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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1641 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to recodify as part of that title 

certain educational assistance programs for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 22, 2007 

Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BUYER, Ms. HERSETH, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. BOOZMAN, and Mr. 

LATHAM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 

Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to recodify as part 

of that title certain educational assistance programs for 

members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 

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 Integration Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RECODIFICATION IN TITLE 38, UNITED STATES 

2 CODE, OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL ASSIST3 ANCE PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE RE4 SERVE COMPONENTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of title 38, United States 

6 Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 32 the fol7 lowing new chapter: 

8 ‘‘CHAPTER 33—EDUCATIONAL ASSIST9 ANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE RE10 SERVE COMPONENTS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE

‘‘Sec 

‘‘3301. Educational assistance program: establishment; amount. 

‘‘3302. Eligibility for educational assistance. 

‘‘3303. Time limitation for use of entitlement. 

‘‘3304. Termination of assistance. 

‘‘3305. Failure to participate satisfactorily; penalties. 

‘‘3306. Administration of program 

‘‘3307. Reports to Congress. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS SUPPORTING

CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER OPERATIONS

‘‘3321. Purpose. 

‘‘3322. Educational assistance program. 

‘‘3323. Eligibility for educational assistance. 

‘‘3324. Time limitation for use of entitlement. 

‘‘3325. Termination of assistance. 

‘‘3326. Administration of program. 

11 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 

12 RESERVE 

13 ‘‘§ 3301. Educational assistance program: establish14 ment; amount 

15 ‘‘(a) To encourage membership in units of the Se16 lected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, the Secretary of each 


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1 military department, under regulations prescribed by the 

2 Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Se3 curity, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary with 

4 respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as 

5 a service in the Navy, shall establish and maintain a pro6 gram to provide educational assistance to members of the 

7 Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of the Armed 

8 Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned 

9 who agree to remain members of the Selected Reserve for 

10 a period of not less than six years. 

11 ‘‘(b)(1) Except as provided in subsections (d) through 

12 (f), each educational assistance program established under 

13 subsection (a) shall provide for payment by the Secretary 

14 of Veterans Affairs of an educational assistance allowance 

15 to each person entitled to educational assistance under 

16 this subchapter who is pursuing a program of education. 

17 The educational assistance allowance shall be paid at the 

18 following rates: 

19 ‘‘(A) $309 (as increased from time to time 

20 under paragraph (2)) per month for each month of 

21 full-time pursuit of a program of education. 

22 ‘‘(B) $231 (as increased from time to time 

23 under paragraph (2)) per month for each month of 

24 three-quarter-time pursuit of a program of edu25 cation. 


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1 ‘‘(C) $153 (as increased from time to time 

2 under paragraph (2)) per month for each month of 

3 half-time pursuit of a program of education. 

4 ‘‘(D) an appropriately reduced rate, as deter5 mined under regulations which the Secretary of Vet6 erans Affairs shall prescribe, for each month of less 

7 than half-time pursuit of a program of education, 

8 except that no payment may be made to a person for 

9 less than half-time pursuit if tuition assistance is 

10 otherwise available to the person for such pursuit 

11 from the military department concerned. 

12 ‘‘(2) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary 

13 shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the near14 est dollar) in the rates payable under subparagraphs (A), 

15 (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) equal to the percentage by 

16 which— 

17 ‘‘(A) the Consumer Price Index (all items, 

18 United States city average) for the 12-month period 

19 ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of 

20 the fiscal year for which the increase is made, ex21 ceeds 

22 ‘‘(B) such Consumer Price Index for the 12- 

23 month period preceding the 12-month period de24 scribed in subparagraph (A). 


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1 ‘‘(c)(1) Educational assistance may be provided 

2 under this subchapter for pursuit of any program of edu3 cation that is an approved program of education for pur4 poses of chapter 30 of this title. 

5 ‘‘(2) Subject to section 3695 of this title, the max6 imum number of months of educational assistance that 

7 may be provided to any person under this subchapter is 

8 36 (or the equivalent thereof in part-time educational as9 sistance). 

10 ‘‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

11 subchapter or chapter 36 of this title, any payment of an 

12 educational assistance allowance described in subpara13 graph (B) of this paragraph shall not— 

14 ‘‘(i) be charged against the entitlement of any 

15 individual under this subchapter; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) be counted toward the aggregate period for 

17 which section 3695 of this title limits an individual’s 

18 receipt of assistance. 

