10 U.S.C. § 16163a
Authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 16163a, Authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/436613
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A member referred to in subsection (a) is a member of the armed forces who, at the time of the approval of the member’s request to transfer entitlement to basic educational assistance under this section, has completed at least—
A member approved to transfer an entitlement to basic educational assistance under this section may transfer the member’s entitlement as follows:
A member transferring an entitlement to basic educational assistance under this section shall—
A dependent to whom entitlement to basic educational assistance is transferred under this section may not commence the use of the transferred entitlement until—
in the case of entitlement transferred to a spouse, the completion by the member making the transfer of at least—
in the case of entitlement transferred to a child, both—
the completion by the member making the transfer of at least—
either—
Paragraph (2) shall not apply in the case of an individual who fails to complete service agreed to by the individual—
Such regulations shall specify—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
- Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011House: 341–48Senate: no recorded tally