S.Amdt. 643

SA 643. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. 10__. PAYMENT OF VA EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE VIA
ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER TO A FOREIGN
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update the
payment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow
for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance,
administered by the Secretary, to a foreign institution of
higher education that--
(1) provides an approved course of education to an eligible
recipient of such assistance; and
(2) does not have--
(A) an employer identification number; or
(B) an account with a domestic bank.
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