[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3981 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3981

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the methods by which 
    the Secretary of Veterans Affairs conducts oversight of certain 
           educational institutions, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2023

Mr. McGarvey (for himself and Mr. Levin) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the methods by which 
    the Secretary of Veterans Affairs conducts oversight of certain 
           educational institutions, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Education Oversight 
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT OF 
              CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) Additional Requirement for Approval.--Section 3675(b) of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(5) The educational institution agrees to, not later than 
        30 days after any date on which such educational institution 
        becomes subject to an action or event described in section 
        3673(e)(3) of this title, submit to the State approving agency, 
        or the Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving 
        agency, a notification of such action or event in such form and 
        containing such information as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.''.
    (b) Additional Requirement for Approval of Nonaccredited Courses.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3676(c) of such title is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (16) 
                as paragraphs (15) through (17), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(14) The institution agrees to, not later than 30 days 
        after any date on which such institution becomes subject to an 
        action or event described in section 3673(e)(3) of this title, 
        submit to the State approving agency, or the Secretary when 
        acting in the role of a State approving agency, a notification 
        of such action or event in such form and containing such 
        information as the Secretary determines appropriate.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Such title is further amended--
                    (A) in section 3672(b)(2)(C), by striking 
                ``paragraph (14) or (15)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                (15) or (16)'';
                    (B) in section 3675(b)(3), by striking ``(14), 
                (15), and (16)'' and inserting ``(15), (16), and 
                (17)'';
                    (C) in section 3679(d), by striking ``described in 
                paragraph (14) or (15)'' and inserting ``described in 
                paragraph (15) or (16)''; and
                    (D) in section 3680A(a)(4)(C)(iii), by striking 
                ``section 3676(c)(14) and (15)'' and inserting 
                ``section 3676(c)(15) and (16)''.
    (c) Additional Grounds for Suspension of Approval.--Section 
3679(f)(1) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph:
            ``(J) Comply with the notification requirements under 
        sections 3675(b)(5) and 3676(c)(14) of this title, when 
        applicable.''.
    (d) Restoration of Certain Educational Assistance.--Section 
3699(b)(1)(B) of such title is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
        semicolon; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) any action of the Secretary 
                        affecting such approval or disapproval the 
                        Secretary determines appropriate; or''.
    (e) Deadline for Risk-Based Surveys Database.--The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall establish the database required under section 
3673A(c) of title 38, United States Code, by not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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