19 ‘‘(B) The payment of the educational assistance al20 lowance referred to in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 

21 is the payment of such an allowance to the individual for 

22 pursuit of a course or courses under this subchapter if 

23 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs finds that the indi24 vidual— 


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1 ‘‘(i) had to discontinue such course pursuit as 

2 a result of being ordered to serve on active duty 

3 under section 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, 

4 or 12304 of title 10; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) failed to receive credit or training time to6 ward completion of the individual’s approved edu7 cational, professional, or vocational objective as a re8 sult of having to discontinue, as described in clause 

9 (i), the individual’s course pursuit. 

10 ‘‘(C) The period for which, by reason of this sub11 section, an educational assistance allowance is not charged 

12 against entitlement or counted toward the applicable ag13 gregate period under section 3695 of this title shall not 

14 exceed the portion of the period of enrollment in the 

15 course or courses for which the individual failed to receive 

16 credit or with respect to which the individual lost training 

17 time, as determined under subparagraph (B)(ii). 

18 ‘‘(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

19 amount of the monthly educational assistance allowance 

20 payable to a person pursuing a full-time program of ap21 prenticeship or other on-the-job training under this sub22 chapter is— 

23 ‘‘(A) for each of the first six months of the per24 son’s pursuit of such program, 75 percent of the 


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1 monthly educational assistance allowance otherwise 

2 payable to such person under this subchapter; 

3 ‘‘(B) for each of the second six months of the 

4 person’s pursuit of such program, 55 percent of such 

5 monthly educational assistance allowance; and 

6 ‘‘(C) for each of the months following the first 

7 12 months of the person’s pursuit of such program, 

8 35 percent of such monthly educational assistance 

9 allowance. 

10 ‘‘(2) In any month in which any person pursuing a 

11 program of education consisting of a program of appren12 ticeship or other on-the-job training fails to complete 120 

13 hours of training, the amount of the monthly educational 

14 assistance allowance payable under this subchapter to the 

15 person shall be limited to the same proportion of the appli16 cable full-time rate as the number of hours worked during 

17 such month, rounded to the nearest 8 hours, bears to 120 

18 hours. 

19 ‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for 

20 each month that such person is paid a monthly edu21 cational assistance allowance under this subchapter, the 

22 person’s entitlement under this subchapter shall be 

23 charged at the rate of— 

24 ‘‘(i) 75 percent of a month in the case of pay25 ments made in accordance with paragraph (1)(A); 


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1 ‘‘(ii) 55 percent of a month in the case of pay2 ments made in accordance with paragraph (1)(B); 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(iii) 35 percent of a month in the case of pay5 ments made in accordance with paragraph (1)(C). 

6 ‘‘(B) Any such charge to the entitlement shall be re7 duced proportionately in accordance with the reduction in 

8 payment under paragraph (2). 

9 ‘‘(e)(1)(A) The amount of the educational assistance 

10 allowance payable under this subchapter to a person who 

11 enters into an agreement to pursue, and is pursuing, a 

12 program of education exclusively by correspondence is an 

13 amount equal to 55 percent of the established charge 

14 which the institution requires nonveterans to pay for the 

15 course or courses pursued by such person. 

16 ‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘es17 tablished charge’ means the lesser of— 

18 ‘‘(i) the charge for the course or courses deter19 mined on the basis of the lowest extended time pay20 ment plan offered by the institution and approved by 

21 the appropriate State approving agency; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) the actual charge to the person for such 

23 course or courses. 


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1 ‘‘(C) Such allowance shall be paid quarterly on a pro 

2 rata basis for the lessons completed by the person and 

3 serviced by the institution. 

4 ‘‘(2) In each case in which the amount of educational 

5 assistance is determined under paragraph (1), the period 

6 of entitlement of the person concerned shall be charged 

7 with one month for each amount equal to the amount of 

8 the monthly rate payable under subsection (b)(1)(A) for 

9 the fiscal year concerned which is paid to the individual 

10 as an educational assistance allowance. 

11 ‘‘(f)(1) Each individual who is pursuing a program 

12 of education consisting exclusively of flight training ap13 proved as meeting the requirements of section 3306(c) of 

14 this title shall be paid an educational assistance allowance 

15 under this subchapter in the amount equal to 60 percent 

16 of the established charges for tuition and fees which simi17 larly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same 

18 flight course are required to pay. 

19 ‘‘(2) No educational assistance allowance may be paid 

20 under this subchapter to an individual for any month dur21 ing which such individual is pursuing a program of edu22 cation consisting exclusively of flight training until the 

23 Secretary has received from that individual and the insti24 tution providing such training a certification of the flight 


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1 training received by the individual during that month and 

2 the tuition and other fees charged for that training. 

