This bill expands how veterans can use their Department of Veterans Affairs work-study allowance, a benefit that provides education-related payments to eligible veterans. Currently, veterans in work-study programs can perform certain approved activities in congressional offices; this bill broadens that authorization so veterans can also do casework, policy work, and oversight related to VA activities at congressional committee offices, individual members' offices, the Congressional Research Service, the Government Accountability Office, and the Congressional Budget Office. It requires the VA Secretary to submit annual reports to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees detailing how many veterans used this work-study benefit at each of these locations. The bill also makes a minor technical change, extending a deadline related to VA home loan funding fees by two weeks, from November 15, 2031 to November 29, 2031. Overall, the legislation aims to give veteran students more opportunities to gain hands-on experience with veterans' policy issues while working in Congress and related agencies.
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