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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1261 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 1, 2007 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. HARKIN, and Mr. BROWN) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs 

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 entitlement expiring during 

7 quarter or semester or after completion 

8 of major portion of course 

9 ‘‘(a) If an individual eligible for educational assist10 ance under this chapter is enrolled in an educational insti11 tution regularly operated on the quarter or semester sys12 tem and the period of such individual’s entitlement under 

13 this chapter would, under section 3013 of this title, expire 

14 during such quarter or semester, such period shall be ex15 tended to the end of such quarter or semester. 

16 ‘‘(b) If an individual eligible for educational assist17 ance under this chapter is enrolled in an educational insti18 tution not regularly operated on the quarter or semester 

19 system and the period of such individual’s entitlement 

20 under this chapter would, under section 3013 of this title, 

21 expire after a major portion of the course is completed, 

22 such period shall be extended to the end of the course or 

23 for 12 weeks, whichever is the lesser period of extension.’’. 

24 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 30 of 

25 such title is further amended as follows: 

26 (1) In section 3018C(e)(3)(B)— 


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

2 (B) by striking clause (ii). 

3 (2) In section 3020— 

4 (A) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘Sub5 ject to the time limitation for use of entitlement 

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

7 and inserting ‘‘An individual’’; and 

8 (B) in subsection (h)(5), by striking ‘‘Not9 withstanding section 3031 of this title, a child’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘A child’’. 

11 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

12 (1) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 

13 subchapter IV of chapter 30 of such title is amended 

14 to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—GENERAL AND 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’. 

17 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec18 tions at the beginning of chapter 30 of such title is 

19 amended by striking the item relating to subchapter 

20 IV and the item relating to section 3031 and insert21 ing the following new items: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

‘‘3031. Extension of entitlement expiring during quarter or semester or after 

completion of major portion of course.’’. 


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

2 RESERVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENE3 FITS. 

4 (a) REPEAL.—Section 16133 of title 10, United 

5 States Code, is repealed. 

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

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

8 by striking the item relating to section 16133. 

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

10 MEMBERS OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 

11 FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS SUP12 PORTING CONTINGENCY AND OTHER OPER13 ATIONS. 

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

15 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

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

17 The maximum number of months of educational assist18 ance under this chapter to which is entitled a person who 

19 is separated from the Ready Reserve because of a dis20 ability which was not the result of the person’s own wilful 

21 misconduct incurred on or after the date on which the per22 son became entitled to educational assistance under this 

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


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

2 apply to the entitlement to educational assistance under 

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

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