HR 981119th CongressIn Committee

VETT Act

Introduced: Feb 5, 2025

Standard Summary

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The Veterans Education Transparency and Training Act (VETT Act) would modify how the Department of Veterans Affairs handles educational benefit program approvals when an educational institution cannot provide all required information on a form. Specifically, it adds a new provision that if a form cannot contain all required data, the school must give the student a notice explaining what information may be inaccurate or incomplete and include the best available estimate in place of missing data. In addition, the bill would require the VA to create and maintain a centralized website that publishes information about the training provided to school certifying officials (SCOs), with regular updates. Overall, the bill aims to improve transparency and efficiency in the administration of VA education benefits by clarifying what happens when forms are incomplete and by making SCO training information more accessible.

Key Points

1Amends 38 U.S.C. 3679(f)(5) to add a new subparagraph (C): If an institution cannot provide a form with all required information, the school must provide a notice detailing which information may be inaccurate or incomplete and include the best available estimate on the date of the notice.
2Reframes disapproval rules: The new language limits disapproval actions solely due to failure to provide certain form data, by requiring a corrective notice and best estimates, rather than automatic disapproval for missing information.
3Establishment of a central training website: The VA must create a website that serves as a central location for information about VA-provided training for school certifying officials, with ongoing regular updates.
4Emphasis on transparency: The changes are designed to help students understand what information is uncertain and to provide them with the best available data when forms are incomplete.
5House action noted: The text indicates the House of Representatives passed the bill on April 9, 2025, and the Senate received it and referred it to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs as of April 10, 2025.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected- Veterans and eligible dependents using VA education benefits (e.g., GI Bill participants) who rely on accurate yet timely information from schools and VA forms for education benefits.Secondary group/area affected- Educational institutions and their school certifying officials (SCOs), who process VA education benefit approvals and need to handle incomplete forms properly and communicate estimates to students.- Postsecondary institutions may need to update practices to provide notices with best estimates when forms are incomplete.Additional impacts- VA administrative processes and information technology: development and maintenance of a central SCO training website, plus ongoing updating of training materials.- Potential shifts in risk management: a move away from automatic disapproval for missing form data toward transparent notices and estimated data, which could affect how quickly programs are approved and how data quality issues are communicated to students.

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