VET TEC Enhancement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2335
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations

Computers and information technology

Higher education

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>VET TEC Enhancement Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill increases the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) High Technology Pilot Program from $45 million to $125 million for FY2022 and each succeeding year. The High Technology Pilot Program provides eligible veterans with the opportunity to enroll in high technology programs of education that the VA determines provide training or skills sought by employers in a relevant field or industry.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2335 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 1, 2021 Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself and Mr. Kahele ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the high technology pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VET TEC Enhancement Act of 2021 . 2. Authorization of appropriations for high technology pilot program Subsection (g) of section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–48 ; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note), as amended by section 4302 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 to read as follows: (g) Authorization of appropriations Funds shall be made available for carrying out the pilot program under this section from funds appropriated to, or otherwise made available to, the Department for the payment of readjustment benefits, in the following amounts for a fiscal year in which the Secretary carries out the pilot program: (1) For each fiscal year preceding fiscal year 2022, $45,000,000. (2) For fiscal year 2022 and each subsequent fiscal year, $125,000,000. .