To amend title 38, United States Code, to render an individual, who transfers certain educational assistance, to which the individual is entitled because of an agreement by such individual to serve in the Armed Forces, to a dependent of that individual, and who fails to complete such agreement, solely liable for the overpayment of such educational assistance.
Bill: H.R.290 | Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike (R-IL)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill imposes sole liability for overpayments of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill on the individual who was eligible for such assistance in situations where the individual failed to complete a service agreement and transferred the entitlement to a dependent. Beginning on October 1, 2024, the dependent and the individual making the transfer shall be jointly and severally liable for such overpayments where an individual fails to complete a service agreement.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to render an individual, who 
 transfers certain educational assistance, to which the individual is 
  entitled because of an agreement by such individual to serve in the 
   Armed Forces, to a dependent of that individual, and who fails to 
  complete such agreement, solely liable for the overpayment of such 
                        educational assistance.

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

SECTION 1. SOLE LIABILITY FOR TRANSFERRED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BY AN 
              INDIVIDUAL WHO FAILS TO COMPLETE A SERVICE AGREEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 3319 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``In the event'' and inserting 
                ``Subject to paragraph (2), in the event''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``of this title'' after ``section 
                3685'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``In general'' and 
                inserting ``Sole liability''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``for which the individual shall 
                be solely liable to the United States for the amount of 
                the overpayment for purposes of section 3685 of this 
                title'' before the period at the end; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
                ``Subparagraph (A) shall not apply'' and inserting 
                ``Neither the individual nor the dependent shall be 
                liable to the United States for the amount of the 
                overpayment for purposes of section 3685 of this 
                title''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``of this title'' 
                after ``section 3311(c)(4)''.
    (b) Reversion.--Effective October 1, 2024, such subsection (i) is 
amended to read as it read on the day before the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 15, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.