To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Barrett, Ms. Stefanik, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Scott …
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole …
Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Authorizes VA Secretary to act as state approving agency for multi-state commercial truck driving apprenticeship programs, streamlining GI Bill approval for trucking schools operating across states.
Who Benefits and How
- Veterans gain easier access to trucking apprenticeships for GI Bill benefits
- Multi-state trucking schools get single approval rather than state-by-state
- Trucking industry benefits from expanded veteran workforce pipeline
Who Bears the Burden and How
- VA assumes additional approval responsibilities
- State approving agencies lose some oversight authority
Key Provisions
- VA may approve multi-state truck driving apprenticeships
- Bypasses requirement for each state approving agency
- Applies to commercial truck driving schools
- Enables GI Bill benefits for approved programs
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Allows VA to directly approve multi-state commercial truck driving apprenticeship programs
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Streamline veteran access to trucking careers through VA direct approval"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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