In the Senate of the United States, 
December 20, 2022. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 7939) entitled ‘‘An Act to make permanent cer-
tain educational assistance benefits under the laws adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of 
changes to courses of education by reason of emergency situ-
ations, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vet-
erans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Educational assistance benefits during emergency situations. 
Sec. 3. Extension of time limitations for use of entitlement. 
Sec. 4. Extension of payment of vocational rehabilitation subsistence allowances. 
Sec. 5. Payment of work-study allowances during emergency situations. 
Sec. 6. Payment of allowances to veterans enrolled in educational institutions 
closed for emergency situations. 
Sec. 7. Apprenticeship or on-job training requirements.
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Sec. 8. Prohibition of charge to entitlement of students unable to pursue a pro-
gram of education due to an emergency situation. 
Sec. 9. Department of Veterans Affairs approval of certain study-abroad pro-
grams. 
Sec. 10. Eligibility for educational assistance under Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of certain indi-
viduals who receive sole survivorship discharges. 
Sec. 11. Uniform application for Department of Veterans Affairs approval of 
courses of education. 
Sec. 12. Notice requirements for Department of Veterans Affairs education sur-
veys. 
Sec. 13. Exception to requirement to submit verification of enrollment of certain 
individuals. 
Sec. 14. Expansion of eligibility for self-employment assistance under veteran 
readiness and employment program. 
Sec. 15. Possible definitions of certain terms relating to educational assistance. 
Sec. 16. Extension of certain limits on payments of pension. 
Sec. 17. Termination of certain consumer contracts by servicemembers and de-
pendents who enter into contracts after receiving military orders 
for permanent change of station but then receive stop movement 
orders due to an emergency situation. 
Sec. 18. Residence for tax purposes. 
Sec. 19. Portability of professional licenses of members of the uniformed services 
and their spouses. 
Sec. 20. Provision of nonarticulating trailers as adaptive equipment. 
Sec. 21. Eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs provision of additional 
automobile or other conveyance. 
Sec. 22. Department of Veterans Affairs treatment of certain vehicle modifications 
as medical services. 
Sec. 23. Determination of budgetary effects. 
SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS DURING 
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 36 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subchapters I and II as sub-
chapters II and III, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before subchapter II, as so redes-
ignated, the following new subchapter:
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—EMERGENCY SITUATIONS 
‘‘§ 3601. Definition of emergency situation 
‘‘In this chapter, the term ‘emergency situation’ means 
a situation that— 
‘‘(1) the President declares is an emergency; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary determines is an emergency 
for purposes of the laws administered by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘§ 3602. Continuation of educational assistance bene-
fits during emergency situations 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—(1) If the Secretary determines 
under subsection (c) that an individual is negatively af-
fected by an emergency situation, the Secretary may pro-
vide educational assistance to that individual under the 
laws administered by the Secretary as if such negative ef-
fects did not occur. 
‘‘(2) The authority under this section is in addition 
to the other authorities of the Secretary to provide benefits 
in emergency situations, but in no case may the Secretary 
provide more than a total of four weeks of additional edu-
cational assistance by reason of any other such authority 
and this section. 
‘‘(b) HOUSING AND ALLOWANCES.—In providing edu-
cational assistance to an individual pursuant to subsection 
(a), the Secretary may—
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‘‘(1) continue to pay a monthly housing stipend 
under chapter 33 of this title, during a month the in-
dividual would have been enrolled in a program of 
education or training but for the emergency situation 
at the same rate such stipend would have been pay-
able if the individual had not been negatively affected 
by the emergency situation, except that the total num-
ber of weeks for which stipends may continue to be so 
payable may not exceed four weeks; and 
‘‘(2) continue to pay payments or subsistence al-
lowances under chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, and 35 of this 
title and chapter 1606 of title 10 during a month for 
a period of time that the individual would have been 
enrolled in a program of education or training but 
for the emergency situation, except that the total 
number of weeks for which payments or allowances 
may continue to be so payable may not exceed four 
weeks. 
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION OF NEGATIVE EFFECTS.—The 
Secretary shall determine that an individual was negatively 
affected by an emergency situation if— 
‘‘(1) the individual is enrolled in a covered pro-
gram of education of an educational institution or 
enrolled in training at a training establishment and 
is pursuing such program or training using edu-
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cational assistance under the laws administered by 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) the educational institution or training es-
tablishment certifies to the Secretary that such pro-
gram or training is truncated, delayed, relocated, 
canceled, partially canceled, converted from being on- 
site to being offered by distance learning, or otherwise 
modified or made unavailable by reason of the emer-
gency situation; and 
‘‘(3) the Secretary determines that the modifica-
tion to such program or training specified under 
paragraph (2) would reduce the amount of edu-
cational assistance (including with respect to monthly 
housing stipends, payments, or subsistence allow-
ances) that would be payable to the individual but for 
the emergency situation. 
