Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Earned Education Act”.
Veterans Earned Education Act
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the set of individuals eligible to transfer Post-9/11 educational assistance to eligible dependents.
Sec. 2 Expansion of eligibility to transfer Post-9/11 educational assistance to eligible dependents
Section 3319(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—
by striking “member of the uniformed services” and inserting “individual”; and
by striking “, has completed at least”;
in paragraph (1)—
by inserting “has completed at least” before “six years”; and
by striking “or”;
in paragraph (2), by inserting “has completed at least” before “the years”;
by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
by inserting, after paragraph (1), the following new paragraphs:
“(2) has completed at least 17 years of service in the Armed Forces;
“(3) is retired from the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of title 10; or”