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This bill, titled the "Veteran Technology Employment Success Act," aims to improve how the Secretary of Veterans Affairs calculates the employment rate for veterans participating in the VET TEC high technology program. VET TEC is a program designed to help veterans gain skills in high-demand technology fields. The bill mandates that the employment rate be calculated as a percentage, with the denominator being the number of veterans who completed the program in a given year, and the numerator being the number of those graduates employed 180 days after completion. Importantly, the calculation will exclude veterans employed by the same organization that provided their training or by a related company as an instructor for a similar program, to ensure a more accurate reflection of independent job placement. Additionally, the Secretary will be required to make this employment rate data publicly available and, to the extent possible, report on full-time, part-time, and self-employment rates separately. The bill also requires the Secretary to continuously gather and analyze feedback from program participants and the GI Bill School Feedback Tool to evaluate and enhance the program's effectiveness.