[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2739]
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  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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