,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cead  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ae1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,mc,dermott introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to expand the authority  
of veterans to transfer entitlement to  
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance to
 dependents4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,post-#i_/aa   
,educational ,assistance ,enhancement   
,act4  #b4 ,expansion of authority of   
veterans to transfer entitlement to     
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance to
 dependents  7a7 ,transfer authorized   
,subsection 7b7 of section #ccai of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting or a former
 member described in paragraph 7#c71 as 
the case may be1 after services2  7#b7  
in paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 by inserting  
with respect to a member of the         

uniformed services1 before six years2   
and  7,b7 by striking or2  7#c7 in      
paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 by inserting with
 respect to a member of the uniformed   
services1 before the years2 and  7,b7 by
 striking the period and inserting 2 or2
 and  7#d7 by adding at the end the     
following new paragraph3  7#c7 with     
respect to a former member who is       
entitled to retired pay by reason of    
service in the uniformed services 7or   
would be so entitled but for the fact   
that the member has not attained a      
certain age71 the years of service as   
determined in regulations pursuant to   
subsection 7j74  4  7b7 ,time for       
,transfer ,subsection 7f77#a7 of such   
section is amended to read as follows3  
7#a7 ,time for ,transfer  7,a7 ,members 
,subject to the time limitation for use 
of entitlement under section #ccba1 an  
individual described in paragraph 7#a7  
or 7#b7 of subsection 7b7 who is        
approved to transfer entitlement to     
educational assistance under this       

section may transfer such entitlement   
only while serving as a member of the   
,armed ,forces when the transfer is     
executed4  7,b7 ,former members ,subject
 to the time limitation for use of      
entitlement under section #ccba1 an     
individual described in subsection      
7b77#c7 who is approved to transfer     
entitlement to educational assistance   
under this section may transfer such    
entitlement only during the five-year   
period beginning on the date of the last
 discharge or release of the individual 
from the uniformed services4  4  7c7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this ,act shall take effect as if       
included in the enactment of the        
,post-#i_/aa ,veterans ,educational     
,assistance ,act of #bjjh 7title ,v of  
,public ,law #aaj-beb74