,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #cj1       
#bjbe,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4  
,king1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 
,daines1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4
 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7
 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 authorize an          
individual who is awarded the ,purple   
,heart for service in the ,armed ,forces
 to transfer unused ,post-#i_/aa        
,educational ,assistance to a family    
member1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,purple ,heart ,veterans ,education 
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,authority for      
individuals awarded ,purple ,heart to   
transfer unused ,post-#i_/aa            
,educational ,assistance to a family    
member  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,ii

 of chapter #cc of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #ccai the following new   
section3  #ccai;,a4 ,authority for      
recipients of ,purple ,heart to transfer
 unused ,post-#i_/aa ,educational       
,assistance to a family member  7a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary shall permit an 
individual described in subsection 7b7  
who is entitled to educational          
assistance under this chapter to elect  
to transfer to one or more of the       
dependents specified in subsection 7c7 a
 portion of such individual's           
entitlement to such assistance1 subject 
to the limitation under subsection 7d74 
7b7 ,eligible individuals ,an individual
 referred to in subsection 7a7 is any   
veteran who is awarded1 after being     
discharged or released from service in  
the active military1 naval1 air1 or     
space service1 the ,purple ,heart for   
service in the ,armed ,forces occurring 
on or after ,september #aa1 #bjja4  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 to an eligible 
dependent or a combination of eligible  
dependents4  7#b7 ,definition of        
eligible dependent ,for purposes of this
 subsection1 the term eligible dependent
 has the meaning given the term         
dependent under subparagraphs 7,a71     
7,d71 and 7,i7 of section #ajgb7b7 of   
title #aj4  7d7 ,limitation on months of
 transfer ,the total number of months of
 entitlement transferred by an          
individual under this section may not   
exceed #cf months4  7e7 ,designation of 
transferee ,an individual transferring  
an entitlement to educational assistance
 under this section shall-- 7#a7        
designate the dependent or dependents to
 whom such entitlement is being         
transferred2 and  7#b7 designate the    
number of months of such entitlement to 
be transferred to each such dependent4  
7f7 ,revocation and modification  7#a7  

,modification or revocation  7,a7 ,in   
general ,an individual transferring     
entitlement under this section may      
modify or revoke at any time the        
transfer of any unused portion of the   
entitlement so transferred4  7,b7       
,notice ,the modification or revocation 
of the transfer of entitlement under    
this paragraph shall be made by the     
submittal of written notice of the      
action to the ,secretary4  7#b7         
,prohibition on treatment of transferred
 entitlement as marital property        
,entitlement transferred under this     
section may not be treated as marital   
property1 or the asset of a marital     
estate1 subject to division in a divorce
 or other civil proceeding4  7g7        
,commencement of use ,a dependent to    
whom entitlement to educational         
assistance is transferred under this    
section may not commence the use of the 
transferred entitlement1 in the case of 
entitlement transferred to a child1     
until either-- 7#a7 the completion by   

the child of the requirements of a      
secondary school diploma 7or equivalency
 certificate72 or  7#b7 the attainment  
by the child of #ah years of age4  7h7  
,additional administrative matters  7#a7
 ,use ,the use of any entitlement to    
educational assistance transferred under
 this section shall be charged against  
the entitlement of the individual making
 the transfer at the rate of one month  
for each month of transferred           
entitlement that is used4  7#b7 ,nature 
of transferred entitlement ,except as   
provided under subsection 7e77#b7 and   
subject to paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f71 the
 recipient of entitlement transferred   
under this section is entitled to       
educational assistance under this       
chapter in the same manner as the       
individual from whom the entitlement was
 transferred4  7#c7 ,rate of payment    
,the monthly rate of educational        
assistance payable to a dependent to    
whom entitlement referred to in         
paragraph 7#b7 is transferred under this

 section shall be payable at the same   
rate as such entitlement would otherwise
 be payable under this chapter to the   
individual making the transfer4  7#d7   
,death of transferor  7,a7 ,in general  
,the death of an individual transferring
 an entitlement under this section shall
 not affect the use of the entitlement  
by the dependent to whom the entitlement
 is transferred4  7,b7 ,death prior to  
transfer to designated transferees  7i7 
,in the case of an eligible individual  
whom the ,secretary1 in consultation    
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 has    
approved to transfer the individual's   
entitlement under this section who1 at  
the time of death1 is entitled to       
educational assistance under this       
chapter and has designated a transferee 
or transferees under subsection 7e7 but 
has not transferred all of such         
entitlement to such transferee or       
transferees1 the ,secretary shall       
transfer the entitlement of the         
individual under this section by evenly 

distributing the amount of such         
entitlement between all such transferees
 who would not be precluded from using  
some or all of the transferred benefits 
due to the expiration of time           
limitations found in paragraph 7#e7 of  
this subsection or section #ccba of this
 title1 notwithstanding the limitations 
under subsection 7f74  7ii7 ,if a       
transferee cannot use all of the        
transferred benefits under clause 7i7   
because of expiration of a time         
limitation1 the unused benefits will be 
distributed among the other designated  
transferees who would not be precluded  
from using some or all of the           
transferred benefits due to expiration  
of time limitations found in paragraph  
7#e7 of this subsection or section #ccba
 of this title1 unless or until there   
are no transferees who would not be     
precluded from using the transferred    
benefits because of expiration of a time
 limitation4  7#e7 ,limitation on age of
 use by child transferees  7,a7 ,in     

