[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10172 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10172

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for 
  survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent 
parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a 
    total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 27, 2026

  Ms. Norton 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 eligibility for 
  survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent 
parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a 
    total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF A DEPENDENT PARENT FOR SURVIVORS' AND 
              DEPENDENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 3501(a)(1) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) The dependent parent of a person described in 
                subparagraph (A).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Cessation of eligibility.--Section 3511(b) of title 38, 
        United States Code, is amended, in paragraphs (1), (2), and 
        (4), by striking ``parent or spouse'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``parent, spouse, or child''.
            (2) Periods of eligibility.--Section 3512(b)(1)(A) of title 
        38, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``subparagraph (B) or (D) of 
                section 3501(a)(1) of this title'' and inserting 
                ``subparagraph (B), (D), or (F) of section 3501(a)(1) 
                of this title''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or 3501(a)(1)(E) of this title'' 
                and inserting ``3501(a)(1)(E), or 3501(a)(1)(F) of this 
                title''.
            (3) Correspondence courses.--Section 3534(b) of title 38, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``eligible spouse or surviving 
                spouse'' and inserting ``eligible spouse, surviving 
                spouse, or eligible dependent parent'';
                    (B) by striking ``such spouse's entitlement'' and 
                inserting ``such spouse's or dependent parent's 
                entitlement''; and
                    (C) by striking ``paid to the spouse'' and 
                inserting ``paid to the spouse or dependent parent''.
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