TRANSFER OF UNUSED EDUCATION BENEFITS.

SEC. 110. TRANSFER OF UNUSED EDUCATION BENEFITS.(a) Availability of Transfer Authority for Members of PHS and NOAA.—Section 3319 is amended—(1) by striking “Armed Forces” each place it appears (other than in subsection (a)) and inserting “uniformed services”; and(2) by striking subsection (k).(b) Scope and Exercise of Authority.—Subsection (a) of such section is amended—(1) by striking “Subject to the provisions of this section,” and all that follows through “to permit” and inserting “(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary concerned may permit”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(2) The purpose of the authority in paragraph (1) is to promote recruitment and retention in the uniformed services. The Secretary concerned may exercise the authority for that purpose when authorized by the Secretary of Defense in the national security interests of the United States.”.(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on August 1, 2011.