US HB1725

Extends VA housing loan eligibility to Black World War II veterans who certify they were denied benefits under the original 1944 GI Bill due to race, as well as their surviving spouses, children, grandchildren, and other direct descendants living at enactment

Provides educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill program to surviving spouses and direct descendants of Black WWII veterans who were denied original GI Bill benefits based on race

Establishes a 5-year application window for both housing loan and educational assistance benefits, beginning from the date of enactment

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement the provisions within 90 days and issue regulations, with GAO reports due one year later on program utilization and costs

Creates a Blue Ribbon Panel within 30 days of enactment to study inequities in VA benefits distribution and develop recommendations for additional assistance to female and minority veterans, with a report to Congress and the President within one year