CFR > Title 38 > Chapter I > Part 21 > Subpart K > Transfer of Entitlement to Basic Educational Assistance to Dependents
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Terms Used In CFR > Title 38 > Chapter I > Part 21 > Subpart K > Transfer of Entitlement to Basic Educational Assistance to Dependents
- active duty: when used in this subpart includes full-time National Guard duty first performed after November 29, 1989, by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in the servicemember's status as a member of the National Guard of a State for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing or training the National Guard. See 38 CFR 21.7020
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.