‘‘(E) A Native American-serving, nontribal 
institution, as such term is defined in section 
319(b)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b)(6)). 
‘‘(F) An Alaska Native-serving institution 
or Native Hawaiian-serving institution, as such 
terms are defined in section 317(b) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)). 
‘‘(G) An Asian American and Native 
American Pacific Islander-serving institution, as 
such term is defined in section 320(b) of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b)).’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to the information pro-
vided under section 3698 of title 38, United States Code, 
beginning on the date that is two years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. DELAY OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR LIMITATION ON 
COLOCATION 
AND 
ADMINISTRATION 
OF 
STATE APPROVING AGENCIES. 
Section 1024 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. 
Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improve-
ment Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315) is amended to 
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 1024. LIMITATION ON COLOCATION AND ADMINIS-
TRATION OF STATE APPROVING AGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3671 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘ ‘(c) The Secretary may not recognize a State de-
partment or agency as the State approving agency for a 
State for purposes of this chapter if such department or 
agency is administered at, or colocated with, a university 
or university system that offers courses or programs of 
education that are subject to approval under this chapter 
by the State approving agency for that State.’. 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF TREATMENT 
OF CERTAIN FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL IN-
STITUTIONS. 
(a) CLARIFICATION.—Section 1022(c) of the Johnny 
Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care 
and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116– 
315) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or the conversion of a 
for-profit educational institution to a public educational 
institution,’’ after ‘‘nonprofit educational institution’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment
of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans 
Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Pub-
lic Law 116–315). 
SEC. 6. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
EDUCATIONAL 
INSTITUTIONS 
PARTICI-
PATING IN THE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
Subsection (f) of section 3679 of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by section 1018 of the Johnny Isak-
son and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and 
Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315), 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(E), by inserting ‘‘, to the 
maximum extent practicable,’’ after ‘‘including’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘, or any person with whom 
the institution has an agreement to provide 
educational programs, marketing, advertising, 
recruiting or admissions services,’’ after ‘‘edu-
cational institution’’; 
(B) in paragraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘1- 
month’’ and inserting ‘‘one-month’’; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) Provides a commission, bonus, or other in-
centive payment based directly or indirectly on suc-
cess in securing enrollments or financial aid to any 
persons or entities engaged in any student recruiting 
or admission activities or in making decisions re-
garding the award of student financial assistance.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking clause (ii) 
and inserting the following new clauses: 
‘‘(ii) Suspending the approval of the courses 
and programs of education offered by the edu-
cational institution by disapproving new enrollments 
of eligible veterans and eligible persons in each 
course or program of education offered by that edu-
cational institution. 
‘‘(iii) Revoking the approval of the courses and 
programs of education offered by the educational in-
stitution by disapproving all enrollments of eligible 
veterans and eligible persons in each course or pro-
gram of education offered by that educational insti-
tution’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘1-aca-
demic-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘one-academic-year 
period’’.
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) TITLE 38.—Title 38, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) The second section 1164, as added by sec-
tion 5501 the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, 
M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improve-
ment Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315), is redesig-
nated as section 1166 and transferred so as to ap-
pear after section 1165 (and the table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 11 of such title is con-
formed accordingly). 
(2) Subsection (l) of section 3313, as added by 
section 1010 of such Act (as effective on August 1, 
2021), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(l) VERIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re-
quire— 
‘‘(A) each educational institution to submit 
to the Secretary verification of each individual 
who is enrolled in a course or program of edu-
cation at the educational institution and is re-
ceiving educational assistance under this chap-
ter— 
‘‘(i) not later than such time as the 
Secretary determines reasonable after the
date on which the individual is enrolled; 
and 
‘‘(ii) not later than such time as the 
Secretary determines reasonable after the 
last date on which a student is able to 
withdraw from the course or program of 
education without penalty; and 
‘‘(B) each individual who is enrolled in a 
course or program of education and is receiving 
educational assistance under this chapter to 
submit to the Secretary verification of such en-
rollment for each month during which the indi-
vidual is so enrolled and receiving such edu-
cational assistance. 
‘‘(2) FORM
OF
VERIFICATION.—Verification 
under this subsection shall be in an electronic form 
prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) FAILURE
TO
SUBMIT
VERIFICATION.—If 
an individual fails to submit the verification required 
under paragraph (1)(B) for two consecutive months, 
the Secretary may not make a monthly housing sti-
pend payment to the individual under this section 
until the individual submits such verification.’’. 
(3) Section 3673A, as added by section 1013 of 
such Act, is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘search-
able’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘search-
able’’ before ‘‘database’’. 
(4) The subsection (f) of section 3679, as added 
by section 1017 of such Act, is redesignated as para-
graph (3) of subsection (a) of such section 3679 and 
is transferred so as to appear after paragraph (2) of 
such subsection. 
(5) Section 3696(g)(4)(A)(iii)(III), as amended 
by section 1020 of such Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
(b) JOHNNY ISAKSON AND DAVID P. ROE, M.D. VET-
ERANS HEALTH CARE AND BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT 
OF 2020.—The Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. 
Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 
2020 (Public Law 116–315) is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 1013(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘of title 
38’’ after ‘‘of chapter 36’’. 
(2) In section 2205(c)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘EFFEC-
TIVE DATE’’ and inserting ‘‘APPLICABILITY’’; 
and
(B) by striking ‘‘the date that is two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the date of the enactment of this 
Act and shall apply with respect to grants ap-
plications submitted on or after the date that is 
two years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.’’. 
(3) In section 4101(b), by striking ‘‘sub-
chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’. 
(4) In section 5501— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘of 
such title’’ and inserting ‘‘of title 38, United 
States Code’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 
1164’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 1166’’. 
SEC. 8. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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 Re-
training Assistance program, to make certain 
technical corrections to the Johnny Isakson and 
David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and 
Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, and for other 
purposes.