Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 7, 2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide educational and vocational counseling services for veterans at VA-selected institutions of higher learning, and (2) select locations where the maximum number of veterans would have access to such services.
(Sec. 3) The bill revises the fee that is deducted from a veteran's education entitlement under the Post-9/11 educational assistance program from a monthly to a prorated fee for: (1) certain license and certification tests, and (2) national tests.
(Sec. 4) The bill extends provisions requiring rounding down to the next lower dollar amount through FY2024, and rounding to the nearest whole dollar amount after FY2024, with respect to veterans educational assistance increases for: (1) the All-Volunteer Force, and (2) survivors and dependents.
(Sec. 5) The Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education is extended through December 31, 2021.
(Sec. 6) The VA shall, in consultation with state approving agencies, prescribe training requirements for a school certifying official (SCO) employed by a covered educational institution offering approved veterans education courses. The VA may disapprove any course of education offered by a covered educational institution that does not ensure that an SCO meets such requirements. (A covered educational institution is an institution that has enrolled 20 or more individuals using veterans educational assistance.)
(Sec. 7) A reporting fee paid by the VA to an educational institution or joint apprenticeship training committee after the date of enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2011 with respect to an institution that has 75 or more enrollees may not be used for or merged with amounts available for the general fund of the educational institution or joint apprenticeship training committee.
(Sec. 8) The VA Inspector General shall apply heightened scrutiny to any education program if any federal or state agency has made a final judgment or settlement that the program used deceptive or misleading practices that are potentially in violation of advertising, sales, and enrollment practices.
The VA shall: (1) provide notice of, and the reasons for, such heightened scrutiny to an individual who is enrolled in an approved course and entitled to educational assistance; and (2) advise such individual to request a transcript and seek counseling about transferring any credits earned.
The VA shall: (1) monitor allegations of deceptive and misleading practices made against educational programs; and (2) include information about any such allegation on the GI Bill Comparison Tool or any similar VA website.
(Sec. 9) The VA shall: (1) disapprove a course of education provided by an institution of higher learning if the VA determines, pursuant to such heightened scrutiny, that the institution has engaged in deceptive or misleading practices; and (2) provide transfer counseling services to individuals enrolled in a disapproved course.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2016 to Jun 15, 2016; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | May 10, 2016 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | May 10, 2016 |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Jun 15, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 10, 2016Markup May 18, 2016Reported Sep 7, 2016 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred May 10, 2016Markup May 11, 2016Reported May 11, 2016 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-727.
- Sep 7, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563.
- May 18, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 18, 2016Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 11, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 11, 2016Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- May 10, 2016Introduced in House
- May 10, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- May 10, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 19, 2016H.R. 5178, Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 18, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 73, May 10, 2016, page H2214.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5174 | Veterans Education Enhancement Act of 2016 | Related bill | May 11, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational and vocational counseling for veterans on campuses of institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2016Reported in House
- May 10, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
