S. 3040

119 S3040 IS: Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-10-23
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 3040
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  October 23, 2025
  Ms. Klobuchar  (for herself and  Mr. Banks ) introduced the following bill; which was
  read twice and referred to the  Committee on
  Veterans’ Affairs
  A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements of the
  Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act of 2025  .
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.
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