[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1910 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1910

 To extend for one year the authority of certain members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
                      benefits to family members.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2011

Mr. Bartlett (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Harper, Mr. Al 
  Green of Texas, Mr. Kissell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
   LoBiondo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. West, and Mr. 
   Harris) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend for one year the authority of certain members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
                      benefits to family members.

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

SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER UNUSED POST-9/11 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS TO FAMILY MEMBERS.

    (a) Expansion of Transfer Eligibility.--During the one-year period 
beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, a covered member shall be deemed to be an eligible 
individual under subsection (b) of section 3319 of title 38, United 
States Code, for purposes of such section.
    (b) Transfer and Use of Transferred Benefits.--Except as provided 
by subsection (a), the transfer and use of any entitlement to 
educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States 
Code, transferred pursuant to this section shall otherwise be carried 
out in accordance with section 3319 of such title to the maximum extent 
feasible.
    (c) Covered Member Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
member'' means an individual who--
            (1) is entitled to educational assistance under chapter 33 
        of title 38, United States Code; and
            (2) is--
                    (A) a member of the Armed Forces (including the 
                reserve components) who has completed an aggregate of 
                more than 10 years of active duty service; or
                    (B) a veteran who served an aggregate of more than 
                10 years of active duty service.
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