I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6377 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of 
siblings of certain veterans for educational assistance under the edu-
cational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2025 
Ms. BROWNLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
eligibility of siblings of certain veterans for educational 
assistance under the educational assistance programs of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘This act may be cited 
as the ‘‘Gold Star Siblings Educational Benefits Act’’. 
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SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY OF SIBLINGS OF CERTAIN VETERANS 
FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER MA-
RINE GUNNERY SERGEANT JOHN DAVID FRY 
SCHOLARSHIP. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Each of paragraphs (8), (9), and 
(10) of subsection (b) of section 3311 of title 38, United 
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘child or spouse’’ 
and inserting ‘‘child, spouse, or sibling’’. 
(b) SIBLING DEFINED.—Paragraph (4) of subsection 
(f) of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of para-
graphs (8), (9), and (10) of subsection (b): 
‘‘(A) The term ‘child’ includes a married 
individual or an individual who is above the age 
of twenty-three years. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘sibling’ means a brother or 
sister, whether by blood, adoption, or through a 
recognized guardianship or family relation-
ship.’’. 
SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY OF SIBLINGS OF CERTAIN VETERANS 
FOR 
EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
TRANS-
FERRED UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 3319 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘has the meaning given the 
term ‘dependent’ under subparagraphs (A), (I), 
and (D) of section 1072(2) of title 10.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘means an person who, with respect to 
an individual approved to transfer an entitle-
ment to educational assistance under this sec-
tion, is—’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) a dependent referred to in subpara-
graph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of title 
10; or 
‘‘(B) the sibling of the individual.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or a 
sibling 23 years of age or older’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or a sibling under 
the age of 23’’ after ‘‘child’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘or sibling’’ after ‘‘child’’ both places it ap-
pears; 
(3) in subsection (h)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘or a sibling 23 
years of age or older’’ after ‘‘a 
spouse’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or the sibling’’ 
after ‘‘the spouse’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘or a sibling 
under the age of 23’’ after ‘‘a child’’; 
and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or the sibling’’ 
after ‘‘the child’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘or a sibling 23 years of age or older’’ 
after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘or a sibling under the age of 23’’ after 
‘‘child’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
(7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraph (6): 
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‘‘(6) LIMITATION ON AGE OF USE BY SIBLING 
TRANSFEREES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C), a sibling to whom 
entitlement is transferred under this section 
may use the benefits transferred until the later 
of the following dates: 
‘‘(i) The 15-year delimiting date speci-
fied in section 3321. 
‘‘(ii) The date on which the sibling at-
tains the age of 26 years. 
‘‘(B) PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF SERIOUSLY 
INJURED
MEMBERS
OF
THE
ARMED
FORCES 
AND VETERANS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), in the case of a sibling who, before at-
taining the age of 26 years, is prevented 
from pursuing a chosen program of edu-
cation by reason of acting as the primary 
provider of personal care services for a vet-
eran or member of the Armed Forces 
under section 1720G(a) of this title, the 
sibling may use the benefits beginning on 
the date specified in clause (iii) for a pe-
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riod whose length is specified in clause 
(iv). 
‘‘(ii) INAPPLICABILITY
FOR
REVOCA-
TION.—Clause (i) shall not apply with re-
spect to a period during which an indi-
vidual acts as a primary provider of per-
sonal care services if the period concludes 
with the revocation of the individual’s des-
ignation as such a primary provider under 
section 1720G(a)(7)(D) of this title. 
‘‘(iii) DATE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF 
USE.—The date specified in this clause for 
the beginning of the use of benefits by a 
sibling under clause (i) is the later of— 
‘‘(I) the date on which the sibling 
ceases acting as the primary provider 
of personal care services for the vet-
eran or member concerned as de-
scribed in clause (i); 
‘‘(II) the date on which it is rea-
sonably feasible, as determined under 
regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary, for the sibling to initiate or re-
sume the use of benefits; or 
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‘‘(III) the date on which the sib-
ling attains the age of 26 years. 
‘‘(iv) LENGTH OF USE.—The length 
of the period specified in this clause for the 
use of benefits by a sibling under clause (i) 
is the length equal to the length of the pe-
riod that— 
‘‘(I) begins on the date on which 
the sibling begins acting as the pri-
mary provider of personal care serv-
ices for the veteran or member con-
cerned as described in clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) ends on the later of— 
‘‘(aa) the date on which the 
sibling ceases acting as the pri-
mary provider of personal care 
services for the veteran or mem-
ber as described in clause (i); or 
‘‘(bb) the date on which it is 
reasonably feasible, as so deter-
mined, for the sibling to initiate 
or resume the use of benefits.’’. 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(m) DEFINITION OF SIBLING.—In this section, the 
term ‘sibling’ means a brother or sister, whether by blood, 
adoption, or through a recognized guardianship or family 
relationship.’’. 
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