118 HR 5956 IH: Transparency for Student Veterans Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-10-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5956IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 13, 2023Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia introduced the following billOctober 25, 2023Referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide additional information about certain postsecondary educational institutions to individuals entitled to educational assistance under the laws administered by such Secretary.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Transparency for Student Veterans Act of 2023.

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Additional information provided by Department of Veterans Affairs about certain postsecondary educational institutions; memorandum of understanding

(a)

Additional information To be provided

Section 3698 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (c)(1)(C)—(A)in clause (vi), by inserting , including programs of education leading to a certificate or professional license at such institution after higher learning;(B)by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xv) as clauses (xiv) through (xix), respectively; and(C)by inserting after clause (viii) the following new clauses:(ix)the rates at which veterans and members—(I)re-enroll at the institution after completing the first year of covered education; and(II)complete covered education;(x)the number of veterans or members who completed covered education at the institution leading to—(I)a degree, dissaggregated by type of degree, including—(aa)an associate degree;(bb)a bachelor’s degree; and(cc)a postbaccalaureate degree; and(II)a certificate or professional license, disaggregated by type of certificate or professional license;(xi)the average length of time for a veteran or member to complete covered education at the institution—(I)leading to a degree; and(II)leading to a certificate or professional license; (xii)for each covered education at the institution, the average annual salary of a veteran or member who completed such covered education;;(2)in subsection (c)(2)—(A)by striking (2) To the extent practicable and inserting (2)(A) To the extent practicable, and except as provided in subparagraph (B); and(B)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:(B)The Secretary shall provide the information described in clause (xii) of paragraph (1) by including a hyperlink to a database containing such information on the Internet website of the Department.; and(3)in subsection (f)—(A)by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and(B)by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph:(1)The term covered education has the meaning, with respect to a veteran or member, given such term in section 3691A of this title..(b)

Memorandum of understanding required

Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Education and the heads other relevant Federal agencies, as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines appropriate, to obtain information on outcomes with respect to individuals entitled to educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs attending educational institutions.