EARNED Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4670
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2017-12-18
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents Act of 2017 or the EARNED Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill expands the category of individuals who may transfer Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 educational assistance to a spouse or dependent child to include any service member or veteran who, at the time of approval of a benefits transfer request, has completed at least 20 years of active-duty service, including at least 90 days of post-September 10, 2001, service.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4670 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2017 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Katko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for certain members of the Armed Forces to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to their dependents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents Act of 2017 or the EARNED Act of 2017 . 2. Authority of certain members of the Armed Forces who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to their dependents (a) Transfer authorized Section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection (b): (b) Eligible individuals An individual referred to in subsection (a)— (1) is any member of the uniformed services who, at the time of the approval of the individual's request to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this section, has completed at least— (A) six years of service in the Armed Forces and enters into an agreement to serve at least four more years as a member of the uniformed services; or (B) the years of service as determined in regulations pursuant to subsection (j); or (2) any member of the uniformed services, or retired member of the uniformed services, who, at the time of the approval of the individual’s request to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this section has completed at least 20 years of active duty service in the Armed Forces, including at least 90 days of such service after September 10, 2001. ; and (2) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting described in subsection (b)(1) who is after an individual . (b) Effective date The amendments 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 ).