HR980-119

Reported

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the provision of on-campus educational and vocational counseling by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 5, 2025

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Aug 15, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Feb 5, 2025

Mr. Van Orden introduced the following bill; which was referred …

Summary

What This Bill Does

Improves VA vocational rehabilitation programs by allowing non-degree flight training for disabled veterans and expanding outreach requirements. Removes staffing restrictions on campus counseling.

Who Benefits and How

Veterans with service-connected disabilities gain expanded training options including flight training not tied to college degrees. Veterans seeking aviation careers get new pathways through VA programs.

Who Bears the Burden and How

VA must implement new outreach programs and expand flight training approvals. VA budget may increase to cover expanded training options.

Key Provisions

  • Authorizes VA to approve non-degree flight training for disabled veterans
  • Eliminates certain staffing requirements for on-campus counseling
  • Requires VA outreach for training and rehabilitation programs
Model: claude-opus-4
Generated: Jan 10, 2026 18:36

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

Improves VA vocational rehabilitation programs including allowing flight training and expanding outreach

Policy Domains

Veterans Education Vocational Training

Legislative Strategy

"Expand vocational options for disabled veterans"

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Veterans Vocational Training
Actor Mappings
"secretary"
→ Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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