H.R. 2034

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2034 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2034

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 16, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs

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AN ACT

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements of 
the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship.

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 ``Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship 
Opportunity Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO EDITH NOURSE ROGERS STEM SCHOLARSHIP.

Section 3320 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
(C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, in 
subparagraph (A)(ii)--
(i) by striking ``60'' and inserting 
``45''; and
(ii) by striking ``90'' and inserting 
``67.5'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (C), as so 
redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:
``(A) Individuals who have used the most number of months 
of the educational assistance to which they are entitled under 
this chapter.
``(B) Individuals who are using their entitlement under 
this chapter to pursue a program of post-secondary education 
and who have declared a major in a field referred to in 
subsection (b)(3)(A)(i).''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
``(5) An individual who receives a benefit under this section may 
only use such benefit after the individual has used all of the 
educational assistance to which the individual is entitled under this 
chapter.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF PENSION.

Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``November 30, 2031'' and inserting ``March 31, 2033''.

Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.