### Question
How is the term misrepresentation defined?


### Answer
The term **misrepresentation** is defined in *38 U.S.C. § 3696* as the following:

> any false, erroneous, or misleading statement, action, omission, or intimation made directly or indirectly to a student, a prospective student, the public, an accrediting agency, a State agency, or to the Secretary by an eligible institution, one of its representatives, or any person with whom the institution has an agreement to provide educational programs, marketing, advertising, recruiting or admissions services

#### Citation:
  - *38 U.S.C. § 3696*
  - Heading: **PART III-READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS > CHAPTER 36-ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS > SUBCHAPTER II-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**

