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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1717 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve oversight of educational 

assistance provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2013 

Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. CHAMBLISS) 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 oversight 

of educational assistance provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, 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 ‘‘Servicemember Edu5 cation Reform and Vocational Enhancement Act of 2013’’ 

6 or the ‘‘SERVE Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF 

2 COURSES OF EDUCATION FOR PURPOSES OF 

3 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER LAWS AD4 MINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS 

5 AFFAIRS AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 

6 (a) AUTOMATIC APPROVAL BY SECRETARY OF VET7 ERANS AFFAIRS OF DEGREE PROGRAMS APPROVED BY

8 SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.—Clause (i) of section 

9 3672(b)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

10 to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(i) A course that is described by section 

12 3675(a) of this title.’’. 

13 (b) APPROVAL BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF14 FAIRS OF NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS APPROVED BY SEC15 RETARY OF EDUCATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3675 of such title is 

17 amended— 

18 (A) by redesignating subsections (b) and 

19 (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 

20 (B) by striking subsection (a); and 

21 (C) by inserting before subsection (c), as 

22 redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following 

23 new subsections: 

24 ‘‘(a) The Secretary or a State approving agency may 

25 only approve a course that leads to an associate or higher 

26 degree when such course is an eligible program (as defined 


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1 in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

2 U.S.C. 1088)) offered by an institution of higher edu3 cation (as defined in section 102 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

4 1002)) that has entered into, and is complying with, a pro5 gram participation agreement under section 487 of such 

6 Act (20 U.S.C. 1094). 

7 ‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary or a State approving agency 

8 may approve a course that does not lead to an associate 

9 or higher degree when— 

10 ‘‘(A) such course— 

11 ‘‘(i) is an eligible program (as defined in 

12 section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 

13 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088)) offered by an institu14 tion of higher education (as defined in section 

15 102 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1002)) that has en16 tered into, and is complying with, a program 

17 participation agreement under section 487 of 

18 such Act (20 U.S.C. 1094); 

19 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a course designed to 

20 prepare individuals for licensure or certification, 

21 meets the instructional curriculum licensure or 

22 certification requirements of the State in which 

23 the institution is located; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) in the case of a course designed to 

25 prepare an individual for employment by a 


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1 State board or agency in an occupation that re2 quires approval or licensure for such employ3 ment, is approved or licensed by such State 

4 board or agency; 

5 ‘‘(B) such course is accepted by the State de6 partment of education for credit for a teacher’s cer7 tificate; or 

8 ‘‘(C) such course is approved by the State as 

9 meeting the requirement of regulations prescribed by 

10 the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 

11 sections 1819(f)(2)(A)(i) and 1919(f)(2)(A)(i) of the 

12 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(f)(2)(A)(i) 

13 and 1396r(f)(2)(A)(i)). 

14 ‘‘(2)(A) An educational institution shall submit an 

15 application for approval of courses to the appropriate 

16 State approving agency. In making application for ap17 proval, the institution (other than an elementary school 

18 or secondary school) shall transmit to the State approving 

19 agency copies of its catalog or bulletin which must be cer20 tified as true and correct in content and policy by an au21 thorized representative of the institution. 

22 ‘‘(B) Each catalog or bulletin transmitted by an insti23 tution under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall— 

24 ‘‘(i) state with specificity the requirements of 

25 the institution with respect to graduation; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) include the information required under 

2 paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 3676(b) of this 

3 title; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) include any attendance standards of the 

5 institution, if the institution has and enforces such 

6 standards.’’. 

7 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such title is 

8 amended— 

9 (A) in section 3452(g), by striking ‘‘under 

10 the provisions of section 3675 of this title’’; 

11 (B) in section 3501(11), by striking 

12 ‘‘under the provisions of section 3675 of this 

13 title’’; 

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

15 ‘‘3675(b)(1) and (b)(2)’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘3675(c)(1) and (c)(2)’’; and 

17 (D) in the heading for section 3675, by 

18 striking ‘‘accredited courses’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘courses approved by Secretary of 

20 Education’’. 

21 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec22 tions at the beginning of chapter 36 of such title is 

23 amended by striking the item relating to section 

24 3675 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘3675. Approval of courses approved by Secretary of Education.’’. 


