,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,durbin introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for clarification regarding  
the children to whom entitlement to     
educational assistance may be           
transferred under ,post-#i_/aa          
,educational ,assistance1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,,gi ,education    
,benefit ,fairness ,act of #bjad4  #b4  
,clarification regarding the children to
 whom entitlement to educational        
assistance may be transferred under     
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance   
7a7  ,in general  ,subsection 7c7 of    
section #ccai of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7c7  ,eligible dependents     
7#a7  ,transfer  ,an individual approved

 to transfer an entitlement to          
educational assistance under this       
section may transfer the individual's   
entitlement as follows3  7,a7 ,to the   
individual's spouse4  7,b7 ,to one or   
more of the individual's children4  7,c7
 ,to a combination of the individuals   
referred to in subparagraphs 7,a7 and   
7,b74  7#b7  ,definition of children    
,for purposes of this subsection1 the   
term children includes dependents       
described in section #ajgb7b77;,i7 of   
title #aj4  4  7b7  ,applicability  ,the
 amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply with respect to educational       
assistance payable under chapter #cc of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1       
before1 on1 or after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4