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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7074 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a 

uniform application for use by any educational institution or training 

establishment seeking the approval of a course of education under the 

laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 15, 2022 

Mr. MOORE of Alabama (for himself, Mr. CAWTHORN, and Mr. MANN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and 

implement a uniform application for use by any educational institution or training establishment seeking the 

approval of a course of education under the laws administered by the Secretary, 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 ‘‘Quality Education for 

5 Veterans Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. UNIFORM APPLICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF VET2 ERANS AFFAIRS APPROVAL OF COURSES OF 

3 EDUCATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 36 of title 

5 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec6 tion 3672 the following new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 3672A. Uniform application 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary, in partner9 ship with State approving agencies, educational institu10 tions, and training establishments, shall require the use 

11 of a uniform application by any educational institution or 

12 training establishment seeking the approval of a new 

13 course of education under this chapter. 

14 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall maintain one uniform appli15 cation for institutions of higher learning and one such ap16 plication for other educational institutions and training es17 tablishments. 

18 ‘‘(3) In the case of any State that uses approval cri19 teria not covered by a uniform application under this sec20 tion, the State approving agency for that State shall re21 quire the use of the uniform application and may require 

22 the submittal of additional information. 

23 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The uniform application re24 quired under subsection (a) shall meet the following re25 quirements: 


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1 ‘‘(1) A requirement that the appropriate execu2 tive of the educational institution or training estab3 lishment seeking the approval of a course of edu4 cation attests on behalf of the educational institution 

5 or training establishment that the educational insti6 tution or training establishment— 

7 ‘‘(A) is in compliance with all applicable 

8 laws and regulations relating to the approval of 

9 courses of education under this chapter; and 

10 ‘‘(B) during the five-year period preceding 

11 the date of the application— 

12 ‘‘(i) has not been subject to, or been 

13 party to a contract with any individual or 

14 entity that has been subject to, any ad15 verse administrative or judicial action 

16 that— 

17 ‘‘(I) related to the instruction or 

18 training, including with respect to the 

19 quality of education, provided by the 

20 institution or establishment; and 

21 ‘‘(II) resulted in a fine or penalty 

22 in an amount equal to or more than 

23 five percent of the amount of funding 

24 provided to the institution or estab25 lishment under title IV of the Higher 


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1 Education Act of 1965 for the fiscal 

2 year preceding the year in which the 

3 application is submitted; or 

4 ‘‘(ii) has not employed an individual, 

5 or been party to a contract with any indi6 vidual or entity, that has been convicted of 

7 a Federal fraud charge related to the in8 struction or training provided by the insti9 tution or establishment. 

10 ‘‘(2) In the case of any educational institution 

11 or training establishment that is not participating in 

12 title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, a re13 quirement for the inclusion of— 

14 ‘‘(A) a copy of— 

15 ‘‘(i) the articles of incorporation filed 

16 on behalf of the institution or establish17 ment or proof of licensing to operate as an 

18 educational institution or training estab19 lishment in the State where the institution 

20 or establishment is located; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) the financial position of the insti22 tution or establishment, as prepared by an 

23 appropriate third-party entity; or 

24 ‘‘(B) other adequate evidence, as deter25 mined by the Secretary, that the institution or 


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1 establishment is authorized to provide post-sec2 ondary education or training in the State where 

3 the institution or establishment is located. 

4 ‘‘(3) In the case of any course of education that 

5 is offered by an educational institution or training 

6 establishment that has never offered a course of edu7 cation that was approved under this chapter, a re8 quirement for the inclusion of information about the 

9 course of education covered by the application, in10 cluding— 

11 ‘‘(A) the number of students who have en12 tered and graduated from the course during the 

13 preceding two-year period; and 

14 ‘‘(B) if available, the cohort default rate 

15 for funds provided to the institution or estab16 lishment under title IV of the Higher Education 

17 Act of 1965. 

18 ‘‘(4) In the case of any educational institution 

19 or training establishment that is not an institution 

20 of higher learning, a requirement for the inclusion 

21 of— 

22 ‘‘(A) a list of individuals who will serve as 

23 fully qualified instructors for the course of edu24 cation, as of the date of the application, and an 

25 attestation that such individuals— 


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1 ‘‘(i) have a degree or other training, 

2 as appropriate, in the field of the course; 

3 ‘‘(ii) effectively teach the skills offered 

4 under the course; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) have demonstrated relevant in6 dustry experience in the field of the course; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(B) a list of individuals who will serve as 

9 career services employees for students enrolled 

10 in the course and an attestation that such indi11 viduals are skilled at identifying professions in 

12 the relevant industry that are in need of new 

13 employees to hire, tailoring the course of edu14 cation to meet market needs, and identifying 

15 the employers likely to hire graduates. 

16 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE APPROVING AGEN17 CIES.—During the approval process with respect to a uni18 form application submitted by an educational institution 

19 or training establishment, a State approving agency, or 

20 the Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving 

21 agency, shall contact the Secretary of Education to deter22 mine whether the course of education subject to such ap23 proval process has withdrawn, or been denied or sus24 pended, from receiving for benefits under title IV of the 

25 Higher Education Act of 1965. 


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1 ‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE EXECUTIVE.—In this section, the 

2 appropriate executive of an educational institution or 

3 training establishment is a senior executive official, senior 

4 administrator, owner, or operator designated by the insti5 tution or establishment.’’. 

6 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

7 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

8 after the item relating to section 3672 the following new 

9 item: 

‘‘3672A. Uniform application.’’. 

10 (c) APPLICABILITY.—The application required by 

11 section 3672A of title 38, United States Code, as added 

12 by subsection (a) shall— 

13 (1) be developed by not later than October 1, 

14 2023; and 

15 (2) be required for the approval of any new 

16 course of education proposed on or after that day. 

17 SEC. 3. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 

18 VETERANS AFFAIRS EDUCATION SURVEYS. 

19 (a) RISK-BASED SURVEY.—Section 3673A of title 

20 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

21 the following new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(d) NOTICE.—To the maximum amount feasible, the 

23 Secretary, or a State approving agency, as applicable, 

24 shall provide not more than one business day of notice 


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1 to an educational institution before conducting a targeted 

2 risk-based survey of the institution under this section.’’. 

3 (b) COMPLIANCE SURVEYS.—Section 3693 of title 

4 38, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub6 section (d); and 

7 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol8 lowing new subsection (c): 

9 ‘‘(c) To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary, 

10 or a State approving agency, as applicable, shall provide 

11 not more than ten business days of notice to an edu12 cational institution or training establishment before con13 ducting a compliance survey of the institution or establish14 ment under this section.’’. 

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