3 ‘‘(3) The period of entitlement of an individual pur4 suing a program of education described in paragraph (1) 

5 shall be charged with one month for each amount equal 

6 to the amount of the monthly rate payable under sub7 section (b)(1)(A) for the fiscal year concerned which is 

8 paid to that individual as an educational assistance allow9 ance for such program. 

10 ‘‘(4) The number of solo flying hours for which an 

11 individual may be paid an educational assistance allowance 

12 under this subsection may not exceed the minimum num13 ber of solo flying hours required by the Federal Aviation 

14 Administration for the flight rating or certification which 

15 is the goal of the individual’s flight training. 

16 ‘‘(g)(1)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Sec17 retary of Veterans Affairs shall approve individualized tu18 torial assistance for any person entitled to educational as19 sistance under this subchapter who— 

20 ‘‘(i) is enrolled in and pursuing a postsecondary 

21 course of education on a half-time or more basis at 

22 an educational institution; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) has a deficiency in a subject required as 

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1 dispensable to the satisfactory pursuit of, the pro2 gram of education. 

3 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall not ap4 prove individualized tutorial assistance for a person pur5 suing a program of education under this paragraph unless 

6 such assistance is necessary for the person to successfully 

7 complete the program of education. 

8 ‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary 

9 of Veterans Affairs shall pay to a person receiving individ10 ualized tutorial assistance pursuant to paragraph (1) a tu11 torial assistance allowance. The amount of the allowance 

12 payable under this paragraph may not exceed $100 for 

13 any month, nor aggregate more than $1,200. The amount 

14 of the allowance paid under this paragraph shall be in ad15 dition to the amount of educational assistance allowance 

16 payable to a person under this subchapter. 

17 ‘‘(B) A tutorial assistance allowance may not be paid 

18 to a person under this paragraph until the educational in19 stitution at which the person is enrolled certifies that— 

20 ‘‘(i) the individualized tutorial assistance is es21 sential to correct a deficiency of the person in a sub22 ject required as a part of, or which is prerequisite 

23 to, or which is indispensable to the satisfactory pur24 suit of, an approved program of education; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the tutor chosen to perform such assist2 ance is qualified to provide such assistance and is 

3 not the person’s parent, spouse, child (whether or 

4 not married or over eighteen years of age), brother, 

5 or sister; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) the charges for such assistance do not ex7 ceed the customary charges for such tutorial assist8 ance. 

9 ‘‘(3)(A) A person’s period of entitlement to edu10 cational assistance under this subchapter shall be charged 

11 only with respect to the amount of tutorial assistance paid 

12 to the person under this subsection in excess of $600. 

13 ‘‘(B) A person’s period of entitlement to educational 

14 assistance under this subchapter shall be charged at the 

15 rate of one month for each amount of assistance paid to 

16 the individual under this section in excess of $600 that 

17 is equal to the amount of the monthly educational assist18 ance allowance which the person is otherwise eligible to 

19 receive for full-time pursuit of an institutional course 

20 under this subchapter. 

21 ‘‘(h) A program of education in a course of instruc22 tion beyond the baccalaureate degree level shall be pro23 vided under this subchapter, subject to the availability of 

24 appropriations. 


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1 ‘‘(i)(1) In the case of a person who has a skill or 

2 specialty designated by the Secretary concerned as a skill 

3 or specialty in which there is a critical shortage of per4 sonnel or for which it is difficult to recruit or, in the case 

5 of critical units, retain personnel, the Secretary concerned 

6 may increase the rate of the educational assistance allow7 ance applicable to that person to such rate in excess of 

8 the rate prescribed under subparagraphs (A) through (D) 

9 of subsection (b)(1) as the Secretary of Defense considers 

10 appropriate, but the amount of any such increase may not 

11 exceed $350 per month. 

12 ‘‘(2) In the case of a person who has a skill or spe13 cialty designated by the Secretary concerned as a skill or 

14 specialty in which there is a critical shortage of personnel 

15 or for which it is difficult to recruit or, in the case of crit16 ical units, retain personnel, who is eligible for educational 

17 benefits under chapter 30 (other than section 3012) of 

18 this title and who meets the eligibility criteria specified 

19 in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 3302(a)(1) of 

20 this title, the Secretary concerned may increase the rate 

21 of the educational assistance allowance applicable to that 

22 person to such rate in excess of the rate prescribed under 

23 section 3015 of this title as the Secretary of Defense con24 siders appropriate, but the amount of any such increase 

25 may not exceed $350 per month. 


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1 ‘‘(3) The authority provided by paragraphs (1) and 

2 (2) shall be exercised by the Secretaries concerned under 

3 regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. 

