IIB 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1836 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

January 13 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

AN ACT 

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. 


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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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN 

7 RESERVE AND NATIONAL GUARD DUTY. 

8 (a) OTHER QUALIFYING DUTY.—Section 3311(b) of 

9 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘(including’’ each place it ap11 pears and inserting ‘‘(including other qualifying duty 

12 and’’; 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘(excluding’’ each place it ap14 pears and inserting ‘‘(including other qualifying duty 

15 but excluding’’; and 

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

17 qualifying duty’’ after ‘‘active duty’’ both places it 

18 appears. 

19 (b) OTHER QUALIFYING DUTY DEFINED.—Section 

20 3301 of such title is amended— 

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

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

23 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol24 lowing new paragraph: 


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

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) During the period beginning on Au4 gust 1, 2025, and ending on July 31, 2032, ac5 tive duty for training performed by a member 

6 of the Armed Forces— 

7 ‘‘(i) on or after August 1, 2025; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) before August 1, 2025, if such 

9 individual is a member of the Armed 

10 Forces on or after such date. 

11 ‘‘(B) On or after August 1, 2032, duty 

12 performed before, on, or after such date that 

13 is— 

14 ‘‘(i) active duty for training performed 

15 by a member of the Armed Forces; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) inactive duty training performed 

17 by a member of the Armed Forces.’’. 

18 (c) TIME LIMITATION FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT

19 FOR OTHER QUALIFYING DUTY.—Section 3321 of such 

20 title is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 

23 and inserting a semicolon; 

24 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe25 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 


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1 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(3) in the case of an individual whose entitle4 ment is based on other qualifying duty performed— 

5 ‘‘(A) before August 1, 2025, expires on the 

6 latter of— 

7 ‘‘(i) the end of the 15-year period be8 ginning on the date of the discharge or re9 lease of such individual from the Armed 

10 Forces; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) August 1, 2040; or 

12 ‘‘(B) on or after August 1, 2025, shall not 

13 expire.’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

15 following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(6) INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO TWO PERI17 ODS.—In the case of an individual subject to periods 

18 under paragraphs (1) and (3)(A) of subsection (a), 

19 the period under such paragraph (3)(A) shall apply 

20 to such individual’s entitlement.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSING LOAN FEES. 

22 (a) EXTENSION.—The loan fee table in section 

23 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

24 by striking ‘‘January 14, 2031’’ each place it appears and 

25 inserting ‘‘October 1, 2031’’. 


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1 (b) IRRRL RATE.—The item in subparagraph (E) 

2 of the loan fee table under such section is amended to read 

3 as follows: 

‘‘(E)(i) Interest rate reduction refinancing loan (closed on or after 

July 1, 2022, and before October 

1, 2030) ...................................... 0.85 0.85 NA

(ii) Interest rate reduction refinancing loan (closed during a period not covered by clause (i)) .... 0.50 0.50 NA’’. 

4 SEC. 4. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO VETERANS DUR5 ING TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN LIFE. 

6 (a) REQUIREMENT.—In providing information to new 

7 veterans regarding benefits administered by the Secretary 

8 of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary shall ensure that the 

9 information includes the following: 

10 (1) A description of the medical care and serv11 ices for which the veteran will be eligible under 

12 chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, including 

13 with respect to— 

14 (A) community care under section 1703 of 

15 such title; 

16 (B) mental health care, including how to 

17 access the Veterans Crisis Line established 

18 under section 1720F(h) of such title; and 

19 (C) care relating to military sexual trauma 

20 (as defined in section 1166 of such title). 


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1 (2) Any other information that the Secretary 

2 determines appropriate, including information about 

3 the services and benefits to which the veteran may 

4 be entitled. 

5 (b) MANNER.—The Secretary shall provide the infor6 mation under subsection (a) in a manner that promotes 

7 the destigmatization of mental health care and encourages 

8 veterans to reach out for support. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 12, 

2022. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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