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GAO-14-786R 1 (2014-07-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqmc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-326074 July 29, 2014 The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman The Honorable James Inhofe Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Howard P. Buck McKeon Chairman The Honorable Adam Smith Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary: Voluntary Education Programs Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Defense (DOD), Office of the Secretary entitled Voluntary Education Programs (RIN: 0790-AJ06). We received the rule on July 11, 2014. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on May 15, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 27,732. The final rule implements new policies, responsibilities, and procedures for the operation of voluntary education programs within DOD. The new policies discussed in the rule include the following: all educational institutions providing education programs through the DOD Tuition Assistance (TA) Program will provide meaningful information to students about the financial cost and attendance at an institution so military students can make informed decisions on where to attend school; not use unfair, deceptive, and abusive recruiting practices; and provide academic and student support services to Service members and their families. The rule establishes new criteria to strengthen existing procedures for access to DOD installations by educational institutions. The rule requires an annual review and notification process if there are changes made to the uniform semester-hour (or equivalent) TA caps and annual TA ceilings. Military departments will be required to provide their Service members with a joint services transcript (JST). The rule implements DOD's Postsecondary Education Complaint System for Service members, spouses, and adult family members to register student complaints. The rule authorizes the military departments to establish Service-specific TA eligibility criteria and management controls. Additionally, educational institutions with a current DOD Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that have initiated their application for Title IV eligibility with the Department of Education will have 18 months following the publication of this final rule to successfully meet the Title IV requirement. New applicants will be required to meet the Title IV requirement before signing a DOD Voluntary Education Partnership MOU. GAO-14-786R

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