1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Work-Study Improvement Act . 2. Improvements to VA Work-Study program (a) Authorized activities Subsection (a)(5) of section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (L) Any other activity at an agency of a State or local government or a nonprofit organization that would benefit, directly or indirectly, veterans or members of the Armed Forces. . (b) Applicable hourly minimum wage Paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of such section is amended to read as follows: (7) In this subsection and subsection (e): (A) The term applicable hourly minimum wages means the higher of the following wages: (i) The minimum rate of basic pay for any Federal employee under the General Schedule or the Federal Wage System pursuant to parts 530 and 532 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. (ii) The hourly minimum wage under comparable law of the State in which the services are to be performed. (iii) The hourly minimum wage under comparable law of the local government with jurisdiction over the area in which the services are to be performed. (B) The term rate of basic pay has the meaning given such term in section 8331 of title 5. . (c) Electronic timesheets Such section is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) The Secretary shall ensure that— (1) an individual participating in a qualifying work-study activity may electronically record the hours worked under such activity