‘‘(d) EFFECT ON ENTITLEMENT PERIOD.—If the Sec-
retary determines that an individual who received assist-
ance under this section did not make progress toward the 
completion of the program of education in which the indi-
vidual is enrolled during the period for which the indi-
vidual received such assistance, any assistance provided 
pursuant to this section shall not be counted for purposes 
of determining the total amount of an individual’s entitle-
ment to educational assistance, housing stipends, or pay-
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ments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 31, 32, 
and 35 of this title and chapter 1606 of title 10. 
‘‘§ 3603. Continuation of educational assistance bene-
fits for certain programs of education 
converted to distance learning by reason 
of emergency situations 
‘‘In the case of a program of education approved by 
a State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in 
the role of a State approving agency, that is converted from 
being offered on-site at an educational institution or train-
ing establishment to being offered by distance learning by 
reason of an emergency or health-related situation, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, the Secretary may continue to pro-
vide educational assistance under the laws administered by 
the Secretary without regard to such conversion, including 
with respect to paying any— 
‘‘(1) monthly housing stipends under chapter 33 
of this title; or 
‘‘(2) payments or subsistence allowances under 
chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35 of this title and chapter 
1606 of title 10.
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under this chapter because the course was modi-
fied by reason of such emergency; and 
‘‘(2) did not receive credit or lost training time, 
toward completion of the program of education being 
so pursued. 
‘‘(c) HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—In this section, edu-
cational assistance includes, as applicable— 
‘‘(1) monthly housing stipends payable under 
chapter 33 of this title for any month the individual 
would have been enrolled in a course or program of 
education; and 
‘‘(2) payments or subsistence allowances under 
chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35 of this title and chapter 
1606 of title 10 during a month the individual would 
have been enrolled in a course or program of edu-
cation. 
‘‘(d) PERIOD NOT CHARGED.—The period for which, 
by reason of this section, educational assistance is not 
charged against entitlement or counted toward the applica-
ble aggregate period under section 3695 of this title shall 
not exceed the aggregate of— 
‘‘(1) the portion of the period of enrollment in 
the course from which the individual did not receive 
credit or with respect to which the individual lost
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training time, as determined under subsection (b)(2); 
and 
‘‘(2) the period by which a monthly stipend is 
extended under section 3680(a)(2)(B) of this title. 
‘‘(e) 
CONTINUING
PURSUIT
OF
DISAPPROVED 
COURSES.—(1) The Secretary may treat a course of edu-
cation that is disapproved under this chapter as being ap-
proved under this chapter with respect to an individual de-
scribed in paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines, on 
a programmatic basis, that— 
‘‘(A) such disapproval is the result of an action 
described in subsection (b)(1)(B); and 
‘‘(B) continuing pursuing such course is in the 
best interest of the individual. 
‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an 
individual who is pursuing a course of education at an edu-
cational institution under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of 
this title or chapter 1606 of title 10, as of the date on which 
the course is disapproved as described in subsection 
(b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(f) STATUS AS FULL-TIME STUDENT FOR PURPOSES 
OF HOUSING STIPEND CALCULATION.—In the case of an 
individual who, as of the first day of an emergency situa-
tion was enrolled on a full-time basis in a program of edu-
cation and was receiving educational assistance under
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chapter 33 of this title or subsistence allowance under chap-
ter 31 of this title, and for whom the Secretary makes a 
determination under subsection (b), the individual shall be 
treated as an individual enrolled in a program of education 
on a full-time basis for the purpose of calculating monthly 
housing stipends payable under chapter 33 of this title, or 
subsistence allowance payable under chapter 31 of this title, 
for any month the individual is enrolled in the program 
of education on a part-time basis to complete any course 
of education that was partially or fully canceled by reason 
of the emergency situation. 
‘‘(g) NOTICE OF CLOSURES.—Not later than five busi-
ness days after the date on which the Secretary receives no-
tice that an educational institution will close or is closed 
by reason of an emergency situation, the Secretary shall 
provide to each individual who is enrolled in a course or 
program of education at such educational institution using 
entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 30, 31, 
32, 33, or 35 of this title, or chapter 1606 of title 10 notice 
of— 
‘‘(1) such closure and the date of such closure; 
and 
‘‘(2) the effect of such closure on the individual’s 
entitlement to educational assistance pursuant to this 
section.
