ROLE OF STATE APPROVING AGENCIES.

SEC. 408. ROLE OF STATE APPROVING AGENCIES. (a) Approval of Certain Courses.—Section 3672(b)(2)(A) is amended by striking “the following” and all that follows through the colon and inserting the following: “a program of education is deemed to be approved for purposes of this chapter if a State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving agency, determines that the program is one of the following programs:”. (b) Approval of Other Courses.—Section 3675 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking “The Secretary or a State approving agency” and inserting “A State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving agency,”; and (B) by striking “offered by proprietary for-profit educational institutions” and inserting “not covered by section 3672 of this title”; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “the Secretary or the State approving agency” and inserting “the State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving agency,”; and (B) in paragraph (1), by striking “the Secretary or the State approving agency” and inserting “the State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving agency”.