119-HR1458
VETS Opportunity Act of 2025
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1458
1. Short title2. Treatment of certain independent study programs under educational assistance programs of Department of Veterans Affairs1. 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".
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 (as amended by the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Public Law 118–210; 138 Stat. 2773)), is further amended—
(1) - by inserting "that requires regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors" after "course of study";
(2) - in item (aa), by striking "; or" and inserting a semicolon;
(3) - in item (bb), by striking "; and" and inserting "; or"; and
(4) - by adding at the end by following new item:
(cc) - an institution of higher education, as such term is defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), that is approved to participate or participating in the student financial assistance programs authorized by title IV of that Act; and
(b) Applicability - The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, that begins on or after August 1, 2025.