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sue an advanced degree in a STEM field (as defined in 
section 201(b)(1)(F)(ii) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)(F)(ii))) (as amended by 
section 3(a)) for a degree at the master’s level or higher 
at a United States institution of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) must apply for admission prior 
to beginning such advanced degree program. 
(b) STRENGTHENED VETTING PROCESS.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State 
shall establish procedures to ensure that aliens described 
in subsection (a) are admissible pursuant to section 
212(a)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(A)). Such procedures shall ensure that 
such aliens seeking admission from within the United 
States undergo verification of academic credentials, com-
prehensive background checks, and interviews in a manner 
equivalent to that of an alien seeking admission from out-
side of the United States. To the greatest extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Sec-
retary of State shall also take steps to ensure that such 
applications for admission are processed in a timely man-
ner to allow the pursuit of graduate education. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall sub-
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Employment 
Readiness Yield Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘VERY Act of 
2025’’. 
SEC. 2. UPDATE OF CERTAIN TERMINOLOGY REGARDING 
VETERAN EMPLOYMENT. 
Title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘employment handicap’’ each 
place it occurs and inserting ‘‘employment barrier’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘employment handicaps’’ each 
place it occurs and inserting ‘‘employment barriers’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2625 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to update 
certain terminology regarding veteran employment.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2625 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain terminology 
regarding veteran employment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2025 
Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. CISCOMANI) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain 
terminology regarding veteran employment. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Employment 
Readiness Yield Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘VERY Act of 
2025’’. 
SEC. 2. UPDATE OF CERTAIN TERMINOLOGY REGARDING 
VETERAN EMPLOYMENT. 
Title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘employment handicap’’ each 
place it occurs and inserting ‘‘employment barrier’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘employment handicaps’’ each 
place it occurs and inserting ‘‘employment barriers’’. 
Æ 
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IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2625 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 22, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain 
terminology regarding veteran employment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(2) DEPARTMENT
OF
ENERGY, OFFICE
OF 
SCIENCE.—For the Office of Science at the Depart-
ment of Energy— 
(A) for fiscal year 2026, $8,854,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2027, $9,501,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2028, $10,191,000,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2029, $10,929,000,000; 
(E) for fiscal year 2030, $11,720,000,000; 
(F) for fiscal year 2031, $12,568,000,000; 
(G) for fiscal year 2032, $13,477,000,000; 
(H) for fiscal year 2033, $14,453,000,000; 
(I) for fiscal year 2034, $15,501,000,000; 
(J) for fiscal year 2035, $16,624,000,000; 
and 
(K) for fiscal year 2036 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the amount appropriated under 
this paragraph for the previous fiscal year, in-
creased by the percentage increase (if any), 
during the previous fiscal year, in the Con-
sumer Price Index for all urban consumers pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
(3) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.—For the Department of 
Defense science and technology programs— 
(A) for fiscal year 2026, $23,109,000,000; 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Employment 
Readiness Yield Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘VERY Act of 
2025’’. 
SEC. 2. UPDATE OF CERTAIN TERMINOLOGY REGARDING 
VETERAN EMPLOYMENT. 
Title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘employment handicap’’ each 
place it occurs and inserting ‘‘employment barrier’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘employment handicaps’’ each 
place it occurs and inserting ‘‘employment barriers’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 137 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2625 
[Report No. 119–171] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain terminology 
regarding veteran employment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2025 
Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. CISCOMANI) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
JUNE 25, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FITZPATRICK and Mr. SUOZZI 
JUNE 25, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain 
terminology regarding veteran employment. 
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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 ‘‘Veterans Employment 
Readiness Yield Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘VERY Act of 
2025’’. 
SEC. 2. UPDATE OF CERTAIN TERMINOLOGY REGARDING 
VETERAN EMPLOYMENT. 
Title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘employment handicap’’ each 
place it occurs and inserting ‘‘employment barrier’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘employment handicaps’’ each 
place it occurs and inserting ‘‘employment barriers’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 137 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2625 
[Report No. 119–171] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to update 
certain terminology regarding veteran employment. 
