S.Amdt. 1598

SA 1598. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1085. CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE CHILDREN TO WHOM
ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE MAY BE
TRANSFERRED UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 3319 of title
38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Eligible Dependents.--
``(1) Transfer.--An individual approved to transfer an
entitlement to educational assistance under this section may
transfer the individual's entitlement as follows:
``(A) To the individual's spouse.
``(B) To one or more of the individual's children.
``(C) To a combination of the individuals referred to in
subparagraphs (A) and (B).
``(2) Definition of children.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term `children' includes dependents described
in section 1072(2)(I) of title 10.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to educational assistance payable
under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, before, on,
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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