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1 (c) APPROVAL BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF2 FAIRS OF NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS NOT APPROVED BY

3 SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 

5 3676 of such title is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(a) No course of education which has not been ap7 proved by the Secretary or a State approving agency under 

8 section 3675 of this title shall be approved for the pur9 poses of this chapter unless— 

10 ‘‘(1) the course— 

11 ‘‘(A) does not lead to an associate or high12 er degree; 

13 ‘‘(B) was not an eligible program (as de14 fined in section 481 of the Higher Education 

15 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088)) at any time dur16 ing the most recent two-year period; and 

17 ‘‘(C) is a course that the Secretary or 

18 State approving agency determines, in accord19 ance with this section and such regulations as 

20 the Secretary shall prescribe and on a case-by21 case basis, that approval of which would further 

22 the purposes of this chapter or any of chapters 

23 30 through 35 of this title; and 

24 ‘‘(2) the educational institution offering such 

25 course submits to the appropriate State approving 


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1 agency a written application for approval of such 

2 course in accordance with the provisions of this 

3 chapter.’’. 

4 (2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection 

5 (c) of section 3676 of such title is amended— 

6 (A) by redesignating paragraph (14) as 

7 paragraph (18); and 

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

9 following new paragraphs: 

10 ‘‘(14) Courses that prepare individuals for li11 censure or certification have verified that the 

12 course’s instructional curriculum appropriately in13 cludes the licensure or certification requirements in 

14 the State in which the institution deems such cur15 riculum does. 

16 ‘‘(15) Courses for which a State board or agen17 cy in the State in which the course is designed to 

18 prepare a student requires approval or licensure for 

19 employment in the recognized occupation in the 

20 State is approved or licensed by such State board or 

21 agency. 

22 ‘‘(16) In the case of an educational institution 

23 that advertises job placement rates as a means of at24 tracting students to enroll in a course of education 

25 offered by the educational institution, the application 


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1 contains any other information necessary to substan2 tiate the truthfulness of such advertisements. 

3 ‘‘(17) The educational institution does not 

4 make any misrepresentations (as defined in section 

5 668.71 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

6 any corresponding similar regulation or ruling)) re7 garding the nature of its educational program, the 

8 nature of its financial charges, or the employability 

9 of its graduates (as defined in sections 668.72 

10 through 668.74 of such title, respectively (or any 

11 corresponding similar regulations or rulings)).’’. 

12 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3676 

13 of such title is amended— 

14 (A) in the heading for such section, by 

15 striking ‘‘nonaccredited courses’’ and in16 serting ‘‘courses not approved by Sec17 retary of Education’’; and 

18 (B) in subsection (c), in the matter before 

19 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘non-accredited’’. 

20 (4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec21 tions at the beginning of chapter 36 of such title is 

22 amended by striking the item relating to section 

23 3675 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘3676. Approval of courses not approved by Secretary of Education.’’. 

24 (d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF

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1 SONS ENLISTING FOR ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 2143 of 

2 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to subsection 

4 (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘to subsections (b) and (c)’’; 

5 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub6 section (d); and 

7 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol8 lowing new subsection (c): 

9 ‘‘(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person 

10 entitled to assistance under this chapter may only use 

11 such assistance for educational expenses incurred for an 

12 eligible program (as defined in section 481 of the Higher 

13 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088)) that— 

14 ‘‘(A) is offered by an institution of higher edu15 cation (as defined in section 102 of such Act (20 

16 U.S.C. 1002)) that has entered into, and is com17 plying with, a program participation agreement 

18 under section 487 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1094); 

19 ‘‘(B) in the case of a program designed to pre20 pare individuals for licensure or certification, meets 

21 the instructional curriculum licensure or certification 

22 requirements of the State in which the institution is 

23 located; and 

24 ‘‘(C) in the case of a program designed to pre25 pare individuals for employment by a State board or 


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1 agency in an occupation that requires approval or li2 censure for such employment, is approved or li3 censed by such State board or agency. 

4 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may, in accordance with regula5 tions the Secretary shall prescribe, authorize the use of 

6 educational assistance awarded under this chapter for 

7 educational expenses incurred for a program of education 

8 that is not described in paragraph (1) if such program— 

9 ‘‘(A) is accredited and approved by a nationally 

10 recognized accrediting agency or association; 

11 ‘‘(B) was not an eligible program described in 

12 paragraph (1) at any time during the most recent 

13 two-year period; and 

14 ‘‘(C) is a program that the Secretary deter15 mines, on a case-by-case basis, that approval of 

16 which would further the purposes of the program es17 tablished under section 2141 of this title.’’. 

