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Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025
To authorize the use of veterans educational assistance for examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill authorizes veterans to use their educational assistance benefits to pay for certain standardized examinations and assessments that can be applied toward college degrees. Covered exams include CLEP, DANTES, and the National Career Readiness Certificate, as well as portfolio assessments by institutions demonstrating prior military training. The amount of educational assistance available for any single exam or assessment is limited to the lesser of the exam cost or $500. Charges against veterans' educational entitlement are calculated based on the exam cost divided by their monthly benefit rate.
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- Dec 19, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. · house
- Jul 22, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jul 22, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 2025
Ms. Goodlander (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To authorize the use of veterans educational assistance for examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning, 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 “Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR USE OF VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS TO RECEIVE CREDIT TOWARD DEGREES AWARDED BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING.
(a) In General.—An individual who is entitled to veterans educational assistance may use such assistance to cover the costs of covered examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning for approved programs of education.
(b) Veterans Educational Assistance.—For purposes of this section, veterans educational assistance is educational assistance available to veterans and other eligible individuals under the provisions of law as follows:
(1) Chapters 30, 32, 33, 34, and 35 of title 38, United States Code.
(2) Any other provision of law providing educational assistance to a veteran, or to another individual in connection with the service of a veteran in the Armed Forces.
(c) Limitation on Amount Usable.—The total amount of veterans educational assistance that may be used for the costs of a covered examination or assessment under subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser of—
(1) the amount charged for the examination or assessment by the entity administering the examination or assessment; or
(2) $500.
(d) Charge Against Entitlement.—
(1) In general.—The number of months (or fraction thereof) of entitlement charged an individual under the applicable provision of law specified in subsection (b) for use of veterans educational assistance for costs of covered examinations and assessments under this section shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing—
(A) the cost of the examination or assessment (as determined pursuant to subsection (c)); by
(B) the monthly rate of veterans educational assistance to which the individual is entitled under such provision of law at the time of the examination or assessment.
(2) Rule of construction.—A charge against entitlement to educational assistance under a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in order to receive assistance under this section shall not be construed to affect entitlement to educational assistance under a law administered by the Secretary of Defense, including entitlement to educational assistance under the Department of Defense Tuition Assistance Program.
(e) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) The term “approved program of education” means a program of education approved for use of veterans educational assistance pursuant to chapter 35 or 36 of title 38, United States Code, or another applicable provision of law.
(2) The term “covered examinations and assessments” means the following:
(A) A DANTES Subject Standardized Test Program (DSST) examination.
(B) A College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examination.
(C) The National Career Readiness Certificate examination.
(D) Any other examination of a similar nature to an exam specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) specified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for purposes of this section.
(E) An assessment by an institution of higher learning of a portfolio or written narrative by a student with supporting documentation that demonstrates prior military training or learning.
(3) The term “institution of higher learning” has the meaning given such term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code. <all>
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