[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6034 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6034
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional
entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to certain veterans and
members of the Armed Forces who require extra time to complete remedial
and deficiency courses, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 12, 2025
Mr. Horsford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional
entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to certain veterans and
members of the Armed Forces who require extra time to complete remedial
and deficiency courses, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Education and Transfer
Extension Act of 2025'' or the ``VET Extension Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Individuals who are entitled to educational assistance
under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs who require remedial and
deficiency courses exhaust their entitlement before completing
a program of education with such assistance.
(2) Members of the Armed Forces who are entitled to
educational assistance under such program and who do not have
dependents while serving as members of the Armed Forces are not
able to transfer their entitlement to such assistance when they
come to have dependents.
SEC. 3. INCREASE IN DURATION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM FOR COMPLETION OF REMEDIAL AND DEFICIENCY
COURSES.
(a) In General.--Section 3312 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Increase for Pursuit of Remedial and Deficiency Courses.--
``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual who is
eligible under paragraph (2), the number of months of
educational assistance under section 3313 of this title to
which the individual is entitled under this section is
increased by the lesser of the following:
``(A) 15 months.
``(B) The number of months required to complete the
remedial and deficiency courses necessary to complete
the program of education the individual is pursuing on
a full-time basis, as determined by the Secretary.
``(2) Eligibility.--For purposes of this section, an
eligible individual is an individual who--
``(A) was entitled to educational assistance under
section 3311 of this title but has used all of such
individual's entitlement;
``(B) during the 180-day period preceding the date
of the determination of eligibility under this
subsection, used any of such entitlement; and
``(C) is pursuing the completion of a program of
education at an institution of higher learning and--
``(i) has completed, or attempted to
complete, a remedial or deficiency course
necessary to complete such program of
education; and
``(ii) requires more than the standard 120
semester (or 180 quarter) credit hours for
completion of such program of education.
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) The term `institution of higher learning' has
the meaning given such term in section 3452 of this
title.
``(B) The term `remedial or deficiency course'
means a course offered by an institution of higher
learning that is designed to overcome a deficiency.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Title 38, United States Code, is
further amended--
(1) in section 3312(a), by striking ``subsections (b) and
(c)'' and inserting ``subsections (b), (c), and (d)''; and
(2) in section 3695, by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in the case of an individual
who is entitled to additional months of educational assistance under
section 3312(d) of this title, the aggregate period for which such
individual may receive assistance under two or more of the provisions
of law referred to in such subsection may not exceed the sum of--
``(1) 48 months (or the part-time equivalent thereof), and
``(2) the number of months of entitlement received by such
individual under section 3312(d) of this title.''.
SEC. 4. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN TRANSFER OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POST-9/11
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting
such subparagraphs appropriately;
(B) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as
redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking ``An''
and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--An''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) Timing of designation.--An individual who does not
have an eligible dependent may elect to transfer a portion of
the individual's entitlement to an unspecified future
dependent. In the case of such an election, the individual
shall make the designations required by paragraph (1) when the
individual comes to have an eligible dependent to whom the
individual would like to transfer entitlement under this
section.''; and
(2) in subsection (f)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
(C) in paragraph (1)(A), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, including by
designating a new dependent or dependents to whom to
transfer the individual's entitlement'' before the
period.
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