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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2247 

To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year 

limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 9, 2007 

Mr. LARSEN of Washington 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 titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal 

the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Montgomery GI Bill 

5 for Life Act of 2007’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 10-YEAR LIMIT ON USE OF VETERANS 

2 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS. 

3 (a) RESTATEMENT OF CERTAIN CONTINUING AU4 THORITIES WITH REPEAL.—Section 3031 of title 38, 

5 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘§ 3031. Extension of period of entitlement otherwise 

7 expiring during term, quarter, or semes8 ter or after completion of major portion 

9 of course 

10 ‘‘(a) COURSES OFFERED ON TERM, QUARTER, OR

11 SEMESTER BASIS.—If an individual eligible for edu12 cational assistance under this chapter is enrolled in a pro13 gram of education offered on a term, quarter, or semester 

14 basis at an educational institution regularly operated on 

15 a term, quarter or semester system and the period of such 

16 individual’s entitlement under this chapter would, under 

17 section 3013 of this title, expire during a term, quarter, 

18 or semester of that institution, such period shall expire 

19 on the last day of that term, quarter, or semester. 

20 ‘‘(b) COURSES NOT OFFERED ON TERM, QUARTER, 

21 OR SEMESTER BASIS.—If an individual eligible for edu22 cational assistance under this chapter is enrolled in a pro23 gram of education not offered on a term, quarter, or se24 mester basis and the period of such individual’s entitle25 ment under this chapter would, under section 3013 of this 

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1 pleted, such period shall expire on the later of the fol2 lowing dates: 

3 ‘‘(1) The date of the last day of the course. 

4 ‘‘(2) The date that is 12 weeks after the date 

5 on which the period would otherwise expire under 

6 section 3013 of this title.’’. 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 30 of 

8 such title is further amended as follows: 

9 (1) In section 3018C(e)(3)(B)— 

10 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘(i)’’; and 

11 (B) by striking clause (ii). 

12 (2) In section 3020— 

13 (A) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘Sub14 ject to the time limitation for use of entitlement 

15 under section 3031 of this title, an individual’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘An individual’’; and 

17 (B) in subsection (h)(5), by striking ‘‘Not18 withstanding section 3031 of this title, a child’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘A child’’. 

20 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

21 (1) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 

22 subchapter IV of chapter 30 of such title is amended 

23 to read as follows: 

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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—GENERAL AND 

2 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’. 

3 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec4 tions at the beginning of chapter 30 of such title is 

5 amended by striking the item relating to subchapter 

6 IV and the item relating to section 3031 and insert7 ing the following new items: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

‘‘3031. Extension of period of entitlement otherwise expiring during term, quarter, or semester or after completion of major portion of 

course.’’. 

8 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF 14-YEAR LIMIT ON USE OF SELECTED 

9 RESERVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENE10 FITS. 

11 (a) REPEAL.—Title 10, United States Code, is 

12 amended by striking section 16133. 

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

14 at the beginning of chapter 1606 of such title is amended 

15 by striking the item relating to section 16133. 

16 SEC. 4. REPEAL OF TIME LIMITATION ON USE BY DISABLED 

17 MEMBERS OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 

18 FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS SUP19 PORTING CONTINGENCY AND OTHER OPER20 ATIONS. 

21 Subsection (b) of section 16164 of title 10, United 

22 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

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1 ‘‘(b) ENTITLEMENT OF DISABLED MEMBERS.—(1) 

2 The maximum number of months of educational assist3 ance under this chapter to which is entitled a person who 

4 is separated from the Ready Reserve because of a dis5 ability which was not the result of the person’s own wilful 

6 misconduct incurred on or after the date on which the per7 son became entitled to educational assistance under this 

8 chapter shall be governed by section 16162(d) of this title. 

9 ‘‘(2) The provisions of section 3031 of title 38 shall 

10 apply to the entitlement to educational assistance under 

11 this chapter of a person covered by paragraph (1).’’. 

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