4 ‘‘(j)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of edu5 cational assistance payable under this subchapter for a li6 censing or certification test described in section 3452(b) 

7 of this title is the lesser of $2,000 or the fee charged for 

8 the test. 

9 ‘‘(2) The number of months of entitlement charged 

10 in the case of any individual for such licensing or certifi11 cation test is equal to the number (including any fraction) 

12 determined by dividing the total amount of educational as13 sistance paid such individual for such test by the full-time 

14 monthly institutional rate of educational assistance which, 

15 but for paragraph (1), such individual would otherwise be 

16 paid under subsection (b). 

17 ‘‘(3) In no event shall payment of educational assist18 ance under this subsection for such a test exceed the 

19 amount of the individual’s available entitlement under this 

20 subchapter. 

21 ‘‘§ 3302. Eligibility for educational assistance 

22 ‘‘(a) A person who— 

23 ‘‘(1) after June 30, 1985— 

24 ‘‘(A) enlists, reenlists, or extends an enlist25 ment as a Reserve for service in the Selected 


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1 Reserve for a period of not less than six years; 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(B) is appointed as, or is serving as, a re4 serve officer and agrees to serve in the Selected 

5 Reserve for a period of not less than six years 

6 in addition to any other period of obligated 

7 service in the Selected Reserve to which the 

8 person may be subject; and 

9 ‘‘(2) before applying for benefits under this sec10 tion, has completed the requirements of a secondary 

11 school diploma (or an equivalency certificate); 

12 is entitled to educational assistance under section 3301 

13 of this title. 

14 ‘‘(b) Educational assistance may not be provided to 

15 a member under this subchapter until the member has 

16 completed the initial period of active duty for training re17 quired of the member. 

18 ‘‘(c) Each person who becomes entitled to educational 

19 assistance under subsection (a) shall at the time the per20 son becomes so entitled be given a statement in writing 

21 summarizing the provisions of this subchapter and stating 

22 clearly and prominently the substance of sections 3304 

23 and 3305 of this title as such sections may apply to the 

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1 fairs, the Secretary of Defense shall transmit a notice of 

2 entitlement for each such person to that Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(d) A person who serves in the Selected Reserve may 

4 not receive credit for such service under both the program 

5 established by chapter 30 of this title and the program 

6 established by this subchapter but shall elect (in such form 

7 and manner as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may pre8 scribe) the program to which such service is to be credited. 

9 However, a person may not receive credit under the pro10 gram established by this subchapter for service (in any 

11 grade) on full-time active duty or full-time National Guard 

12 duty for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruit13 ing, instructing, or training the reserve components in a 

14 position which is included in the end strength required to 

15 be authorized each year by section 115(a)(1)(B) of title 

16 10. 

17 ‘‘§ 3303. Time limitation for use of entitlement 

18 ‘‘(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the period 

19 during which a person entitled to educational assistance 

20 under this subchapter may use such person’s entitlement 

21 expires (1) at the end of the 14-year period beginning on 

22 the date on which such person becomes entitled to such 

23 assistance, or (2) on the date the person is separated from 

24 the Selected Reserve, whichever occurs first. 

25 ‘‘(b)(1) In the case of a person— 


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1 ‘‘(A) who is separated from the Selected Re2 serve because of a disability which was not the result 

3 of the individual’s own willful misconduct incurred 

4 on or after the date on which such person became 

5 entitled to educational assistance under this sub6 chapter; or 

7 ‘‘(B) who, on or after the date on which such 

8 person became entitled to educational assistance 

9 under this subchapter ceases to be a member of the 

10 Selected Reserve during the period beginning on Oc11 tober 1, 1991, and ending on December 31, 2001, 

12 by reason of the inactivation of the person’s unit of 

13 assignment or by reason of involuntarily ceasing to 

14 be designated as a member of the Selected Reserve 

15 pursuant to section 10143(a) of title 10, 

16 the period for using entitlement prescribed by sub17 section (a) shall be determined without regard to 

18 clause (2) of such subsection. 

19 ‘‘(2) The provisions of section 3031(f) of this title 

20 shall apply to the period of entitlement prescribed by sub21 section (a). 

22 ‘‘(3) The provisions of section 3031(d) of this title 

23 shall apply to the period of entitlement prescribed by sub24 section (a) in the case of a disability incurred in or aggra25 vated by service in the Selected Reserve. 


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1 ‘‘(4) In the case of a member of the Selected Reserve 

2 of the Ready Reserve who serves on active duty pursuant 

3 to an order to active duty issued under section 12301(a), 

4 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, or 12304 of title 10— 

5 ‘‘(A) the period of such active duty service plus 

6 four months shall not be considered in determining 

7 the expiration date applicable to such member under 

8 subsection (a); and 

9 ‘‘(B) the member may not be considered to 

10 have been separated from the Selected Reserve for 

11 the purposes of clause (2) of such subsection by rea12 son of the commencement of such active duty serv13 ice. 

