,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1 #bjbe 
,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,budd1 and
 ,mr4 ,sheehy7 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 authorize the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
approve a rehabilitation program for    
certain veterans with service-connected 
disabilities that include the pursuit of
 non-degree flight training programs1   
and for other purposes4  #a4  ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,authorizing ,vocational and            
,instructional ,aviation ,training for  
,eligible ,veterans ,act of #bjbe or the
 ,,aviate ,act of #bjbe4  #b4           
,authority of ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affair to approve non-degree flight    
training courses as part of vocational  
rehabilitation programs for certain     
veterans with service-connected         

disabilities  7a7  ,in general  ,section
 #cajd7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by inserting 
7#a7 before ,a rehabilitation program2  
7#b7 by striking ,to the maximum extent 
practicable and inserting ,except as    
provided under paragraph 7#b71 to the   
maximum extent practicable2 and  7#c7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#b7 ,notwithstanding       
section #cfhj;,a7b7 of this title1 the  
,secretary may approve a rehabilitation 
program for a veteran under this chapter
 that includes the pursuit of a course  
of flight training other than one given 
by an educational institution of higher 
learning for credit toward a standard   
college degree the veteran is seeking4  
4  7b7  ,applicability  ,the amendments 
made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with 
respect to a rehabilitation program     
approved on or after ,august #a1 #bjbe4