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 PUBLIC LAW 102-568—OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4331 "(B) A State approving agency may utilize the accreditation of any accrediting association or agency listed pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph for approval of courses specifically accredited and approved by such accrediting association or agency. "(SKA) An educational institution shall submit an application for approval of courses to the appropriate State approving agency. In making application for approval, the institution (other than an elementary school or secondary school) shall transmit to the State approving agency copies of its catalog or bulletin which must be certified as true and correct in content and policy by an authorized representative of the institution. "(B) Each catalog or bulletin transmitted by an institution under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall— ''(i) state with specificity the requirements of the institution with respect to graduation; "(ii) include the information required under paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 3676(b) of this title; and "(iii) include any attendance standards of the institution, if the institution has and enforces such standards.". (b) APPROVAL OF NURSES AIDE COURSES.—Subsection (a)(1) of such section (as amended by subsection (a)) is further amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking out "sections 11-28 of title 20; or" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Act of February 23, 1917 (20 U.S.C. 11 et seq.);"; (2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting in lieu thereof"; or"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (D): "(D) such courses are approved by the State as meeting the requirement of regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under sections 1819(f)(2)(A)(i) and 1919(f)(2)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i- 3(f)(2)(A)(i) and 1396r(0(2)(A)(i)).''. SEC. 313. DISAPPROVAL OF NONACCREDITED INDEPENDENT STUDY. (a) DISAPPROVAL. —(1) Section 3676 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a course of education shall not be approved under this section if it is to be pursued in whole or in part by independent study.". (2) Subchapter I of chapter 36 is amended by inserting after section 3680 the following new section: "(a) The Secretary shall not approve the enrollment of an eligible veteran in— "(1) any bartending course or personality development course; "(2) any sales or sales management course which does not provide specialized training within a specific vocational field; "(3) any type of course which the Secretary finds to be avocational or recreational in character (or the advertising for which the Secretary finds contains significant avocational or recreational themes) unless the veteran submits justification showing that the course will be of bona fide use in the pursuit
 * § 3680A. Disapproval of enrollment in certain courses

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