,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #h1 #bjbc,mr4    
,braun 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 & ,mr4  
,tillis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to c>ry out a program "u :i* ! ,secret>y
 provides c]ta9 individuals ) !         
opportunity to enroll 9 high te*nology  
programs ( education t ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es provide tra9+ or skills s\ght  
by employ]s 9 a relevant field or       
indu/ry1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cont9ue
 ,,vet ,,tec ,au?orization ,act ( #bjbc4
  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs high
 te*nology program  7a7 ,high te*nology 
program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #cf (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#cfii;,c4 ,high te*nology program  7a7  
,e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry

 out a program "u :i* ! ,secret>y       
provides cov]$ individuals ) !          
opportunity to enroll 9 high te*nology  
programs ( education t ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es provide tra9+ or skills s\ght  
by employ]s 9 a relevant field or       
indu/ry4  7#b7 ,n m ?an #f1jjj cov]$    
individuals may p>ticipate 9 ! program  
"u ?is section 9 any fiscal ye>4  7b7   
,am\nt ( assi/ance  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y   
%all provide1 to ea* cov]$ individual :o
 pursues a high te*nology program (     
education "u ?is section1 educational   
assi/ance 9 am\nts equal to ! am\nts    
provid$ "u section #ccac7;c77#a7 ( ?is  
title1 includ+ ) respect to ! h\s+ /ip5d
 describ$ 9 t section & 9 accordance ) !
 treatm5t ( programs t are di/ance le>n+
 & programs t are less ?an half-"t4     
7#b7 ,"u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all
 provide su* am\nts ( educational       
assi/ance to a cov]$ individual = ea* ( 
! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a high te*nology program
 ( education4  7,b7 ,a second su*       
program if-- 7i7 ! second su* program   

beg9s at lea/ #ah mon?s aft] ! cov]$    
individual graduates f ! fir/ su*       
program2 &  7ii7 ! cov]$ individual uses
 educational assi/ance "u *apt] #cc (   
?is title to pursue ! second su*        
program4  7c7 ,contracts  7#a7 ,=       
purposes ( c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 !  
,secret>y %all seek to ent] into        
contracts ) any numb] ( qualifi$        
provid]s ( high te*nology programs (    
education = ! provision ( su* programs  
to cov]$ individuals4 ,ea* su* contract 
%all provide = ! conditions "u :i* !    
,secret>y may t]m9ate ! contract ) !    
provid] & ! proc$ures = provid+ = !     
graduation ( /ud5ts :o 7 enroll$ 9 a    
program provid$ by su* provid] 9 ! case 
( su* a t]m9ation4  7#b7 ,a contract "u 
?is subsection %all provide t !         
,secret>y %all pay to a provid]-- 7,a7  
^u ! enrollm5t ( a cov]$ individual 9 ! 
program1 #be p]c5t ( ! co/ ( ! tuition &
 o!r fees = ! program ( education = !   
individual2  7,b7 ^u graduation ( !     
individual f ! program1 #be p]c5t ( su* 

co/2 &  7,c7 #ej p]c5t ( su* co/ ^u--   
7i7 ! successful employm5t ( ! cov]$    
individual = a p]iod-- 7,i7 ( #ahj days 
9 ! field ( /udy ( ! program2 &  7,,ii7 
t beg9s n lat] ?an #ahj days foll[+     
graduation ( ! cov]$ individual f !     
program2  7ii7 ! employm5t ( !          
individual by ! provid] = a p]iod ( "o  
ye>2 or  7iii7 ! enrollm5t ( !          
individual 9 a program ( education to   
cont9ue education 9 su* field ( /udy4   
7#c7 ,= purposes ( ?is section1 a       
provid] ( a high te*nology program (    
education is qualifi$ if-- 7,a7 !       
provid] employs in/ructors :om !        
,secret>y det]m9es are exp]ts 9 _!      
respective fields 9 accordance )        
p>agraph 7#e72  7,b7 ! provid] has      
successfully provid$ ! high te*nology   
program = at lea/ "o ye>2  7,c7 !       
provid] does n *>ge tuition & fees to a 
cov]$ individual :o receives assi/ance  
"u ?is section to pursue su* program t  
are high] ?an ! tuition & fees *>g$ by  
su* provid] to ano!r individual2 &  7,d7

