Summary

Changes to veterans’ education law require lump‑sum GI Bill payments for certain service members who do not receive the monthly housing stipend, speed that payment to within 60 days after entitlement ends, and set that rule to begin August 1, 2025. The bill also revises leave/withdrawal options for members ordered into covered service, tightens VA school‑survey notice rules, requires VA to notify school certifying officials within 14 business days of handbook updates, and extends a statutory date to March 31, 2033.

Key Points

• Service members not eligible for the monthly housing stipend will receive Post‑9/11 benefits as a lump sum, paid within 60 days after entitlement ends.
• Major changes (payments and term rules) take effect August 1, 2025.
• Covered members ordered into service can withdraw, take leave, or—if they have completed at least half the course—enter a school agreement to finish the course.
• VA must give schools set advance notice before compliance surveys; notice windows differ for schools with time‑stamp database features versus others.
• VA must notify all school certifying officials within 14 business days after any handbook update and the law now defines who counts as a school certifying official.
• Statutory housekeeping edits to lists and cross‑references are included; one list item is newly added (text not shown in excerpt).
• A statutory date has been extended from November 30, 2031 to March 31, 2033.

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