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‘‘§ 3605. Payment of educational assistance in cases of 
withdrawal 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any individual who 
withdraws from a program of education or training, other 
than a program by correspondence, in an educational insti-
tution under chapter 31, 34, or 35 of this title for a covered 
reason during the period of an emergency situation, the Sec-
retary shall find mitigating circumstances for purposes of 
section 3680(a)(1)(C)(ii) of this title. 
‘‘(b) COVERED REASON.—In this section, the term 
‘covered reason’ means any reason related to an emergency 
situation, including— 
‘‘(1) illness, quarantine, or social distancing re-
quirements; 
‘‘(2) issues associated with accessibility; 
‘‘(3) access or availability of childcare; 
‘‘(4) providing care for a family member or co-
habitants; 
‘‘(5) change of location or residence due to the 
emergency situation or associated school closures; 
‘‘(6) employment changes or financial hardship; 
and 
‘‘(7) issues associated with changes in format or 
medium of instruction.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended—
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(1) by striking the item relating to subchapter II 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III–MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS’’. 
(2) by striking the item relating to subchapter I 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II–STATE APPROVING AGENCIES’’. 
(3) by inserting before the item relating to sub-
chapter II the following new items: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I–EMERGENCY SITUATIONS 
‘‘3601. Definition of emergency situation. 
‘‘3602. Continuation of educational assistance benefits during emergency situa-
tions. 
‘‘3603. Continuation of educational assistance benefits for certain programs of 
education converted to distance learning by reason of emergency 
situations. 
‘‘3604. Effects of closure of educational institution and modification of courses by 
reason of emergency situation. 
‘‘3605. Payment of educational assistance in cases of withdrawal.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEALS.—The following provisions 
of law are repealed: 
(1) Sections 1102, 1103, and 1104 of the Johnny 
Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health 
Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public 
Law 116–315). 
(2) Public Law 116–128. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR USE OF EN-
TITLEMENT. 
(a) MONTGOMERY BI BILL.—Section 3031 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
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‘‘(i) In the case of an individual eligible for edu-
cational assistance under this chapter who is prevented 
from pursuing the individual’s chosen program of education 
before the expiration of the 10-year period for the use of 
entitlement under this chapter otherwise applicable under 
this section because the educational institution or training 
establishment closed (temporarily or permanently) under 
an established policy based on an Executive order of the 
President or due to an emergency situation, such 10-year 
period— 
‘‘(1) shall not run during the period the indi-
vidual is so prevented from pursuing such program; 
and 
‘‘(2) shall again begin running on the first day 
after the individual is able to resume pursuit of a 
program of education with educational assistance 
under this chapter.’’. 
(b) POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3321(b)(1) of such 
title is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Subsections’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and (d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(d), and (i)’’; and
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an emergency situation, the Secretary shall ex-
tend the period during which the individual may 
use such entitlement for a period equal to the 
number of months that the individual was so 
prevented from pursuing the program of edu-
cation, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(c) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND TRAINING.— 
(1) PERIOD FOR USE.—Section 3103 of such title 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or (g)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(g), or (h)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(h) In any case in which the Secretary determines 
that a veteran has been prevented from participating in a 
vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter with-
in the 12-year period of eligibility prescribed in subsection 
(a) due to an emergency situation, such 12-year period— 
‘‘(1) shall not run during the period the indi-
vidual is so prevented from participating such pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(2) shall again begin running on the first day 
after the individual is able to resume participation in 
such program.’’.
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(2) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—Section 3105(b) of 
such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and 
(3)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) In any case in which the Secretary determines 
that a veteran has been prevented from participating in 
counseling and placement and postplacement services de-
scribed in paragraphs (2) and (5) of section 3104(a) of this 
title due to an emergency situation, the Secretary shall ex-
tend the period during which the Secretary may provide 
such counseling and placement and postplacement services 
for the veteran for a period equal to the number of months 
that the veteran was so prevented from participating in 
such counseling and services, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(B) In any case in which the Secretary determines 
that a veteran has been prevented from participating in a 
vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter due 
to an emergency situation, the Secretary shall extend the 
period of the veteran’s vocational rehabilitation program 
for a period equal to the number of months that the veteran
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was so prevented from participating in the vocational reha-
bilitation program, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(d) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
SELECTED RESERVE.—Section 16133(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) In any case in which the Secretary con-
cerned determines that a person entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter has been pre-
vented from using such person’s entitlement due to an 
emergency situation, the Secretary concerned shall ex-
tend the period of entitlement prescribed in subsection 
(a) for a period equal to the number of months that 
the person was so prevented from using such entitle-
ment, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(e) EMERGENCY SITUATION DEFINED.— 
(1) POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 3301 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2):
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‘‘(2) The term ‘emergency situation’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3601 of this 
title.’’. 
