Eligibility of siblings of certain veterans for educational assistance under Department of Veterans Affairs Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program

(a) Eligibility Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 3501 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or sibling after spouse; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking spouse or child and inserting spouse, child, or sibling; (3) in subparagraph (D), by inserting or sibling after spouse both places it appears; and (4) in subparagraph (E), by striking spouse or child and inserting spouse, child, or sibling. (b) Sibling defined Such subsection is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) The term sibling means a brother or sister, whether by blood, adoption, or through a recognized guardianship or family relationship..