Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2013

Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2013 - Allows former members of the Armed Forces who have any period of service between September 11, 2001, and September 30, 2011, including at least 90 days of such service after September 10, 2001, to transfer to their dependents any remaining entitlement to educational assistance under the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program.

Allows such a transfer, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2015, in the case of an individual entitled to post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance who completed any period of service and was discharged or released under honorable conditions before September 30, 2011.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1988 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1988

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for certain 
   members of the Armed Forces to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 
              Educational Assistance to their dependents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2013

 Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mr. Connolly) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for certain 
   members of the Armed Forces to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 
              Educational Assistance to their dependents.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Education Assistance to Realign New 
Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE 
              SERVED 20 YEARS ON ACTIVE DUTY TO TRANSFER ENTITLEMENT TO 
              POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO THEIR DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Transfer Authorized.--Section 3319(b) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) any period of service in the Armed Forces, as of any 
        date between September 11, 2001, and September 30, 2011, 
        including at least 90 days of such service after September 10, 
        2001.''.
    (b) Opportunity To Transfer Entitlement.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, during the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2015, an individual 
who is entitled to educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, 
United States Code, and who completed any period of service in the 
Armed Forces and was discharged or released from such service under 
honorable conditions before September 30, 2011, may transfer all or 
part of the individual's entitlement to an eligible dependent under 
section 3319 of title 38, United States Code.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans 
Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (title V of Public Law 110-252).
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