,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,*affetz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,latta1 &
 ,mr4 ,labrador7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to p]mit
 c]ta9 vet]ans :o 7 dis*>g$ or releas$ f
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces by reason (              
s]vice-connect$ disability to transf]   
b5efits "u ! ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational   
,assi/ance ,program1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,s]vice-connect$ dea?1 disability1  
or injury exception = transf]ability (  
entitlem5t to educational assi/ance "u !
 ,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance    
program ,section #ccai ( title #ch1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 by /rik+ 7b7     
,eligible individuals4--,an individual1 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7 ,eligible       
,individuals  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an         
individual  2  7,b7 by r$esignat+       
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 z subp>agraphs    

7,a7 & 7,b71 respectively1 & mov+ !m two
 ems to ! "r2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7 ,approval   
aft] dea? 9 l9e ( duty ,not)/&+ ! s]vice
 requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#a71 an       
individual ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7   
%all also include an individual :o      
elect$ to transf] educational assi/ance 
z describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 b ^:        
application = su* transf] 0 n approv$   
be=e su* individual di$ 9 l9e ( duty4  2
 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7f7--  7,a7 by    
/rik+ 7#a7 ,"t = transf]4--,subject to &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,"t = transf]   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b7 & subject to  2 &  7,b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subp>agraph3  7,b7 ,exception  7i7 ,"t =
 transf] = s]vice-connect$ disability or
 injury 9 l9e ( duty ,! limitation "u   
subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect to ! "t to   
transf] entitlem5t b5efits "u ?is       
section %all n apply if an individual is
 dis*>g$ or releas$ f active duty 9 !   
,arm$ ,=ces 9 accordance ) section      

#ccaa7;c7 ( ?is title--  7,i7 due to a  
s]vice-connect$ disability2 or  7,,ii7  
aft] su/a9+ an injury 9 l9e ( duty t    
requires hospital1 nurs+ home1 or       
domicili>y c>e or treatm5t4  7ii7       
,ext5d$ p]iod ( eligibility ,an         
individual ref]r$ to 9 clause 7i7 may   
transf] entitlem5t b5efits "u ?is       
section--  7,i7 be=e ! end ( ! #cf-mon? 
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! individual's 
dis*>ge or release f active duty 9 !    
,arm$ ,=ces2 or  7,,ii7 be=e ! end ( !  
#dh-mon? p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( su*   
dis*>ge or release if ! ,secret>y       
conc]n$ det]m9es special circum/ances   
exi/4  7iii7 ,alt]native p]iod (        
eligibility ,9 ! case ( an individual   
describ$ 9 clause 7i7 :o is dis*>g$ or  
releas$ f active duty 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces on
 or aft] ,augu/ #a1 #bjji1 b be=e ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is subp>agraph1 !      
ext5d$ p]iod ( eligibility describ$ 9   
clause 7ii7 %all beg9 on ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is subp>agraph4  7,c7       
,additional opportunity to make election

 ,an individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,b77i7 may elect to transf] !          
individual's entitlem5t "u subsection   
7a71 or to make *anges to ! dep5d5t or  
dep5d5ts designat$ z ! transf]ee or     
transf]ees ( ! individual's entitlem5t  
"u ?is section1 "o or m times dur+ ! "t 
p]iod ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,b77ii74 
4  #b4 ,effective ,date ,! am5dm5ts made
 by ?is ,act to section #ccai ( title   
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all apply )  
respect to individuals :o became        
eligible to transf] b5efits "u su*      
section on or aft] ,augu/ #a1 #bjji4