HR10693Referred to Committee

GI Bill Transferability Act

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119th
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2026-10-01
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Jimmy Patronis
Jimmy Patronis
Republican · FL · Representative
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2026-10-01

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