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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2360 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 10, 2016 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

AN ACT 

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

approval of certain programs of education for purposes 

of educational assistance provided by the Department 

of Veterans Affairs. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Career-Ready Student 

3 Veterans Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF COURSES FOR PURPOSES OF EDU5 CATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ADMINIS6 TERED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF7 FAIRS. 

8 (a) APPROVAL OF NON-ACCREDITED COURSES.— 

9 Subsection (c) of section 3676 of title 38, United States 

10 Code, is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating paragraph (14) as para12 graph (16); and 

13 (2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol14 lowing new paragraphs: 

15 ‘‘(14) In the case of a program designed to pre16 pare an individual for licensure or certification in a 

17 State, the program meets any instructional cur18 riculum licensure or certification requirements of 

19 such State. 

20 ‘‘(15) In the case of a program designed to pre21 pare an individual for employment pursuant to 

22 standards developed by a board or agency of a State 

23 in an occupation that requires approval or licensure, 

24 the program is approved or licensed by such board 

25 or agency of the State.’’. 


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1 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Such section is further amended 

2 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(f)(1) The Secretary may waive the requirements of 

4 paragraph (14) or (15) of subsection (c) in the case of 

5 a program of education offered by an educational institu6 tion if the Secretary determines all of the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) The educational institution is not accred8 ited by an agency or association recognized by the 

9 Secretary of Education. 

10 ‘‘(B) The program did not meet the require11 ments of such paragraph at any time during the 

12 two-year period preceding the date of the waiver. 

13 ‘‘(C) The waiver furthers the purposes of the 

14 educational assistance programs administered by the 

15 Secretary or would further the education interests of 

16 individuals eligible for assistance under such pro17 grams. 

18 ‘‘(D) The educational institution does not pro19 vide any commission, bonus, or other incentive pay20 ment based directly or indirectly on success in secur21 ing enrollments or financial aid to any persons or 

22 entities engaged in any student recruiting or admis23 sion activities or in making decisions regarding the 

24 award of student financial assistance, except for the 

25 recruitment of foreign students residing in foreign 


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1 countries who are not eligible to receive Federal stu2 dent assistance. 

3 ‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after the Secretary issues 

4 a waiver under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit 

5 to Congress notice of the waiver and the justification of 

6 the Secretary for issuing the waiver.’’. 

7 (c) APPROVAL OF ACCREDITED PROGRAMS.—Section 

8 3675(b)(3) of such title is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3), 

10 (14), and (15)’’; and 

11 (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 

12 following: ‘‘(or, with respect to such paragraphs (14) 

13 and (15), the requirements under such paragraphs 

14 are waived pursuant to subsection (f) of section 

15 3676)’’. 

16 (d) DISAPPROVAL OF COURSES.—Section 3679 of 

17 such title is amended by adding at the end the following 

18 new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

20 chapter, the Secretary shall disapprove a course of edu21 cation described in section 3676(c)(14) or (15) unless the 

22 educational institution providing the course of education 

23 publicly discloses any conditions or additional require24 ments, including training, experience, or exams, required 

25 to obtain the license, certification, or approval for which 


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1 the course of education is designed to provide prepara2 tion.’’. 

3 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

4 3672(b)(2)(A)(i) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘An 

5 accredited’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in para6 graphs (14) and (15) of section 3676(c) of this title, an 

7 accredited’’. 

8 (f) APPLICABILITY.—If after enrollment in a course 

9 of education that is subject to disapproval by reason of 

10 an amendment made by this Act, an individual pursues 

11 one or more courses of education at the same educational 

12 institution while remaining continuously enrolled (other 

13 than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, 

14 semesters or terms) at that institution, any course so pur15 sued by the individual at that institution while so continu16 ously enrolled shall not be subject to disapproval by reason 

17 of such amendment. 

Passed the House of Representatives February 9, 

2016. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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