; and (2) the total value of housing loan benefits administered by the Secretary pursuant to the amendments made by this section. 4. Educational assistance for survivors and certain direct descendants of Black veterans of World War II (a) Entitlement Subsection (b) of section 3311 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) An individual— (A) described in section 3701(b)(9) of this title; and (B) who applies for educational assistance under this chapter during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2023 . . (b) Deadline The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out the amendment made by this section not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Regulations The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations to carry out the amendment made by this section. (d) GAO report Not later than one year after the deadline under subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report regarding— (1) the number of individuals who received educational assistance pursuant to the amendment made by this section; and (2) the total amount of educational assistance paid by the Secretary pursuant to the amendment made by this section. 5. Blue Ribbon panel on benefits and assistance for female and minority veterans (a) Establishment Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, pursuant to chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Federal Advisory Committee Act ), appoint a panel of independent experts on— (1) inequities in the distribution of benefits and assistance administered by the Secretary