,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1      
#bjba,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,rounds1 ,mr4 ,portman1 and ,mr4 ,coons7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs to improve how the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
discloses to individuals entitled to    
educational assistance from the         
,department risks associated with using 
such assistance at particular           
educational institutions and to restore 
entitlement of students to such         
assistance who are pursuing programs of 
education at educational institutions   
that are subject to ,federal or ,state  
civil enforcement action1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,student ,veterans  
,transparency and ,protection ,act of   
#bjba4  #b4 ,improving transparency and 

accountability of educational           
institutions for purposes of veterans   
educational assistance  7a7 ,requirement
 relating to ,g4,i4 ,bill ,comparison   
,tool  7#a7 ,requirement to maintain    
tool ,the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall maintain the ,g4,i4 ,bill
 ,comparison ,tool that was established 
pursuant to ,executive ,order #acfjg    
7#gg ,fed4 ,reg4 #behfa2 relating to    
establishing principles of excellence   
for educational institutions serving    
service members1 veterans1 spouses1 and 
other family members7 and in effect on  
the day before the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 or successor tool1 to    
provide relevant and timely information 
about programs of education approved    
under chapter #cf of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 and the educational      
institutions that offer such programs4  
7#b7 ,data retention ,the ,secretary    
shall ensure that historical data that  
is reported via the tool maintained     
under paragraph 7#a7 remains easily and 

prominently accessible on the           
benefits4va4gov website1 or successor   
website1 for a period of not less than  
seven years from the date of initial    
publication4  7b7 ,providing timely and 
relevant education information to       
veterans1 members of the ,armed ,forces1
 and other individuals  7#a7 ,in general
 ,not later than one year after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in    
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,education1 shall make such changes to  
the tool maintained under subsection 7a7
 as the ,secretary determines           
appropriate to ensure that such tool is 
an effective and efficient method for   
providing information pursuant to       
section #cfih7;b77#e7 of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7            
,modification of scope of comprehensive 
policy on providing education           
information ,section #cfih of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking     

veterans and members of the ,armed      
,forces and inserting individuals       
entitled to educational assistance under
 laws administered by the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs2 and  7,b7 in        
subsection 7b77#e7-- 7i7 by striking    
veterans and members of the ,armed      
,forces and inserting individuals       
described in subsection 7a72 and  7ii7  
by striking the veteran or member and   
inserting the individual4  7#c7 ,g4,i4  
,bill ,comparison ,tool required        
disclosures ,paragraph 7#a7 of          
subsection 7c7 of such section is       
amended-- 7,a7 by striking subparagraph 
7,b7 and inserting the following3  7,b7 
for each individual described in        
subsection 7a7 seeking information      
provided under subsection 7b77#e7-- 7i7 
the name of each ,federal student aid   
program1 and a description of each such 
program1 from which the individual may  
receive educational assistance2 and     
7ii7 for each program named and         
described pursuant to clause 7i71 the   

amount of educational assistance that   
the individual may be eligible to       
receive under the program2 and  2 and   
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7i7 in      
clause 7i71 by inserting and a          
definition of each type of institution  
before the semicolon2  7ii7 by striking 
clause 7v7 and inserting the following3 
7v7 the average total cost1 the average 
tuition1 the average cost of room and   
board1 the average cost and the average 
fees to earn a certificate1 and         
associate's degree1 a bachelor's degree1
 a postdoctoral degree1 and any other   
degree or credential the institution    
awards2  2  7iii7 in clause 7xii71 by   
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7iv7 by     
adding at the end the following new     
clauses3  7xiii7 program1 degree1 and   
certificate completion rates1           
disaggregated by individuals who are    
veterans1 individuals who are members of
 the ,armed ,forces1 and individuals who
 are neither veterans nor members of the

 ,armed ,forces2  7xiv7 transfer-out    
rates1 disaggregated by individuals who 
are veterans1 individuals who are       
members of the ,armed ,forces1 and      
individuals who are neither veterans nor
 members of the ,armed ,forces2  7xv7   
credentials available and the average   
time for completion of each credential2 
7xvi7 employment rate and median income 
of graduates of the institution in      
general1 disaggregated by-- 7,i7        
specific credential2  7,,ii7 individuals
 who are veterans2  7,,iii7 individuals 
who are members of the ,armed ,forces2  
and  7,,iv7 individuals who are neither 
veterans nor members of the ,armed      
,forces2  7xvii7 percentage of          
individuals who received educational    
assistance under this title to pursue a 
program of education at the institution 
who did not earn a credential within six
 years of commencing such program of    
education2  7xviii7 the median amount of
 debt incurred from a ,federal student  
loan made1 insured1 or guaranteed under 

title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education    
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et   
seq47 by an individual who pursued a    
program of education at the institution 
with educational assistance under this  
title1 disaggregated by-- 7,i7          
individuals who received a credential   
and individuals who did not2 and  7,,ii7
 individuals who are veterans1          
individuals who are members of the      
,armed ,forces1 and individuals who are 
neither veterans nor members of the     
,armed ,forces2  7xix7 whether the      
institution participates in ,federal    
student aid programs1 and if so1 which  
programs2  7xx7 the average number of   
individuals enrolled in the institution 
per year1 disaggregated by-- 7,i7       
individuals who are veterans2  7,,ii7   
individuals who are members of the      
,armed ,forces2 and  7,,iii7 individuals
 who are neither veterans nor members of
 the ,armed ,forces2 and  7xxi7 a list  
of each civil settlement or finding     
resulting from a ,federal or ,state     

