§3696. Prohibition on certain advertising, sales, and enrollment practices — Inbound Citations

38 U.S.C. § 3696

Cited by 4 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to 38 U.S.C. § 3696 as a whole

38 U.S.C. § 3672(b)(2)(A)

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(A) Subject to sections 3675 paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 3675(b), 3680A, 3684, and 3696 of this title,¹ a program of education is deemed to be approved for purposes of this chapter if a State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving agency, determines that the program is one of the following programs:

(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) or (D), an accredited standard college degree program offered at a public or not-for-profit proprietary educational institution that—

(I) is accredited by an agency or association recognized for that purpose by the Secretary of Education; and

(II) is approved and participates in a program under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), unless the Secretary has waived the requirement to participate in a program under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).

(ii) A flight training course approved by the Federal Aviation Administration that is offered by a certified pilot school that possesses a valid Federal Aviation Administration pilot school certificate.

(iii) An apprenticeship program registered with the Office of Apprenticeship (OA) of the Employment Training Administration of the Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship pursuant to the Act of August 16, 1937 (popularly known as the “National Apprenticeship Act”; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).

(iv) A program leading to a secondary school diploma offered by a secondary school approved in the State in which it is operating.
38 U.S.C. § 3679(f)(2)(A)(i)

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(i) misrepresentation (as defined in section 3696(e)(2)(B)¹ of this title) or payment of incentive compensation;
38 U.S.C. § 3689(d)

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(d) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section or chapter 30, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of this title, in implementing this section and making payment under any such chapter for a licensing or certification test, the test is deemed to be a “course” and the organization or entity that offers such test is deemed to be an “institution” or “educational institution”, respectively, as those terms are applied under and for purposes of sections 3671, 3673, 3674, 3678, 3679, 3681, 3682, 3683, 3685, 3690, and 3696 of this title.

Citations to §3696(e)

38 U.S.C. § 3676(c)(10)

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(10) The institution, and any entity that owns the institution, does not engage in substantial misrepresentation described in section 3696(e)¹ of this title. The institution shall not be deemed to have met this requirement until the State approving agency—

(A) has ascertained that no Federal department or agency has taken a punitive action, not including a settlement agreement, against the school for misleading or deceptive practices;

(B) has, if such an order has been issued, given due weight to that fact; and

(C) has reviewed the complete record of advertising, sales, or enrollment materials (and copies thereof) used by or on behalf of the institution during the preceding 12-month period.