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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 54 (Friday, March 24, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. VAN ORDEN:H.R. 1798.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesThe single subject of this legislation is:To amend Title 38 to include the definition of atransitioning servicemember as an eligible person to receiveoutreach from DoL programs[Page H1439]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Protect Military Dependents Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill imposes sole liability for overpayments of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill on the individual who was eligible for such assistance in situations where the individual failed to complete a service agreement and transferred the entitlement to a dependent.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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        <title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to render an individual, who transfers certain educational assistance, to which the individual is entitled because of an agreement by such individual to serve in the Armed Forces, to a dependent of that individual, and who fails to complete such agreement, solely liable for the overpayment of such educational assistance, and for other purposes.</title>
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