119-hr4540

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4540 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4540

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the ability of an 
 individual entitled to Post-9/11 education benefits to transfer such 
 benefits to dependents.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 17, 2025

Mr. Vindman (for himself and Mr. Mills) 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 expand the ability of an 
 individual entitled to Post-9/11 education benefits to transfer such 
 benefits to dependents.

 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 ``Military Family GI Bill Promise 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL ENTITLED TO POST-9/11 
 EDUCATION BENEFITS TO TRANSFER SUCH BENEFITS TO 
 DEPENDENTS.

 

Section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) , by 
 inserting ``(including a member who has separated from 
 the uniformed services)'' after ``any member of the 
 uniformed services'';
        (B) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``; or'' and 
 inserting a semicolon;
            (C) by redesignating paragraph

    (2) as paragraph

    (3) ; and
            (D) by inserting after paragraph

    (1) the following 
 new paragraph

    (2) :
 ``

    (2) 10 years of service in the uniformed services, at 
 least six of which were in the Armed Forces; or'';

    (2) in subsection

    (f)

    (1) --
        (A) by striking ``and except as provided in 
 subsection

    (k) or
            (l) ,''; and
        (B) by striking ``only while serving as a member of 
 the Armed Forces when the transfer is executed'' and 
 inserting ``at any time''; and

    (3) in subsection

    (k) , by striking ``, notwithstanding 
 whether the individual is serving as a member of the Armed 
 Forces when such transfer is executed''.
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