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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1362 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to consolidate certain eligibility 

tiers under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 15, 2017 

Mr. HELLER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to consolidate certain 

eligibility tiers under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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 ‘‘Guard and Reservists 

5 Education Improvement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY TIERS 

2 UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 

3 PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET4 ERANS AFFAIRS. 

5 (a) ENTITLEMENT.—Section 3311(b) of title 38, 

6 United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ‘‘12 

8 months’’ and inserting ‘‘6 months’’; 

9 (2) by striking paragraph (7); and 

10 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as 

11 paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively. 

12 (b) AMOUNT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Sec13 tion 3313(c) of such title is amended by striking para14 graph (7). 

15 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 3311, 

16 3313, 3316, 3322, and 3679 of such title are further 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in section 3311(f), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

19 (9)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

20 (8)’’; 

21 (2) in section 3313— 

22 (A) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter be23 fore subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(9)’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘(8)’’; 


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1 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘para2 graphs (2) through (7)’’ each place it appears 

3 and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) through (6)’’; 

4 (C) in subsection (e)(2)(C)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) 

6 through (8)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 

7 (3) through (7)’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) 

9 through (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 

10 (2) through (6)’’; 

11 (D) in subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii), by striking 

12 ‘‘paragraphs (2) through (7)’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘paragraphs (2) through (6)’’; 

14 (E) in subsection (g)(3)— 

15 (i) in subparagraph (A)(iv)— 

16 (I) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) 

17 through (8)’’ and inserting ‘‘para18 graphs (3) through (7)’’; and 

19 (II) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) 

20 through (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘para21 graphs (2) through (6)’’; 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— 

23 (I) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) 

24 through (8)’’ and inserting ‘‘para25 graphs (3) through (7)’’; and 


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1 (II) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) 

2 through (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘para3 graphs (2) through (6)’’; 

4 (iii) in subparagraph (C)(ii)— 

5 (I) in subclause (I), by striking 

6 ‘‘(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘(8)’’; and 

7 (II) in subclause (II)— 

8 (aa) by striking ‘‘paragraphs 

9 (3) through (8)’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘paragraphs (3) through (7)’’; 

11 and 

12 (bb) by striking ‘‘paragraphs 

13 (2) through (7)’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘paragraphs (2) through (6)’’; 

15 and 

16 (iv) in subparagraph (D)(ii)— 

17 (I) in subclause (I), by striking 

18 ‘‘(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘(8)’’; and 

19 (II) in subclause (II)— 

20 (aa) by striking ‘‘paragraphs 

21 (3) through (8)’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘paragraphs (3) through (7)’’; 

23 and 

24 (bb) by striking ‘‘paragraphs 

25 (2) through (7)’’ and inserting 


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1 ‘‘paragraphs (2) through (6)’’; 

2 and 

3 (F) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘para4 graphs (2) through (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘para5 graphs (2) through (6)’’; 

6 (3) in section 3316— 

7 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘para8 graphs (2) through (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘para9 graphs (2) through (6)’’; and 

10 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘para11 graphs (2) through (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘para12 graphs (2) through (6)’’; 

13 (4) in section 3322— 

14 (A) in subsection (e), by striking 

15 ‘‘3311(b)(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘3311(b)(8)’’; 

16 (B) in subsection (f), by striking 

17 ‘‘3311(b)(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘3311(b)(8)’’; and 

18 (C) in subsection (h)(2), by striking 

19 ‘‘3311(b)(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘3311(b)(8)’’; and 

20 (5) in section 3679(c)(2)(B)(i), by striking 

21 ‘‘3311(b)(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘3311(b)(8)’’. 

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