H.R. 7643 – Veteran Technology Employment Success Act

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The Veteran Technology Employment Success Act changes how the VA measures job outcomes for veterans in the VET TEC high‑technology training program. It sets a new formula for the average employment rate, requires the data to be publicly released, and adds reporting of different employment types. The bill also mandates ongoing collection of participant feedback to help improve the program.

Key Provisions

The employment rate for VET TEC participants will be calculated as the percentage of those who finish the program and are employed 180 days later, excluding jobs where they work for the program provider or its affiliates as instructors.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must make these employment rates public and also report separate rates for full‑time, part‑time, and self‑employment.
The Secretary must continuously gather and analyze feedback from program participants and the GI Bill School Feedback Tool, using it to evaluate and improve the VET TEC program.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

March 16, 2026

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Introduced in House

February 23, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

February 23, 2026

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

March 16, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 23, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7643

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 23, 2026

Mr. Walkinshaw (for himself and Mr. McGarvey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the manner in which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs calculates the average employment rate of veterans participating in the VET TEC high technology program, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veteran Technology Employment Success Act.

2.

Employment rate calculation for VET-TEC high technology program

Section 3699C of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsection (f)—

(A)

in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting after House of Representatives the following: , and make available to the public,; and

(B)

in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following: Such rate shall be calculated as a fraction, the denominator of which is the number of covered individuals who completed such a program during such year and the numerator of which is the number of individuals counted in the denominator who are employed on the date that is 180 days after the date on which the individual completed the program, and expressed as a percentage. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the numerator shall not count a case in which the individual is employed by the same organization that was the provider of the individual’s program of education or a case in which the individual is employed, by a parent or affiliate of such organization, as an instructor for a substantially similar program of education. To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall also report the rates of full-time employment, part-time employment, and self-employment.; and

(2)

in subsection (g) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(3)

The Secretary on an ongoing basis shall solicit, collect, and analyze feedback about the program from covered individuals who participate in the program and from the GI Bill School Feedback Tool. The Secretary shall use such feedback to evaluate and improve the implementation of the program.

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