action in a court of competent          
jurisdiction against the institution for
 violation of a provision of ,federal or
 ,state law that materially affects the 
education provided at the institution or
 is the result of illicit activity1     
including deceptive marketing or        
misinformation provided to prospective  
students or current enrollees4  4  7#d7 
,clarity of information provided        
,paragraph 7#b7 of such subsection is   
amended-- 7,a7 by inserting 7,a7 before 
,to the extent2 and  7,b7 by adding at  
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,b7 ,the ,secretary shall ensure that  
information provided under subsection   
7b77#e7 is provided in a manner that is 
easy and accessible to individuals      
described in subsection 7a71 especially 
with respect to information described in
 paragraph 7#a77;,c77xxii74  4  7c7     
,improvements for student feedback  7#a7
 ,in general ,subsection 7b77#b7 of such
 section is amended-- 7,a7 by amending  
subparagraph 7,a7 to read as follows3   

7,a7 providing institutions of higher   
learning up to #cj-;days to review and  
respond to any feedback and address     
issues regarding the feedback before the
 feedback is published  2  7,b7 in      
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2  7,c7 in        
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7,d7 by adding at the   
end the following new subparagraphs3    
7,d7 for each institution of higher     
learning that is approved under this    
chapter1 retains1 maintains1 and        
publishes all of such feedback for the  
entire duration that the institution of 
higher is approved under this chapter2  
and  7,e7 is easily accessible to       
individuals described in subsection 7a7 
and to the general public4  4  7#b7     
,accessibility from ,g4,i4 ,bill        
,comparison ,tool ,the ,secretary shall 
ensure that-- 7,a7 the feedback tracked 
and published under subsection 7b77#b7  
of such section1 as amended by paragraph

 7#a71 is prominently displayed in the  
tool maintained under subsection 7a7 of 
this section2 and  7,b7 when such tool  
displays information for an institution 
of higher learning1 the applicable      
feedback is also displayed for such     
institution of higher learning4  7d7    
,training for provision of education    
counseling services  7#a7 ,in general   
,not less than one year after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary shall ensure that personnel  
employed or contracted by the           
,department of ,veteran ,affairs to     
provide education benefits counseling1  
vocational or transition assistance1 or 
similar functions1 including employees  
or contractors of the ,department who   
provide such counseling or assistance as
 part of the ,transition ,assistance    
,program1 are trained on how-- 7,a7 to  
use properly the tool maintained under  
subsection 7a72 and  7,b7 to provide    
appropriate educational counseling      
services to veterans1 members of the    

,armed ,forces1 and other individuals4  
7#b7 ,transition ,assistance ,program   
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
,transition ,assistance ,program means  
the program of counseling1 information1 
and services under section #aadb of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  #c4  
,restoration of entitlement to veterans 
educational assistance and other relief 
for veterans affected by civil          
enforcement actions against educational 
institutions  7a7 ,in general ,section  
#cfii7;b77#a7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 2 or and 
inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in         
subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by striking 2 and
 and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following new           
subparagraph3  7,c7 a ,federal or ,state
 civil enforcement action against the   
education institution2 or  7,d7 an      
action taken by the ,secretary2 and  4  
7b7 ,mechanism ,the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs shall establish a    

simple mechanism that can be used by an 
individual described in subsection      
7b77#a7 of section #cfii of such title  
by reason of subparagraph 7,c7 or 7,d7  
of such subsection1 as added by         
subsection 7a77#c7 of this section1 to  
obtain relief under section #cfii7;a7 of
 such title4  7c7 ,partial restoration  
of entitlements ,subsection 7a7 of such 
section is amended-- 7#a7 by            
redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7  
as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71         
respectively2  7#b7 in the matter before
 subparagraph 7,a71 as redesignated by  
paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,any payment
 and inserting 7#a7 ,subject to         
paragraph 7#b71 any payment2 and  7#c7  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph 7#b73  7#b7 ,a payment of     
educational assistance described in     
subsection 7b7 by reason of subparagraph
 7,c7 or 7,d7 of paragraph 7#a7 of such 
subsection may be charged against the   
entitlement to educational assistance of
 the individual concerned-- 7,a7 if the 

individual requests such charge2 and    
7,b7 to such percentage of charge as the
 individual may specify1 except that    
such percentage may not be less than    
zero or more than #ajj4  4  7d7         
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,section   
heading ,the heading for section #cfii  
of such title is amended by striking or 
disapproval of educational institution  
and inserting of1 disapproval of1 or    
civil enforcement actions against       
educational institutions4  7#b7         
,subsection heading ,the heading for    
subsection 7a7 of such section is       
amended by striking or disapproval and  
inserting 1 disapproval1 civil          
enforcement actions1 and other actions  
by ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs4    
7#c7 ,table of sections ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of chapter #cf
 of such title is amended by striking   
the item relating to section #cfii and  
inserting the following new item3       
#cfii4 ,effects of closure of1          
disapproval of1 or civil enforcement    

actions against educational             
institutions4  4