This bill allows veterans who have received the Purple Heart for service after September 11, 2001, to transfer unused education benefits from the Post-9/11 GI Bill to their family members. Veterans can transfer up to 36 months of their education benefits to one or more eligible dependents, including spouses and children, who can then use those benefits to pursue college degrees or high school diplomas. The legislation permits veterans to modify or revoke transfers at any time, protects transferred benefits from being considered marital property in divorces, and allows transferred benefits to be used by children until age 26, with extensions available for those serving as caregivers to injured service members or facing emergency school closures. The bill requires the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense to coordinate implementation and does not specify new funding requirements, as it reallocates existing GI Bill benefits rather than creating new appropriations.
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