To amend title 38, United States Code, to include local government minimum wage requirements in determining the hourly minimum wage applicable for purposes of the work-study allowance under the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

This bill revises the applicable hourly minimum wage for the work-study allowance under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to the minimum wage to be the highest one under:

• the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,
• comparable law of the state in which the services are to be performed, or
• comparable law of the local government with jurisdiction over the area in which the services are to be performed.