portive instruction services for student veterans, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) assistance with special admissions 
and transfer of credit from previous postsec-
ondary education or experience; and 
‘‘(B) any other support services the insti-
tution or consortium determines to be necessary 
to ensure the success of student veterans in 
achieving education and career goals. 
‘‘(d) AMOUNTS AWARDED.— 
‘‘(1) DURATION.—Each grant awarded under 
subsection (a) shall be for a 4-year period. 
‘‘(2) TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANT AND SCHED-
ULE.—Each grant awarded under subsection (a) 
may not exceed a total of $500,000. The Secretary 
shall disburse to an institution or consortium the 
amount awarded under the grant in such amounts 
and at such times during the grant period as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—From the amounts appropriated to 
carry out this section, and not later than 3 years after 
the date on which the first grant is awarded under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the grant program established under subsection 
(a), including— 
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‘‘(1) the number of grants awarded; 
‘‘(2) the institutions of higher education and 
consortia that have received grants; 
‘‘(3) with respect to each such institution of 
higher education and consortium— 
‘‘(A) the amounts awarded; 
‘‘(B) how such institution or consortium 
used such amounts; 
‘‘(C) a description of the demographics of 
student veterans (and spouses or partners and 
children of such students) to whom services 
were offered as a result of the award, including 
students that are women and belong to minority 
groups; 
‘‘(D) the number of student veterans (and 
spouses or partners and children of such stu-
dents) to whom services were offered as a result 
of the award, and a description of the services 
that were offered and provided; and 
‘‘(E) data enumerating whether the use of 
the amounts awarded helped student veterans 
at the institution or consortium toward comple-
tion of a degree, certificate, or credential; 
‘‘(4) best practices for student veteran success, 
identified by reviewing data provided by institutions 
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and consortia that received a grant under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(5) a determination by the Secretary with re-
spect to whether the grant program under this sec-
tion should be extended or expanded. 
‘‘(f) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BEST PRACTICES 
WEBSITE.—Subject to the availability of appropriations 
under subsection (h) and not later than 3 years after the 
date on which the first grant is awarded under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall develop and implement a website 
for Student Veteran Centers at institutions of higher edu-
cation, which details best practices for serving student vet-
erans at institutions of higher education. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101. 
‘‘(2) STUDENT VETERAN CENTER.—The term 
‘Student Veteran Center’ means a dedicated space 
on a campus of an institution of higher education 
that provides students who are veterans, members of 
the Armed Forces serving on active duty, or mem-
bers of a reserve component of the Armed Forces 
with the following: 
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‘‘(A) A lounge or meeting space for such 
student veterans (and the spouses or partners 
and children of such students), and veterans in 
the community. 
‘‘(B) A centralized office for student vet-
eran services that— 
‘‘(i) is a single point of contact to co-
ordinate comprehensive support services 
for student veterans; 
‘‘(ii) is staffed by trained employees 
and volunteers, which includes veterans 
and at least one full-time employee or vol-
unteer who is trained as a veterans’ bene-
fits counselor; 
‘‘(iii) provides student veterans with 
assistance relating to— 
‘‘(I) transitioning from the mili-
tary to student life; 
‘‘(II) transitioning from the mili-
tary to the civilian workforce; 
‘‘(III) networking with other stu-
dent veterans and veterans in the 
community; 
‘‘(IV) understanding and obtain-
ing benefits provided by the institu-
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tion of higher education, Federal Gov-
ernment, and State for which such 
students may be eligible; 
‘‘(V) understanding how to suc-
ceed in the institution of higher edu-
cation, including by understanding 
academic policies, the course selection 
process, and institutional policies and 
practices related to the transfer of 
academic credits; and 
‘‘(VI) understanding disability-re-
lated rights and protections under the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and 
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); and 
‘‘(iv) provides comprehensive academic 
and tutoring services for student veterans, 
including peer-to-peer tutoring and aca-
demic mentorship. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2022 and 
each of the 7 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
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