(2) MGIB.—Section 3002 of such title is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) The term ‘emergency situation’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3601 of this 
title.’’. 
(3) VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION
AND
TRAIN-
ING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3101 of such 
title is amended— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (10), 
respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), 
as redesignated by clause (i), the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) The term ‘emergency situation’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3601 of this 
title.’’. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such title 
is amended—
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(i) in section 1728(a)(4)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 3101(9) of’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 3101 of’’; and 
(ii) in section 3695(b), by striking ‘‘in 
section 3101(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘in section 
3101’’. 
(4) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE SELECTED RESERVE.—Section 16133 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) In this section, the term ‘emergency situation’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 3601 of title 38.’’. 
(f) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 6 of the Student 
Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–140) is repealed. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF PAYMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHA-
BILITATION SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3104 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) In the case of any veteran whom the Secretary 
determines is satisfactorily following a program of employ-
ment services provided under subsection (a)(5) during the 
period of an emergency situation, the Secretary may pay 
the veteran a subsistence allowance, as prescribed in section
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3108 of this title for full-time training for the type of pro-
gram that the veteran was pursuing, for two additional 
months, if the Secretary determines that the veteran is nega-
tively affected by the emergency situation.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 8 of the Student 
Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–140) is repealed. 
SEC. 5. PAYMENT OF WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCES DURING 
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3485 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f)(1) In case of an individual who is in receipt of 
work-study allowance pursuant to an agreement described 
in subsection (a)(3) as of the date on which an emergency 
situation occurs and who is unable to continue to perform 
qualifying work-study activities described in subsection 
(a)(4) by reason of the emergency situation— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary may continue to pay work- 
study allowance under this section or make deduc-
tions described in subsection (e)(1) during the period 
of such emergency situation, notwithstanding the in-
ability of the individual to perform such work-study 
activities by reason of such emergency situation; and
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‘‘(B) at the option of the individual, the Sec-
retary shall extend the agreement described in sub-
section (a)(3) with the individual for any subsequent 
period of enrollment initiated during the emergency 
situation, notwithstanding the inability of the indi-
vidual to perform work-study activities described in 
subsection (a)(4) by reason of such emergency situa-
tion. 
‘‘(2) The amount of work-study allowance payable to 
an individual under paragraph (1)(A) during the period 
of an emergency situation shall be an amount determined 
by the Secretary but may not exceed the amount that would 
be payable under subsection (a)(2) if the individual worked 
25 hours per week paid during such period. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘emergency situation’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 3601 of this title.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 3 of the Student 
Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–140) is repealed. 
SEC. 6. PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES TO VETERANS EN-
ROLLED 
IN 
EDUCATIONAL 
INSTITUTIONS 
CLOSED FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3680 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
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‘‘(h) PAYMENTS DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.— 
(1) The Secretary may pay allowances to an eligible veteran 
or eligible person under subsection (a)(2)(A), if the veteran 
or person is enrolled in a program or course of education 
that— 
‘‘(A) is provided by an educational institution or 
training establishment that is closed by reason of an 
emergency situation; or 
‘‘(B) is suspended by reason of an emergency sit-
uation. 
‘‘(2) The total number of weeks for which allowances 
may be paid by reason of this subsection may not exceed 
four weeks. 
‘‘(3) Any amount paid under this subsection shall not 
be counted for purposes of the limitation on allowances 
under subsection (a)(2)(A).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Student 
Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–140) is repealed. 
SEC. 7. APPRENTICESHIP OR ON-JOB TRAINING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3687(e) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following new paragraph (2):
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‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), for any 
month in which an individual fails to complete 120 hours 
of training, the entitlement otherwise chargeable under 
paragraph (1) shall be reduced in the same proportion as 
the monthly training assistance allowance payable is re-
duced under subsection (b)(3). 
