[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 131 (Thursday, August 4, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4033]
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AMENDING TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE, TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT TO 
  SPECIFY AN EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF A TRANSFER OF POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
                       ASSISTANCE TO A DEPENDENT

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration 
of S. 3606 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3606) to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the requirement to specify an effective period of a 
     transfer of Post-9/11 educational assistance to a dependent, 
     and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read 
a third time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read 
the third time.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I know of no further debate on the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the bill, the 
bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill 
pass?
  The bill (S. 3606) was passed as follows:

                                S. 3006

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

     SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT TO SPECIFY AN EFFECTIVE 
                   PERIOD OF A TRANSFER OF POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
                   ASSISTANCE TO A DEPENDENT.

         Section 3319(e) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended--
         (1) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
         (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a period; and
         (3) by striking paragraph (3).

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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