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Union Calendar No. 159 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1836 

[Report No. 117–222] 

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 

JANUARY 6, 2022 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MRVAN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Mr. LAMB

JANUARY 6, 2022 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 11, 2021] 


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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. 


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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 GI 

5 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 the 

2 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 of 

6 the Armed Forces— 

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

8 ‘‘(ii) before August 1, 2025, if such in9 dividual is a member of the Armed Forces 

10 on or after such date. 

11 ‘‘(B) On or after August 1, 2032, duty per12 formed before, on, or after such date that is— 

13 ‘‘(i) active duty for training performed 

14 by a member of the Armed Forces; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) inactive duty training performed 

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

17 (c) TIME LIMITATION FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT FOR

18 OTHER QUALIFYING DUTY.—Section 3321 of such title is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

22 and inserting a semicolon; 

23 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 

24 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 PERIODS.— 

17 In the case of an individual subject to periods under 

18 paragraphs (1) and (3)(A) of subsection (a), the pe19 riod under such paragraph (3)(A) shall apply to such 

20 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 by 

24 striking ‘‘October 1, 2030’’ each place it appears and insert25 ing ‘‘October 1, 2031’’. 


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

2 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, 

2028) ................................................... 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’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 159 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1836 

[Report No. 117–222] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure 

purposes. Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the qualifies for educational assistance under the Armed Forces serve on active duty for training that the time during which members of the 

JANUARY 6, 2022 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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