JUNE 25, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2630 
To amend the Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act to expand the 
areas of focus regarding childhood suicide, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2025 
Ms. GILLEN (for herself and Mr. BEGICH) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act 
to expand the areas of focus regarding childhood suicide, 
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 ‘‘Youth Suicide Preven-
tion Research Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NSF RESEARCH REGARDING CHILDHOOD SUICIDE. 
Subsection (a) of section 3 of the Advancing Research 
to Prevent Suicide Act (42 U.S.C. 1862v) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
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(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (7); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) basic understanding of the role of adverse 
childhood experiences; 
‘‘(6) basic understanding of the role of toxic 
stress in childhood; and’’. 
Æ 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2631 
To provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Servicemans 
Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2025 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Re-
tired Servicemans Family Protection and Survivor Bene-
fits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2024, 
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 ‘‘Protecting Gold Star 
Spouses Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. INTERIM APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COAST GUARD 
RETIRED SERVICEMAN’S FAMILY PROTEC-
TION AND SURVIVOR BENEFITS PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appropriated, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2024, such 
sums as necessary for payment of the Coast Guard Re-
tired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Bene-
fits Plans, as are described in the provision regarding 
Coast Guard retired pay in title II of division F of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116– 
260), at a rate for operations and under the terms and 
conditions provided by the most recent law making full- 
year appropriations for such Coast Guard Retired Service-
man’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans. 
(b) EFFECT OF ENACTMENT OF SUBSEQUENT AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—If an appropriation for such Coast 
Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Sur-
vivor Benefits Plans, or a general appropriation bill pro-
viding appropriations for the Coast Guard without provi-
sion for such Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family 
Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, is enacted into 
law on any date after the date of the enactment of this 
Act that provides for appropriations during a fiscal year 
following the expenditure of funds during such fiscal year 
pursuant to this Act— 
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(1) such expenditure shall be charged to such 
appropriation (if any); and 
(2) appropriations made available for such fis-
cal year pursuant to this Act shall not be available 
after the date of enactment of such appropriation or 
general appropriation bill. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2632 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the administration of 
the TRICARE program in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2025 
Mr. HERNA´NDEZ (for himself, Ms. BROWNLEY, and Ms. NORTON) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the 
administration of the TRICARE program in Puerto Rico, 
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 ‘‘TRICARE Equality 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION 
OF TRICARE PROGRAM IN PUERTO RICO. 
(a) IMPROVEMENTS.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1076f 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2634 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require public institutions 
of higher education, as a condition of participating in programs under 
title IV of such Act, to provide a written statement and educational 
programming to new students on the rights of students under the first 
amendment to the Constitution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2025 
Mr. KILEY of California (for himself and Mr. OWENS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
public institutions of higher education, as a condition 
of participating in programs under title IV of such Act, 
to provide a written statement and educational program-
ming to new students on the rights of students under 
the first amendment to the Constitution. 
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 ‘‘Free Speech On Cam-
pus Act’’. 
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the following new section (and conforming the table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 1076g. TRICARE program: administration in Puer-
to Rico 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF TRICARE PRIME.—In desig-
nating geographical areas under section 1097(b)(3) of this 
title, the Secretary of Defense shall designate such areas 
in Puerto Rico in a similar manner used to designate such 
areas in the several States. 
‘‘(b) EXPANSION OF TRAVEL BENEFITS.—(1) In pro-
viding travel and transportation allowances under section 
1074i of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that individuals located in Puerto Rico who, but for such 
location, would be eligible to receive such allowances pur-
suant to such section are eligible to receive such allow-
ances. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may revise the regulations pre-
scribed under section 464 of title 37, or prescribe such 
new regulations, as may be necessary for the administra-
tion of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE.—The Di-
rector of the Federal Electronic Health Record Moderniza-
tion Office shall coordinate with the Director of the De-
partment of Health of Puerto Rico for the purpose of 
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sharing health information through the Joint Health In-
formation Exchange, or such successor initiative. 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD MOD-
ERNIZATION OFFICE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office’ 
means the Office established under section 1635(b) of the 
Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110–181; 
10 U.S.C. 1071 note).’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
progress of the Secretary in implementing the require-
ments of section 1076g of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a). 
