To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Eligibility of a dependent parent for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance.

(a) Eligibility.—Section 3501(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(F) The dependent parent of a person described in subparagraph (A).”.

(b) Conforming amendments.—

(1) CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Section 3511(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4), by striking “parent or spouse” each place it appears and inserting “parent, spouse, or child”.

(2) PERIODS OF ELIGIBILITY.—Section 3512(b)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(A) by striking “subparagraph (B) or (D) of section 3501(a)(1) of this title” and inserting “subparagraph (B), (D), or (F) of section 3501(a)(1) of this title”; and

(B) by striking “or 3501(a)(1)(E) of this title” and inserting “3501(a)(1)(E), or 3501(a)(1)(F) of this title”.

(3) CORRESPONDENCE COURSES.—Section 3534(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(A) by striking “eligible spouse or surviving spouse” and inserting “eligible spouse, surviving spouse, or eligible dependent parent”;

(B) by striking “such spouse’s entitlement” and inserting “such spouse’s or dependent parent’s entitlement”; and

(C) by striking “paid to the spouse” and inserting “paid to the spouse or dependent parent”.