‘‘(B) In the case of an individual who is unemployed 
by reason of an emergency situation during any month, the 
120-hour requirement under subparagraph (A) for that 
month shall be reduced proportionately to reflect the indi-
vidual’s period of unemployment, except that the amount 
of monthly training assistance otherwise payable to the in-
dividual under subsection (b)(3) shall not be reduced. 
‘‘(C) Any period during which an individual is unem-
ployed by reason of an emergency situation shall not— 
‘‘(i) be charged against any entitlement to edu-
cational assistance of the individual; or 
‘‘(ii) be counted against the aggregate period for 
which section 3695 of this title limits the receipt of 
educational assistance by such individual. 
‘‘(D) Any amount by which the entitlement of an indi-
vidual is reduced under subparagraph (A) shall not— 
‘‘(i) be charged against any entitlement to edu-
cational assistance of the individual; or
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‘‘(ii) be counted against the aggregate period for 
which section 3695 of this title limits the receipt of 
educational assistance by such individual. 
‘‘(E)(i) In the case of an individual who fails to com-
plete 120 hours of training during a month, but who com-
pleted more than 120 hours of training during the pre-
ceding month, the individual may apply the number of 
hours in excess of 120 that the individual completed for that 
month to the month for which the individual failed to com-
plete 120 hours. If the addition of such excess hours results 
in a total of 120 hours or more, the individual shall be 
treated as an individual who has completed 120 hours of 
training for that month. Any excess hours applied to a dif-
ferent month under this subparagraph may only be applied 
to one such month. 
‘‘(F) This paragraph applies to amounts described in 
section 3313(g)(3)(B)(iv) and section 3032(c)(2) of this title 
and section 16131(d)(2) of title 10. 
‘‘(G) In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) The term ‘unemployed’ includes being fur-
loughed or being scheduled to work zero hours. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘fails to complete 120 hours of 
training’ means, with respect to an individual, that 
during any month, the individual completes at least 
one hour, but fewer than 120 hours, of training, in-
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cluding in a case in which the individual is unem-
ployed for part of, but not the whole, month.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1106 of the John-
ny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care 
and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116– 
315) is repealed. 
SEC. 8. PROHIBITION OF CHARGE TO ENTITLEMENT OF 
STUDENTS UNABLE TO PURSUE A PROGRAM 
OF EDUCATION DUE TO AN EMERGENCY SITU-
ATION. 
(a) PERMANENT APPLICABILITY.—Section 3699(b)(1) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’ ; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) the temporary closure of an edu-
cational institution or training establishment or 
the temporary closure or termination of a course 
or program of education by reason of an emer-
gency situation; and’’.
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(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 5 of the Student 
Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–140) is repealed. 
SEC. 9. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROVAL OF 
CERTAIN STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3680A(f) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a covered study-abroad course, 
the Secretary may approve the course for a period of not 
more than five years, if the contract or other written agree-
ment under which the course is offered provides that— 
‘‘(i) the educational institution that offers a 
course that is approved under this chapter agrees— 
‘‘(I) to assume responsibility for the quality 
and content of the covered study-abroad course; 
and 
‘‘(II) to serve as the certifying official for 
the course for purposes of this chapter; and
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‘‘(ii) the educational institution that offers the 
covered study-abroad course agrees to seek the ap-
proval of the course under this chapter by not later 
than five years after the date of the agreement. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘covered study- 
abroad course’ means a course that— 
‘‘(i) is provided as a part of a program of edu-
cation offered by an educational institution under a 
contract or other written agreement by another edu-
cational institution that offers a course that is ap-
proved under this chapter; 
‘‘(ii) is provided at a location in a foreign coun-
try; and 
‘‘(iii) has not been approved under this chap-
ter.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN COURSES.—In the case 
of any covered study-abroad course, under the meaning 
given such term in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of 
subsection (f) of section 3680A of title 38, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), that is being offered under 
a contract or other written agreement as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
approve such course under such paragraph (2) for the five- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
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Act, if such contract or other written agreement meets the 
criteria provided in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph. 
SEC. 10. ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO RE-
CEIVE SOLE SURVIVORSHIP DISCHARGES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Sgt. Wolf Kyle Weninger Veterans Education Fairness Act 
of 2022’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (b)(2) of section 3311 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘who’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting 
such clause two ems to the right; 
(3) by inserting before clause (i), as so redesig-
nated, the following new subparagraph (A): 
‘‘(A) who—’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (A)(ii), as so redesig-
nated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘in subparagraph (A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in clause (i)’’; and
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(B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘or 
by reason of a sole survivorship discharge (as 
that term is defined in section 1174(i) of title 
10); or’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph (B): 
‘‘(B) who— 
‘‘(i) commencing on or after September 
11, 2001, completes at least 30 continuous 
days of service described in subsection (d) 
(1) or (2); and 
‘‘(ii) after completion of service de-
scribed in clause (i), is discharged or re-
leased by reason of a sole survivorship dis-
charge (as that term is defined in section 
1174(i) of title 10).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘The following’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (b)(2)(B), the fol-
lowing’’.
