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VETS Opportunity Act of 2025

To 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.

Introduced Apr 4, 2025

Latest action (Apr 4, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense

Summary
  • This bill would modify VA educational assistance programs to require that approved independent study programs have regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors.
  • The bill would restrict eligibility to institutions that participate in federal student financial aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act.
  • These requirements would apply to academic terms beginning on or after August 1, 2025.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 4, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
  2. Apr 4, 2025 Introduced in Senate

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 1543 — Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025 · Introduced May 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 89%
  • S 1933 — Informing VETS Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 3, 2025 · Cong. 119 85%
  • HR 3132 — CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025 · Introduced May 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 83%
  • S 1245 — Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 30, 2025 · Cong. 119 82%
  • S 264 — Improving Veterans’ Experience Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Cong. 119 81%
  • S 124 — Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 11, 2025 · Cong. 119 80%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in Senate · Apr 4, 2025

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 4, 2025

Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Moreno, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To 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.

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 and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025” or the “VETS Opportunity Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. 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, is amended—

(1) in the matter before item (aa), by inserting “that requires regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors” after “study”; and

(2) by amending item (bb) to read as follows: “(bb) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) that is participating in a student financial assistance program authorized by title IV of that Act; and”.

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

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