3.0.0 2550 2023-01-11T13:22:45Z 2023-01-11T13:22:45Z House H HR 2011-07-15 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BOREN:H.R. 2550.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H5126]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-29T20:16:05Z Referred to 2011-07-15T14:00:05Z 2011-07-29 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2011-07-15 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2011-07-15 True Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependents Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-07-15 Introduced in House 2011-09-26T19:34:48Z Spouses of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act - Requires an Armed Forces member's entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be transferred to the member's surviving spouse, unless another eligible dependent is designated, upon the death of a member who is entitled to such assistance while serving on active duty.

Limits the maximum amount of assistance transferrable to a spouse under this Act to the amount the deceased member was actually entitled on the date of the member's death.

Directs a surviving spouse who is also entitled to other specified VA educational assistance for survivors and dependents to make an irrevocable election to receive assistance either under this Act or such other provisions. Prohibits a surviving spouse from receiving assistance under both provisions.

Requires this Act to take effect retroactively from August 1, 2009.

]]> Spouses of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act Display Title Spouses of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs by deceased members of the Armed Forces. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Spouses of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act Introduced in House 2011-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2550ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2550ih.xml 2011-07-29 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.