To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for certain members of the Armed Forces to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to their dependents.
Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents Act of 2017 or the EARNED Act of 2017 This bill expands the category of individuals who may transfer Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 educational assistance to a spouse or dependent child to include any service member or veteran who, at the time of approval of a benefits transfer request, has completed at least 20 years of active-duty service, including at least 90 days of post-September 10, 2001, service.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for certain members of the Armed Forces to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to their dependents.
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| Updated: 12/18/2017
Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents Act of 2017 or the EARNED Act of 2017 This bill expands the category of individuals who may transfer Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 educational assistance to a spouse or dependent child to include any service member or veteran who, at the time of approval of a benefits transfer request, has completed at least 20 years of active-duty service, including at least 90 days of post-September 10, 2001, service.