14 ‘‘§ 3304. Termination of assistance 

15 ‘‘Educational assistance may not be provided under 

16 this subchapter— 

17 ‘‘(1) to a member receiving financial assistance 

18 under section 2107 of title 10 as a member of the 

19 Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program; or 

20 ‘‘(2) to a member who fails to participate satis21 factorily in required training as a member of the Se22 lected Reserve. 

23 ‘‘§ 3305. Failure to participate satisfactorily; penalties 

24 ‘‘(a) PENALTIES.—At the option of the Secretary 

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1 force who does not participate satisfactorily in required 

2 training as a member of the Selected Reserve during a 

3 term of enlistment or other period of obligated service that 

4 created entitlement of the member to educational assist5 ance under this subchapter, and during which the member 

6 has received such assistance, may— 

7 ‘‘(1) be ordered to active duty for a period of 

8 two years or the period of obligated service the per9 son has remaining under section 3302 of this title, 

10 whichever is less; or 

11 ‘‘(2) be subject to the repayment provisions 

12 under section 303a(e) of title 37. 

13 ‘‘(b) EFFECT OF REPAYMENT.—Any repayment 

14 under section 303a(e) of title 37 shall not affect the period 

15 of obligation of a member to serve as a Reserve in the 

16 Selected Reserve. 

17 ‘‘§ 3306. Administration of program 

18 ‘‘(a) FUNDING FOR BENEFITS ACCRUING AFTER OC19 TOBER 1, 2008.—Payments for educational assistance 

20 under this subchapter shall be made from funds appro21 priated or otherwise made available to the Department of 

22 Veterans Affairs for the payment of readjustment benefits. 

23 ‘‘(b) FUNDING FOR BENEFITS ACCRUING BEFORE

24 OCTOBER 1, 2008.—Payments for educational assistance 

25 under this subchapter shall be made from amounts in the 


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1 Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund under 

2 section 2006 of title 10 that are attributable to armed 

3 forces education liabilities under chapter 1606 of title 10 

4 that accrue before October 1, 2008. Amounts for such 

5 payments shall be made available to the Secretary in ac6 cordance with the provisions of section 2006(d) of title 10. 

7 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—Except as otherwise 

8 provided in this subchapter, the provisions of sections 

9 3470, 3471, 3474, 3476, 3482(g), 3483, and 3485 of this 

10 title and the provisions of subchapters I and II of chapter 

11 36 of this title (with the exception of sections 3686(a), 

12 3687, and 3692) shall be applicable to the provision of 

13 educational assistance under this subchapter. The term 

14 ‘eligible veteran’ and the term ‘a person’, as used in those 

15 provisions, shall be deemed for the purpose of the applica16 tion of those provisions to this subchapter to refer to a 

17 person eligible for educational assistance under this sub18 chapter. 

19 ‘‘(d) FLIGHT TRAINING.—The Secretary of Veterans 

20 Affairs may approve the pursuit of flight training (in addi21 tion to a course of flight training that may be approved 

22 under section 3680A(b) of this title) by an individual enti23 tled to educational assistance under this subchapter if— 


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1 ‘‘(1) such training is generally accepted as nec2 essary for the attainment of a recognized vocational 

3 objective in the field of aviation; 

4 ‘‘(2) the individual possesses a valid private 

5 pilot certificate and meets, on the day the individual 

6 begins a course of flight training, the medical re7 quirements necessary for a commercial pilot certifi8 cate; and 

9 ‘‘(3) the flight school courses meet Federal 

10 Aviation Administration standards for such courses 

11 and are approved by the Federal Aviation Adminis12 tration and the State approving agency. 

13 ‘‘§ 3307. Biennial report to Congress 

14 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 

15 a report not later than March 1 of each odd-numbered 

16 year concerning the operation of the educational assist17 ance program established by this subchapter during the 

18 preceding two fiscal years. Each such report shall include 

19 the number of members of the Selected Reserve of the 

20 Ready Reserve of each armed force receiving, and the 

21 number entitled to receive, educational assistance under 

22 this subchapter during those fiscal years. The Secretary 

23 may submit the report more frequently and adjust the pe24 riod covered by the report accordingly. 


