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S. 5581

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the manner in which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs calculates the average employment rate of veterans participating in the VET TEC high technology program, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · September 29, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced
September 29, 2026
Cosponsors (1)
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The Veteran Technology Employment Success Act of 2026 modifies how the Department of Veterans Affairs measures employment success for veterans in the VET TEC program, which provides training in high-technology fields. The bill changes the employment rate calculation to measure whether veterans are actually working 180 days after completing their training, while excluding cases where veterans are hired by the training provider organization itself or by its affiliates as instructors. The legislation also requires the VA to make employment reports publicly available rather than just submitting them to Congress, and directs the department to break down employment data by full-time, part-time, and self-employment categories. Additionally, the bill requires the VA to continuously collect feedback from veteran participants and use the GI Bill School Feedback Tool to evaluate and improve the program going forward. This legislation aims to ensure more accurate measurement of the VET TEC program's effectiveness in helping veterans gain meaningful employment in the technology sector.

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