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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4140 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the time limitation 

for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under 

the Montgomery GI Bill. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 5, 2012 

Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 

on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 

time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to 

educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restore the Promise 

5 GI Bill’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF TIME LIMITATION FOR USE OF 

2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENT TO EDU3 CATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE MONT4 GOMERY GI BILL. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3031 of chapter 30 of 

6 title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as fol7 lows: 

8 ‘‘§ 3031. Extension of entitlement to educational as9 sistance expiring during a quarter or se10 mester or after a major portion of a 

11 course is complete 

12 ‘‘(a) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OPERATING ON

13 QUARTER OR SEMESTER SYSTEM.—If an individual eligi14 ble for educational assistance under this chapter is en15 rolled under this chapter in an educational institution reg16 ularly operated on the quarter or semester system and the 

17 period of such individual’s entitlement under this chapter 

18 would, under section 3013, expire during a quarter or se19 mester, such period shall be extended to the end of such 

20 quarter or semester. 

21 ‘‘(b) OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—If an in22 dividual eligible for educational assistance under this 

23 chapter is enrolled under this chapter in an educational 

24 institution not regularly operated on the quarter or semes25 ter system and the period of such individual’s entitlement 

26 under this chapter would, under section 3013, expire after 


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1 a major portion of the course is completed, such period 

2 shall be extended to the end of the course or for 12 weeks, 

3 whichever is the lesser period of extension.’’. 

4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

5 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking 

6 the item relating to section 3031 and inserting the fol7 lowing new item: 

‘‘3031. Extension of entitlement to educational assistance expiring during a 

quarter or semester or after a major portion of a course is 

complete.’’. 

8 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such title is further 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in section 3018C(e)(3)(B)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘(i) The Secretary’’ and in12 serting ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 

13 (B) by striking clause (ii); 

14 (2) in section 3020— 

15 (A) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘Sub16 ject to the time limitation for use of entitlement 

17 under section 3031 of this title, an’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘An’’; and 

19 (B) in subsection (h), by striking para20 graph (5) and redesignating paragraphs (6) and 

21 (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 

22 (3) in section 3321(b), by striking paragraphs 

23 (1) and (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

24 (4) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 


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1 (d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub2 section (a) shall apply with respect to any person who has 

3 been entitled to educational assistance under chapter 30 

4 of title 38, United States Code, at any time. 

5 (e) OUTREACH REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 

6 Veterans Affairs shall carry out appropriate outreach ac7 tivities designed to inform veterans who may be able to 

8 use their entitlement to educational assistance under such 

9 chapter by reason of the amendment made by subsection 

10 (a) of the elimination of the time limitation for the use 

11 of such entitlement. 

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