; and (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: (8) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the enrollment of a veteran in an online high technology program described in subsection (a)(4)(B). . (d) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (c) shall take effect on October 1, 2024. 213. Notice of changes to Department of Veterans Affairs policies and guidance affecting the educational assistance programs of the Department (a) In general Subchapter III of chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by sections 210 and 212, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 3699D. Notice of changes to policies and guidance relating to educational assistance programs In the case of any change to any policy or guidance provided by the Secretary that relates to any educational assistance program of the Department, the Secretary may not implement the change before the date that is 90 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 Representatives notice of, and justification for, the change. . (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: 3699D. Notice of changes to policies and guidance relating to educational assistance programs. . (c) Effective date Section 3699D 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 rule making on or after August 1, 2024. 214. Payment of VA educational assistance via electronic fund transfer to a foreign institution of higher education Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update the payment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance, administered by the Secretary, to a