Treatment of certain independent study programs under educational assistance programs of Department of Veterans Affairs

(a) In general Section 3680A(a)(4)(A)(ii)(III) of such title is amended— (1) by inserting that requires regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors after course of study; (2) in item (aa), by striking; or and inserting a semicolon; (3) in item (bb), by striking; and and inserting; or; and (4) by adding at the end by following new item: (cc) an institution of higher education, as such term is defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), that is approved to participate or participating in the student financial assistance programs authorized by title IV of that Act; and. (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, that begins on or after August 1, 2025.2026.