[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6336 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6336

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the time period in 
 which an individual may transfer entitlement of Post-9/11 Educational 
                   Assistance benefits to dependents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

 Mr. Heinrich 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 time period in 
 which an individual may transfer entitlement of Post-9/11 Educational 
                   Assistance benefits to dependents.

    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 Military Family Fair 
Education Opportunity Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED TIME TO TRANSFER ENTITLEMENT OF POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.

    (a) Time for Transfer.--Paragraph (1) of section 3319(f) of title 
38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Time for transfer.--Subject to the time limitation 
        for use of entitlement under section 3321 of this title, an 
        individual may transfer entitlement to educational assistance 
        under this section during the period beginning on the date on 
        which the individual becomes eligible under subsection (b) and 
        ending on the date that is 10 years after the date of such 
        individual's last discharge or release from active duty (as 
        described in section 3321(b)(3)).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``, at the 
time of the approval of the individual's request to transfer 
entitlement to educational assistance under this section,''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans 
Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (title V of Public Law 110-252).
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