H.R. 1130 (112th): Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2011

Introduced:
Mar 16, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA5]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1988 on May 15, 2013. See H.R. 1988 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on March 16, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 16, 2011
Referred to Committee Mar 16, 2011
Cosponsors
10 cosponsors (6D, 4R) (show)
Committees

House Veterans' Affairs

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Full Title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for certain members of the Armed Forces who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to their dependents.

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Last updated Mar 16, 2011.
3 pages

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3/16/2011--Introduced.
Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2011 - Allows any former member of the Armed Forces who has 20 years of active-duty service as of any date between September 30, 2001, and ending September 30, 2011, including at least 90 days of such service after September 10, 2001, to transfer to their dependents any remaining entitlement to educational assistance under the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program.
Allows such a transfer, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2012, in the case of an individual entitled to post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance who completed at least 20 years of active-duty service and was discharged or released under honorable conditions before September 30, 2011.

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  • Public Law 110-252

United States Code

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Other Citations

  • 38 U.S.C. Chapter 33