Pub. L. 105-368, tit. II, subtit. A, sec. 203
ALTERNATIVE TO TWELVE SEMESTER HOUR EQUIVALENCY REQUIREMENT.
SEC. 203. ALTERNATIVE TO TWELVE SEMESTER HOUR EQUIVALENCY REQUIREMENT. (a) In General.— The following sections of chapter 30 are each amended by striking “successfully completed” each place it appears and inserting “successfully completed (or otherwise received academic credit for)”: sections 3011(a)(2), 3012(a)(2), 3018(b)(4)(ii), 3018A(a)(2), 3018B(a)(2)(B), 3018B(a)(2)(B), and 3018C(a)(3). (b) Effective Date.— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1998.