Veterans Earned Education Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Veterans Earned Education Act changes transfer-of-entitlement rules for Post-9/11 educational assistance under 38 U.S.C. 3319(b). Current language is structured around a member of the uniformed services meeting service requirements. The bill revises that framing to use individual, reorganizes the six-year and other service thresholds, and adds two routes: an individual who has completed at least 17 years of service in the Armed Forces, and an individual retired from the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of title 10, the disability-retirement chapter. The practical effect is to broaden who may transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to eligible dependents, particularly long-serving individuals and chapter 61 disability retirees.
Who Benefits and How
Long-serving Armed Forces members with at least 17 years of service benefit because they gain a transfer-eligibility route. Chapter 61 disability retirees benefit because the bill expressly includes them in transfer eligibility. Eligible dependents benefit because more veterans or service members can transfer Post-9/11 education benefits to them. Military families benefit from broader education-benefit planning options after long service or disability retirement.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA education-benefits administrators must update transfer-of-entitlement rules, forms, and eligibility decisions. Defense personnel systems may need to provide service and chapter 61 retirement data for transfer determinations. Federal education-benefit accounts may face higher use if additional dependents receive transferred benefits.
Key Provisions
- Amends 38 U.S.C. 3319(b) governing transfer of Post-9/11 educational assistance.
- Replaces member of the uniformed services with individual in the eligibility lead-in.
- Adds eligibility for individuals with at least 17 years of Armed Forces service.
- Adds eligibility for individuals retired from the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of title 10.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands eligibility to transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance to dependents by replacing the uniformed-services member framing with individual, adding eligibility for people with at least 17 years of Armed Forces service, and adding those retired from the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of title 10.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Education, Military Families, VA
Primary Purpose
Expands eligibility to transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance to dependents by replacing the uniformed-services member framing with individual, adding eligibility for people with at least 17 years of Armed Forces service, and adding those retired from the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of title 10.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Long-serving Armed Forces members
- Chapter 61 disability retirees
- Eligible dependents
- Military families
Identified Costs
- VA education benefits administrators
- Defense personnel system staff
- Federal education benefit accounts
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Mr. Crow (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) …
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
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