GI Education Benefit Fairness Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1070
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2015-04-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family relationships

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2403)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>GI Education Benefit Fairness Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Expands the definition of &quot;children,&quot; for purposes of provisions allowing members or former members of the uniformed services who served on active duty for specified periods beginning on or after September 11, 2001, to transfer their entitlement to educational assistance, to mean an unmarried person who: (1) is placed in the legal custody of a member or former member by court order for at least 12 consecutive months, (2) has not attained the age of 21, (3) has not attained the age of 23 and is enrolled in a full-time course of study at an institution of higher learning, (4) is incapable of self support due to a mental or physical incapacity that occurred while such person was a dependent of the member or former member, (5) is dependent on the member or former member for over one-half of his or her support, (6) resides with the member or former member unless separated due to military service or institutionalization for a disability or incapacitation, and (7) is not a dependent of a member or former member under any other provision defining dependent. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1070 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 23, 2015 Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for clarification regarding the children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GI Education Benefit Fairness Act of 2015 . 2. Clarification regarding the children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) Eligible dependents (1) Transfer An individual approved to transfer an entitlement to educational assistance under this section may transfer the individual’s entitlement as follows: (A) To the individual’s spouse. (B) To one or more of the individual’s children. (C) To a combination of the individuals referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B). (2) Definition of children For purposes of this subsection, the term children includes dependents described in section 1072(2)(I) of title 10. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to educational assistance payable under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.