subchapter may elect to receive an accelerated payment
of the basic educational assistance allowance.
‘‘(B) The Secretary may not make an accelerated
payment for a course to an individual who has received
an advance payment under section 3680(d) of this title
for the same enrollment period.
‘‘(2)(A) Pursuant to an election under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall make an accelerated payment to an
individual for a course in a lump-sum amount equal to
the lesser of—
‘‘(i) the amount of the educational assistance
allowance for the month, or fraction thereof, in
which the course begins plus the educational assist-
ance allowance for each of the succeeding four
months; or
‘‘(ii)(I) in the case of a course offered on a
quarter, semester, or term basis, the amount of ag-
gregate monthly educational assistance allowance
otherwise payable under this subchapter for the
course for the entire quarter, semester, or term; or
‘‘(II) in the case of a course that is not offered
on a quarter, semester, or term basis, the amount of
aggregate monthly educational assistance allowance
otherwise payable under this subchapter for the en-
tire course.
‘‘(B) In the case of an adjustment under section
3015(h) of this title in the monthly rate of basic edu-
cational assistance that occurs during a period for which
an accelerated payment is made under this subsection, the
Secretary shall pay—
‘‘(i) on an accelerated basis the amount of the
allowance otherwise payable under this subchapter
for the period without regard to the adjustment
under that section; and
‘‘(ii) on the date of the adjustment any addi-
tional amount of the allowance that is payable for
the period as a result of the adjustment.
‘‘(3) For each accelerated payment made to an indi-
vidual under this subsection, the individual’s entitlement
under this subchapter shall be charged at the same rate
at which the entitlement would be charged if the individual
had received a monthly educational assistance allowance
for the period of educational pursuit covered by the accel-
erated payment.
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to
carry out this subsection. The regulations shall include the
requirements, conditions, and methods for the request,
issuance, delivery, certification of receipt and use, and re-
covery of overpayment of an accelerated payment under
this subsection.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is six
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
shall apply with respect to courses of education beginning
on or after that date.
SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF MONTGOMERY GI BILL BENEFITS
FOR TRAINING FOR TECHNOLOGICAL OCCU-
PATIONS 
OFFERED 
BY 
ENTITIES 
OTHER
THAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3452(c) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) The term ‘educational institution’ means the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) Any public or private elementary school,
secondary school, vocational school, correspondence
school, business school, junior college, teachers’ col-
lege, college, normal school, professional school, uni-
versity, or scientific or technical institution, or other
institution furnishing education for adults.
‘‘(2) Any entity that provides training required
for completion of any State-approved alternative
teacher certification program (as determined by the
Secretary).
‘‘(3) Any entity that provides, either directly or
under an agreement with another entity, a course or
courses to fulfill the requirements for the attainment
of a license or certificate generally recognized as
necessary to obtain, maintain, or advance in employ-
ment in a vocation or profession in a technological
occupation (as defined by the Secretary).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2001, and
shall apply with respect to training courses, approved by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for certification for
technological occupations beginning on or after that date.
SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF TIME FOR USE BY CERTAIN
MEMBERS OF SELECTED RESERVE OF ENTI-
TLEMENT TO CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE.
Section 16133(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(5)(A) In the case of a person who continues to
serve as member of the Selected Reserve as of the end
of the 10-year period applicable to the person under sub-
section (a), as extended, if at all, under paragraph (4),
the period during which the person may use the person’s
entitlement shall expire at the end of the 5-year period
beginning on the date the person is separated from the
Selected Reserve.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect
to an individual otherwise described by that subparagraph
who is separated from the armed forces under other than
honorable conditions.
‘‘(C) The provisions of paragraph (4) shall apply with
respect to any period of active duty of a person referred
to in subparagraph (A) during the 5-year period referred
to in that subparagraph.’’.
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