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 PUBLIC LAW 99-576—OCT. 28, 1986

100 STAT. 3275

SEC. 317. PROHIBITION ON BENEFITS UNDER MORE THAN ONE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, Section 1781(b) is amended by striking out "for the pursuit of the 38 USC 1781. same program of education". SEC. 318. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Section 1784(a) is amended— (1) by striking out "(a) The" and inserting in lieu thereof "(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2)(A) In the case of a program of independent study pursued on less than a half-time basis in an educational institution, the Administrator may approve a delay by the educational institution in reporting the enrollment or reenrollment of an eligible veteran or eligible person until the end of the term, quarter, or semester if the educational institution requests the delay and the Administrator determines that it is not feasible for the educational institution to monitor interruption or termination of the veteran's or eligible person's pursuit of such program. "(B) An educational institution which, pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, is delaying the reporting of the enrollment or reenrollment of a veteran shall provide the veteran with notice of the delay at the time that the veteran enrolls or reenrolls.". SEC. 319. PROHIBITION OF A TERM-BY-TERM CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. Section 1784(a), as amended by section 318 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, an educational institution offering courses on a term, quarter, or semester basis may certify the enrollment of a veteran who is not on active duty, or of an eligible person, in such courses for more than one term, quarter, or semester at a time, but not for a period extending beyond the end of a school year (including the summer enrollment period). "(B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to any term, quarter, or semester for which the veteran or eligible person is enrolled on a less than half-time basis and shall not be construed as restricting the Administrator from requiring that an educational institution, in reporting an enrollment for more than one term, quarter, or semester, specify the dates of any intervals within or between any such terms, quarters, or semesters.". SEC. 320. COMMISSION TO ASSESS VETERANS' EDUCATION POLICY. 38 USC 1792 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERS.—(1) There is established a Commission on Veterans' Education Policy (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Commission"), (2)(A) The Commission shall consist of 11 members, 10 of whom '"^ ' shall be appointed, not later than March 1, 1987, by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in consultation with the chairmen and the ranking minority members of the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and of the House of Representatives (hereafter in this section referred to as "the Committees"), and one of whom shall be the chairman of the Advisory Committee on Education established under section 1792 of title 38, United States Code (as amended by section 304).

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