To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a family member, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · August 22, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
This bill would allow veterans who received the Purple Heart for service after September 11, 2001 to transfer unused educational benefits from the Post-9/11 GI Bill to their family members. Currently, most service members can transfer these benefits, but this bill specifically extends that authority to Purple Heart recipients. Veterans could transfer up to 36 months of unused benefits to eligible dependents, including spouses and children, and could modify or revoke transfers at any time. The transferred benefits would work the same way as if the family member had earned them directly, including the same monthly payment rates, though children cannot use transferred benefits until they turn 18 or obtain a high school diploma and generally must use them by age 26. The bill contains no specific funding amount or implementation timeline, leaving those details to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense to establish through regulations.
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