To amend title 38, United States Code, to make an individual who is eligible for educational assistance under chapter 33 of such title, transfers such educational assistance to a dependent, and fails to complete a service agreement, solely liable for any overpayment of such educational assistance.

Bill: 116-hr-5781
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2020-02-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Higher education

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5781 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2020 Mr. Bost (for himself and Ms. Slotkin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make an individual who is eligible for educational assistance under chapter 33 of such title, transfers such educational assistance to a dependent, and fails to complete a service agreement, solely liable for any overpayment of such educational assistance.

1. Sole liability for transferred educational assistance by an individual who fails to complete a service agreement Section 3319(i) 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) .