,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eehi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida 7= h]self1 ,mr4
 ,bilirakis1 & ,mr4 ,takano7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,education to e/abli% a grant program to
 assi/ in/itutions ( high] education 9  
e/abli%+1 ma9ta9+1 & improv+ vet]an     
/ud5t c5t]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,vet]an ,education      
,emp[]m5t ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress   
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,ov] #a1jjj1jjj    
vet]ans att5d$ in/itutions ( high]      
education 9 #bjab4  7#b7 ,vet]ans face  
unique h>d%ips 9 transition+ f !        
battlefield to ! classroom & ev5tually  
to ! work=ce4  7#c7 ,! ,national        
,end[m5t = ! ,humanities' ,w>rior-,s*ol>
 ,project f\nd t vet]ans transition+ to 
college likely h n us$ academic skills  
s9ce high s*ool & h difficulty adju/+ to
 a fundam5tally diff]5t social &        

cultural environm5t1 lead+ to vet]ans   
dropp+ out ( college be=e e>n+ _!       
degree4  7#d7 ,! ,national ,education   
,association f\nd t vet]an /ud5ts c feel
 lonely & vuln]able on campus & t       
connect+ /ud5t vet]ans c effectively    
ease ?is isolation by br++ toge!r new   
vet]an /ud5ts ) ^? :o h already         
successfully navigat$ ! fir/ few seme/]s
 ( college4  7#e7 ,! unemploym5t rate = 
po/--#i_/aa vet]ans f> outpaces bo? !   
ov]all non-vet]an unemploym5t rate & !  
unemploym5t rate = non-vet]ans ent]+ !  
work=ce = ! fir/ "t4  7#f7 ,accord+ to  
,mission ,unit$--a ,unit$ ,way program t
 helps vet]ans re-acclimate to civilian 
life--x is (t5 ess5tial = vet]an /ud5ts 
to be m5tor$ by ano!r vet]an :o und]/&s 
_! m9dset & exp]i5ce4  7#g7 ,vet]an     
/ud5t c5t]s are recogniz$ z an          
in/itutional be/ practice by ! ,/ud5t   
,vet]ans ( ,am]ica4  7#h7 ,! ,am]ican   
,c\ncil on ,education1 :i* repres5ts m  
?an #a1gjj in/itutions ( high] education
 across ! c\ntry1 has call$ hav+ a      

d$icat$ space = vet]ans on campus a     
promis+ way = colleges & univ]sities to 
bett] s]ve vet]ans on campus & a        
critical compon5t ( _m colleges' ef=ts  
to s]ve _! vet]an /ud5ts4  7#i7 ,budget 
con/ra9ts (t5 make x difficult or       
impossible = in/itutions ( high]        
education to d$icate space to vet]an    
(fices1 l\nges1 or /ud5t c5t]s4  7#aj7  
,! #aaj? ,congress au?oriz$ ! fund+ (   
vet]an /ud5t c5t]s ?r\gh ! ,c5t]s (     
,excell5ce = ,vet]an ,/ud5t ,success "u 
"p ,t ( title ,,viii ( ! ,high]         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#aafat74  7#aa7 ,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,education1 f$]ally fund$ vet]an /ud5t
 c5t]s & /aff h g5]at$ improv$          
recruitm5t1 ret5tion1 & graduation      
rates1 h help$ vet]an /ud5ts feel bett] 
connect$ across campus1 & h directly    
contribut$ to /ud5t vet]ans' successful 
academic outcomes4  #c4 ,grant program  
to e/abli%1 ma9ta91 & improve vet]an    
/ud5t c5t]s  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,f ! am\nts
 appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act1 !    

