S. 4089 — Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022 (Senate 2022)

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S. 4089, an act that passed the Senate April 26, 2022, restores entitlement to educational assistance under the Veterans Rapid Retraining Program in cases of a closure of an educational institution or a disapproval of a program of education. The short title is the Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022. It amends section 8006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2) so that retraining assistance payments are not charged against entitlement if the Secretary determines that an individual was unable to complete a course or program of education because of such a closure or disapproval. The amendments apply as if included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

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117TH CONGRESS
   2D SESSION
                     S. 4089

                     AN ACT
To restore entitlement to educational assistance under Vet-
   erans Rapid Retraining Program in cases of a closure
   of an educational institution or a disapproval of a pro-
   gram of education, and for other purposes.

 1      Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
                                2
 1   SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 2       This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Rapid Re-
 3 training Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery
 4 Act of 2022’’.
 5   SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF ENTITLEMENT UNDER VETERANS

 6                  RAPID RETRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

 7       (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8006 of the American
 8 Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), as amended
 9 by the Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran
10 Employment Act (Public Law 117–16), is further amend-
11 ed—
12              (1) by redesignating subsection (n) as sub-
13       section (o); and
14              (2) by inserting after subsection (m), the fol-
15       lowing new subsection (n):
16       ‘‘(n) EFFECTS OF CLOSURE OF AN EDUCATIONAL IN-
17   STITUTION OR     DISAPPROVAL OF A PROGRAM OF EDU-
18   CATION.—

19              ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any payment of retraining
20       assistance under subsection (d)(1) shall not be
21       charged against any entitlement to retraining assist-
22       ance described in subsection (a) if the Secretary de-
23       termines that an individual was unable to complete
24       a course or program of education as a result of —
25                   ‘‘(A) the closure of an educational institu-
26              tion; or
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 1                    ‘‘(B) the disapproval of a program of edu-
 2              cation by the State approving agency or the
 3              Secretary when acting in the role of the State
 4              approving agency.
 5              ‘‘(2) PERIOD NOT CHARGED.—The period for
 6       which, by reason of this subsection, retraining assist-
 7       ance is not charged shall be equal to the full amount
 8       of retraining assistance provided for enrollment in
 9       the program of education.
10              ‘‘(3) HALT OF PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN EDU-
11       CATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—In the event of a closure

12       or disapproval, as described in paragraph (1), the
13       educational institution shall not receive any further
14       payments under subsection (d).
15              ‘‘(4) RECOVERY OF FUNDS.—In the event of a
16       closure or disapproval, as described in paragraph
17       (1), any payment already made under subsection (d)
18       to the educational institution shall be considered an
19       overpayment and constitute a liability of such insti-
20       tution to the United States.’’.
21       (b)        CONFORMING   AMENDMENT.—In        subsection
22 (b)(3) of such section, strike the period and insert ‘‘, ex-
23 cept for an individual described in subsection (n).’’.




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1       (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
2 this section shall apply as if included in the American Res-
3 cue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2).
        Passed the Senate April 26, 2022.
        Attest:




                                                 Secretary.




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117TH CONGRESS
   2D SESSION       S. 4089
                 AN ACT
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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