 ! provid] meets ! approval crit]ia     
develop$ by ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph     
7#d74  7#d7 7,a7 ,! ,secret>y %all      
prescribe crit]ia = approv+ provid]s ( a
 high te*nology program ( education "u  
?is section4  7,b7 ,9 develop+ su*      
crit]ia1 ! ,secret>y may consult ) ,/ate
 approv+ ag5cies4  7,c7 ,su* crit]ia are
 n requir$ to meet ! requirem5ts (      
section #cfgb ( ?is title4  7,d7 ,su*   
crit]ia %all include ! job placem5t     
rate1 9 ! field ( /udy ( a program (    
education1 ( cov]$ individuals :o       
complete su* program ( education4  7#e7 
,! ,secret>y %all det]m9e :e!r          
in/ructors are exp]ts "u p>agraph       
7#c77;,a7 bas$ on evid5ce furni%$ to !  
,secret>y by ! provid] reg>d+ ! ability 
( ! in/ructors to-- 7,a7 id5tify        
pr(essions 9 ne$ ( new employees to     
hire1 tailor ! programs to meet m>ket   
ne$s1 & id5tify ! employ]s likely to    
hire graduates2  7,b7 effectively tea* !
 skills (f]$ to cov]$ individuals2  7,c7
 provide relevant indu/ry exp]i5ce 9 !  

fields ( programs (f]$ to incom+ cov]$  
individuals2 &  7,d7 demon/rate relevant
 indu/ry exp]i5ce 9 su* fields (        
programs4  7#f7 ,9 ent]+ into contracts 
"u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all give
 pref]5ce to a provid] ( a high         
te*nology program ( education-- 7,a7 f  
:i* at lea/ #gj p]c5t ( graduates f9d   
full-"t employm5t 9 ! field ( /udy ( !  
program dur+ ! #ahj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date ! /ud5t graduates f ! program2  
or  7,b7 t (f]s tuition reimbursem5t =  
any /ud5t :o graduates f su* a program &
 does n f9d employm5t describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a74  7d7 ,effect on o!r   
entitlem5t  7#a7 ,if a cov]$ individual 
enroll$ 9 a high te*nology program (    
education "u ?is section has rema9+     
entitlem5t to educational assi/ance "u  
*apt] #cj1 #cb1 #cc1 #cd1 or #ce ( ?is  
title1 entitlem5t ( ! individual to     
educational assi/ance "u ?is section    
%all be *>g$ at ! rate ( "o mon? ( su*  
rema9+ entitlem5t = ea* su* mon? (      
educational assi/ance "u ?is section4   

7#b7 ,! ,secret>y may n consid]         
enrollm5t 9 a high te*nology program (  
education "u ?is section to be assi/ance
 "u a provision ( law ref]r$ to 9       
section #cfie ( ?is title4  7e7         
,requirem5ts = educational in/itutions  
7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all n approve !      
enrollm5t ( any cov]$ individual1 n     
already enroll$1 9 any high te*nology   
programs ( education "u ?is section =   
any p]iod dur+ :i* ! ,secret>y f9ds t m 
?an #he p]c5t ( ! /ud5ts enroll$ 9 !    
program are hav+ all or "p ( _! tuition1
 fees1 or o!r *>ges paid to or = !m by !
 educational in/itution or by !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u ?is    
title or "u *apt] #afjf or #afjg ( title
 #aj1 except ) respect to tuition1 fees1
 or o!r *>ges t are paid "u a paym5t    
plan at an educational in/itution t !   
,secret>y det]m9es has a hi/ory ( (f]+  
paym5t plans t are complet$ n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! end ( ! applicable t]m1
 qu>t]1 or seme/]4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y   
may waive a requirem5t ( p>agraph 7#a7  

if ! ,secret>y det]m9es1 pursuant to    
regulations :i* ! ,secret>y %all        
prescribe1 su* waiv] to be 9 ! int]e/ ( 
! cov]$ individual & ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4
 ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! ,secret>y  
waives su* a requirem5t1 ! ,secret>y    
%all submit to ! ,committees on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives a report reg>d+ su*     
waiv]4  7#c7 7,a7 7i7 ,! ,secret>y %all 
e/abli% & ma9ta9 a process by :i* an    
educational in/itution may reque/ a     
review ( a det]m9ation t ! educational  
in/itution does n meet ! requirem5ts (  
p>agraph 7#a74  7ii7 ,! ,secret>y may   
consult ) a ,/ate approv+ ag5cy reg>d+  
su* process or su* a review4  7iii7 ,n  
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! ,secret>y     
e/abli%es or revises a process "u ?is   
subp>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !  
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report reg>d+ su* process4  7,b7 ,an    
educational in/itution t reque/s a      

