CLARIFICATION OF ACCREDITATION FOR LAW SCHOOLS FOR PURPOSES OF THE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

SEC. 1016. CLARIFICATION OF ACCREDITATION FOR LAW SCHOOLS FOR PURPOSES OF THE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) In General.—Paragraphs (14)(B) and (15)(B) of section 3676(c) of title 38, United States Code, are each amended— (1) by striking “an accrediting agency” both places it appears and inserting “a specialized accrediting agency for programs of legal education”; and (2) by inserting before the period the following: “, from which recipients of law degrees from such accredited programs are eligible to sit for a bar examination in any State”. (b) [38 U.S.C. 3676 note] Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2021.