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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2934 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of educational 
assistance under chapter 33 of that title to pay for preparatory courses 
for professional licenses and certifications, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2019 
Mr. SABLAN (for himself and Mr. BANKS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
use of educational assistance under chapter 33 of that 
title to pay for preparatory courses for professional li-
censes and certifications, 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 ‘‘GI Bill Access to Ca-
reer Credentials Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PREPARATORY COURSES 
AS PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION FOR PUR-
POSES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS 
EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 3315B. Preparatory courses for licensure, certifi-
cation, or national tests 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter shall also be entitled 
to payment for a preparatory course for a licensing or cer-
tification test that is required or used to enter into, main-
tain, or advance in employment in a predetermined and 
identified vocation or profession. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of educational assist-
ance payable under this chapter for a course described in 
subsection (a) is the lesser of— 
‘‘(1) the fee charged for the course; or 
‘‘(2) the amount of entitlement available to the 
individual under this chapter at the time of payment 
for the course under this section. 
‘‘(c) CHARGE AGAINST ENTITLEMENT.—The number 
of months of entitlement charged an individual under this 
chapter for a course described in subsection (a) shall be 
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pro-rated based on the actual amount of the fee charged 
for the course relative to the rate for 1 month payable— 
‘‘(1) for the academic year beginning on August 
1, 2011, $1,460; or 
‘‘(2) for an academic year beginning on any 
subsequent August 1, the amount for the previous 
academic year beginning on August 1 under this 
subsection, as increased by the percentage increase 
equal to the most recent percentage increase deter-
mined under section 3015(h).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3532(g) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or a pre-
paratory course described in section 3315B(a) of 
this title’’ after ‘‘or national test providing an oppor-
tunity for course credit at institutions of higher 
learning described in section 3501(a)(5) of this 
title’’; and 
(2) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by inserting ‘‘or 
preparatory course’’ after ‘‘test’’ everywhere it ap-
pears. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to months begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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