review "u subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 %all   
reque/ ! review n lat] ?an #cj days aft]
 ! />t ( ! t]m1 qu>t]1 or seme/] = :i* !
 det]m9ation describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7
 applies2 &  7ii7 may include any       
in=mation t ! educational in/itution    
believes ! ,dep>tm5t %\ld h tak5 into   
acc\nt :5 mak+ ! det]m9ation1 includ+ ) 
respect to any mitigat+ circum/ances4   
7f7 ,annual reports ,n lat] ?an "o ye>  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,cont9ue   
,,vet ,,tec ,au?orization ,act ( #bjbc1 
& annually !reaft] until ! t]m9ation    
date specifi$ 9 subsection 7i71 !       
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
op]ation ( program "u ?is section dur+ !
 ye> cov]$ by ! report4 ,ea* su* report 
%all include ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!    
numb] ( cov]$ individuals enroll$ 9 !   
program1 disaggregat$ by type (         
educational in/itution1 dur+ ! ye> cov]$
 by ! report4  7#b7 ,! numb] ( cov]$    

individuals :o complet$ a high te*nology
 program ( education "u ! program dur+ !
 ye> cov]$ by ! report4  7#c7 ,! av]age 
employm5t rate ( cov]$ individuals :o   
complet$ su* a program ( education dur+ 
su* ye>1 z ( #ahj days aft] ! date (    
completion4  7#d7 ,! av]age l5g? ( "t   
betwe5 ! completion ( su* a program (   
education & employm5t4  7#e7 ,! total   
numb] ( cov]$ individuals :o complet$ a 
program ( education "u ! program & :o1 z
 ( ! date ( ! submission ( ! report1 are
 employ$ 9 a position relat$ to         
te*nology4  7#f7 ,! av]age sal>y ( a    
cov]$ individual :o complet$ a program (
 education "u ! program & :o is employ$ 
9 a position relat$ to te*nology1 9     
v>i\s geographic areas det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y4  7#g7 ,! av]age sal>y ( all  
individuals employ$ 9 positions relat$  
to te*nology 9 ! geographic areas       
det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,f71 & !        
diff]5ce1 if any1 betwe5 su* av]age     
sal>y & ! av]age sal>y ( a cov]$        
individual :o complet$ a program (      

education "u ! program & :o is employ$ 9
 a position relat$ to te*nology4  7#h7  
,! numb] ( cov]$ individuals :o complet$
 a program ( education "u ! program & :o
 subsequ5tly enroll$ 9 a second program 
( education "u ! program4  7g7          
,collection ( in=mation2 consultation   
7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all develop practices
 to use to collect in=mation ab\t cov]$ 
individuals & provid]s ( high te*nology 
programs ( education4  7#b7 ,= ! purpose
 ( c>ry+ out program "u ?is section1 !  
,secret>y may consult ) provid]s ( high 
te*nology programs ( education & may    
e/abli% an advisory gr\p made up (      
repres5tatives ( su* provid]s1 private  
employ]s 9 ! te*nology field1 & o!r     
relevant gr\ps or entities1 z !         
,secret>y det]m9es necess>y4  7h7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ individual means any ( ! foll[+3  
7,a7 ,a vet]an :om ! ,secret>y          
det]m9es-- 7i7 s]v$ an aggregate ( at   
lea/ #cf mon?s on active duty 9 ! ,arm$ 
,=ces 7includ+ s]vice on active duty 9  

entry level & skill tra9+7 & 0 dis*>g$  
or releas$ !refrom "u conditions o!r ?an
 di%onorable2 &  7ii7 has n atta9$ ! age
 ( #fb4  7,b7 ,a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces t
 ! ,secret>y det]m9es w become a vet]an 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 few] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( su* det]m9ation4
  7#b7 ,! t]m high te*nology program (  
education means a program ( education-- 
7,a7 (f]$ by a public or private        
educational in/itution2  7,b7 if (f]$ by
 an in/itution ( high] le>n+1 t is      
provid$ directly by su* in/itution r ?an
 by an entity o!r ?an su* in/itution "u 
a contract or o!r agreem5t2  7,c7 t does
 n lead to a degree2  7,d7 t has a t]m (
 n less ?an six & n m ?an #bh weeks2 &  
7,e7 t provides in/ruction 9 comput]    
programm+1 comput] s(tw>e1 m$ia         
application1 data process+1 or in=mation
 sci5ces4  7i7 ,t]m9ation ,! au?ority to
 c>ry out a program "u ?is section %all 
t]m9ate on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbh4  4     
7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (        
sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is     

