PERIOD FOR ELIGIBILITY UNDER SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

SEC. 234. PERIOD FOR ELIGIBILITY UNDER SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.(a) In General.—Section 3512 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (f); and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the following persons may be afforded educational assistance under this chapter at any time after August 1, 2023, and without regard to the age of the person:“(1) A person who first becomes an eligible person on or after August 1, 2023. “(2) A person who—“(A) first becomes an eligible person before August 1, 2023; and “(B) becomes 18 years of age, or completes secondary schooling, on or after August 1, 2023.” . (b) Conforming Amendments.—Such section is further amended—(1) in subsection (a), by striking “The educational” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (g), the educational”; (2) in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting “subsection (g) or” after “provided in”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “Notwithstanding” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (g), notwithstanding”; and (3) in subsection (e), by striking “No person” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (g), no person”.