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S.L.C.
(B) by striking ``of 1 year or longer''; and
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(C) by striking ``unless'' and all that fol-
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lows through ``all courses at the institution'';
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and
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(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as
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follows:
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``(B) R
EQUIREMENT
.--An institution of
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higher education referred to in subparagraph
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(A) is an institution of higher education that is
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not an institution or school described in section
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3(3)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
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Technical Education Act of 1998.''.
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SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE PROGRAM.
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Section 481(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
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(20 U.S.C. 1088(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
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following:
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``(3)(A) A program that is offered predomi-
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nantly through distance education methods and
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processes (other than correspondence courses) is an
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eligible program for purposes of this title if--
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``(i) the program was reviewed and ap-
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proved by an accrediting agency or association
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that--
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``(I) is recognized by the Sec-
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retary under subpart 2 of part H; and
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