Prison education for incarcerated veterans

(a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Director and State correctional agencies, shall— (1) carry out a program of outreach to inform veterans incarcerated in a Federal or State correctional facility about potential eligibility for educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary, including educational assistance under chapters 30 and 33 of title 38, United States Code; (2) ensure that educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary is available to a veteran who is incarcerated as described in paragraph (1) and otherwise eligible for the assistance; (3) assist each veteran who is incarcerated as described in paragraph (1) and eligible for educational assistance under a law administered by the Secretary by connecting the veteran to one or more quality education programs in prison, including the Federal Prison Education Program established under section 4143 of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, when the veteran is incarcerated in a Federal or State correctional facility that provides one or more education programs in prison that are approved for the use of such assistance; (4) provide financial aid counseling related to continued educational enrollment and matriculation post-release; and (5) compile and make available to incarcerated veterans a resource guide for incarcerated veterans that includes general information about the availability, post-release, of— (A) educational assistance available under laws administered by the Secretary; and (B) job counseling, training, and placement services available under chapters 41 and 42 of title 38, United States Code. (b) Limitation on provision of educational assistance (1) Monthly housing stipend A veteran with a felony conviction who is incarcerated in a Federal or State correctional facility may not receive, while so incarcerated— (A) any monthly housing stipend under section 3313 of title 38, United States Code; or (B) any amount under section 3014 of such title otherwise payable to help meet the veteran's subsistence costs. (2) Costs covered by other programs Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall reduce the amount of educational assistance that the Secretary would otherwise provide to a veteran described in paragraph (1) under a law administered by the Secretary for costs of tuition, fees, supplies, books, equipment, and other educational costs relating to pursuing a program of education while incarcerated by an amount equal to the amount that such costs are paid by another Federal, State, or local program.