Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025

The Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025 enables veterans and other eligible individuals to utilize their existing educational assistance benefits for specific examinations and assessments. This initiative aims to help them earn academic credit towards degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning, recognizing their prior military training and experience. Eligible educational assistance includes benefits under Chapters 30, 32, 33, 34, and 35 of title 38, United States Code, and other relevant provisions. The bill specifies that covered examinations and assessments include DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST), College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams, the National Career Readiness Certificate examination, and similar exams designated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. It also covers assessments by institutions of higher learning for military training portfolios. A key provision limits the amount of assistance to the lesser of the actual cost of the examination or assessment, or $500 . The use of these funds will result in a proportional charge against the individual's overall educational entitlement, calculated based on the cost and their monthly assistance rate, without affecting Department of Defense tuition assistance programs.