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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—RESERVE COMPONENT MEM2 BERS SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY OPER3 ATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER OPERATIONS 

4 ‘‘§ 3321. Purpose 

5 ‘‘The purpose of this subchapter is to provide edu6 cational assistance to members of the reserve components 

7 called or ordered to active service in response to a war 

8 or national emergency declared by the President or Con9 gress, in recognition of the sacrifices that those members 

10 make in answering the call to duty. 

11 ‘‘§ 3322. Educational assistance program 

12 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of 

13 each military department, under regulations prescribed by 

14 the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland 

15 Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not 

16 operating as a service in the Navy, shall establish and 

17 maintain a program as prescribed in this subchapter to 

18 provide educational assistance to members of the Ready 

19 Reserve of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the 

20 Secretary concerned. 

21 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Edu22 cational assistance may be provided under this subchapter 

23 for pursuit of any program of education that is an ap24 proved program of education for purposes of chapter 30 

25 of this title. 


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1 ‘‘(c) BENEFIT AMOUNT.—(1) The educational assist2 ance program established under subsection (a) shall pro3 vide for payment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of 

4 an educational assistance allowance to each member enti5 tled to educational assistance under this subchapter who 

6 is pursuing a program of education authorized under sub7 section (b). 

8 ‘‘(2) The educational assistance allowance provided 

9 under this subchapter shall be based on the applicable per10 cent under paragraph (4) to the applicable rate provided 

11 under section 3015 of this title for a member whose enti12 tlement is based on completion of an obligated period of 

13 active duty of three years. 

14 ‘‘(3) The educational assistance allowance provided 

15 under this section for a person who is undertaking a pro16 gram for which a reduced rate is specified in chapter 30 

17 of this title, that rate shall be further adjusted by the ap18 plicable percent specified in paragraph (4). 

19 ‘‘(4) The adjusted educational assistance allowance 

20 under paragraph (2) or (3), as applicable, shall be— 

21 ‘‘(A) 40 percent in the case of a member of a 

22 reserve component who performed active service for 

23 90 consecutive days but less than one continuous 

24 year; 


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1 ‘‘(B) 60 percent in the case of a member of a 

2 reserve component who performed active service for 

3 one continuous year but less than two continuous 

4 years; or 

5 ‘‘(C) 80 percent in the case of a member of a 

6 reserve component who performed active service for 

7 two continuous years or more. 

8 ‘‘(d) MAXIMUM MONTHS OF ASSISTANCE.—(1) Sub9 ject to section 3695 of this title, the maximum number 

10 of months of educational assistance that may be provided 

11 to any member under this subchapter is 36 (or the equiva12 lent thereof in part-time educational assistance). 

13 ‘‘(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

14 subchapter or chapter 36 of this title, any payment of an 

15 educational assistance allowance described in subpara16 graph (B) shall not— 

17 ‘‘(i) be charged against the entitlement of any 

18 individual under this subchapter; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) be counted toward the aggregate period for 

20 which section 3695 of this title limits an individual’s 

21 receipt of assistance. 

22 ‘‘(B) The payment of the educational assistance al23 lowance referred to in subparagraph (A) is the payment 

24 of such an allowance to the individual for pursuit of a 


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1 course or courses under this subchapter if the Secretary 

2 of Veterans Affairs finds that the individual— 

3 ‘‘(i) had to discontinue such course pursuit as 

4 a result of being ordered to serve on active duty 

5 under section 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, 

6 or 12304 of title 10; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) failed to receive credit or training time to8 ward completion of the individual’s approved edu9 cational, professional, or vocational objective as a re10 sult of having to discontinue, as described in clause 

11 (i), the individual’s course pursuit. 

12 ‘‘(C) The period for which, by reason of this sub13 section, an educational assistance allowance is not charged 

14 against entitlement or counted toward the applicable ag15 gregate period under section 3695 of this title shall not 

16 exceed the portion of the period of enrollment in the 

17 course or courses for which the individual failed to receive 

18 credit or with respect to which the individual lost training 

19 time, as determined under subparagraph (B)(ii). 

20 ‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE FOR LICENSING

21 AND CERTIFICATION TESTS.—The provisions of section 

22 3301(j) of this title shall apply to the provision of edu23 cational assistance under this subchapter, except that, in 

24 applying such section under this subchapter, the reference 


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1 to subsection (b) in paragraph (2) of such section is 

2 deemed to be a reference to subsection (c) of this section. 

3 ‘‘§ 3323. Eligibility for educational assistance 

4 ‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—On or after September 11, 2001, 

5 a member of a reserve component is entitled to educational 

6 assistance under this subchapter if the member— 

7 ‘‘(1) served on active duty in support of a con8 tingency operation for 90 consecutive days or more; 

9 or 

10 ‘‘(2) in the case of a member of the Army Na11 tional Guard of the United States or Air National 

12 Guard of the United States, performed full time Na13 tional Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32 

14 for 90 consecutive days or more when authorized by 

15 the President or Secretary of Defense for the pur16 pose of responding to a national emergency declared 

17 by the President and supported by Federal funds. 

