,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,barber 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 ,veterans          
,education ,fairness ,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 to read as    
follows3  7b7 ,eligible individuals ,an 
individual referred to in subsection 7a7
 is an individual who1 at the time of   
the approval of the individual's request
 to transfer entitlement to educational 
assistance under this section1 meets any

 of the following3  7#a7 ,with respect  
to a member of the uniformed services1  
has completed at least--  7,a7 six years
 of service in the ,armed ,forces and   
enters into an agreement to serve at    
least four more years as a member of the
 uniformed services2 or  7,b7 the years 
of service as determined in regulations 
pursuant to subsection 7j74  7#b7 ,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 is entitled to educational
 assistance under this chapter by reason
 of paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of section   
#ccaa7;b7 of this title4  7#c7 ,with    
respect to a former member of a reserve 
component1 is entitled to educational   
assistance under this chapter by reason 
of paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of section    
#ccaa7;b7 of this title4  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 subsection 7b77#a7 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 paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7 of  
subsection 7b7 who is approved to       
transfer entitlement to educational     
assistance under this section may       
transfer such entitlement only during   
the #ae-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 #ahj days after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4