119 HR 1458 IH: Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-21 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.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1458IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 21, 2025Mr. Ciscomani (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the criteria for approval of certain independent study programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025 or the VETS Opportunity Act of 2025.

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Treatment of certain independent study programs under educational assistance programs of Department of Veterans Affairs

(a)

In general

Section 3680A(a)(4)(A)(ii)(III) of title 38, United States Code (as amended by the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Public Law 118–210; 138 Stat. 2773)), is further amended— (1)by inserting that requires regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors after course of study; (2)in item (aa), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (3)in item (bb), by striking ; and and inserting ; or; and (4)by adding at the end by following new item: (cc)an institution of higher education, as such term is defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), that is approved to participate or participating in the student financial assistance programs authorized by title IV of that Act; and. (b)

Applicability

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, that begins on or after August 1, 2025.