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To amend title 38, United States Code, to render an individual, who transfers certain educational assistance, to which the individual is entitled because of an agreement by such individual to serve in the Armed Forces, to a dependent of that individual, and who fails to complete such agreement, solely liable for the overpayment of such educational assistance.

H.R. 290 · 117th Congress · Jun 16, 2021 · Lineage

AN ACT

Section 1 Sole liability for transferred educational assistance by an individual who fails to complete a service agreement

(a)
In general— Subsection (i) of section 3319 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)”.
(b)
Reversion— Effective October 1, 2024, such subsection (i) is amended to read as it read on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.

Sec. 2 Determination of budgetary effects

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.