Sec. 311. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF STATE APPROVING AGENCY PERFORMANCE

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## SEC. 311 COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF STATE APPROVING AGENCY PERFORMANCE ###

(a)Study Required The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a study on the performance of State approving agencies. Such study shall include each of the following: ####

(1)An analysis of the effectiveness of the cooperation between the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and State approving agencies regarding the execution of shared compliance and oversight responsibilities under chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code. ####

(2)An analysis of the resources necessary for State approving agencies to fulfill the responsibilities of such agencies under such title, including an analysis of whether Congress has appropriated sufficient funds for State approving agencies to fulfill such responsibilities and the historic effect of funding on the ability of such agencies to fulfill such responsibilities. ####

(3)An evaluation of the use by State approving agencies of risk-based methods of review for identifying violations of established standards under such chapter. ####

(4)An examination of how State approving agencies use risk factors, including rapid increases in veteran enrollment, increases in the amount of benefits per capita, volume of student complaints, rates of Federal student loan defaults of veterans, veteran completion rates, deficiencies identified by accreditors and other State agencies, and deficiencies in Department of Veterans Affairs program administration compliance, in their oversight and compliance responsibilities and in selecting educational institutions for review of eligibility. ####

(5)Recommendations on how the Secretary and State approving agencies can better use data to evaluate, approve, or disapprove educational institutions under such chapter. ###

(b)Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives, a report on the study required under subsection

(a)and the findings and recommendations of the Comptroller General with respect to such study. # TITLE IV RESERVE COMPONENT BENEFITS