117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2523 
AN ACT 
To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to improve 
the COVID–19 Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance pro-
gram, to make certain technical corrections to the John-
ny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health 
Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, and for 
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Training in High-de-
mand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act’’ or the 
‘‘THRIVE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO COVID–19 VETERAN RAPID RE-
TRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8006 of the American 
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (c) 
and inserting the following new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION OF HIGH-DEMAND OCCU-
PATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary shall use 
the list of high-demand occupations prepared in 
conjunction with the Secretary of Labor. 
‘‘(B) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs may add and remove occupa-
tions from the list under subparagraph (A) as 
the Secretary determines appropriate.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(3)—
pation in, such program to facilitate the provision of 
employment placement services to such veteran. 
‘‘(g) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall seek to enter into a memorandum of 
understanding with one or more qualified nonprofit 
organizations for the purpose of facilitating the em-
ployment of veterans who participate in the retrain-
ing assistance program under this section. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
For purposes of this subsection, a qualified non-
profit organization is a nonprofit organization 
that— 
‘‘(A) is an association of businesses; and 
‘‘(B) has at least two years of experience 
providing job placement services for veterans. 
‘‘(h) FOLLOW UP OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, 
shall contact each veteran who completes a covered pro-
gram of education under the retraining assistance pro-
gram under this section 30, 60, 90, and 180 days after 
the veteran completes such program of education to ask 
the veteran about the experience of the veteran in the re-
training assistance program and the veteran’s employment 
status.
‘‘(i) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than the date 
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives a report containing the 
following information about veterans who participate in 
the retraining assistance program under this section: 
‘‘(1) The percentage of such veterans who 
found employment before the end of the second cal-
endar quarter after exiting the program. 
‘‘(2) The percentage of such veterans who 
found employment before the end of the fourth cal-
endar quarter after exiting the program. 
‘‘(3) The median earnings of all such veterans 
for the second quarter after exiting the program. 
‘‘(4) The percentage of such veterans who at-
tain a recognized postsecondary credential during 
the 12-month period after exiting the program. 
‘‘(j) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the termination of the retraining as-
sistance program under subsection (l), the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
on the outcomes and effectiveness of the program.’’;
(5) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘No retraining assistance may be paid 
under this section after the date that is 21 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘No retraining assistance may be paid under 
this section for a covered program of education that 
begins on or after December 11, 2022’’; 
(6) in subsection (m), as so redesignated, by 
striking the period at the end and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, which shall be carried out as if such sec-
tion were authorized for the payment of readjust-
ment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of 
veterans under chapters 30, 31, and 41 of title 38, 
United States Code. Not more than $386,000,000 
may be obligated or expended to carry out this sec-
tion.’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(n) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered public health emer-
gency’ means the declaration— 
‘‘(A) of a public health emergency, based 
on an outbreak of COVID–19 by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services under section
319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d); or 
‘‘(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
outbreak of COVID–19 by the President, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or State, or 
local authority. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘veteran’ means— 
‘‘(A) a person who served in the active 
military, naval, or air service, and who was dis-
charged or released therefrom under conditions 
other than dishonorable; or 
‘‘(B) a member of a reserve component of 
the Armed Forces who performs active service 
for a period of 30 days or longer by reason of 
the covered public health emergency. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘active service’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment 
of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 
117–2).
SEC. 3. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS 
AFFAIRS 
ABOUT 
POSTSECONDARY 
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.— 
Subsection (c) of section 3698 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C)— 
(A) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (xii), by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(xiii) whether the institution is listed on 
the College Navigator website as affiliated with 
a religion and, if so, which religious denomina-
tion; 
‘‘(xiv) whether the Secretary of Education 
or other head of a department or agency of the 
Federal Government has determined that the 
institution is a minority serving institution and, 
if so, which one or more types of minority serv-
ing institutions; and 
‘‘(xv) whether the institution is gender spe-
cific.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘To the extent practicable, 
the Secretary shall ensure that such information is 
provided in a searchable format.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘College Navigator website’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 132 of the 
Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1015a). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘minority serving institution’ 
means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A part B institution, as such term is 
defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)). 
‘‘(B) A Hispanic-serving institution, as 
such term is defined in section 502(a)(5) of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(5)). 
‘‘(C) A Tribal College or University, as 
such term is defined in section 316(b)(3) of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3)). 
‘‘(D) A predominantly Black institution, as 
such term is defined in section 318(b)(6) of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059e(b)(6)).