SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF FULL MONTHLY HOUSING STIPEND 
FOR VETERANS ENROLLED IN FINAL SEMES-
TER 
USING 
EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) HOUSING ALLOWANCE.—Section 3680(a)(3) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and by re-
designating each subordinate provision and the mar-
gins thereof accordingly); 
(2) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1)’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘, including a monthly housing 
stipend described in section 3313(c) of this title,’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph (B): 
‘‘(B) For purposes of providing a monthly housing 
stipend described in section 3313(c) to an eligible veteran 
or eligible person for whom the Secretary is providing edu-
cational assistance under chapter 33 of this title during 
a period that is the last semester, term, or academic period 
pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall treat 
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the veteran or person as pursuing a program of education 
on more than a half-time basis.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and apply with respect to a quarter, semester, 
or term, as applicable, commencing on or after August 1, 
2023. 
SEC. 3. NOTICE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
RULEMAKINGS 
AFFECTING 
THE 
EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE 
DEPARTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 36 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3699C. Notice of rulemakings relating to edu-
cational assistance programs 
‘‘In the case of a rulemaking by the Secretary that 
is not subject to notice requirements under section 
553(b)(A) of title 5, and that relates to any educational 
assistance program of the Department, the Secretary may 
not implement the rule before the date that is 180 days 
after the date on which the Secretary makes available to 
students, educational institutions, and the Committees on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives notice of, and justification for, the rulemaking.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 3699B the following new 
item: 
‘‘3699C. Notice of rulemakings relating to educational assistance programs.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 3699C of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply 
with respect to a rulemaking on or after August 1, 2024. 
SEC. 4. NOTICE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF RISK- 
BASED SURVEYS. 
Section 3673A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘one business day’’ and inserting 
‘‘two business days’’. 
SEC. 5. MULTI-YEAR WAIVERS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITU-
TIONS. 
(a) ACCREDITED COURSES.—Section 3675(b) of title 
38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D); 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘As a condition’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary may waive the requirement under 
paragraph (1)(D) for an educational institution for mul-
tiple years.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
3672(b)(2)(A) is amended by inserting ‘‘(A) and (B)’’ 
after ‘‘3675(b)(1)’’. 
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