18 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

19 this section shall take effect on August 1, 2014. 


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1 SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT THAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 

2 FURNISH SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

3 WITH INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PRO4 VIDE EDUCATION INFORMATION TO VET5 ERANS. 

6 Section 3698 of title 38, United States Code, is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 

9 (g); and 

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol11 lowing new subsection (f): 

12 ‘‘(f) AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM

13 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—(1) If the Secretary deter14 mines that the Secretary requires information from an 

15 educational institution to provide information pursuant to 

16 subsection (b)(5), the Secretary may request such infor17 mation from such educational institution. 

18 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not approve a course offered 

19 by an educational institution under this chapter if such 

20 educational institution fails to comply with a request made 

21 by the Secretary under paragraph (1).’’. 

22 SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 

23 PROVIDE ACADEMIC OR CAREER COUN24 SELING TO VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF 

25 ARMED FORCES. 

26 (a) ACADEMIC AND CAREER COUNSELING.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 36 

2 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by add3 ing at the end the following new section: 

4 ‘‘§ 3679A. Provision of academic or career counseling 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) An educational institution 

6 with a covered individual enrolled in programs of edu7 cation at the educational institution may not be approved 

8 under this chapter unless the educational institution pro9 vides academic or career counseling to each covered indi10 vidual enrolled in a program of education at the edu11 cational institution. 

12 ‘‘(2) Counseling provided under paragraph (1) to a 

13 covered individual shall be provided before the educational 

14 institution receives any amount from the Secretary for the 

15 individual’s pursuit of a program of education. 

16 ‘‘(3) At a minimum, the academic or career coun17 seling provided under paragraph (1) shall include the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(A) An overview of the educational assistance 

20 resources available to the individual at the edu21 cational institution. 

22 ‘‘(B) Discussion of how enrollment in the indi23 vidual’s program of education will further the stu24 dent’s academic or career goals. 


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1 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall encourage educational insti2 tutions to assist covered individuals in developing a per3 sonalized academic and career plan as part of individual4 ized, one-on-one educational counseling provided under 

5 paragraph (1). 

6 ‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may, on a case-by-case 

7 basis, waive the requirement to provide academic or career 

8 counseling under paragraph (1) for an educational institu9 tion for an academic year if— 

10 ‘‘(1) the Secretary determines that the educational 

11 institution has demonstrated that providing such coun12 seling during such academic year would lead to severe fi13 nancial hardship; and 

14 ‘‘(2) the educational institution submits to the Sec15 retary a plan to provide such counseling during the fol16 lowing academic year. 

17 ‘‘(c) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this sec18 tion, the term ‘covered individual’, with respect to enroll19 ment in a program of education, means an individual who 

20 is receiving educational assistance under this chapter or 

21 any of chapters 30 through 35 of this title or under chap22 ters 106A and 1606 of title 10 for such program of edu23 cation.’’. 

24 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec25 tions at the beginning of chapter 36 of such title is 


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1 amended by inserting after the item relating to sec2 tion 3679 the following new item: 

‘‘3679A. Provision of academic or career counseling.’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

4 3672(b)(2)(A) of such title (as amended by section 

5 3(a)(2)) is further amended by striking ‘‘and 3696’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘3696, and 3679A’’. 

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 3679A of such title, 

8 as added by paragraph (1), shall take effect on August 

9 1, 2014. 

10 SEC. 5. STATE APPROVING AGENCIES. 

11 (a) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 36 

13 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by in14 serting after section 3674A the following new sec15 tion: 

16 ‘‘§ 3674B. Education and outreach 

17 ‘‘(a) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH REQUIRED.—As a 

18 condition on receipt of reimbursement expenses under sec19 tion 3674 of this title, each State approving agency shall 

20 conduct such education and outreach activities for individ21 uals who are eligible to receive or are receiving educational 

22 assistance under this chapter or any of chapters 30 

23 through 35 of this title as the Secretary considers appro24 priate to assist such individuals in making well-informed 


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1 choices about their education and successfully transition2 ing into an educational environment. 

