SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Education 
Transparency and Training Act’’ or the ‘‘VETT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROCESSES TO APPROVE PROGRAMS OF EDU-
CATION 
FOR 
PURPOSES 
OF 
THE 
EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) LIMITATION OF DISAPPROVAL OF PROGRAMS OF 
EDUCATION
FOR
FAILURE
TO
PROVIDE
CERTAIN 
FORMS.—Section 3679(f)(5) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘this para-
graph’’ and inserting ‘‘this subparagraph’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘this para-
graph’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) If an educational institution cannot provide to 
an individual a form under paragraph (1) that contains 
all of the information required under subparagraph (A) 
of such paragraph, the educational institution shall pro-
vide to such individual, with the form under such para-
graph, a notice— 
‘‘(i) that specifies what such information may 
be inaccurate or incomplete; and
‘‘(ii) that includes, in place of the information 
that may be inaccurate or incomplete, the best esti-
mate available on the date of such notice.’’. 
(b) PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT TRAIN-
ING
FOR SCHOOL CERTIFYING OFFICIALS.—The Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a website to serve 
as a central location for the publication of information 
about the training that the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs provides for school certifying officials and shall up-
date such information on a regular basis. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF RULES FOR APPROVAL OF COM-
MERCIAL DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3680A(e) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(3) as subparagraphs (A) though (C), respectively; 
(2) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as 
redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ 
before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)(B), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘except as provided in 
paragraph (2),’’ before ‘‘the course’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to this paragraph, a commercial driv-
er education program is exempt from paragraph (1)(B) 
for a branch of an educational institution if the commer-
cial driver education program offered at the branch by the 
educational institution— 
‘‘(i) is appropriately licensed; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) the branch is located in a State in 
which the same commercial driver education pro-
gram is offered by the same educational institution 
at another branch of that educational institution in 
the same State that is approved for purposes of this 
chapter by a State approving agency or the Sec-
retary when acting in the role of a State approving 
agency; or 
‘‘(II)(aa) the branch is located in a State in 
which the same commercial driver education pro-
gram is not offered at another branch of the same 
educational institution in the same State; and 
‘‘(bb) the branch has been operating for a pe-
riod of at least one year using the same curriculum 
as a commercial driver education program offered by 
the educational institution at another location that is 
approved for purposes of this chapter by a State ap-
proving agency or the Secretary when acting in the 
role of a State approving agency. 
‘‘(B)(i) In order for a commercial driver education 
program of an educational institution offered at a branch 
described in paragraph (1)(B) to be exempt under sub-
paragraph (A) of this paragraph, the educational institu-
tion shall submit to the Secretary each year that para-
graph (1)(B) would otherwise apply a report that dem-
onstrates that the curriculum at the new branch is the 
same as the curriculum at the primary location. 
‘‘(ii) Reporting under clause (i) shall be submitted 
in accordance with such requirements as the Secretary 
shall establish in consultation with the State approving 
agencies. 
‘‘(C)(i) The Secretary may withhold an exemption 
under subparagraph (A) for any educational institution or 
branch of an educational institution as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
‘‘(ii) In making any determination under clause (i), 
the Secretary may consult with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation on the performance of a provider of a commercial 
driver program, including the status of the provider within 
the Training Provider Registry of the Federal Motor Car-
rier Safety Administration when appropriate.
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a notification not later than 30 days after the 
Secretary grants an exemption under this paragraph. 
Such notification shall identify the educational institution 
and branch of such educational institution granted such 
exemption.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
establish 
requirements 
under 
section 
3680A(e)(2)(B)(ii) of such title, as added by sub-
section (a). 
(2) RULEMAKING.—In promulgating any rules 
to carry out paragraph (2) of section 3680A(e) of 
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consult 
with State approving agencies. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
by subsection (a) shall apply to commercial driver 
education programs on and after the day that is 180 
days after the date on which the Secretary estab-
lishes the requirements under paragraph (1) of this 
subsection. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.