18 ‘‘(b) DISABLED MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding the eli19 gibility requirements in subsection (a), a member who was 

20 ordered to active service as prescribed under subsection 

21 (a)(1) or (a)(2) but is released from duty before com22 pleting 90 consecutive days because of an injury, illness 

23 or disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty shall 

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1 at the rate prescribed in section 3322(c)(4)(A) of this 

2 title. 

3 ‘‘(c) WRITTEN NOTIFICATION.—(1) Each member 

4 who becomes entitled to educational assistance under sub5 section (a) shall be given a statement in writing prior to 

6 release from active service that summarizes the provisions 

7 of this subchapter and stating clearly and prominently the 

8 substance of section 3325 of this title as such section may 

9 apply to the member. 

10 ‘‘(2) At the request of the Secretary of Veterans Af11 fairs, the Secretary concerned shall transmit a notice of 

12 entitlement for each such member to that Secretary. 

13 ‘‘(d) BAR FROM DUAL ELIGIBILITY.—A member who 

14 qualifies for educational assistance under this subchapter 

15 may not receive credit for such service under both the pro16 gram established by chapter 30 of this title and the pro17 gram established by this subchapter but shall make an ir18 revocable election (in such form and manner as the Sec19 retary of Veterans Affairs may prescribe) as to the pro20 gram to which such service is to be credited. 

21 ‘‘(e) BAR FROM DUPLICATION OF EDUCATIONAL AS22 SISTANCE ALLOWANCE.— 

23 ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an 

24 individual entitled to educational assistance under 

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1 assistance under subchapter I of this chapter, chap2 ter 30, 31, 32, or 35 of this title, or under the Hos3 tage Relief Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–449; 5 

4 U.S.C. 5561 note) may not receive assistance under 

5 more than one such programs and shall elect (in 

6 such form and manner as the Secretary of Veterans 

7 Affairs may prescribe) under which program the 

8 member elects to receive educational assistance. 

9 ‘‘(2) The restriction on duplication of edu10 cational assistance under paragraph (1) does not 

11 apply to the entitlement of educational assistance 

12 under section 3301(i) of this title. 

13 ‘‘§ 3324. Time limit for use of entitlement 

14 ‘‘(a) DURATION OF ENTITLEMENT.—Except as pro15 vided in subsection (b), a member remains entitled to edu16 cational assistance under this subchapter while serving— 

17 ‘‘(1) in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Re18 serve, in the case of a member called or ordered to 

19 active service while serving in the Selected Reserve; 

20 or 

21 ‘‘(2) in the Ready Reserve, in the case of a 

22 member ordered to active duty while serving in the 

23 Ready Reserve (other than the Selected Reserve). 

24 ‘‘(b) DURATION OF ENTITLEMENT FOR DISABLED

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1 from the Ready Reserve because of a disability which was 

2 not the result of the individual’s own willful misconduct 

3 incurred on or after the date on which such person became 

4 entitled to educational assistance under this subchapter, 

5 such person’s entitlement to educational assistance expires 

6 at the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date 

7 on which such person became entitled to such assistance. 

8 ‘‘(2) The provisions of subsections (d) and (f) of sec9 tion 3031 of this title shall apply to the period of entitle10 ment prescribed by paragraph (1). 

11 ‘‘§ 3325. Termination of assistance 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

13 (b), educational assistance may not be provided under this 

14 subchapter, or if being provided under this subchapter, 

15 shall be terminated— 

16 ‘‘(1) if the member is receiving financial assist17 ance under section 2107 of title 10 as a member of 

18 the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps pro19 gram; or 

20 ‘‘(2) when the member separates from the 

21 Ready Reserve, as provided for under section 

22 3324(a)(1) or section 3324(a)(2), as applicable, of 

23 this title. 

24 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Under regulations prescribed by 

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1 provided under this subchapter to a member of the Se2 lected Reserve of the Ready Reserve who incurs a break 

3 in service in the Selected Reserve of not more than 90 

4 days if the member continues to serve in the Ready Re5 serve during and after such break in service. 