3 ‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—Each State approving agency 

4 conducting outreach activities under subsection (a) shall 

5 coordinate with the Secretary of Defense to ensure, as the 

6 Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, that informa7 tion on educational assistance available under this chapter 

8 and chapters 30 through 35 of this title is made readily 

9 available as part of the Transition Assistance Program 

10 (TAP) of the Department of Defense in the State of the 

11 State approving agency. 

12 ‘‘(c) MANNER.—Information made available as part 

13 of education and outreach activities under this section 

14 shall be made— 

15 ‘‘(1) in language that can be easily understood 

16 by individuals described in paragraph (1); 

17 ‘‘(2) in a uniform and easily accessible manner; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(3) through such means as may be appropriate 

20 and effective, including through publications, mail21 ings, and electronic media.’’. 

22 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec23 tions at the beginning of chapter 36 of such title is 

24 amended by inserting after the item relating to sec25 tion 3674A the following new item: 

‘‘3674B. Education and outreach.’’. 


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1 (b) AUDITS.—Section 3673(d) of such title is amend2 ed— 

3 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

4 and 

5 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(2) Each year, each State approving agency, as a 

8 condition of receiving reimbursement of expenses under 

9 section 3674 of this title, shall conduct such audits as the 

10 Secretary considers appropriate, including unannounced 

11 audits and audits using risk-based approaches, of edu12 cational institutions in the State of the State approving 

13 agency that have students enrolled in programs of edu14 cation at the educational institutions who are receiving 

15 educational assistance under this chapter or any of chap16 ters 30 through 35 of this title (without regard to whether 

17 the Secretary or the State approving agency approved the 

18 courses offered) in such State— 

19 ‘‘(A) to detect misrepresentation, fraud, waste, 

20 and abuse; 

21 ‘‘(B) to ensure full compliance with the provi22 sions of this chapter; and 

23 ‘‘(C) for such other purposes as the Secretary 

24 considers appropriate.’’. 


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1 (c) REPORTS.—Section 3674(a)(3) of such title is 

2 amended— 

3 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Each State’’; 

4 and 

5 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(B) Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) 

8 shall include the following: 

9 ‘‘(i) The number of visits made by the agency 

10 to educational institutions, including the number of 

11 such visits that were made without the prior knowl12 edge of such educational institution. 

13 ‘‘(ii) A description of the audits carried out by 

14 the agency under section 3673(d)(2) of this title and 

15 the findings of the agency, including with respect to 

16 any substantiated findings of misrepresentation, 

17 fraud, waste, abuse, or failure to comply with an ap18 plicable requirement of this chapter and the steps 

19 taken by the agency to address such fraud, waste, 

20 abuse, or failure to comply. 

21 ‘‘(iii) A description of the outreach and training 

22 activities conducted by the agency under section 

23 3674B of this title.’’. 

24 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

25 this section shall take effect on August 1, 2014. 


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1 SEC. 6. MANDATORY COMPLIANCE REVIEWS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3693 of title 38, United 

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(c) In addition to the annual compliance surveys 

6 conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall also 

7 conduct a compliance review, in accordance with such reg8 ulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, of an educational 

9 institution described in such subsection whenever the Sec10 retary finds any of the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) The student dropout rate of the institution 

12 has increased rapidly. 

13 ‘‘(2) The cohort default rate, as defined in sec14 tion 435(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

15 (20 U.S.C. 1085(m)), of the educational institution 

16 has increased rapidly or is consistently higher than 

17 the average of cohort default rate of comparable 

18 educational institutions. 

19 ‘‘(3) The number of substantiated complaints 

20 filed with the centralized complaint system estab21 lished under section 4 of Executive Order 13607 (77 

22 Fed. Reg. 25863) with respect to the educational in23 stitution have increased rapidly or is consistently 

24 higher than the number of substantiated complaints 

25 filed with respect to other comparable educational 

26 institutions. 


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1 ‘‘(4) The educational institution is the subject 

2 of a civil lawsuit in Federal or State court, is 

3 charged with a crime under Federal or State law, or 

4 is the subject of an official investigation of a State 

5 or Federal agency for misconduct. 

6 ‘‘(5) The educational institution has significant 

7 growth in revenue resulting from tuition, including 

8 tuition paid with assistance provided under this 

9 chapter, chapters 30 through 35 of this title, or 

10 chapters 106A or 1606 of title 10, which cannot be 

11 attributed to changes made to such chapters by Acts 

12 of Congress or changes to the administration of such 

13 chapters. 

