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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1977

PUBLIC LAW 95-202—NOV. 23, 1977 (A) insci-tiii^r at the end of subsection (b) iininediately below clause ((>) the following new sentence: "The Administrator may waive the requirements of clause (6) of this subsection, in whole or in part, if the Administrator determines, pursuant to regulations which the Administi-ator shall prescribe, it to be in the interest of the eligible veteran and the Federal Government "; and (B) adding at the end of subsection (c) the following new sentence: " The Administrator may waive the requirements of this subsection, in whole or in part, if the Administrator determines, pursuant to regulations which the Administrator shall prescribe, it to be in the interest of the eligible veteran and the Federal Government.". (2) Section 1673(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by(A) inserting in the second sentence a comma and "pursuant to regulations which the Administrator shall prescribe," after "determines"; and (B) inserting at the end thereof the following new sentences: " The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any course offered by an educational institution if the total number of veterans and persons receiving assistance under this chapter or chapter 31, 32, 35, or 36 of this title who are enrolled in such institution ecjuals 35 per centum or less, or such other per centum as the Administrator prescribes in regulations, of the total student enrollment at such institution (computed separately for the main campus and any branch or extension of such institution), except that the Administrator may apply the provisions of this subsection with respect to any course in which the Administrator has reason to believe that the enrollment of such veterans and persons may be in excess of 85 per centum of the total student enrollment in such course.". (3) The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, in consultation with other appropriate departments and agencies, shall conduct a study to examine the need for computing, under section 1673(d) of title 38, United States Code, the percentage of those students enrolled in courses at educational institutions who are in receipt of grants from any Federal department or agency, and the problems of such institutions in making such latter computations, and shall, not later than September 30, 1978, submit a report to the Congress indicating whether such computations are needed and prescribing in detail an adequate system for making ^uch computations. Until the expiration of six months after the date of submission of such report and until such time as the Administrator shall determine, based on such report, that there is an adequate and feasible system for making such computations and that it is desirable and necessary to make such computations, the Administrator shall not apply the provisions contained in section 1673(d) of title 38, United States Code, requiring educational institutions in determining compliance with such subsection to compute the numbers of students in receipt of Federal grants other than from the Veterans' Administration. (b)(1) Sections 1674 and 1724 of title 38, United States Code, are amended by inserting a comma and "or within such other length of time (exceeding such approved length) as the Administrator determines to be reasonable in accordance with regulations" before the period at the end of the second sentence in each section. (2) The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, in consultation with appropriate bodies, officials, persons, departments, and agencies, shall

91 STAT. 1443 Waiver.

38 USC 1789.

Waiver.

Enrollment in certain courses, disapproval. Regulations.

38 USC 1501, 1601, 1700, 1770.

Study. Report to Congress.

38 USC 1673 note. Supra.

Study.

38 USC 1674 note.