H.R. 1669 - 118th Congress (2023-2024) - VET–TEC Authorization Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permanently implement a program under which it provides up to 8,000 covered individuals per year the opportunity to enroll in high technology programs of education that provide non-degree training or skills related to computer programming, media application, data processing, or information sciences. A covered individual is a veteran who (1) the VA determines is under the age of 62, served an aggregate of at least 36 months on active duty, and was discharged or released from service under conditions other than dishonorable; or (2) will satisfy such requirements in fewer than 180 days after the VA's determination.

In administering the program, the VA must provide assistance to covered individuals in amounts equal to those provided to Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients who are pursuing a degree on more than a half-time basis.

The VA must seek to enter into contracts with any number of qualified providers of high technology programs of education and pay such providers a specified percentage of the tuition and other fees for each enrolled individual.

The bill prescribes (1) requirements for a provider of a program to be considered as qualified (e.g., the provider employs instructors the VA determines are experts in their respective fields), and (2) criteria for the VA to approve providers for contracts.

If a covered individual has remaining entitlement to other VA educational assistance, entitlement under this program must be charged at the rate of one month of that remaining entitlement for each month of assistance under this program.

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05/30/2023

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

05/24/2023

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

05/24/2023

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 9 (Roll no. 235). (text: 05/22/2023 CR H2474-2476)

05/24/2023

Passed/agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 9 (Roll no. 235). (text: 05/22/2023 CR H2474-2476)

05/24/2023

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2578-2579)

05/22/2023

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

05/22/2023

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1669.

05/22/2023

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2474-2479)

05/22/2023

Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

05/17/2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 48.

05/17/2023

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-68.

04/28/2023

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

04/28/2023

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

04/28/2023

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.

04/18/2023

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

04/11/2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

03/21/2023

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

03/21/2023

Introduced in House

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Jul 24, 2024 3:18:17 PM