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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4089 

To restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veterans Rapid Retraining Program in cases of a closure of an educational institution 

or a disapproval of a program of education, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 26, 2022 

Mr. DURBIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, 

read the third time, and passed 

A BILL 

To restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veterans Rapid Retraining Program in cases of a closure 

of an educational institution or a disapproval of a program of education, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Rapid Re5 training Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery 

6 Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF ENTITLEMENT UNDER VETERANS 

2 RAPID RETRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8006 of the American 

4 Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), as amended 

5 by the Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran 

6 Employment Act (Public Law 117–16), is further amend7 ed— 

8 (1) by redesignating subsection (n) as sub9 section (o); and 

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (m), the fol11 lowing new subsection (n): 

12 ‘‘(n) EFFECTS OF CLOSURE OF AN EDUCATIONAL IN13 STITUTION OR DISAPPROVAL OF A PROGRAM OF EDU14 CATION.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any payment of retraining 

16 assistance under subsection (d)(1) shall not be 

17 charged against any entitlement to retraining assist18 ance described in subsection (a) if the Secretary de19 termines that an individual was unable to complete 

20 a course or program of education as a result of — 

21 ‘‘(A) the closure of an educational institu22 tion; or 

23 ‘‘(B) the disapproval of a program of edu24 cation by the State approving agency or the 

25 Secretary when acting in the role of the State 

26 approving agency. 


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1 ‘‘(2) PERIOD NOT CHARGED.—The period for 

2 which, by reason of this subsection, retraining assist3 ance is not charged shall be equal to the full amount 

4 of retraining assistance provided for enrollment in 

5 the program of education. 

6 ‘‘(3) HALT OF PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN EDU7 CATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—In the event of a closure 

8 or disapproval, as described in paragraph (1), the 

9 educational institution shall not receive any further 

10 payments under subsection (d). 

11 ‘‘(4) RECOVERY OF FUNDS.—In the event of a 

12 closure or disapproval, as described in paragraph 

13 (1), any payment already made under subsection (d) 

14 to the educational institution shall be considered an 

15 overpayment and constitute a liability of such insti16 tution to the United States.’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—In subsection 

18 (b)(3) of such section, strike the period and insert ‘‘, ex19 cept for an individual described in subsection (n).’’. 

20 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

21 this section shall apply as if included in the American Res22 cue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2). 

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