{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-4233","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 4233","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to veterans and members of the Armed Forces using certain educational assistance benefits.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to veterans and members of the Armed Forces using certain educational assistance benefits."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-06-29","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-11-16","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h375","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act","result":"Passed","yea":420,"nay":4,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll375.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","date":"2021-11-17"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-11-16","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish counseling, including counseling through a Vet Center, to veterans or members of the Armed Forces who are pursuing a course of education using specified Department of Defense or VA educational assistance benefits."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, such counseling must be provided to veterans or members of the Armed Forces who are utilizing educational assistance benefits under the"},{"k":"li","t":"Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty),","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve),","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"Veteran Readiness and Employment program,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Educational Assistance Program,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"Post-9/11 GI Bill,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"Reserve Educational Assistance Program,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"VA High Technology Pilot Program, or","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program.","d":1}],"words":110},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Adds veterans and members of the Armed Forces who are pursuing a course of education using certain educational assistance benefits to the people eligible for Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services under title 38, United States Code, and requires a Government Accountability Office report.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4233/text/eh#H996748AD9C2049F3A317F424781C6EED"}]},"core_areas":["Vet Center readjustment counseling eligibility for students using educational assistance benefits","Comptroller General report on mental health needs of student veterans"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, to add a new clause (vii) covering any veteran or member of the Armed Forces pursuing a course of education using covered educational assistance benefits.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4233/text/eh#H996748AD9C2049F3A317F424781C6EED"}},{"text":"Redesignates the existing clause (vii) of section 1712A(a)(1)(C) as clause (viii) and updates the cross-references in that section to match.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4233/text/eh#H996748AD9C2049F3A317F424781C6EED"}},{"text":"Defines covered educational assistance benefits as benefits provided under chapters 30, 31, 32, or 33 of title 38 and chapters 1606 or 1607 of title 10.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4233/text/eh#H996748AD9C2049F3A317F424781C6EED"}},{"text":"Includes in that definition benefits provided under section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 and section 8006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4233/text/eh#H996748AD9C2049F3A317F424781C6EED"}},{"text":"Requires the Comptroller General to submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs within one year after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4233/text/eh#H996748AD9C2049F3A317F424781C6EED"}},{"text":"Requires that report to assess the mental health needs of veterans pursuing education with covered educational assistance benefits and the Department of Veterans Affairs' efforts to address those needs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4233/text/eh#H996748AD9C2049F3A317F424781C6EED"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-11-16","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4233/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4233","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4233/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-4233.png","v":"dec0136c75df","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4233, 117th Congress: Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act. House: 420 Yea, 4 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 16 Nov 2021."}}