GI Bill Transferability Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10693 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10693

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase flexibility in the 
  transferability of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2026

 Mr. Patronis (for himself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Ms. Salazar, Mr. 
 Moore of Alabama, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Bacon) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase flexibility in the 
  transferability of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``GI Bill Transferability Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN TRANSFERABILITY OF POST-9/11 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Eligibility.--Subsection (b) of section 3319 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``at least--'' and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting ``at least six 
years of service in the uniformed services''.
    (b) Time for Transfer.--Subsection (f)(1) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or (l)''; and
            (2) by striking ``only while serving as a member of the 
        Armed Forces when the transfer is executed'' and inserting ``at 
        any time''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is amended--
            (1) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``at least --'' 
                and all that follows through ``; or'' and inserting 
                ``at least six years of service in the Armed Forces; 
                or''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``at least --
                '' and all that follows through ``; or'' and inserting 
                ``at least six years of service in the Armed Forces; 
                and'';
            (2) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (B) by striking the following:
            ``(1) Joint and several liability.--'';
            (3) in subsection (j)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon 
                and inserting ``; and'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (B);
            (4) by striking subsection (k); and
            (5) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (k).
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