[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 972 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 288
119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 972

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain 
   contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational 
                  Assistance, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 11, 2025

  Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Gallego, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

                            December 9, 2025

                Reported by Mr. Moran, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain 
   contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational 
                  Assistance, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Veterans' 
Education Act of 2025''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. REPAYMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR 
              CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 3327(f)(3) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``together'' and all that follows 
through ``(as applicable),''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on August 1, 2025.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Veterans' Education Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. REPAYMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS 
              TOWARDS POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE: TIMING; 
              MECHANISM FOR INDIVIDUALS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A MONTHLY 
              HOUSING STIPEND.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 3327 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``together'' and all that 
        follows through ``before'' and inserting ``not later than 60 
        days after''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Additional assistance for an individual not eligible 
        for a monthly housing stipend.--In the case of an individual 
        making an election under subsection (a) who is described by 
        subparagraph (A), (C), or (E) of paragraph (1) of that 
        subsection, and who is not eligible for a monthly stipend 
        payable under section 3313(c) of this title, the educational 
        assistance payable to the individual under this chapter shall 
        be paid--
                    ``(A) in a lump sum calculated by multiplying--
                            ``(i) the total amount of contributions 
                        described in paragraph (1)(A) with regards to 
                        such individual; and
                            ``(ii) the sum of the number of months 
                        described in subclauses (I) and (II) of 
                        paragraph (1)(B)(i) with regards to such 
                        individual; and
                    ``(B) to the individual not later than 60 days 
                after the exhaustion of the individual's entitlement to 
                educational assistance under this chapter.''.
    (b) Technical Corrections and Conforming Amendment.--Such 
subsection is further amended--
            (1) by striking ``paragraphs (2) through (7)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraphs (2) through (6)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), in the heading, by inserting ``for an 
        individual eligible for a monthly housing stipend'' after 
        ``Additional assistance''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on August 1, 2025.
                                                       Calendar No. 288

119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 972

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                                 A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain 
   contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational 
                  Assistance, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 9, 2025

                       Reported with an amendment