14 ‘‘(6) Such other findings as the Secretary con15 siders warrant conducting a compliance survey 

16 under subsection (a).’’. 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (c) of such sec18 tion, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on Au19 gust 1, 2014. 


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1 SEC. 7. PILOT PROGRAM ON FACILITATING PURSUIT OF 

2 PROGRAMS OF APPRENTICESHIP AND OTHER 

3 ON-JOB TRAINING WITH EDUCATIONAL AS4 SISTANCE UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 

5 ASSISTANCE. 

6 (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

7 Veterans Affairs, in cooperation with the Secretary of De8 fense, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, 

9 and such State agencies as the Secretary of Veterans Af10 fairs considers appropriate, shall commence a pilot pro11 gram to assess the feasibility and advisability of devel12 oping policy, processes, and best practices— 

13 (1) to ensure the availability of covered pro14 grams of education to veterans seeking to pursue 

15 such programs with educational assistance under 

16 chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code; and 

17 (2) to encourage veterans to pursue covered 

18 programs of education with educational assistance 

19 under such chapter. 

20 (b) COVERED PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION.—For pur21 poses of this section, a covered program of education is— 

22 (1) a program of apprenticeship or other on-job 

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1 erans in positions of employment with identified 

2 companies in specific career fields. 

3 (c) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

4 shall carry out the pilot program in five States selected 

5 by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program. 

6 (d) OUTREACH.—Under the pilot program, the Sec7 retary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct outreach as fol8 lows: 

9 (1) To members of the Armed Forces and vet10 erans through the Transition Assistance Program 

11 (TAP), veterans service organizations, one-stop cen12 ters, workforce investment boards and agencies, the 

13 Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program, local employ14 ment representatives, education and employment 

15 centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 

16 such other methods, programs, and venues as the 

17 Secretary of Veterans Affairs considers appropriate 

18 on— 

19 (A) the availability of educational assist20 ance under chapter 33 of title 38, United 

21 States Code, for the pursuit of a covered pro22 gram of education; 

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1 (C) the process for obtaining such assist2 ance. 

3 (2) To members of the business community and 

4 nonprofit organizations on any tax, financial, or 

5 other incentives or benefits as may be available— 

6 (A) for providing programs of apprentice7 ship or other on-job training to individuals eligi8 ble for educational assistance under such chap9 ter to pursue such programs; or 

10 (B) for cooperating with or supporting a 

11 program described in subsection (b)(2). 

12 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section; 

13 (1) ONE-STOP CENTER.—The term ‘‘one-stop 

14 center’’ means a center described in section 134(c) 

15 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

16 2864(c)). 

17 (2) VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION.—The 

18 term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ means an orga19 nization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Af20 fairs for the representation of veterans under section 

21 5902 of title 38, United States Code. 

22 SEC. 8. EXPANSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

23 Section 3325 of title 38, United States Code, is 

24 amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘and 

2 chapters 106A and 1606 of title 10’’ after ‘‘this 

3 chapter’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b), in the matter before para5 graph (1), by inserting ‘‘, disaggregated by for-profit 

6 and not-for-profit educational institutions’’ after 

7 ‘‘this section’’; 

8 (3) in subsection (c), in the matter before para9 graph (1), by inserting ‘‘, disaggregated by for-profit 

10 and not-for-profit educational institutions’’ after 

11 ‘‘this section’’; 

12 (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub13 section (e); and 

14 (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol15 lowing new subsection (d): 

16 ‘‘(d) CONTENTS OF REPORTS OF BOTH SECRE17 TARIES.—Each secretary shall include in each report sub18 mitted under this section, for the period covered by the 

19 report and disaggregated by for-profit and not-for-profit 

20 educational institutions, the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) All substantiated reports of misrepresenta22 tion, waste, fraud, abuse, or other acts that are in23 consistent with the requirements of chapter 36 of 

24 this title by an educational institution at which an 

25 individual is enrolled in a program of education for 


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1 which the individual is receiving educational assist2 ance under a law administered by the respective Sec3 retary, including complaints filed with the central4 ized complaint system established under section 4 of 

5 Executive Order 13607 (77 Fed. Reg. 25863). 

6 ‘‘(2) A list of educational institutions which had 

7 courses of education that were approved under chap8 ter 36 of this title in the previous year but were 

9 found, in the year covered by the report, not in com10 pliance with a requirement of such chapter.’’. 

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