Pub. L. 94-502, tit. V, sec. 509

Sec. 509. (a) Section 1788(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out the semicolon at the, end of clause 1 and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: “but if such 90 STAT. 2401course is approved pursuant to section 1775 of this title, then 27 hours per week of attendance, with no more than 2½ hours of rest period per week allowed and excluding supervised study, shall be considered full time;”; and (2) by striking out the semicolon at the end of clause 2 and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: “but if such course is approved pursuant to section 1775 of this title, then 22 hours per week net of instruction (excluding supervised study), which may include customary intervals not to exceed ten minutes between hours of instruction, shall be considered full time;” (b) Section 1789 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “or” at the end of clause (4) in subsection (2) by striking out the period at the end of clause (5) in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof “; or”; (3) by adding at the end of subsection (b) a new clause (6) to read as follows: “(6) any course offered by an educational institution under a contract with the Department of Defense that (A) is given on, or immediately adjacent to, a military base; (B) is available only to active duty military personnel and/or their dependents and (C) has been approved by the State approving agency of the State in which the base is located.”; and (4) by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (e) as follows: “(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section, the provisions of subsection (a) shall apply to any course offered by a branch or extension of— (1) a public or other tax-supported institution where the branch or extension is located outside of the area of the taxing jurisdiction providing support to such institution; or (2) a proprietary profit or proprietary nonprofit educational institution where the branch or extension is located beyond the normal commuting distance of such institution.”.