IIA
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4768
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 2 (legislative day, JULY 20), 1994
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make changes
in veterans’ education programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Education
and Training Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. FLIGHT TRAINING.
(a) ACTIVE DUTY PROGRAM.—Section 3034(d) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking out paragraph (2);
(2) by striking out ‘‘(d)(1)’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘(d)’’; and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
(b) POST-VIETNAM ERA.—Section 3241(b) of such
title is amended—
(1) by striking out paragraph (2);
(2) by striking out ‘‘(b)(1)’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘(b)’’; and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
(c) RESERVE PROGRAM.—Section 2136(c) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking out paragraph (2);
(2) by striking out ‘‘(c)(1)’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘(c)’’; and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
SEC. 3. TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS
WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
(a) REHABILITATION RESOURCES.—Section 3115 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘assist-
ance,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘assistance or
any federally recognized Indian tribe,’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting ‘‘any fed-
erally recognized Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘contribu-
tions,’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) As used in this section, the term ‘federally recog-
nized Indian tribe’ means any Indian tribe, band, nation,
pueblo, or other organized group or community, including
any Alaska Native village or regional corporation as de-
fined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act, which is recognized as eligible for
the special programs and services provided by the United
States to Indians because of their status as Indians.’’.
(b) ALLOWANCES.—Section 3108(c)(2) of such title
is amended by inserting ‘‘or federally recognized Indian
tribe’’ after ‘‘local government agency’’.
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—(1) Section 404(b) of
the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4338) is
amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, but shall not apply to veterans
and other persons who originally applied for assistance
under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, before
November 1, 1990.’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
take effect as of October 29, 1992.
SEC. 4. ALTERNATIVE TEACHER CERTIFICATION PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3452(c) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘For the period ending on September 30, 1996,
such term includes entities that provide training required
for completion of any State-approved alternative teacher
certification program (as determined by the Secretary).’’.
(b) CLARIFYING AMENDMENT.—Section 3002 of title
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following:
‘‘(8) The term ‘educational institution’ has the
meaning given such term in section 3452(c) of this
title.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall be effective on the date of enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 5. EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 3476
of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows: ‘‘An eligible veteran may not enroll in any course
offered by an educational institution not located in a State
unless that educational institution is an approved institu-