COURSE WITHDRAWALS.

SEC. 121. COURSE WITHDRAWALS. (a) In General.—Section 1780(a)(4) is amended by inserting after “circumstances” the following: “, except that, in the first instance of withdrawal by an eligible veteran or person from a course or courses with respect to which such veteran or person has been paid assistance under this title, mitigating circumstances shall be considered to exist with respect to courses totaling not more than six semester hours or the equivalent thereof”. 102 STAT. 4174 (b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply so as to require that mitigating circumstances be considered to exist only with respect to withdrawals from a course or courses being pursued with assistance under title 38, United States Code, that occur on or after June 1, 1989.