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.

United States115th CongressHR-4670House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 18, 2017

Summary

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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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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  3. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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