am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #cfii;,b ! foll[+ new item3     
#cfii;,c4 ,high te*nology program4  4   
7b7 ,effect on high te*nology pilot     
program ,section #aaf ( ! ,h>ry ,w4     
,colm]y ,vet]ans ,educational ,assi/ance
 ,act ( #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-dh2 #ch
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9
 subsection 7g71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#f72
 &  7#b7 by /rik+ subsection 7h7 &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+ new subsection 7h73  7h7
 ,t]m9ation ,! au?ority to c>ry out a   
pilot program "u ?is section %all       
t]m9ate ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbc4  4  7c7   
,approval ( c]ta9 high te*nology        
programs ,section #cfhj;,a ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#d7 &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,any indep5d5t  
/udy program except-- 7,a7 an indep5d5t 
/udy program 7includ+ su* a program tak5
 ov] op5 circuit television7 t-- 7i7 is 
accr$it$ by an accr$it+ ag5cy or        
association recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,education "u subp>t #b ( "p ,h ( title 

,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajii;b72  7ii7 leads    
to-- 7,i7 a /&>d college degree2  7,,ii7
 a c]tificate t reflects educational    
atta9m5t (f]$ by an in/itution ( high]  
le>n+2 or  7,,iii7 a c]tificate t       
reflects graduation f a c\rse ( /udy    
(f]$ by-- 7aa7 an area c>e] & te*nical  
education s*ool 7z def9$ 9 subp>agraphs 
7,c7 & 7,d7 ( section #c7c7 ( ! ,c>l ,d4
 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education    
,act ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb7c777 t
 provides education at ! po/second>y    
level2 or  7bb7 a po/second>y vocational
 in/itution 7z def9$ 9 section #ajb7;c7 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;c777 t provides        
education at ! po/second>y level2 &     
7iii7 9 ! case ( a program describ$ 9   
clause 7ii77,,iii7-- 7,i7 provides tra9+
 align$ ) ! requirem5ts ( employ]s 9 !  
,/ate or local area :]e ! program is    
locat$1 :i* may include 9-dem& indu/ry  
sectors or occupations2  7,,ii7 provides
 a /ud5t1 ^u graduation f ! program1 ) a

 recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial t is    
recogniz$ by employ]s 9 ! relevant      
indu/ry1 :i* may include a cr$5tial     
recogniz$ by indu/ry or sector p>tn]%ips
 9 ! ,/ate or local area :]e ! indu/ry  
is locat$2 &  7,,iii7 meets su* cont5t &
 in/ructional /&>ds z may be requir$ to 
comply ) ! crit]ia "u section           
#cfgf7;c77#ad7 & 7#ae7 ( ?is title2 or  
7,b7 an onl9e high te*nology program (  
education 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7h7 (   
section #cfii;,c ( ?is title7-- 7i7 !   
provid] ( :i* has ent]$ into a contract 
) ! ,secret>y "u subsection 7c7 ( su*   
section2  7ii7 t has be5 provid$ to     
cov]$ individuals 7z def9$ 9 subsection 
7h7 ( su* section7 "u su* contract = a  
p]iod ( at lea/ five ye>s2  7iii7 reg>d+
 :i* ! ,secret>y has det]m9$ t ! av]age 
employm5t rate ( cov]$ individuals :o   
graduat$ f su* program ( education is   
#fe p]c5t or high] = ! ye> prec$+ su*   
det]m9ation2 &  7iv7 t satisfies !      
requirem5ts ( subsection 7e7 ( su*      
section4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7d71 by

 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#h7 ,p>agraph
 7#a7 %all n apply to ! enrollm5t ( a   
vet]an 9 an onl9e high te*nology program
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#d77;,b74  4 
7d7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
subsections 7a7 & 7c7 %all take effect  
on ,octob] #a1 #bjbc4  7e7 ,recission ( 
c]ta9 am\nts appropriat$ by ,am]ican    
,rescue ,plan ,act ( #bjba ,( ! am\nts  
appropriat$ by section #hjjb ( !        
,am]ican ,rescue ,plan ,act ( #bjba     
7,public ,law #aag-b7 t rema9 unobligat$
 on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1     
#gjj1jjj1jjj is resc9d$4