,secret>y ( ,education %all e/abli% a   
program to aw>d grants to in/itutions ( 
high] education to assi/ 9 ! e/abli%m5t1
 ma9t5ance1 & improvem5t ( vet]an /ud5t 
c5t]s4  7b7 ,eligibility  7#a7          
,application ,an in/itution ( high]     
education seek+ a grant "u subsection   
7a7 %all submit to ! ,secret>y an       
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7#b7 ,crit]ia ,! ,secret>y may
 aw>d a grant "u subsection 7a7 to an   
in/itution ( high] education if !       
,secret>y det]m9es t ! in/itution (     
high] education meets ! foll[+ crit]ia3 
7,a7 ,! in/itution has a population ( n 
less ?an #ae1jjj /ud5ts1 ( :i* n less   
?an "o p]c5t are vet]ans or memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces4  7,b7 ,! in/itution is     
locat$ 9 a region or community t has a  
significant population ( vet]ans4  7,c7 
,! in/itution c>ries out programs or    
activities t assi/ vet]ans 9 ! local    
community4  7,d7 ,! in/itution pres5ts a
 su/a9ability plan to demon/rate t its  

vet]an /ud5t c5t] w be ma9ta9$ & w      
cont9ue to op]ate aft] ! t]m ( ! grant  
has end$4  7c7 ,use ( funds ,an         
in/itution ( high] education t is aw>d$ 
a grant "u subsection 7a7 %all use su*  
grant to e/abli%1 ma9ta91 or improve a  
vet]an /ud5t c5t]4  7d7 ,am\nts aw>d$   
7#a7 ,duration ,ea* grant aw>d$ "u      
subsection 7a7 %all be = a #d-ye> p]iod4
  7#b7 ,total am\nt ( grant & s*$ule    
,ea* grant aw>d$ "u subsection 7a7 may n
 exce$ a total ( #ejj1jjj4 ,subject to  
subsection 7e71 ! ,secret>y %all        
disburse to ! in/itution ( high]        
education ! am\nts aw>d$ "u ! grant 9   
su* am\nts & at su* times dur+ ! grant  
p]iod z ! ,secret>y det]m9es            
appropriate4  7e7 ,evaluation ,!        
,secret>y %all annually evaluate ea*    
in/itution ( high] education t is aw>d$ 
a grant "u subsection 7a7 to det]m9e    
:e!r ! in/itution uses ! grant 9        
accordance ) ?is section4 ,if !         
,secret>y det]m9es t ! in/itution (     
high] education is n us+ ! grant 9      

accordance ) ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
may delay future disbursem5ts ( am\nts  
describ$ 9 subsection 7d77#b7 until !   
,secret>y det]m9es t ! in/itution (     
high] education has correct$ any        
defici5cies & w use su* am\nts 9        
accordance ) ?is section4  7f7 ,report  
,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ,congress a report on ! grant 
program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71     
includ+--  7#a7 ! numb] ( grants aw>d$2 
7#b7 ! in/itutions ( high] education t h
 receiv$ grants2  7#c7 ) respect to ea* 
su* in/itution ( high] education--  7,a7
 ! am\nts aw>d$2 &  7,b7 h[ su*         
in/itution us$ su* am\nts2 &  7#d7 a    
det]m9ation by ! ,secret>y ) respect to 
:e!r ! grant program %\ld be ext5d$ or  
exp&$4  7g7 ,t]m9ation ,! au?ority ( !  
,secret>y to c>ry out ! grant program   
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate 
on ! date t is #d ye>s aft] ! date on   
:i* ! grant program is e/abli%$4  7h7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       

,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja74  7#b7 ,vet]an /ud5t c5t] ,! t]m 
vet]an /ud5t c5t] means a d$icat$ space 
on a campus ( an in/itution ( high]     
education t provides /ud5ts :o are      
vet]ans or memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ) !   
foll[+3  7,a7 ,a l\nge or meet+ space = 
su* /ud5ts & vet]ans 9 ! community4     
7,b7 ,a c5traliz$ (fice = vet]an s]vices
 t--  7i7 is /aff$ by tra9$ employees & 
volunte]s2 &  7ii7 provides su* /ud5ts )
 assi/ance relat+ to--  7,i7 transition+
 f ! milit>y to /ud5t life2  7,,ii7     
transition+ f ! milit>y to ! civilian   
work=ce2  7,,iii7 network+ ) o!r su*    
/ud5ts2  7,,iv7 und]/&+ & obta9+ b5efits
 provid$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t or a     
,/ate = :i* su* /ud5ts may be eligible2 
&  7,v7 und]/&+ h[ to succe$ 9 !        
in/itution ( high] education1 includ+ by
 und]/&+ h[ to transf] educational      
cr$its4