Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-110

§3325 Reporting Requirement

Title 38 › PART III — READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › CHAPTER 33 — POST–9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER III — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 3325

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each academic year, the Secretary of Defense must send Congress two reports: one about the program in this chapter and one that covers this chapter and the program in chapter 35. The Defense report must say if benefit amounts are enough to recruit and keep people in the Armed Forces and to help pay for education. It must say if people not yet on active duty should still be offered these education benefits. It must describe efforts under section 3323(b) to tell service members about active-duty service rules and the results. It may include recommended administrative or law changes. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must report each year on how much the education programs in this chapter and chapter 35 are used and how much is spent. The VA report must include student results, like credit hours, certificates, degrees, and other qualifications earned that year, the information received under section 3326, and any recommended changes. No reports are required after January 1, 2021.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §3325

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(a)In General.—
For each academic year—
(1)the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the operation of the program provided for in this chapter; and
(2)the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the operation of the program provided for in this chapter and the program provided for under chapter 35 of this title.
(b)Contents of Secretary of Defense Reports.—
The Secretary of Defense shall include in each report submitted under this section— (1)
(2)such recommendations for administrative and legislative changes regarding the provision of educational assistance to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and their dependents, as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.
(c)Contents of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Reports.—
The Secretary shall include in each report submitted under this section— (1)
(2)appropriate student outcome measures, such as the number of credit hours, certificates, degrees, and other qualifications earned by beneficiaries under this chapter and chapter 35 of this title during the academic year covered by the report;
(3)the information received by the Secretary under section 3326 of this title; and
(4)such recommendations for administrative and legislative changes regarding the provision of educational assistance to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and their dependents, as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(d)Termination.—
No report shall be required under this section after January 1, 2021.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2016—Subsec. (c)(3), (4). Pub. L. 114–315 added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2016 Amendment Pub. L. 114–315, title IV, § 404(c), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1554, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this section [enacting section 3326 of this title and amending this section] shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 16, 2016].” Deadline for Submittal of First Report Pub. L. 112–154, title IV, § 402(a)(3), Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1189, provided that: “The first reports required under section 3325 of title 38, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall be submitted by not later than November 1, 2013.”

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 3325

Title 38, Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110