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PUBLIC LAW 89-358-MAR. 3, 1966

when a iiiiiiiimnn of thirty hours per Ave«k of attendance is required with no more than two and one-half hours of rest periods per week allowed; " (2) an institutional course offered on a clock-hour basis below the college lev^el in which theoretical or classroom instruction predominates shall be considered a full-time course when a minimum of twenty-five hours per week net of instruction (which may include customary intervals not to exceed ten minutes between hours of instruction) is required; and "(3) an institutional undergraduate course offered by a college or university on a quarter- or semester-hour basis for which credit is granted toward a standard college degree shall be considered a full-time course when a minimum of fourteen semester hours or its equivalent is required. " (b) The Administrator shall define part-time training in the case of the types of courses referred to in subsection (a), and shall define full-time and part-time training in the case of all other types of courses pursued under this chapter. " (a) If the Administrator finds that an educational institution has charged or received from any eligible veteran pursuing a program of education under this chapter any amount for any course in excess of the charges for tuition and fees which such institution requires similarly circumstanced nonveteran students, who are enrolled in the same course to pay, he may disapprove such educational institution for the enrollment of any eligible veteran not already enrolled therein under this chapter and any eligible veteran or person not already enrolled therein under chapter 31 or 35 of this title. " (b) Any educational institution which has been disapproved under section 1734 of this title shall be deemed to be disapproved for the enrollment under this chapter of any eligible veteran not already enrolled therein. "§ 1685. Approval of courses "An eligible veteran shall receive the benefits of this chapter while iMirolled in a course of education offered by an educational institution only if such course is approved in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 36 of this title. Post, p. 20. "§ 1686. Discontinuance of allowances "The Administrator may discontinue the educational assistance allowance of any eligible veteran if he finds that the program of ' »• education or any course in which the eligible veteran is enrolled fails to meet any of the requirements of this chapter or chapter 36, or if he finds that the educational institution offering such program or course has violated any provision of this chapter or chapter 36, or fails to meet any of their requirements." SEC. 3. (a) Chapter 35 of title 38 of the United States Code is '^ ^'^'- ^• amended by— (1) amendhig section 1761 thereof to read as follows: " (a) The Administrator may provide the educational and vocational counseling required under section 1720 of this title, and may provide or require additional counseling if he deems it to be necessary to accomplish the pniposes of this chapter.
 * § 1684. Overcharges by educational institutions
 * '§ 1761. Authority and duties of Administrator

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