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Allows veterans awarded the Purple Heart for service on or after September 11, 2001 to transfer unused Post‑9/11 Educational Assistance (GI Bill) months to one or more eligible dependents, subject to specified limits and rules. The provision defines eligible transferees (spouses and children), procedures for designation and changes, limits on months and child age caps (with some exceptions), payment and administrative rules, protections if the veteran dies, liability for overpayments, and directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to issue implementing regulations in consultation with the Department of Defense.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced January 30, 2025 by Patty Murray · Last progress January 30, 2025