Increased Age Limit for Post-9/11 Education Assistance Dependents Act

Bill: 113-hr-3515
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2013-11-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family relationships

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-11-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-11-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Increased Age Limit for Post-9/11 Education Assistance Dependents Act - Increases from 26 to 29 years old the age after which a child may not use transferred educational assistance for service in the Armed Forces commencing on or after September 11, 2001.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3515 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 increase the age limit for children using transferred Post-9/11 Educational Assistance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increased Age Limit for Post-9/11 Education Assistance Dependents Act . 2. Increase of age limit to use transferred Post-9/11 Educational Assistance (a) Increase in age limit Section 3319(h)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking 26 years each place it appears and inserting 29 years . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (title V of Public Law 110–252 ).