[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5315 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5315

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of time in 
which a member of the Armed Forces may transfer educational assistance 
   under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to a dependent 
                                 child.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2010

  Mr. Welch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of time in 
which a member of the Armed Forces may transfer educational assistance 
   under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to a dependent 
                                 child.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Post-9/11 GI Bill Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. TIME PERIOD FOR TRANSFER OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE 
              POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 3319(h) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) Limitation on age of transfer and use by children.--
        Educational assistance transferred under this section to a 
        child--
                    ``(A) may be transferred at any time before the 
                child attains the age of 26 years; and
                    ``(B) may be used without regard to the 15-year 
                delimiting date, but may not be used after the child 
                attains the age of 26 years.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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