H.R. 6860House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

GI Bill Transfer Extension Act

AI-Generated Summary

Updated April 15, 2026 at 11:45 PM UTC

The GI Bill Transfer Extension Act changes the rules for the Post‑9/11 Educational Assistance Program so that service members and recent veterans can transfer their education benefits to family members for a longer period. It updates who can transfer, removes a specific deadline for making the transfer, and stops regulations from limiting eligibility based on a maximum number of service years. The changes apply to anyone who left the uniformed services on or after August 1, 2009.

Key Provisions

Expands eligibility to include service members who have completed at least six years of service and agree to serve four more years, or as defined by future regulations.
Allows veterans who met the same service requirements and have been discharged within the past 15 years to transfer benefits.
Eliminates the existing time limit for making a transfer request by deleting the previous deadline paragraph.
Prohibits any regulation from setting a maximum number of service years as a condition for eligibility.
Applies these changes to individuals discharged or released from service on or after August 1, 2009.

Legislative Activity

Stay on top of the latest movement without scrolling through every action

2 earlier actions

HouseCommittee Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

September 20, 2018

View full timeline

HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

September 20, 2018

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

September 20, 2018

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

September 20, 2018

Bill Text

Latest available legislative text

Reading Mode

Raw Text PDF XML

Introduced in HouseIssued September 20, 2018

115th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6860

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 20, 2018

Mr. Taylor (for himself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period in which members of the uniformed services may transfer entitlement to educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the GI Bill Transfer Extension Act.

Eligibility and period for transfer entitlement under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program

(a)

Eligibility

Subsection (b) of section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)

Eligible individuals

An individual referred to in subsection (a) is any of the following:

(1)

A member of the uniformed services who, at the time of the approval of the individual’s request to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this section, has completed at least—

(A)

six years of service in the Armed Forces and enters into an agreement to serve at least four more years as a member of the uniformed services; or

(B)

the years of service as determined in regulations pursuant to subsection (j).

(2)

A veteran who—

(A)

while serving in the Armed Forces met the service conditions specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1); and

(B)

at the time of the approval of the individual’s request to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this section, has been discharged or released from the Armed Forces for not more than 15 years.

(b)

Time for transfer

Subsection (f) of such section is amended—

(1)

by striking paragraph (1);

(2)

by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and

(3)

in the subsection heading, by striking Time for Transfer;.

(c)

Years of service

Subsection (j) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

(3)

Such regulations may not provide for a limitation on eligibility under subsection (b) based on a maximum number of years of service in the uniformed services.

(d)

Application date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to any individual who is discharged or released from the uniformed services on or after August 1, 2009.