,/ud5t       

,vet]an ,b5efit ,re/oration ,act (      
#bjbe1 9 :i* ! educational in/itution 0 
n approv$ by a ,/ate approv+ ag5cy or ! 
,secret>y act+ z a ,/ate approv+ ag5cy1 
includ+ p]iods 9 :i* an educational     
in/itution is n approv$ because an      
approval is revok$4  7#b7 ,any p]iod1   
occurr+ on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !
 ,/ud5t ,vet]an ,b5efit ,re/oration ,act
 ( #bjbe1 ) reg>ds to :i* ! ,secret>y   
has made a f9al det]m9ation t !         
educational in/itution1 or ! own] ( !   
educational in/itution1 0 9 violation   
dur+ su* p]iod ( an applicable provision
 ( section #cfif ( ?is title4  7#c7 ,any
 p]iod1 occurr+ on or aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ! ,/ud5t ,vet]an ,b5efit     
,re/oration ,act ( #bjbe1 dur+ :i* a    
c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction f\nd !     
educational in/itution guilty (1 or     
liable =1 fraud4  7#d7 ,any p]iod1      
occurr+ on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !
 ,/ud5t ,vet]an ,b5efit ,re/oration ,act
 ( #bjbe1 dur+ :i* ! educational        
in/itution 0 clos$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (     

,ju/ice on ! basis ( fraud or a         
violation ( a provision ( ,f$]al or     
,/ate law4  7#e7 ,any p]iod occurr+ on  
or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,/ud5t    
,vet]an ,b5efit ,re/oration ,act (      
#bjbe-- 7,a7 dur+ :i* ! educational     
in/itution engag$ 9 fraud2 &  7,b7 aft] 
:i* ! educational in/itution closes4    
7c7 ,repaym5t ( funds  7#a7 ,z a        
condition ( ! approval ( a c\rse or     
program ( education "u ?is *apt]1 !     
educational in/itution (f]+ ! c\rse or  
program %all agree t if ! educational   
in/itution receives paym5t ( cov]$      
educational assi/ance = a cov]$         
individual to pursue a c\rse or program 
( education at ! educational in/itution 
& ! ,secret>y1 pursuant to subsection   
7a71 re/ores to su* cov]$ individual "s 
portion ( ! entitlem5t ( ! cov]$        
individual to su* cov]$ educational     
assi/ance1 ! educational in/itution %all
 repay to ! ,secret>y ! am\nt ( t       
portion ( ! cov]$ educational assi/ance 
t ! educational in/itution receiv$ = t  

individual4  7#b7 ,9 ! case ( an        
educational in/itution t has be5 f\nd   
guilty (1 or liable =1 fraud by a c\rt (
 compet5t jurisdiction & is ord]$ to pay
 f9ancial relief to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 
! ,secret>y may file a claim ) !        
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury = rec\pm5t ( all
 am\nts ( educational assi/ance receiv$ 
by su* educational in/itution pursuant  
to ! educational assi/ance programs     
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y t ! ,secret>y   
det]m9es 7 obta9$ ?r\gh su* fraud4  7d7 
,appeals  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli%
 a process by :i* an educational        
in/itution or ! own] ( an educational   
in/itution t is subject to a f9d+ by !  
,secret>y t ! educational in/itution is 
requir$ to repay an am\nt "u subsection 
7c7 may reque/ a review ( su* f9d+4     
7#b7 ,! process e/abli%$ pursuant to    
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be di/9ct & sep>ate f
 ! process e/abli%$ "u section #cfif7;i7
 ( ?is title4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3  7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ educational 
assi/ance means educational assi/ance "u

 *apt] #cj1 #ca1 #cb1 #cc1 or #ce ( ?is 
title1 or *apt] #afjf or #afjg ( title  
#aj4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ individual means
 a vet]an or o!r individual us+ cov]$   
educational assi/ance to pursue a c\rse 
or program ( education t has be5 approv$
 "u ?is *apt]4  7#c7 ,! t]m fraud means 
fraud or ano!r false1 mislead+1 or      
deceptive act or omission4  4  7b7      
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #cfii;,b !
 foll[+ new item3  #cfii;,c4 ,re/oration
 ( entitlem5t = pursuit ( c\rses or     
programs ( education at c]ta9           
educational in/itutions4  4