‘‘(B) does not assess late fees or other charges 
for the period preceding the date on which an accel-
erated payment is made under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to prohibit 
an educational institution from withholding any grades, 
transfer credits, or degrees earned by an eligible individual 
before the individual pays the established charges.’’. 
(e) CHAPTER 1607 OF TITLE 10.—Section 16162a 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—An eligible member de-
scribed in this subsection is a member of a reserve compo-
nent entitled to educational assistance under this chapter 
who is one of the following: 
‘‘(1) An individual who is— 
‘‘(A) enrolled in an approved program of 
education not exceeding two years in duration 
and not leading to an associate, bachelors, mas-
ters, or other degree, subject to subsection (h); 
and 
‘‘(B) charged tuition and fees for the pro-
gram of education that, when divided by the 
number of months (and fractions thereof) in the 
enrollment period, exceeds the amount equal to 
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200 percent of the monthly rate of educational 
assistance allowance otherwise payable with re-
spect to the member under section 16162 of 
this title. 
‘‘(2) An individual who is entitled to basic edu-
cational assistance under this chapter if— 
‘‘(A) the individual is enrolled in an ap-
proved program of education; 
‘‘(B) the Secretary concerned has not paid 
to the individual the basic educational assist-
ance allowance otherwise payable to the indi-
vidual under section 16162 of this title by the 
date that is seven days after the date on which 
the quarter, semester, or term (as applicable) of 
the program of education begins; and 
‘‘(C) such failure to pay the allowance is 
through no fault of the individual.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection (f): 
‘‘(g) STATUS OF MEMBER.—(1) A program of edu-
cation that is approved by a State approving agency for 
purposes of chapter 30 of title 38 may not be deemed to 
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be approved for purposes of this chapter unless the edu-
cational institution— 
‘‘(A) allows an eligible member to enroll in the 
program of education and attend classes during the 
period preceding the date on which an accelerated 
payment is made under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) does not assess late fees or other charges 
for the period preceding the date on which an accel-
erated payment is made under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to prohibit 
an educational institution from withholding any grades, 
transfer credits, or degrees earned by an eligible individual 
before the individual pays the established charges.’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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