I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8607 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain legatees of certain 
veterans eligible for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2024 
Mr. CLYBURN (for himself and Mr. MOULTON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
legatees of certain veterans eligible for housing loans 
guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘VA Housing Loan For-
ever Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN VETERANS 
FOR HOUSING LOANS GUARANTEED BY THE 
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO CER-
TAIN LEGATEES. 
(a) TRANSFER OF BENEFITS.—Chapter 37 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 3736 the following new section (and conforming the 
table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accord-
ingly): 
‘‘§ 3737. Authority to transfer housing loan benefits to 
legatees 
‘‘(a) BENEFITS TRANSFERRED FROM A LIVING VET-
ERAN.—(1) A veteran described in paragraph (2) may 
elect to transfer the housing loan benefits of the veteran 
to one or more legatees of the veteran. 
‘‘(2) A veteran described in this paragraph is a vet-
eran— 
‘‘(A) whose service in the active military, naval, 
air, or space service (or any part of such service) oc-
curred between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 
1977; and 
‘‘(B) who has not received housing loan benefits 
under this chapter. 
‘‘(b) BENEFITS TRANSFERRED FROM A DECEASED 
VETERAN.—(1) During the 10-year period beginning one 
year after the date of the enactment of the VA Housing 
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Loan Forever Act of 2024, the Secretary shall transfer 
the housing loan benefits of a veteran described in para-
graph (2) to each individual— 
‘‘(A) who applies to the Secretary for purposes 
of this subsection during such 10-year period; and 
‘‘(B) whom the Secretary determines is a leg-
atee of such veteran. 
‘‘(2) A veteran described in this paragraph is a vet-
eran— 
‘‘(A) whose service in the active military, naval, 
air, or space service (or any part of such service) oc-
curred between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 
1977; 
‘‘(B) who is deceased; 
‘‘(C) who died before the end of the period de-
scribed in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(D) who died before the individual applied as 
described in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(E) who did not receive housing loan benefits 
under this chapter during the lifetime of the veteran; 
and 
‘‘(F) who did not elect to transfer such housing 
loan benefits pursuant to subsection (a) before 
dying. 
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‘‘(3) A determination of the Secretary under this sub-
section shall be subject to section 5104C of this title with-
out regard to the time period described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT
OF
A LEGATEE.—A legatee to 
whom housing loan benefits are transferred pursuant to 
this section shall be treated as a veteran for purposes of 
housing loans under this chapter. 
‘‘(d) AMOUNT OF TRANSFERRED BENEFIT.—Each 
legatee to whom housing loan benefits is transferred pur-
suant to this section shall receive the full housing loan 
benefits of the veteran from whom such benefits are trans-
ferred. 
‘‘(e) COMMENCEMENT OF USE.—A legatee to whom 
housing loan benefits are transferred pursuant to this sec-
tion may use such housing loan benefits immediately upon 
such transfer. 
‘‘(f) NONTRANSFERABILITY OF TRANSFERRED BEN-
EFITS.—A legatee to whom housing loan benefits are 
transferred pursuant to this section may not transfer such 
benefits. 
‘‘(g) REVOCATION OF TRANSFER.—A veteran who 
transfers housing loan benefits pursuant to subsection (a) 
may, before the legatee uses such benefit, revoke such 
transfer by submission of written notice of such revocation 
to the Secretary. 
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‘‘(h) LEGATEE WHO BECOMES AN ELIGIBLE VET-
ERAN.—(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
prohibit a legatee to whom housing loan benefits are trans-
ferred pursuant to this section from becoming otherwise 
eligible for housing loan benefits under this chapter. 
‘‘(2) A legatee described in paragraph (1) may elect 
to use such transferred benefits or such benefits to which 
the legatee is otherwise eligible. 
‘‘(i) PAYMENT
OF CERTAIN FEES.—A legatee to 
whom housing loan benefits are transferred pursuant to 
this section may not be exempt from paying a fee under 
section 3729(c) of this title. 
‘‘(j) LEGATEE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘legatee’ means, with regards to a veteran— 
‘‘(1) a spouse or surviving spouse; 
‘‘(2) a biological or legally adopted child; 
‘‘(3) a grandchild; and 
‘‘(4) any other direct descendant.’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF VETERAN FOR 
PURPOSES
OF
HOUSING
LOAN
BENEFITS.—Section 
3701(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) The term ‘veteran’ also includes, for pur-
poses of housing loans, a legatee to whom housing 
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loan benefits are transferred pursuant to section 
3737 of this title.’’. 
(c) 
EXPANSION
OF
ELIGIBILITY.—Section 
3702(a)(2) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) Each legatee to whom housing loan bene-
fits are transferred pursuant to section 3737 of this 
title.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall prescribe regulations to carry out the 
amendments made by this section. 
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