{"format":1,"id":"117-s-4089","congress":117,"number":"S. 4089","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"A bill 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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill 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."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed House","title":"Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 117-138","introduced":"2022-04-26","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-05-18","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h225","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act","result":"Passed","yea":401,"nay":17,"present":0,"not_voting":10,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll225.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2022-04-26","vote":null,"how":"voice_vote","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote."}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2022-06-07"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 117-138.","date":"2022-06-07"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-06-07","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from charging any entitlement to retraining assistance under the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program in situations where an individual was unable to complete a course or program as a result of the closure of an educational institution or the disapproval of a program by the state approving agency or the VA. The period for which retraining assistance is not charged must be equal to the full amount of retraining assistance provided for enrollment in the program of education."},{"k":"p","t":"In the event of a closure or disapproval, the educational institution must not receive any further payments under the program, and any payment already made must be considered an overpayment and constitute a liability of the institution to the United States."}],"words":139},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 so that retraining assistance is not charged against a veteran's entitlement when a school closes or a program is disapproved before the veteran can finish.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4089/text/enr#id28C8C48931C64691A19A3503EAA50312:~:text=2.%20Restoration%20of%20entitlement%20under%20Veterans%20Rapid"}]},"core_areas":["Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program entitlement when a school closes or a program is disapproved"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Provides that retraining assistance paid under the program is not charged against an individual's entitlement if the Secretary determines the individual could not finish a course or program because the educational institution closed.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4089/text/enr#id28C8C48931C64691A19A3503EAA50312:~:text=2.%20Restoration%20of%20entitlement%20under%20Veterans%20Rapid"}},{"text":"Provides the same non-charging of entitlement if the Secretary determines the individual could not finish because the State approving agency, or the Secretary acting in that role, disapproved the program of education.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4089/text/enr#id28C8C48931C64691A19A3503EAA50312:~:text=2.%20Restoration%20of%20entitlement%20under%20Veterans%20Rapid"}},{"text":"Sets the period for which assistance is not charged equal to the full amount of retraining assistance provided for enrollment in the program of education.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4089/text/enr#id28C8C48931C64691A19A3503EAA50312:~:text=2.%20Restoration%20of%20entitlement%20under%20Veterans%20Rapid"}},{"text":"Bars an educational institution from receiving further payments under the program after a closure or disapproval, and treats any payment already made to it as an overpayment that is a liability of the institution to the United States.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4089/text/enr#id28C8C48931C64691A19A3503EAA50312:~:text=2.%20Restoration%20of%20entitlement%20under%20Veterans%20Rapid"}},{"text":"Makes a conforming change to subsection (b)(3) of Section 8006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 so that it excepts an individual described in the new subsection (n).","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4089/text/enr#id28C8C48931C64691A19A3503EAA50312:~:text=2.%20Restoration%20of%20entitlement%20under%20Veterans%20Rapid"}},{"text":"Applies the amendments as if they had been included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4089/text/enr#id28C8C48931C64691A19A3503EAA50312:~:text=2.%20Restoration%20of%20entitlement%20under%20Veterans%20Rapid"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4089/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4089","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4089/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-4089.png","v":"1d1cf52a1d4f","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 4089, 117th Congress: Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022. House: 401 Yea, 17 Nay. Senate: voice vote. Outcome: Became law, 7 Jun 2022."}}