,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #d1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,budd1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4   
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,moreno1 ,mr4 ,peters1   
and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 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 #bjbe or the ,,vets ,opportunity
 ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,treatment of      
certain independent study programs under
 educational assistance programs of     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,in general ,section                    
#cfhj;,a7a77#d77;,a77ii77,,iii7 of title

 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in the matter before item
 7aa71 by inserting that requires       
regular and substantive interaction     
between students and instructors after  
study2 and  7#b7 by amending item 7bb7  
to read as follows3  7bb7 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 #bjbe4