1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Department of Veterans Affairs Dependent Education Benefits Act of 2023 . 2. Reinstatement of entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance for victims of sexual assault or domestic violence (a) In general Chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3319, the following: 3319A. Victims of sexual assault and domestic violence; authority to retain transferred education benefits (a) Reinstatement of educational assistance The Secretary concerned may, subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, reinstate terminated educational assistance payments that were transferred to a spouse or a dependent child under section 3319 of this title if the Secretary concerned determines that the proximate cause for the termination of payment is— (1) the administrative separation or conviction by a court martial, or by civilian, Tribal, or State court, of a covered individual for a dependent-abuse offense