HR 6604 · 117th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act

Introduced 2022-02-04· Sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-297.(2022-12-27)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2022-05-17
Roll #203
Yea 412Nay 1
Democrats
214 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
198 Yea·1 Nay
PassedHouse · 2022-05-17
Roll #203
Yea 412Nay 1
Democrats
214 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
198 Yea·1 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act This bill addresses eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance for individuals who are transferring credits due to the closure or disapproval of a program of education. Currently, an individual who transfers fewer than 12 credits from a program of education that is closed or disapproved must be deemed to have not received such credits, and the period for which the entitlement is not charged must be the entire period of the individual's enrollment in the program. Under the bill, the VA must require an individual to certify in writing the transfer of fewer than 12 credits from a program of education that is closed or disapproved. The VA must accept such a certification as proof that the individual is transferring fewer than 12 credits. The VA must provide a certificate of eligibility (to demonstrate proof of full educational assistance entitlement) to individuals who make the certification and acknowledge that if 12 or more credits are transferred (1) they may not be deemed to be someone who did not receive such credits, and (2) the VA must rescind the certificate of eligibility in such cases. The …

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 6604, Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act

May 11, 2022

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on April 6, 2022

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