general ,a child to whom entitlement is 
transferred under this section may use  
the benefits transferred without regard 
to the #ae-year delimiting date         
specified in section #ccba of this      
title1 but may not1 except as provided  
in subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c71 use any   
benefits so transferred after attaining 
the age of #bf years4  7,b7 ,primary    
caregivers of seriously injured members 
of the armed forces and veterans  7i7   
,in general ,subject to clause 7ii71 in 
the case of a child who1 before         
attaining the age of #bf years1 is      
prevented from pursuing a chosen program
 of education by reason of acting as the
 primary provider of personal care      
services for a veteran or member of the 
,armed ,forces under section #agbj;,g7a7
 of this title1 the child may use the   
benefits beginning on the date specified
 in clause 7iii7 for a period whose     
length is specified in clause 7iv74     
7ii7 ,inapplicability for revocation    
,clause 7i7 shall not apply with respect

 to the period of an individual as a    
primary provider of personal care       
services if the period concludes with   
the revocation of the individual's      
designation as such a primary provider  
under section #agbj;,g7a77#g77;,d7 of   
this title4  7iii7 ,date for            
commencement of use ,the date specified 
in this clause for the beginning of the 
use of benefits by a child under clause 
7i7 is the later of-- 7,i7 the date on  
which the child ceases acting as the    
primary provider of personal care       
services for the veteran or member      
concerned as described in clause 7i72   
7,,ii7 the date on which it is          
reasonably feasible1 as determined under
 regulations prescribed by the          
,secretary1 for the child to initiate or
 resume the use of benefits2 or  7,,iii7
 the date on which the child attains the
 age of #bf years4  7iv7 ,length of use 
,the length of the period specified in  
this clause for the use of benefits by a
 child under clause 7i7 is the length   

equal to the length of the period that--
 7,i7 begins on the date on which the   
child begins acting as the primary      
provider of personal care services for  
the veteran or member concerned as      
described in clause 7i72 and  7,,ii7    
ends on the later of-- 7aa7 the date on 
which the child ceases acting as the    
primary provider of personal care       
services for the veteran or member as   
described in clause 7i72 or  7bb7 the   
date on which it is reasonably feasible1
 as so determined1 for the child to     
initiate or resume the use of benefits4 
7,c7 ,emergency situations ,in any case 
in which the ,secretary determines that 
an individual to whom entitlement is    
transferred under this section has been 
prevented from pursuing the individual's
 chosen program of education before the 
individual attains the age of #bf years 
because the educational institution or  
training establishment closed           
7temporarily or permanently7 under an   
established policy based on an          

,executive order of the ,president or   
due to an emergency situation1 the      
,secretary shall extend the period      
during which the individual may use such
 entitlement for a period equal to the  
number of months that the individual was
 so prevented from pursuing the program 
of education1 as determined by the      
,secretary4  7#f7 ,scope of use by      
transferees ,the purposes for which a   
dependent to whom entitlement is        
transferred under this section may use  
such entitlement shall include the      
pursuit and completion of the           
requirements of a secondary school      
diploma 7or equivalency certificate74   
7#g7 ,additional administrative         
provisions ,the administrative          
provisions of this chapter shall apply  
to the use of entitlement transferred   
under this section1 except that the     
dependent to whom the entitlement is    
transferred shall be treated as the     
eligible individual for purposes of such
 provisions4  7i7 ,overpayment ,in the  

event of an overpayment of educational  
assistance with respect to a dependent  
to whom entitlement is transferred under
 this section1 the dependent and the    
individual making the transfer shall be 
jointly and severally liable to the     
,united ,states for the amount of the   
overpayment for purposes of section     
#cfhe of this title4  7j7 ,regulations  
7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall1 in          
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 prescribe regulations for     
purposes of this section4  7#b7 ,such   
regulations shall specify-- 7,a7 the    
manner of authorizing the transfer of   
entitlements under this section2  7,b7  
the eligibility criteria in accordance  
with subsection 7b72 and  7,c7 the      
manner and effect of an election to     
modify or revoke a transfer of          
entitlement under subsection 7f77#a74   
7k7 ,transfer by dependent ,in the case 
of an individual who transfers          
entitlement to educational assistance   
under this section who dies before the  

dependent to whom entitlement to        
educational assistance is so transferred
 has used all of such entitlement1 such 
dependent may transfer such entitlement 
to another eligible dependent in        
accordance with the provisions of this  
section4  7l7 ,coordination ,the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs and the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall coordinate
 with each other to facilitate the      
transfer of entitlement under this      
section4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section #ccai
 the following new item3  #ccai;,a4     
,authority for recipients of ,purple    
,heart to transfer unused ,post-#i_/aa  
,educational ,assistance to a family    
member4  4