SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL BY
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH
CRITICAL MILITARY SKILLS.
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER TO FAMILY MEM-
BERS.—(1) Subchapter II of chapter 30 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 3020. Transfer of entitlement to basic educational
assistance: members of the Armed Forces
with critical military skills
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this
section, each Secretary concerned may, for the purpose of
enhancing recruitment and retention of members of the
Armed Forces with critical military skills and at such Sec-
retary’s sole discretion, permit an individual described in
subsection (b) who is entitled to basic educational assist-
ance under this subchapter to elect to transfer, in whole
or in part, up to one-half of such individual’s entitlement
to such assistance to the dependents specified in sub-
section (c).
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS.—An individual re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is any member of the Armed
Forces who, at the time of the approval by the Secretary
concerned of the member’s request to transfer entitlement
to basic educational assistance under this section—
‘‘(1) has completed six years of service in the
Armed Forces;
‘‘(2) either—
‘‘(A) has a critical military skill designated
by the Secretary concerned for purposes of this
section; or
‘‘(B) is in a military specialty designated
by the Secretary concerned for purposes of this
section as requiring critical military skills; and
‘‘(3) enters into an agreement to serve at least
four more years as a member of the Armed Forces.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS.—An individual ap-
proved to transfer an entitlement to basic educational as-
sistance under this section may transfer the individual’s
entitlement as follows:
‘‘(1) To the individual’s spouse.
‘‘(2) To one or more of the individual’s chil-
dren.
‘‘(3) To a combination of the individuals re-
ferred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON MONTHS OF TRANSFER.—The
total number of months of entitlement transferred by an
individual under this section may not exceed 18 months.
‘‘(e) DESIGNATION OF TRANSFEREE.—An individual
transferring an entitlement to basic educational assistance
under this section shall—
‘‘(1) designate the dependent or dependents to
whom such entitlement is being transferred and the
percentage of such entitlement to be transferred to
each such dependent; and
‘‘(2) specify the period for which the transfer
shall be effective for each dependent designated
under paragraph (1).
‘‘(f) TIME FOR TRANSFER; REVOCATION AND MODI-
FICATION.—(1) Subject to the time limitation for use of
entitlement under section 3031 of this title, an individual
approved to transfer entitlement to basic educational as-
sistance under this section may transfer such entitlement
at any time after the approval of individual’s request to
transfer such entitlement without regard to whether the
individual is a member of the Armed Forces when the
transfer is executed.
‘‘(2)(A) An individual transferring entitlement under
this section may modify or revoke at any time the transfer
of any unused portion of the entitlement so transferred.
‘‘(B) The modification or revocation of the transfer
of entitlement under this paragraph shall be made by the
submittal of written notice of the action to both the Sec-
retary concerned and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
‘‘(g) COMMENCEMENT
OF USE.—A dependent to
whom entitlement to basic educational assistance is trans-
ferred under this section may not commence the use of
the transferred entitlement until the following:
‘‘(1) In the case of entitlement transferred to a
spouse, the completion by the individual making the
transfer of 6 years of service in the Armed Forces.
‘‘(2) In the case of entitlement transferred to a
child, both—
‘‘(A) the completion by the individual mak-
ing the transfer of 10 years of service in the
Armed Forces; and
‘‘(B) either—
‘‘(i) the completion by the child of the
requirements of a secondary school di-
ploma (or equivalency certificate); or
‘‘(ii) the attainment by the child of 18
years of age.
‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.—(1)
The use of any entitlement to basic educational assistance
transferred under this section shall be charged against the
entitlement of the individual making the transfer at the