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PUBLIC LAW 101-237—DEC. 18, 1989 103 STAT. 2089 Federal Aviation Administration and the State approving agency. "(2) This subsection shall not apply to a course of flight training that commences on or after October 1, 1994.". (2) Section 1432 is amended by inserting at the end the following new subsection: "(f)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, each individ- ual who is pursuing a program of education consisting exclusively of flight training approved as meeting the requirements of section 1434(d) of this title shall be paid an educational assistance allowance under this chapter in the amount equal to 60 percent of the estab- lished charges for tuition and fees (other than tuition and fees charged for or attributable to solo flying hours) which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same flight course are required to pay, "(2) No educational assistance allowance may be paid under this chapter to an individual for any month during which such individ- ual is pursuing a program of education consisting exclusively of flight training until the Secretary has received from that individual and the institution providing such training a certification of the flight training received by the individual during that month and the tuition and other fees charged for that training. "(3) The number of months of entitlement charged in the case of any individual for a program of education described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be equal to the number (including any fraction) determined by dividing the total amount of educational assistance paid such individual for such program by the monthly rate of educational assistance which, except for paragraph (1) of this subsection, such individual would otherwise be paid under subsec- tion (a)(1), (b)(1), or (c) of section 1415 of this title, as the case may be.". (b) THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL SELECTED RESERVE PROGRAM. —(1) Section 2136 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new subsection: "(c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may approve the pursuit of flight training (in addition to a course of flight training that may be approved under section 1673(b) of title 38) by an individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter if— "(A) such training is generally accepted as necessary for the attainment of a recognized vocational objective in the field of aviation; "(B) the individual possesses a valid private pilot's license and meets the medical requirements necessary for a commercial pilot's license; and "(C) the flight school courses meet Federal Aviation Adminis- tration standards for such courses and are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the State approving agency. "(2) This subsection shall not apply to a course of flight training that commences on or after October 1, 1994.". (2) Section 2131 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (b), by striking out "(f)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(g)"; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g)(1) Each individual who is pursuing a program of education consisting exclusively of flight training approved as meeting the requirements of section 2136(c) of this title shall be paid an edu-