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PUBLIC LAW 108–183—DEC. 16, 2003

shall be rounded down to the next lower whole dollar amount. Any such increase with respect to a fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount.’’. (b) SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— Section 3564 is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘With’’; (2) by striking ‘‘(rounded to the nearest dollar)’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(b) Any increase under subsection (a) in a rate with respect to a fiscal year after fiscal year 2004 and before fiscal year 2014 shall be rounded down to the next lower whole dollar amount. Any such increase with respect to a fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount.’’. SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION FOR STATE APPROVING AGENCIES TO APPROVE CERTAIN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES.

(a) APPROVAL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES.—Section 3675 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(c)(1) A State approving agency may approve the entrepreneurship courses offered by a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses. ‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘entrepreneurship course’ means a non-degree, non-credit course of business education that enables or assists a person to start or enhance a small business concern (as defined pursuant to section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))). ‘‘(3) Subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall not apply to— ‘‘(A) an entrepreneurship course offered by a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses; and ‘‘(B) a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses by reason of such provider offering one or more entrepreneurship courses.’’. (b) BUSINESS OWNERS NOT TREATED AS ALREADY QUALIFIED.— Section 3471 is amended by inserting before the last sentence the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall not treat a person as already qualified for the objective of a program of education offered by a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses solely because such person is the owner or operator of a business.’’. (c) INCLUSION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES IN DEFINITION OF PROGRAM OF EDUCATION.—Subsection (b) of section 3452 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such term also includes any course, or combination of courses, offered by a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses.’’. (d) INCLUSION OF QUALIFIED PROVIDER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES IN DEFINITION OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—Subsection (c) of section 3452 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such term also includes any qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses.’’. (e) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED PROVIDER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES.—Section 3452 is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(h) The term ‘qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses’ means any of the following entities insofar as such entity offers, sponsors, or cosponsors an entrepreneurship course (as defined in section 3675(c)(2) of this title):

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