S.Amdt. 4479

SA 4479. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Lankford) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle I of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1097. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE TO PURSUE INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS
AT CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE
NOT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING.

Paragraph (4) of section 3680A(a) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(4) any independent study program except an accredited
independent study program (including open circuit television)
leading--
``(A) to a standard college degree;
``(B) to a certificate that reflects educational attainment
offered by an institution of higher learning; or
``(C) to a certificate that reflects completion of a course
of study offered by an educational institution that is not an
institution of higher learning, such as an area career and
technical education school providing education at the
postsecondary level.''.
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