Title: Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from charging any entitlement to retraining assistance under the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program in situations where an individual was unable to complete a course or program as a result of the closure of an educational institution or the disapproval of a program by the state approving agency or the VA. The period for which retraining assistance is not charged must be equal to the full amount of retraining assistance provided for enrollment in the program of education.
In the event of a closure or disapproval, the educational institution must not receive any further payments under the program, and any payment already made must be considered an overpayment and constitute a liability of the institution to the United States.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4089 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4089

 To restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veterans Rapid 
Retraining Program in cases of a closure of an educational institution 
  or a disapproval of a program of education, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2022

    Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice, 
              considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
 To restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veterans Rapid 
Retraining Program in cases of a closure of an educational institution 
  or a disapproval of a program of education, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance 
Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF ENTITLEMENT UNDER VETERANS RAPID RETRAINING 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 8006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 
2021 (Public Law 117-2), as amended by the Training in High-demand 
Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act (Public Law 117-16), is further 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (m), the following new 
        subsection (n):
    ``(n) Effects of Closure of an Educational Institution or 
Disapproval of a Program of Education.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any payment of retraining assistance 
        under subsection (d)(1) shall not be charged against any 
        entitlement to retraining assistance described in subsection 
        (a) if the Secretary determines that an individual was unable 
        to complete a course or program of education as a result of --
                    ``(A) the closure of an educational institution; or
                    ``(B) the disapproval of a program of education by 
                the State approving agency or the Secretary when acting 
                in the role of the State approving agency.
            ``(2) Period not charged.--The period for which, by reason 
        of this subsection, retraining assistance is not charged shall 
        be equal to the full amount of retraining assistance provided 
        for enrollment in the program of education.
            ``(3) Halt of payments to certain educational 
        institutions.--In the event of a closure or disapproval, as 
        described in paragraph (1), the educational institution shall 
        not receive any further payments under subsection (d).
            ``(4) Recovery of funds.--In the event of a closure or 
        disapproval, as described in paragraph (1), any payment already 
        made under subsection (d) to the educational institution shall 
        be considered an overpayment and constitute a liability of such 
        institution to the United States.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--In subsection (b)(3) of such section, 
strike the period and insert ``, except for an individual described in 
subsection (n).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply as if included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public 
Law 117-2).
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