Veteran Education Empowerment Act

Veteran Education Empowerment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award four-year grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish, maintain, and improve a veteran student center.

Requires grantees to be IHEs that:

• have a population of at least 15,000 students, of which at least 1% are veterans or members of the Armed Forces;
• are located in a region or community that has a significant veteran population;
• carry out programs or activities that assist veterans in the local community; and
• present a sustainability plan demonstrating that their veteran student center will be maintained and will continue to operate after the grant ends.

Defines a "veteran student center" as a dedicated space on a campus that provides students who are veterans or members of the Armed Forces with: (1) a lounge or meeting space for such students and veterans in the community, and (2) a centralized office for veteran services that is staffed by trained employees and volunteers.

Requires that office to provide such students with assistance in:

• transitioning from the military to student life,
• transitioning from the military to the civilian workforce,
• networking with other students,
• understanding and obtaining the federal and state benefits for which they may be eligible, and
• understanding how to succeed in the IHE.