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<dc:title>119 S4231 IS: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase flexibility in the transferability of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2026-03-26</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>119th CONGRESS</congress><session>2d Session</session><legis-num>S. 4231</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20260326">March 26, 2026</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S404">Mr. Scott of Florida</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSVA00">Committee on Veterans' Affairs</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase flexibility in the transferability of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body><section id="idea3f7ae102024d41a27f9184aab72d0e" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Increased flexibility in transferability of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17e4c37f0a8c4f0089239862f1ece3df"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>at least—</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>at least six years of service in the uniformed services</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46252bb3ffbc4203ad3d59c67b06c8ec"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Time for transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (f)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a9724ac464547b3af610b8a814854f8"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or (<italic>l</italic>)</quote>; and</text>
 </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided291dd41ad44bc0a60fdb846d0843db"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>only while serving as a member of the Armed Forces when the transfer is executed</quote> and inserting <quote>at any time</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9fbaec851cdd45ef9bf9530eaeddcd74"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Such section is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2704412ed8c8415c9c948993dccde1de"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9186c3b24ce44b0a87b3565ddf918704"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>at least —</quote> and all that follows through <quote>; or</quote> and inserting <quote>at least six years of service in the Armed Forces; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27cd1fe69ebe4cc8a30b96e3b064ee89"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>at least —</quote> and all that follows through <quote>; or</quote> and inserting <quote>at least six years of service in the Armed Forces; and</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6774df4d3af94ec998d079c64bbc4cfc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf46f93692a774b3e99faea0adbddff6f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6a816130e1b4fb694e1f056c7ab8846"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id099394FEA7F0411CB73EBD383115A801"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c2ccf18a4e84bf5adf99d14aacc56e8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Joint and several liability</header></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id38e5c631842442f4883ca41acdf583d4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1689db72cd540b1aa339b1884320df5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39ab3d71ea6e4be1aa1ad0036fdc4a2c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (B); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide508486e9a5a4ee5b09f0971ef92a304"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4c7b5a00f0c4c598a4cccaa2abcaede"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (k); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1d370b603a947dd9d73f3e9b412422a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (k).</text></paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body></bill>

