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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3911 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the methods by which 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs conducts oversight of certain educational institutions, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. PADILLA) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 

methods by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs conducts oversight of certain educational institutions, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Isakson-Roe Education 

5 Oversight Expansion Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF2 FAIRS OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN EDU3 CATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. 

4 (a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL.— 

5 Section 3675(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amend6 ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(5) The educational institution agrees to, not 

8 later than 30 days after any date on which such 

9 educational institution becomes subject to an action 

10 or event described in section 3673(e)(3) of this title, 

11 submit to the State approving agency, or the Sec12 retary when acting in the role of a State approving 

13 agency, a notification of such action or event in such 

14 form and containing such information as the Sec15 retary determines appropriate.’’. 

16 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL OF

17 NONACCREDITED COURSES.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3676(c) of such title 

19 is amended— 

20 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (14) 

21 through (16) as paragraphs (15) through (17), 

22 respectively; and 

23 (B) by inserting after paragraph (13) the 

24 following new paragraph: 

25 ‘‘(14) The institution agrees to, not later than 

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1 comes subject to an action or event described in sec2 tion 3673(e)(3) of this title, submit to the State ap3 proving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the 

4 role of a State approving agency, a notification of 

5 such action or event in such form and containing 

6 such information as the Secretary determines appro7 priate.’’. 

8 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such title is 

9 further amended— 

10 (A) in section 3672(b)(2)(C), by striking 

11 ‘‘paragraph (14) or (15)’’ and inserting ‘‘para12 graph (15) or (16)’’; 

13 (B) in section 3675(b)(3), by striking 

14 ‘‘(14), (15), and (16)’’ and inserting ‘‘(15), 

15 (16), and (17)’’; 

16 (C) in section 3679(d), by striking ‘‘de17 scribed in paragraph (14) or (15)’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘described in paragraph (15) or (16)’’; and 

19 (D) in section 3680A(a)(4)(C)(iii), by 

20 striking ‘‘section 3676(c)(14) and (15)’’ and in21 serting ‘‘section 3676(c)(15) and (16)’’. 

22 (c) ADDITIONAL GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION OF AP23 PROVAL.—Section 3679(f)(1) of such title is amended by 

24 adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 


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1 ‘‘(I) Comply with the notification requirements 

2 under sections 3675(b)(5) and 3676(c)(14) of this 

3 title, when applicable.’’. 

4 (d) DEADLINE FOR RISK-BASED SURVEYS DATA5 BASE.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish 

6 the database required under section 3673A(c) of title 38, 

7 United States Code, by not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act. 

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