Provides that counseling offered by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to veterans eligible for educational assistance may include assisting any veteran: (1) to select the occupation or training objective suitable to him in terms of his personal circumstances, characteristics, financial resources, dependent responsibilities and other relevant factors; (2) to select the occupation or training objective which will provide him, after he has developed the required job skills, with reasonable opportunities for employment and with job satisfaction; (3) to select the educational institution that will effectively assist him in attaining his educational or vocational objective; and (4) to develop a program of education that will lead to a recognized and predetermined educational, vocational, technical or professional objective within the veteran's period of entitlement.
Authorizes specified veterans pursuing full-time programs of institutional training to apply to have their monthly educational assistance allowance accelerated.
Stipulates required information to be included in such application.
Sets forth criteria to be met in the application for approval of nonaccredited courses for purposes of educational assistance. (Amends 38 U.S.C 1663, 1682, 1776)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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