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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6002

Introduced

Veterans Earned Education Act

Sponsor
DJason Crow· Colorado
Introduced
November 10, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.November 17, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6002 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6002

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the set of individuals 
eligible to transfer Post-9/11 educational assistance to eligible 
dependents.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 10, 2025

Mr. Crow (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the set of individuals 
eligible to transfer Post-9/11 educational assistance to eligible 
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 ``Veterans Earned Education Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY TO TRANSFER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS.

Section 3319(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``member of the uniformed 
services'' and inserting ``individual''; and
(B) by striking ``, has completed at least'';
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``has completed at least'' before 
``six years''; and
(B) by striking ``or'';
(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``has completed at 
least'' before ``the years'';
(4) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
(5) by inserting, after paragraph (1), the following new 
paragraphs:
``(2) has completed at least 17 years of service in the 
Armed Forces;
``(3) is retired from the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of 
title 10; or''.
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