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SEC. 11. UNIFORM APPLICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS APPROVAL OF COURSES OF 
EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 36 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 3672 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3672A. Uniform application 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary, in partnership 
with State approving agencies, educational institutions, 
and training establishments, shall require the use of a uni-
form application by any educational institution or train-
ing establishment seeking the approval of a new course of 
education under this chapter. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall maintain one uniform appli-
cation for institutions of higher learning and one such ap-
plication for other educational institutions and training es-
tablishments. 
‘‘(3) In the case of any State that uses approval cri-
teria not covered by a uniform application under this sec-
tion, the State approving agency for that State shall require 
the use of the uniform application and may require the sub-
mittal of additional information. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The uniform application re-
quired under subsection (a) shall meet the following require-
ments:
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‘‘(1) A requirement that the appropriate execu-
tive of the educational institution or training estab-
lishment seeking the approval of a course of education 
attests on behalf of the educational institution or 
training establishment that the educational institu-
tion or training establishment— 
‘‘(A) is in compliance with all applicable 
laws and regulations relating to the approval of 
courses of education under this chapter; and 
‘‘(B) during the five-year period preceding 
the date of the application— 
‘‘(i) has not been subject to, or been 
party to a contract with any individual or 
entity that has been subject to, any adverse 
administrative or judicial action that— 
‘‘(I) related to the instruction or 
training, including with respect to the 
quality of education, provided by the 
institution or establishment; and 
‘‘(II) resulted in a fine or penalty 
in an amount equal to or more than 
five percent of the amount of funding 
provided to the institution or establish-
ment under title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 for the fiscal year
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preceding the year in which the appli-
cation is submitted; or 
‘‘(ii) has not employed an individual, 
or been party to a contract with any indi-
vidual or entity, that has been convicted of 
a Federal fraud charge related to the in-
struction or training provided by the insti-
tution or establishment. 
‘‘(2) In the case of any educational institution or 
training establishment that is not participating in 
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), a requirement for the inclusion 
of— 
‘‘(A) a copy of— 
‘‘(i) the articles of incorporation filed 
on behalf of the institution or establishment 
or proof of licensing to operate as an edu-
cational institution or training establish-
ment in the State where the institution or 
establishment is located; and 
‘‘(ii) the financial position of the insti-
tution or establishment, as prepared by an 
appropriate third-party entity; or 
‘‘(B) other adequate evidence, as determined 
by the Secretary, that the institution or estab-
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lishment is authorized to provide post-secondary 
education or training in the State where the in-
stitution or establishment is located. 
‘‘(3) In the case of any course of education that 
is offered by an educational institution or training 
establishment that has never offered a course of edu-
cation that was approved under this chapter, a re-
quirement for the inclusion of information about the 
course of education covered by the application, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) the number of students who have en-
tered and graduated from the course during the 
preceding two-year period; and 
‘‘(B) if available, the cohort default rate for 
funds provided to the institution or establish-
ment under title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) In the case of any educational institution or 
training establishment that is not an institution of 
higher learning, a requirement for the inclusion of— 
‘‘(A) a list of individuals who will serve as 
fully qualified instructors for the course of edu-
cation, as of the date of the application, and an 
attestation that such individuals—
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‘‘(i) have a degree or other training, as 
appropriate, in the field of the course; 
‘‘(ii) effectively teach the skills offered 
under the course; and 
‘‘(iii) have demonstrated relevant in-
dustry experience in the field of the course; 
and 
‘‘(B) a list of individuals who will serve as 
career services employees for students enrolled in 
the course and an attestation that such individ-
uals are skilled at identifying professions in the 
relevant industry that are in need of new em-
ployees to hire, tailoring the course of education 
to meet market needs, and identifying the em-
ployers likely to hire graduates. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE APPROVING AGEN-
CIES.—During the approval process with respect to a uni-
form application submitted by an educational institution 
or training establishment, a State approving agency, or the 
Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving 
agency, shall contact the Secretary of Education to deter-
mine whether the course of education subject to such ap-
proval process has withdrawn, or been denied or suspended, 
from receiving for benefits under title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
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‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE EXECUTIVE.—In this section, the 
appropriate executive of an educational institution or 
training establishment is a senior executive official, senior 
administrator, owner, or operator designated by the institu-
tion or establishment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 3672 the following new item: 
‘‘3672A. Uniform application.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The application required by sec-
tion 3672A of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), shall— 
(1) be developed by not later than October 1, 
2023; and 
(2) be required for the approval of any new 
course of education proposed on or after that day. 
