I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 614 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2011 Ms. Moore (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Stark, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Towns) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the age of eligibility of dependent children for receipt of transferred educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act.

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Transfer of unused educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to dependent children under the age of 26

Section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l)

Definition of child

The definition of the term child in paragraph (4) of section 101 of title 38, United States Code, shall be applied to this section by substituting twenty-six for twenty-three in subparagraph (A)(iii) of that paragraph. .