Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025” or the “VETS Opportunity Act of 2025”.
Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the criteria for approval of certain independent study programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 2 Treatment of certain independent study programs under educational assistance programs of Department of Veterans Affairs
In general— Section 3680A(a)(4)(A)(ii)(III) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in the matter before item (aa), by inserting “that requires regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors” after “study”; and
by amending item (bb) to read as follows:
“(bb) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) that is participating in a student financial assistance program authorized by title IV of that Act; and”
Applicability— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, that begins on or after August 1, 2025.