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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2328 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2328

 To authorize the use of veterans educational assistance for 
 examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded 
 by institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 17, 2025

 Mr. Coons (for himself and Ms. Ernst) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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 A BILL

 To authorize the use of veterans educational assistance for 
 examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded 
 by institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Military Learning for Credit Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR USE OF VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
 EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS TO RECEIVE CREDIT TOWARD 
 DEGREES AWARDED BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING.

    (a) In General.--An individual who is entitled to veterans 
educational assistance may use such assistance to cover the costs of 
covered examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees 
awarded by institutions of higher learning for approved programs of 
education.

    (b) Veterans Educational Assistance.--For purposes of this section, 
veterans educational assistance is educational assistance available to 
veterans and other eligible individuals under the provisions of law as 
follows:

    (1) Chapters 30, 32, 33, 34, and 35 of title 38, United 
 States Code.

    (2) Any other provision of law providing educational 
 assistance to a veteran, or to another individual in connection 
 with the service of a veteran in the Armed Forces.
            (c) Limitation on Amount Usable.--The total amount of veterans 
educational assistance that may be used for the costs of a covered 
examination or assessment under subsection

    (a) may not exceed the 
lesser of--

    (1) the amount charged for the examination or assessment by 
 the entity administering the examination or assessment; or

    (2) $500.
            (d) Charge Against Entitlement.--

    (1) In general.--The number of months (or fraction thereof) 
 of entitlement charged an individual under the applicable 
 provision of law specified in subsection

    (b) for use of 
 veterans educational assistance for costs of covered 
 examinations and assessments under this section shall be equal 
 to the quotient obtained by dividing--
        (A) the cost of the examination or assessment (as 
 determined pursuant to subsection
            (c) ); by
        (B) the monthly rate of veterans educational 
 assistance to which the individual is entitled under 
 such provision of law at the time of the examination or 
 assessment.

    (2) Rule of construction.--A charge against entitlement to 
 educational assistance under a law administered by the 
 Secretary of Veterans Affairs in order to receive assistance 
 under this section shall not be construed to affect entitlement 
 to educational assistance under a law administered by the 
 Secretary of Defense, including entitlement to educational 
 assistance under the Department of Defense Tuition Assistance 
 Program.

    (e) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) The term ``approved program of education'' means a 
 program of education approved for use of veterans educational 
 assistance pursuant to chapter 35 or 36 of title 38, United 
 States Code, or another applicable provision of law.

    (2) The term ``covered examinations and assessments'' means 
 the following:
        (A) A DANTES Subject Standardized Test Program

    (DSST) examination.
        (B) A College Level Examination Program

    (CLEP) examination.
            (C) The National Career Readiness Certificate 
 examination.
            (D) Any other examination of a similar nature to an 
 exam specified in subparagraph
        (A) ,
        (B) , or
            (C) specified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
 purposes of this section.
        (E) An assessment by an institution of higher 
 learning of a portfolio or written narrative by a 
 student with supporting documentation that demonstrates 
 prior military training or learning.

    (3) The term ``institution of higher learning'' has the 
 meaning given such term in 

section 3452

    (f) of title 38, United 
 States Code.
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