This Act may be cited as the Authorizing Vocational and Instructional Aviation Training for Eligible Veterans Act of 2025 or the AVIATE Act of 2025.
(a) In general
Section 3104(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting (1) before A rehabilitation program;
(2) by striking To the maximum extent practicable and inserting Except as provided under paragraph (2), to the maximum extent practicable; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(2) Notwithstanding section 3680A(b) of this title, the Secretary may approve a rehabilitation program for a veteran under this chapter that includes the pursuit of a course of flight training other than one given by an educational institution of higher learning for credit toward a standard college degree the veteran is seeking.
(b) Applicability
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a rehabilitation program approved on or after August 1, 2025.