Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022 Public Law 117–138 Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022 138 117–138 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel 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. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20240419 2025-08-21 Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022 16928 117 2022-06-07 Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022 [(Public Law 117–138)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of Public Law 117-138. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veterans Rapid Retraining Program in cases of a closure of an educational institution or a disapproval of a program of education, 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. [38 U.S.C. 101 note] SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF ENTITLEMENT UNDER VETERANS RAPID RETRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) [38 U.S.C. 3001 note] In General.—Section 8006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2), as amended by the Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act (Public Law 117-16), is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and (2) by inserting after subsection (m), the following new subsection (n): “(n) Effects of Closure of an Educational Institution or Disapproval of a Program of Education.— “(1) In general.—Any payment of retraining assistance under subsection (d)(1) shall not be charged against any entitlement to retraining assistance described in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that an individual was unable to complete a course or program of education as a result of — “(A) the closure of an educational institution; or “(B) the disapproval of a program of education by the State approving agency or the Secretary when acting in the role of the State approving agency. “(2) Period not charged.—The period for which, by reason of this subsection, retraining assistance is not charged shall be equal to the full amount of retraining assistance provided for enrollment in the program of education. “(3) Halt of payments to certain educational institutions.—In the event of a closure or disapproval, as described in paragraph (1), the educational institution shall not receive any further payments under subsection (d). “(4) Recovery of funds.—In the event of a closure or disapproval, as described in paragraph (1), any payment already made under subsection (d) to the educational institution shall be considered an overpayment and constitute a liability of such institution to the United States.” . (b) Conforming Amendment.—In subsection (b)(3) of such section, strike the period and insert “, except for an individual described in subsection (n).”. (c) [38 U.S.C. 3001 note] Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply as if included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).