,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ag1 #bjbe ,mr4  
,coons 7= himself & ,ms4 ,ern/7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! use ( vet]ans educational    
assi/ance = exam9ations & assessm5ts to 
receive cr$it t[>d degrees aw>d$ by     
in/itutions ( high] le>n+1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y ,le>n+ = ,cr$it
 ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  ,au?ority = use (  
vet]ans educational assi/ance =         
exam9ations & assessm5ts to receive     
cr$it t[>d degrees aw>d$ by in/itutions 
( high] le>n+  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,an       
individual :o is entitl$ to vet]ans     
educational assi/ance may use su*       
assi/ance to cov] ! co/s ( cov]$        
exam9ations & assessm5ts to receive     
cr$it t[>d degrees aw>d$ by in/itutions 
( high] le>n+ = approv$ programs (      
education4  7b7  ,vet]ans educational   

assi/ance  ,= purposes ( ?is section1   
vet]ans educational assi/ance is        
educational assi/ance available to      
vet]ans & o!r eligible individuals "u ! 
provisions ( law z foll[s3  7#a7 ,*apt]s
 #cj1 #cb1 #cc1 #cd1 & #ce ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,any o!r     
provision ( law provid+ educational     
assi/ance to a vet]an1 or to ano!r      
individual 9 connection ) ! s]vice ( a  
vet]an 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7c7            
,limitation on am\nt usable  ,! total   
am\nt ( vet]ans educational assi/ance t 
may be us$ = ! co/s ( a cov]$ exam9ation
 or assessm5t "u subsection 7a7 may n   
exce$ ! less] (--  7#a7 ! am\nt *>g$ = !
 exam9ation or assessm5t by ! entity    
adm9i/]+ ! exam9ation or assessm5t2 or  
7#b7 #ejj4  7d7 ,*>ge aga9/ entitlem5t  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! numb] ( mon?s 7or      
fraction !re(7 ( entitlem5t *>g$ an     
individual "u ! applicable provision (  
law specifi$ 9 subsection 7b7 = use (   
vet]ans educational assi/ance = co/s (  
cov]$ exam9ations & assessm5ts "u ?is   

section %all be equal to ! quoti5t      
obta9$ by divid+--  7,a7 ! co/ ( !      
exam9ation or assessm5t 7z det]m9$      
pursuant to subsection 7c772 by  7,b7 ! 
mon?ly rate ( vet]ans educational       
assi/ance to :i* ! individual is entitl$
 "u su* provision ( law at ! "t ( !     
exam9ation or assessm5t4  7#b7  ,rule ( 
con/ruction  ,a *>ge aga9/ entitlem5t to
 educational assi/ance "u a law adm9i/]$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9   
ord] to receive assi/ance "u ?is section
 %all n be con/ru$ to affect entitlem5t 
to educational assi/ance "u a law       
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1      
includ+ entitlem5t to educational       
assi/ance "u ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se      
,tuition ,assi/ance ,program4  7e7      
,def9itions  ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m
 approv$ program ( education means a    
program ( education approv$ = use (     
vet]ans educational assi/ance pursuant  
to *apt] #ce or #cf ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 or ano!r applicable       
provision ( law4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$     

exam9ations & assessm5ts means ! foll[+3
  7,a7 ,a ,,dantes ,subject ,/&>diz$    
,te/ ,program 7,,ds/7 exam9ation4  7,b7 
,a ,college ,level ,exam9ation ,program 
7,,clep7 exam9ation4  7,c7 ,! ,national 
,c>e] ,read9ess ,c]tificate exam9ation4 
7,d7 ,any o!r exam9ation ( a simil>     
nature to an exam specifi$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 specifi$ by !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = purposes
 ( ?is section4  7,e7 ,an assessm5t by  
an in/itution ( high] le>n+ ( a         
portfolio or writt5 n>rative by a /ud5t 
) support+ docum5tation t demon/rates   
prior milit>y tra9+ or le>n+4  7#c7 ,!  
t]m in/itution ( high] le>n+ has ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cdeb7;f7 (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4