Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success Act or the FAST VETS Act
This bill establishes conditions under which a veteran's individualized vocational rehabilitation plan (under the Veteran Readiness and Employment program) must be redeveloped. The program provides job training and employment-related services to veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must formulate and annually review an individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for veterans who have a serious employment handicap and have a reasonably feasible vocational goal.
The bill provides that such plan must be redeveloped with the veteran if the VA determines the achievement of the long-range rehabilitation goals for the veteran are no longer feasible due to changes in the employment handicap of the veteran and are more likely under a different plan.
[119th Congress Public Law 72]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[[Page 139 STAT. 2001]]
Public Law 119-72
119th Congress
An Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under
which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the
individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, and for
other purposes. <<NOTE: Jan. 20, 2026 - [H.R. 4446]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Focused
Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition
Success Act.>>
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 38 USC 101 note.>> SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Focused Assistance and Skills
Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success Act'' or the
``FAST VETS Act''.
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SHALL
REDEVELOP INDIVIDUALIZED VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION PLAN.
Section 3107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended in
subsection (b)--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary shall review'' and inserting
``(1) The Secretary shall review'';
(2) by striking the second sentence; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) <<NOTE: Determinations.>> On the basis of such review, the
Secretary shall--
``(A) redevelop such plan with such veteran if the Secretary
determines the achievement of the long-range rehabilitation
goals for such veteran is--
``(i) no longer feasible due to changes in the
employment handicap of the veteran; and
``(ii) likelier under a different plan formulated
under subsection (a); or
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``(B) disapprove redevelopment of such plan if the Secretary
determines such redevelopment is not appropriate.''.
Approved January 20, 2026.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4446:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 119-266 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 171 (2025):
Sept. 15, considered and passed House.
Dec. 18, considered and passed Senate.
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Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-266.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222.
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4298)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4446.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4298)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Enacted as Public Law 119-72
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 119-72.
Became Public Law No: 119-72.