SEC. 12. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS EDUCATION SURVEYS. 
(a) RISK-BASED SURVEY.—Section 3673A of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) NOTICE.—To the maximum amount feasible, the 
Secretary, or a State approving agency, as applicable, shall 
provide not more than one business day of notice to an edu-
cational institution before conducting a targeted risk-based 
survey of the institution under this section.’’.
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(b) COMPLIANCE SURVEYS.—Section 3693 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary, 
or a State approving agency, as applicable, shall provide 
not more than 10 business days of notice to an educational 
institution or training establishment before conducting a 
compliance survey of the institution or establishment under 
this section.’’. 
SEC. 
13. 
EXCEPTION 
TO 
REQUIREMENT 
TO 
SUBMIT 
VERIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS. 
Section 3313(l) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in para-
graph (4), the Secretary’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION.—An educational institution is 
not required to submit verification of an individual 
under paragraph (1)(A) if—
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‘‘(A) the individual is enrolled in a course 
or program of education offered by the edu-
cational institution on at least a full-time basis 
before the date on which the individual is able 
to withdraw from the course or program of edu-
cation without penalty; 
‘‘(B) the educational institution charges the 
same amount of tuition and fees for students who 
are enrolled on a full-time basis and students 
who are enrolled on a more-than-full-time basis; 
and 
‘‘(C) the individual remains enrolled in the 
course or program of education after the date on 
which the individual is able to withdraw from 
the course or program of education without pen-
alty.’’. 
SEC. 14. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SELF-EMPLOY-
MENT ASSISTANCE UNDER VETERAN READI-
NESS AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Paragraph (12) of 
subsection (a) of section 3104 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(12) Such license fees and essential equipment, 
supplies, and minimum stocks of materials as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary for a veteran to
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begin self-employment and are within the criteria and 
cost limitations that the Secretary shall prescribe in 
regulations for the furnishing of such fees, equipment, 
supplies, and stocks.’’. 
(b) PRIORITY.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section is 
amended by inserting before the first period the following: 
‘‘, including with respect to providing priority for services 
under subsection (a)(12) to veterans with the most severe 
service-connected disabilities who require homebound train-
ing or self-employment, or both homebound training and 
self-employment’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 3117 of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘this 
clause’’ and inserting ‘‘this subparagraph’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘insure’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ensure’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘clause’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘para-
graph’’. 
SEC. 15. POSSIBLE DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS RE-
LATING TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
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to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report containing possible definitions of the 
Secretary for each of the following terms: 
(1) Student services. 
(2) Marketing. 
(3) Classroom instruction. 
SEC. 16. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF 
PENSION. 
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘October 30, 2028’’ and inserting ‘‘No-
vember 30, 2031’’. 
SEC. 17. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN CONSUMER CON-
TRACTS BY SERVICEMEMBERS AND DEPEND-
ENTS WHO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS AFTER 
RECEIVING MILITARY ORDERS FOR PERMA-
NENT CHANGE OF STATION BUT THEN RE-
CEIVE STOP MOVEMENT ORDERS DUE TO AN 
EMERGENCY SITUATION. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
305A 
of 
the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3956) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘TELE-
PHONE, MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAMMING,
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ber from using the services provided under the 
contract.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) The spouse or dependent of a service-
member, described in paragraph (1)(B), who ac-
companies such servicemember during the period 
of relocation.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) COVERED CONTRACTS.—A contract described in 
this subsection is a contract— 
‘‘(1) for— 
‘‘(A) commercial mobile service; 
‘‘(B) telephone exchange service; 
‘‘(C) internet access service; 
‘‘(D) multichannel video programming serv-
ice; 
‘‘(E) a gym membership or fitness program; 
or 
‘‘(F) home security services; and 
‘‘(2) entered into by a servicemember before re-
ceiving the military orders referred to in subsection 
(a)(1).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g)—
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(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting, after paragraph (1), the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘military orders’ and ‘permanent 
change of station’ have the meanings given such terms 
in section 305.’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to stop movement orders 
issued on or after March 1, 2020. 
