3.0.0 2002 2019-11-15T21:42:00Z 2019-11-15T21:42:00Z House H HR 2011-05-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CHAFFETZ:H.R. 2002.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This law is enacted pursuant to article 1, section 8,clauses 11-14 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H3756]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-24T20:42:22Z Referred to 2011-05-26T14:01:10Z 2011-06-24 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2011-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 N L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2011-07-07 False C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 2011-09-12 False L000573 Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] Raul Labrador R ID R. 1 2011-12-01 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Military personnel and dependents Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-05-26 Introduced in House 2011-07-11T17:05:59Z Permits the posthumous transfer of Post 9/11 Educational Assistance (an educational assistance entitlement for certain members of the Armed Forces serving on or after September 11, 2001) to the spouse or children of eligible Armed Forces members when the application of a member electing to transfer such assistance was not approved before the member died in the line of duty.

Allows transfers of such entitlements by individuals honorably discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces due to a service-connected disability or after sustaining an injury in line of duty requiring hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care or treatment. (Current law requires an individual to be serving as a member of the Armed Forces when the transfer is executed.) Sets forth extended and alternative eligibility periods for such individuals.

Applies this Act to individuals who become eligible to transfer such benefits on or after August 1, 2009.

]]> To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit disabled or injured members of the Armed Forces to transfer Post 9/11 Educational Assistance benefits after retirement, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit disabled or injured members of the Armed Forces to transfer Post 9/11 Educational Assistance benefits after retirement, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit disabled or injured members of the Armed Forces to transfer Post 9/11 Educational Assistance benefits after retirement, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2002ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2002ih.xml 2011-06-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.