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38 U.S.C. § 3698

Comprehensive policy on providing education information to veterans

United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 3698, Comprehensive policy on providing education information to veterans, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473279
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In developing the policy required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall include each of the following elements: A centralized mechanism for tracking and publishing feedback from students and State approving agencies regarding the quality of instruction, recruiting practices, and post-graduation employment placement of institutions of higher learning that— provides institutions of higher learning— The Secretary shall ensure that the information provided pursuant to subsection (b)(5) includes— for each institution of higher learning, for the most recent academic year for which information is available— the median amount of debt from Federal student loans under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) held by individuals upon completion of programs of education at the institution of higher learning (as determined from information collected by the Secretary of Education) disaggregated by— the number of veterans or members who completed covered education at the institution leading to— a degree, disaggregated by type of program, including— employment rate and median income of graduates of the institution in general two and five years after graduation, disaggregated by— In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that— In this section: The term “minority serving institution” means any of the following:

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 112-249(H.R. 4057)2013-01-10
    Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012
    House: 392–3Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-48(H.R. 3218)2017-08-16
    Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
    House: 405–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-407(S. 2248)2018-12-31
    Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-16(H.R. 2523)2021-06-08
    THRIVE Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-210(S. 141)2025-01-02
    Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
    House: 382–12Senate: no recorded tally