S.Amdt. 4558

SA 4558. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hatch) 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 E of title V, add the following:

SEC. 565. STUDY ON CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING OBTAINED THROUGH
MILITARY SERVICE.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of
Education, institutions of higher education, accrediting
agencies or associations, State higher education agencies,
and veterans service organizations, shall study, and
disseminate best practices and information about, processes
(including associated costs, methods, and approaches) used by
institutions of higher education and other organizations to
evaluate or award academic credit for prior learning obtained
through military service, including processes, methods, and
approaches to ensure academic quality and integrity in
evaluating and awarding such credit.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to require an institution of higher education to
adopt or adhere to a particular process, method, or approach
for evaluating or awarding academic credit as a condition for
receiving tuition assistance or any other Federal educational
benefit provided to servicemembers or students.
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