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Senate Bill 2327
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the eligibility requirements for transfer of unused entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
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S. 2327 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2327


To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the eligibility requirements for transfer of unused entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 30, 2019

Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the eligibility requirements for transfer of unused entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, 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. Modification of eligibility requirements for transfer of unused entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance.

(a) Modification of eligibility requirements.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

“(b) Eligible individuals.—An individual referred to in subsection (a) is an individual who, at the time of the approval of the individual's request to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this section—

“(1) has completed at least 10 years of service in the uniformed services, not fewer than six of which were service in the Armed Forces;

“(2) is a member of the uniformed services who—

“(A) is not an individual described in paragraph (1);

“(B) has served at least six years in the Armed Forces; and

“(C) enters into an agreement to serve as a member of the uniformed services for a period that is no less than the difference between—

“(i) 10 years; and

“(ii) the period the individual has already served in the uniformed services; or

“(3) is described in section 3311(b)(10).”.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is amended—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) by striking paragraph (2); and

(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking “(1)”;

(B) in subsection (i)(2), by striking “under subsection (b)(1)” and inserting “under subsection (b)(2)(C)”; and

(C) in subsection (j)(2)—

(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and” after the semicolon;

(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and

(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).

(b) Modification of time To transfer.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of such section 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, and except as provided in subsection (k), an individual approved to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this section may transfer such entitlement at any time.”.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further amended—

(A) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:

“(g) Commencement of use.—If a dependent to whom entitlement to educational assistance is transferred under this section is a child, the dependent may not commence the use of the transferred entitlement until either—

“(1) the completion by the child of the requirements of a secondary school diploma (or equivalency certificate); or

“(2) the attainment by the child of 18 years of age.”;

(B) by striking subsection (k); and

(C) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (k).