Protect Veteran Students, Job Seekers, and Entrepreneurs Housing Act

This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and related laws to require landlords to treat certain Department of Veterans Affairs educational benefits as income when evaluating a servicemember, veteran, or their spouse or child for a residential lease, and to provide a 60-day grace period before terminating such benefits for a single program requirement.

Sec. 2, Treatment of certain VA benefits in determining income for residential leases: Landlords must treat educational assistance under specified chapters of title 38 or title 10 as income when deciding if a covered individual can afford rent. The lease period cannot exceed the individual's remaining months of entitlement for that assistance. Landlords who knowingly violate this section may be barred from participating in covered federally assisted rental housing programs and face fines or up to one year in prison. Covered individuals include servicemembers, veterans, and their spouses or children entitled to such educational assistance. Covered federally assisted rental housing includes various HUD, VA, Agriculture, and Treasury programs listed in the bill.

Sec. 2, Extended grace period to maintain benefits: If the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines a covered individual is ineligible for educational assistance due to failing a single program requirement, the Secretary cannot terminate the assistance until notifying the individual and allowing 60 days after that notification. Program requirements include missing a recertification appointment, withdrawing from a class, the death of the veteran (for dependents), loss of employment, or other requirements the Secretary determines.