SEC. 18. RESIDENCE FOR TAX PURPOSES. 
Section 511(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
(50 U.S.C. 4001(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) SPOUSES.—A spouse of a servicemember 
shall neither lose nor acquire a residence or domicile 
for purposes of taxation with respect to the person, 
personal property, or income of the spouse by reason 
of being absent or present in any tax jurisdiction of 
the United States solely to be with the servicemember 
in compliance with the servicemember’s military or-
ders. 
‘‘(3) ELECTION.—For any taxable year of the 
marriage, a servicemember and the spouse of such
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servicemember may elect to use for purposes of tax-
ation, regardless of the date on which the marriage of 
the servicemember and the spouse occurred, any of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) The residence or domicile of the serv-
icemember. 
‘‘(B) The residence or domicile of the 
spouse. 
‘‘(C) The permanent duty station of the 
servicemember.’’. 
SEC. 19. PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OF 
MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES 
AND THEIR SPOUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Servicemembers 
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4021 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 705 (50 U.S.C. 4025) the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 705A. PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OF 
SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which a service-
member or the spouse of a servicemember has a covered li-
cense and such servicemember or spouse relocates his or her 
residency because of military orders for military service to 
a location that is not in the jurisdiction of the licensing 
authority that issued the covered license, such covered li-
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cense shall be considered valid at a similar scope of practice 
and in the discipline applied for in the jurisdiction of such 
new residency for the duration of such military orders if 
such servicemember or spouse— 
‘‘(1) provides a copy of such military orders to 
the licensing authority in the jurisdiction in which 
the new residency is located; 
‘‘(2) remains in good standing with— 
‘‘(A) the licensing authority that issued the 
covered license; and 
‘‘(B) every other licensing authority that 
has issued to the servicemember or the spouse of 
a servicemember a license valid at a similar 
scope of practice and in the discipline applied in 
the jurisdiction of such licensing authority; 
‘‘(3) submits to the authority of the licensing au-
thority in the new jurisdiction for the purposes of 
standards of practice, discipline, and fulfillment of 
any continuing education requirements. 
‘‘(b) INTERSTATE LICENSURE COMPACTS.—If a serv-
icemember or spouse of a servicemember is licensed and able 
to operate in multiple jurisdictions through an interstate 
licensure compact, with respect to services provided in the 
jurisdiction of the interstate licensure compact by a licensee 
covered by such compact, the servicemember or spouse of
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a servicemember shall be subject to the requirements of the 
compact or the applicable provisions of law of the applica-
ble State and not this section. 
‘‘(c) COVERED LICENSE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered license’ means a professional license or 
certificate— 
‘‘(1) that is in good standing with the licensing 
authority that issued such professional license or cer-
tificate; 
‘‘(2) that the servicemember or spouse of a serv-
icemember has actively used during the two years im-
mediately preceding the relocation described in sub-
section (a); and 
‘‘(3) that is not a license to practice law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 705 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 705A. Portability of professional licenses of servicemembers and their 
spouses.’’. 
SEC. 20. PROVISION OF NONARTICULATING TRAILERS AS 
ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT. 
Section 3901(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and special’’ and inserting ‘‘spe-
cial’’; and
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(2) by striking ‘‘conveyance.’’ and inserting 
‘‘conveyance, and nonarticulating trailers solely de-
signed to transport powered wheelchairs, powered 
scooters, or other similar mobility devices.’’. 
SEC. 21. ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL AUTO-
MOBILE OR OTHER CONVEYANCE. 
Section 3903(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may provide or assist in providing 
an eligible person with an additional automobile or other 
conveyance under this chapter— 
‘‘(A) if more than 30 years have elapsed since 
the eligible person most recently received an auto-
mobile or other conveyance under this chapter; or 
‘‘(B) beginning on the day that is 10 years after 
date of the enactment of the Veterans Auto and Edu-
cation Improvement Act of 2022, if more than 10 
years have elapsed since the eligible person most re-
cently received an automobile or other conveyance 
under this chapter.’’.
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SEC. 22. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TREATMENT 
OF CERTAIN VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS AS 
MEDICAL SERVICES. 
Section 1701(6) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(I) The provision of medically necessary 
van lifts, raised doors, raised roofs, air condi-
tioning, and wheelchair tiedowns for passenger 
use.’’. 
SEC. 23. 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, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage. 
Attest: 
Secretary.