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 note. 106 STAT. 4334 PUBLIC LAW 102-568—OCT. 29, 1992 (ii) by inserting ", other than a course pursued as part of a program of education beyond the baccalaureate level, after "semester-hour basis"; (D) in paragraph (6), by striking out 3491(a)(2r and inserting in lieu thereof 3034(a)(3), 3241(a)(2) or 3533(ar; and (E) by striking out paragraph (7) and all that follows to the end of the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(7) an institutional course not leading to a standard college degree offered by an educational institution on a standard quarter- or semester-hour basis shall be measured as full time on the same basis as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, but if the educational institution offering the course is not an institution of higher learning, then in no event shall such course be considered full time when it requires less than the minimum weekly hours of attendance required for full time by paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, as appropriate."; (2) m subsection (b), by striking out "34" and inserting in lieu thereof "30, 32,"; and (3) by striking out subsections (c), (d), and (e). (b) INDEPENDENT STUDY. — Section 3532(c) is amended by striking out paragraphs (3) and (4). ^8 ysc 3532 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section apply to enrollments in coiu'ses beginning on or after July 1, 1993. SEC. 317. CLARIFICATION OF PERMITTED CHANGES IN PROGRABfS OF EDUCATION. Subsection (d) of section 3691 is amended to read as follows: "(d) For the purposes of this section, the term 'change of program of education' shall not be deemed to include a change by a veteran or eligible person from the pursuit of one program to the pursuit of another program if— "(1) the veteran or eligible person has successfully completed the former program; "(2) the program leads to a vocational, educational, or professional objective in the same general field as the former program; "(3) the former program is a prerequisite to, or generally required for, pursuit of the subsequent program; or "(4) in the case of a change from the pursuit of a subsequent program to the pursuit of a former program, the veteran or eU^ble person resumes pursuit of the former program without loss of credit or standing m the former program.". SEC. 318. AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS OF SELECTED RESERVE TO RECEIVE TUTORIAL ASSISTANCE. Section 2131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(h)(l)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall approve inoividuahzed tutorial assistance for any person entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who— "(i) is enrolled in and pursuing a postsecondary course of education on a half-time or more basis at an educational institution; and "(ii) has a deficiency in a subject required as a part of, or which is prerequisite to, or which is indispensable to the satisfactory pursuit of, the program of education.

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