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(b) EFFECT ON HIGH TECHNOLOGY PILOT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans 
Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48; 
38 U.S.C. 3001 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g), by striking paragraph (6); 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the 
following new subsection (h): 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a 
pilot program under this section shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2023.’’. 
(c) APPROVAL OF CERTAIN HIGH TECHNOLOGY PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 3680A of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) Any independent study program except— 
‘‘(A) an independent study program (in-
cluding such a program taken over open circuit 
television) that— 
‘‘(i) is accredited by an accrediting 
agency or association recognized by the 
Secretary of Education under subpart 2 of 
part H of title IV of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b); 
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‘‘(ii) leads to— 
‘‘(I) a standard college degree; 
‘‘(II) a certificate that reflects 
educational attainment offered by an 
institution of higher learning; or 
‘‘(III) a certificate that reflects 
graduation from a course of study of-
fered by— 
‘‘(aa) an area career and 
technical education school (as de-
fined in subparagraphs (C) and 
(D) of section 3(3) of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302(3))) that provides 
education at the postsecondary 
level; or 
‘‘(bb) a postsecondary voca-
tional institution (as defined in 
section 102(c) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002(c))) that provides 
education at the postsecondary 
level; and 
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‘‘(iii) in the case of a program de-
scribed in clause (ii)(III)— 
‘‘(I) provides training aligned 
with the requirements of employers in 
the State or local area where the pro-
gram is located, which may include in- 
demand industry sectors or occupa-
tions; 
‘‘(II) provides a student, upon 
graduation from the program, with a 
recognized postsecondary credential 
that is recognized by employers in the 
relevant industry, which may include 
a credential recognized by industry or 
sector partnerships in the State or 
local area where the industry is lo-
cated; and 
‘‘(III) meets such content and in-
structional standards as may be re-
quired to comply with the criteria 
under section 3676(c)(14) and (15) of 
this title; or 
‘‘(B) an online high technology program of 
education (as defined in subsection (h)(2) of 
section 3699C of this title)— 
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‘‘(i) the provider of which has entered 
into a contract with the Secretary under 
subsection (c) of such section; 
‘‘(ii) that has been provided to covered 
individuals (as defined in subsection (h)(1) 
of such section) under such contract for a 
period of at least five years; 
‘‘(iii) regarding which the Secretary 
has determined that the average employ-
ment rate of covered individuals who grad-
uated from such program of education is 
65 percent or higher for the year preceding 
such determination; and 
‘‘(iv) that satisfies the requirements of 
subsection (e) of such section.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(8) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the enrollment 
of a veteran in an online high technology program de-
scribed in subsection (a)(4)(B).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (c) shall take effect on October 1, 
2023. 
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SEC. 3. BURIAL ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WHO 
DIE AT HOME WHILE IN RECEIPT OF HOS-
PICE CARE FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 
2303 of title 38, United States Code, is further amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
(2) in clause (ii)(III), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) a home or other setting at which the 
deceased veteran was, at the time of death, re-
ceiving hospice care pursuant to section 
1717(a) of this title if such care was directly 
preceded by the Secretary furnishing to the vet-
eran hospital care or nursing home care de-
scribed in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of clause 
(ii).’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and apply with respect to deaths occurring on 
or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 4. INCLUSION OF NON-DEGREE FLIGHT TRAINING IN 
CERTAIN REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR 
CERTAIN 
VETERANS 
WITH 
SERVICE-CON-
NECTED DISABILITIES. 
Section 3101 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘A rehabilitation program may include a 
program that includes flight training and does not 
lead to a degree.’’; and 
(2) by redesignating the first paragraph (10) as 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 5. SOLE LIABILITY FOR TRANSFERRED EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO FAILS 
TO COMPLETE A SERVICE AGREEMENT. 
Subsection (i) of section 3319 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In the event’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Subject to paragraph (2), in the event’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘of this title’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion 3685’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘IN GEN-
ERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘SOLE LIABILITY’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for which the individual shall be sole-
ly liable to the United States for the amount of 
the overpayment for purposes of section 3685 
of this title’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘Subparagraph (A) shall not apply’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Neither the individual nor the 
dependent shall be liable to the United States 
for the amount of the overpayment for purposes 
of section 3685 of this title’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘of this 
title’’ after ‘‘section 3311(c)(4)’’. 
SEC. 6. INCREASE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS 
OF 
EDUCATION 
IN 
REPUBLIC 
OF 
PHIL-
IPPINES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Filipino Education Fairness Act’’. 
(b) INCREASE.—Section 3532 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) 
as subsections (d) through (f), respectively. 
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SEC. 7. PROVISION OF CERTIFICATES OF ELIGIBILITY AND 
AWARD LETTERS USING ELECTRONIC MEANS. 
Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after section 3698 the following new sec-
tion (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 3698A. Provision of certificates of eligibility and 
award letters using electronic means 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided by sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall provide to an individual 
the following documents using electronic means: 
‘‘(1) A certificate of eligibility for the entitle-
ment of the individual to covered educational assist-
ance. 
‘‘(2) An award letter regarding the authoriza-
tion of the individual to receive covered educational 
assistance. 
‘‘(b) ELECTION TO OPT OUT.—An individual may 
elect to receive the documents specified in subsection (a) 
by mail rather than through electronic means under sub-
section (a). An individual may revoke such an election at 
any time, by means prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) COVERED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—In this 
section, the term ‘covered educational assistance’ means 
educational assistance under chapter 30, 33, or 35, or sec-
tion 3699C, of this title.’’. 
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SEC. 8. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOUSING 
LOAN FEES. 
The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘November 
14, 2031’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘April 30, 
2032’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 2023. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
By LISA P. GRANT, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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