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The bill safeguards Selected Reserve students' access to educational benefits and stabilizes school payments, at the cost of increased VA administrative workload and modest additional taxpayer expense.
Students who are members of the Selected Reserve will be protected from VA disapproval of courses, preserving their ability to enroll and receive Selected Reserve educational benefits.
Colleges and universities will face fewer abrupt payment disruptions for covered students, reducing administrative burdens and supporting program continuity.
Students and educational institutions will have advance notice because the change applies prospectively to academic periods beginning on or after August 1, 2026, allowing time to plan and adapt.
VA administrators and other beneficiaries may face slower review timelines because expanding protected course status could increase VA administrative workload.
Taxpayers could incur modest additional costs if extending payment protections increases program outlays for Selected Reserve educational assistance.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Expands a VA enrollment protection so members of the Selected Reserve who use the Selected Reserve educational assistance program are included among beneficiaries who cannot be blocked from courses or enrollment due to VA payment issues. Makes small cross-reference edits and takes effect on enactment for academic periods starting on or after August 1, 2026.
Introduced February 5, 2025 by Derrick Van Orden · Last progress December 12, 2025