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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Veteran Education Empowerment Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and otherwise revises a Department of Education (ED) grant program for student veteran centers. &lt;p&gt;Specifically, ED must make grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or consortia of IHEs to establish, maintain, improve, or operate a student veteran center. A student veteran center is a dedicated space on a campus that provides students who are veterans or members of the Armed Forces with (1) a lounge or meeting space for themselves, their spouses or partners, their children, and veterans in the community; and (2) a centralized office for student veteran services that serves as a single point of contact to coordinate comprehensive support services for student veterans.</text>
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