Æ 
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litical indoctrination, torture, beatings, rape, forced 
sterilization, and food deprivation. 
(15) Former detainees also confirmed that they 
were told by guards that the only way to secure re-
lease was to demonstrate sufficient political loyalty 
to the PRC Government. 
(16) Popular discourse surrounding the ongoing 
atrocities in the XUAR and advocacy efforts to as-
sist Uyghurs remains muted in most Muslim major-
ity nations around the world. 
(17) Former Secretary of States Antony 
Blinken and Michael Pompeo and Secretary of State 
Marco Rubio confirmed that the PRC Government 
has committed genocide and crimes against human-
ity against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious 
minorities in the XUAR. 
(18) Government bodies of multiple nations 
have also declared that PRC Government’s atrocities 
against such populations in the XUAR constitute 
genocide, including the parliaments of the United 
Kingdom, Belgium, Czechia, Lithuania, the Nether-
lands, and Canada. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the Sense of Congress that—
SEC. 2. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT ON FREE-
DOM OF EXPRESSION. 
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(30) In the case of a public institution, the in-
stitution will carry out each of the following: 
‘‘(A) At each orientation for new and 
transfer students, provide students attending 
the orientation— 
‘‘(i) a written statement that— 
‘‘(I) explains the rights of stu-
dents under the first amendment to 
the Constitution; 
‘‘(II) affirms the importance and 
the commitment of the institution to 
freedom of expression; and 
‘‘(III) includes assurances that 
students, and individuals invited by 
students to speak at the institution, 
will not be treated in a manner that 
violates the freedom of expression of 
such students or individuals; and 
‘‘(ii) educational programming (in-
cluding online resources) that include each 
of the following: 
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‘‘(I) Descriptions of policies, pro-
cedures, and protocols of the institu-
tion that protect freedom of expres-
sion and prohibit exclusionary behav-
ior. 
‘‘(II) Lessons that— 
‘‘(aa) teach and encourage 
the expression of a wide range of 
views in a productive and re-
spectful manner; and 
‘‘(bb) 
include 
an 
under-
standing of the first amendment 
to the Constitution and its role in 
supporting the commitment of 
the institution to freedom of ex-
pression. 
‘‘(B) Post on the publicly accessible 
website of the institution the statement de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(i).’’. 
Æ 
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‘‘(II) by its nature, involves a substantial 
risk that physical force against the person or 
property of another may be used in the course 
of committing the offense. 
‘‘(D) the term ‘drug trafficking crime’ means 
any felony punishable under the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Controlled 
Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 
et seq.), or chapter 705 of title 46.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) BANKRUPTCY CODE.—Section 707(c)(1)(B) 
of title 11, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 924(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
924(c)(3)(D)’’. 
(2) CRIMINAL CODE.—Title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 844(o)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 924(c)(3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 924(c)(3)(C)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 924(c)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 924(c)(3)(D)’’; 
(B) in section 1028(b)(3)(B), by striking 
‘‘section 924(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
924(c)(3)(C)’’; and 
(C) in section 4042(b)(3)— 
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SEC. 2. USE OF FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of a Member of 
Congress and subject to regulations prescribed under sub-
section (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall permit 
the Member to use a facility of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs for the purposes of meeting with constitu-
ents of the Member. The Secretary and the Administrator 
of General Services shall jointly identify available spaces 
in facilities of the Department for such purposes. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall prescribe regulations regarding such use of 
a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs by Mem-
bers of Congress. Regulations prescribed under this sub-
section— 
(1) shall require that a space within a facility 
of the Department provided to a Member under sub-
section (a) is— 
(A) available during normal business 
hours; 
(B) located in an area that is visible and 
accessible to constituents of the Member; and 
(C) subject to a rate of rent (payable from 
the Member’s Representational Allowance or 
the Senator’s Official Personnel and Office Ex-
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