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 118 STAT. 3602 PUBLIC LAW 108–454—DEC. 10, 2004 a program of apprenticeship by an individual under chapter 30 or 35 of this title, or chapter 1606 of title 10, as the case may be.’’. (b) INCREASED USE OF APPRENTICESHIPS.—Section 3672(d)(1) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary of Labor shall provide assistance and services to the Secretary, and to State approving agencies, to increase the use of apprenticeships.’’. (c) FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM MODIFICA- TIONS.—From amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2005 for readjustment benefits, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall use an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 to modify computer systems and to develop procedures required to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a) and sections 102 and 103. SEC. 105. TEN-YEAR EXTENSION OF DELIMITING PERIOD FOR SUR- VIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPOUSES OF MEMBERS WHO DIE ON ACTIVE DUTY. Section 3512(b)(1) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘in subparagraph (B) or (C)’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an eligible person referred to in that subparagraph who is made eligible under section 3501(a)(1)(B) of this title by reason of the death of a person on active duty may be afforded educational assistance under this chapter during the 20-year period beginning on the date (as deter- mined by the Secretary) such person becomes an eligible person within the meaning of such section.’’. SEC. 106. AVAILABILITY OF EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR PAYMENT FOR NATIONAL ADMISSIONS EXAMS AND NATIONAL EXAMS FOR CREDIT AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) COVERED EXAMS.—Sections 3452(b) and 3501(a)(5) are each amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Such term also includes national tests for admission to institutions of higher learning or graduate schools (such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), Law School Admission Test (LSAT), Graduate Record Exam (GRE), and Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)) and national tests providing an opportunity for course credit at institutions of higher learning (such as the Advanced Placement (AP) exam and College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)).’’. (b) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.— (1) CHAPTER 30.—Section 3032 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(g)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of educational assistance payable under this chapter for a national test for admis- sion or national test providing an opportunity for course credit at institutions of higher learning described in section 3452(b) of this title is the amount of the fee charged for the test. ‘‘(2) The number of months of entitlement charged in the case of any individual for a test described in paragraph (1) is equal to the number (including any fraction) determined by dividing the total amount of educational assistance paid such individual for such test by the full-time monthly institutional rate of educational VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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