,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #debg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,mc,cormick 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,gallego7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to provide       
greater opportunities for veterans to   
pursue education programs involving     
emerging technologies1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,improving ,emerging
 ,tech ,opportunities for ,veterans ,act
 of #bjbf4  #b4 ,inclusion of emerging  
technologies in high technology program 
7a7 ,in general ,section #cfii;,c of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading by
 striking ,high technology and inserting
 ,high technology and emerging          
technology2  7#b7 by striking high      
technology and inserting high technology
 or emerging technology each place such 

term appears2 and  7#c7 in subsection   
7c77#d7 by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,e7 ,such 
criteria shall also identify which      
technologies of critical importance1    
such as artificial intelligence and     
semiconductor manufacturing1 shall be   
treated as emerging technologies for    
purposes of this section4  4  7b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #cf
 of such title is amended by striking   
the item relating to section #cfii;,d   
and inserting the following new item3   
#cfii;,c4 ,high technology and emerging 
technology program4  4  7c7 ,conforming 
amendments ,section #cfhj;,a of title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
in each of subsections 7a77#d77;,b7 and 
7d77#h7 by striking high technology and 
inserting high technology or emerging   
technology4  #c4 ,critical stakeholder  
partnerships for emerging technologies  
7a7 ,partnerships required ,the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in    

partnership with critical stakeholders1 
shall-- 7#a7 identify specific types of 
industries and occupations that1 as a   
result of emerging technologies1 are    
likely to have high employment and      
growth potential for individuals with   
appropriate education1 training1 or     
skills2 and  7#b7 identify courses of   
education that help veterans acquire the
 appropriate education1 training1 or    
skills to become employed in such       
industries and occupations4  7b7        
,prominent dissemination  7#a7          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs ,the   
,secretary shall ensure that such       
emerging technologies1 and such courses 
of education1 industries1 and           
occupations1 are-- 7,a7 prominently     
displayed on the website of the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs2 and  
7,b7 promoted in transition services    
administered by the ,secretary4  7#b7   
,secretary of ,defense ,the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall ensure that such      
emerging technologies1 and such courses 

of education1 industries1 and           
occupations1 are-- 7,a7 prominently     
displayed on the website of the         
,department of ,defense2 and  7,b7      
promoted in transition services         
administered by the ,secretary of       
,defense4  7#c7 ,secretary of ,labor    
,the ,secretary of ,labor shall ensure  
that such emerging technologies1 and    
such courses of education1 industries1  
and occupations1 are promoted in        
transition services administered by the 
,secretary of ,labor4  7c7              
,determination of emerging technologies 
,the ,secretary shall1 in consultation  
with the ,secretary of ,labor-- 7#a7    
determine which technologies of critical
 importance1 such as artificial         
intelligence and semiconductor          
manufacturing1 shall be treated as      
emerging technologies for purposes of   
this section2 and  7#b7 on a quarterly  
basis-- 7,a7 update the list of         
industries and occupations identified in
 subsection 7a77#a7 as market conditions

 and demand evolve2 and  7,b7 use the   
updated list in carrying out subsection 
7b74  7d7 ,sunset ,this section shall   
terminate on ,september #cj1 #bjbg4  7e7
 ,critical stakeholders defined ,in this
 section1 the term critical stakeholders
 means persons in the private sector who
 have an interest in supporting veterans
 to pursue veteran education programs   
involving emerging technologies1 such as
 employers in relevant industries1      
educational institutions offering       
relevant programs 7whether or not       
leading to a standard college degree71  
and nonprofit organizations4