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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1836 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the time during 

which members of the Armed Forces serve on active duty for training 

qualifies for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 11, 2021 

Mr. LEVIN of California (for himself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PALAZZO, Ms. MACE, 

Mr. RYAN, Mr. PAPPAS, and Mr. SABLAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the 

time during which members of the Armed Forces serve 

on active duty for training qualifies for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Guard and Reserve 

5 GI Bill Parity Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADDITION OF OTHER DUTY STATUSES TO QUALIFY 

2 FOR POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 

3 PROGRAM. 

4 (a) QUALIFYING DUTY.—Section 3311(b) of title 38, 

5 United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘(including’’ each place it ap7 pears and inserting ‘‘(including other qualifying duty 

8 and’’; 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘(excluding’’ each place it ap10 pears and inserting ‘‘(including other qualifying duty 

11 but excluding’’; and 

12 (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or other 

13 qualifying duty’’ after ‘‘active duty’’. 

14 (b) OTHER QUALIFYING DUTY DEFINED.—Section 

15 3301 of such title is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 

17 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 

18 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol19 lowing new paragraph (3): 

20 ‘‘(3) The term ‘other qualifying duty’ means 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) Duty under section 502 of title 32. 

23 ‘‘(B) Duty for which a member is eligible 

24 to receive pay under section 204, 206, or 372 

25 of title 37.’’. 


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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall take effect on August 1, 2022, and shall 

3 apply with respect to— 

4 (1) academic years beginning on or after Au5 gust 1, 2022; and 

6 (2) service performed before, on, or after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 SEC. 3. SIMPLIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR 

9 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POST-9/ 

10 11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 3301 of 

12 title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as fol13 lows: 

14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘active duty’ has the meanings 

15 as follows (subject to the limitations specified in sec16 tions 3002(6) and 3311(b)): 

17 ‘‘(A) Active duty as described in section 

18 101(21)(A) of this title. 

19 ‘‘(B) Active duty for training as described 

20 in section 101(22)(A), (C), and (E) of this title. 

21 ‘‘(C) Active duty as defined in section 

22 101(12) of title 32. 

23 ‘‘(D) Full-time National Guard duty as de24 fined in section 101(19) of title 32.’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

2 subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2022, and 

3 shall apply with respect to— 

4 (1) academic years beginning on or after Au5 gust 1, 2022; and 

6 (2) service performed before, on, or after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act. 

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