,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cigi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #e1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4         
,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of ,new       
,mexico1 and ,mr4 ,mc,govern7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 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 ,affairs4  #a4 ,amount of     
work-study allowance under ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs educational       
assistance programs  7a7 ,in general    
,paragraph 7#f7 of section #cdhe7;a7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7#f7 ,for  
the purposes of this subsection and     

subsection 7e71 the term applicable     
hourly minimum wages means the higher of
 the following wages3  7,a7 ,the hourly 
minimum wage under section #f7;a7 of the
 ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich  
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;a774  7,b7 ,the    
hourly minimum wage under comparable law
 of the ,state in which the services are
 to be performed4  7,c7 ,the hourly     
minimum wage under comparable law of the
 local government with jurisdiction over
 the area in which the services are to  
be performed4  4  7b7 ,effective date   
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
shall apply with respect to a payment of
 work-study allowance made on or after  
,january #a1 #bjaf4