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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 913
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to approve a rehabilitation program for a certain veterans with
service-connected disabilities that include the pursuit of non-degree flight
training programs, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY4, 2025
Mr. O
BERNOLTEintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve a rehabilitation
program for a certain veterans with service-connected
disabilities that include the pursuit of non-degree flight
training programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Streamlining Aviation 4
for Eligible Veterans Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘SAFE Vet-5
erans Act of 2025’’. 6
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIR 1
TO APPROVE NON-DEGREE FLIGHT TRAINING 2
COURSES AS PART OF VOCATIONAL REHA-3
BILITATION PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN VET-4
ERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL-5
ITIES. 6
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Section 3104(b) of title 38, 7
United States Code, is amended— 8
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A rehabilitation 9
program’’; 10
(2) by striking ‘‘To the maximum extent prac-11
ticable’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided under 12
paragraph (2), to the maximum extent practicable’’; 13
and 14
(3) by adding at the end the following new 15
paragraph: 16
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding section 3680A(b) of this title, 17
the Secretary may approve a rehabilitation program for 18
a veteran under this chapter that includes the pursuit of 19
a course of flight training other than one given by an edu-20
cational institution of higher learning for credit toward a 21
standard college degree the veteran is seeking.’’. 22
(b) A
PPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-23
section (a) shall apply with respect to a rehabilitation pro-24
gram approved on or after August 1, 2025. 25
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