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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3514 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the authority of veterans 

to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to dependents. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2013 

Mr. MCDERMOTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the authority of veterans to transfer entitlement to Post-9/ 

11 Educational Assistance to dependents. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Post-9/11 Educational 

5 Assistance Enhancement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF VETERANS TO 

7 TRANSFER ENTITLEMENT TO POST-9/11 EDU8 CATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO DEPENDENTS. 

9 (a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—Subsection (b) of sec10 tion 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

2 inserting ‘‘or a former member described in para3 graph (3), as the case may be,’’ after ‘‘services’’; 

4 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘with respect to a member 

6 of the uniformed services,’’ before ‘‘six years’’; 

7 and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’; 

9 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘with respect to a member 

11 of the uniformed services,’’ before ‘‘the years’’; 

12 and 

13 (B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 

14 or’’; and 

15 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

16 paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(3) with respect to a former member who is 

18 entitled to retired pay by reason of service in the 

19 uniformed services (or would be so entitled but for 

20 the fact that the member has not attained a certain 

21 age), the years of service as determined in regula22 tions pursuant to subsection (j).’’. 

23 (b) TIME FOR TRANSFER.—Subsection (f)(1) of such 

24 section is amended to read as follows: 

25 ‘‘(1) TIME FOR TRANSFER.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) MEMBERS.—Subject to the time limi2 tation for use of entitlement under section 

3 3321, an individual described in paragraph (1) 

4 or (2) of subsection (b) who is approved to 

5 transfer entitlement to educational assistance 

6 under this section may transfer such entitle7 ment only while serving as a member of the 

8 Armed Forces when the transfer is executed. 

9 ‘‘(B) FORMER MEMBERS.—Subject to the 

10 time limitation for use of entitlement under sec11 tion 3321, an individual described in subsection 

12 (b)(3) who is approved to transfer entitlement 

13 to educational assistance under this section may 

14 transfer such entitlement only during the five15 year period beginning on the date of the last 

16 discharge or release of the individual from the 

17 uniformed services.’’. 

18 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

19 this Act shall take effect as if included in the enactment 

20 of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 

21 2008 (title V of Public Law 110–252). 

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