6 ‘‘§ 3326. Administration of program 

7 ‘‘(a) FUNDING FOR BENEFITS ACCRUING AFTER OC8 TOBER 1, 2008.—Payments for educational assistance 

9 under this subchapter shall be made from funds appro10 priated or otherwise made available to the Department of 

11 Veterans Affairs for the payment of readjustment benefits. 

12 ‘‘(b) FUNDING FOR BENEFITS ACCRUING BEFORE

13 OCTOBER 1, 2008.—Payments for educational assistance 

14 under this subchapter shall be made from amounts in the 

15 Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund under 

16 section 2006 of title 10 that are attributable to armed 

17 forces education liabilities under chapter 1607 of title 10 

18 that accrue before October 1, 2008. Amounts for such 

19 payments shall be made available to the Secretary in ac20 cordance with the provisions of section 2006(d) of title 10. 

21 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—Except as otherwise 

22 provided in this subchapter, the provisions of sections 503, 

23 511, 3470, 3471, 3474, 3476, 3482(g), 3483, and 3485 

24 of this title and the provisions of subchapters I and II 

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1 3686(a), 3687, and 3692) shall be applicable to the provi2 sion of educational assistance under this subchapter. The 

3 term ‘eligible veteran’ and the term ‘person’, as used in 

4 those provisions, shall be deemed for the purpose of the 

5 application of those provisions to this subchapter to refer 

6 to a person eligible for educational assistance under this 

7 subchapter. 

8 ‘‘(d) FLIGHT TRAINING.—The Secretary of Veterans 

9 Affairs may approve the pursuit of flight training (in addi10 tion to a course of flight training that may be approved 

11 under section 3680A(b) of this title) by an individual enti12 tled to educational assistance under this subchapter if— 

13 ‘‘(1) such training is generally accepted as nec14 essary for the attainment of a recognized vocational 

15 objective in the field of aviation; 

16 ‘‘(2) the individual possesses a valid private 

17 pilot certificate and meets, on the day the member 

18 begins a course of flight training, the medical re19 quirements necessary for a commercial pilot certifi20 cate; and 

21 ‘‘(3) the flight school courses meet Federal 

22 Aviation Administration standards for such courses 

23 and are approved by the Federal Aviation Adminis24 tration and the State approving agency.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The tables of chap2 ters at the beginning of title 38, United States Code, and 

3 at the beginning of part III of such title, are each amend4 ed by inserting after the item relating to chapter 32 the 

5 following new item: 

‘‘33. Educational Assistance for Members of the Reserve 

Components ............................................................. 3301’’. 

6 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

7 (a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS ON BAR ON DUAL

8 ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.— 

9 (1) Section 3033 of title 38, United States 

10 Code, is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘chap12 ter 106 or 107 of title 10’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘under subchapter I or subchapter II of chap14 ter 33 of this title, under chapter 107 of title 

15 10’’; and 

16 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘chapter 

17 106 of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘subchapter I of 

18 chapter 33 of this title’’. 

19 (2) Section 3221(f) of such title is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘chapter 106 of title 10’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘subchapter I of chapter 33 of this title’’. 

22 (3) Section 3681 of such title is amended— 

23 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘34, 35, 

24 or 36 of this title or 106 or 107 of title 10,’’ 


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1 and inserting ‘‘33, 34, 35, or 36 of this title’’; 

2 and 

3 (B) in subsection (b)— 

4 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting be5 fore the period the following: ‘‘, and sub6 chapters I and II of chapter 33 of this 

7 title’’; and 

8 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 

9 ‘‘Chapters 106 and’’ and inserting ‘‘Chap10 ter’’. 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DE12 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION BENEFITS FUND.— 

13 (1) DEFINITION OF ARMED FORCES EDUCATION

14 LIABILITIES.—Paragraph (1) of section 2006(b) of 

15 title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 

16 follows: 

17 ‘‘(1) The term ‘armed forces education liabil18 ities’ means liabilities of the armed forces for bene19 fits under chapters 30 and 33 of title 38 and for De20 partment of Defense benefits under paragraphs (3) 

21 and (4) of section 510(e) of this title, including 

22 funds provided by the Secretary of Homeland Secu23 rity for education liabilities for the Coast Guard 

24 when it is not operating as a service in the Depart25 ment of the Navy. The term includes Department of 


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1 Defense benefits under chapters 1606 and 1607 of 

2 this title, as in effect immediately before the date of 

3 the enactment of the Montgomery GI Bill Integra4 tion Act of 2007, for persons who became entitled 

5 to educational assistance under such chapters before 

6 that date and use, on or after that date, the benefits 

7 to which the persons became entitled.’’. 

8 (2) DEFINITION OF NORMAL COST.—Paragraph 

9 (2) of such section is amended by striking subpara10 graph (C) and inserting the following new subpara11 graph: 

12 ‘‘(C) The present value of the future De13 partment of Defense benefits payable from the 

14 Fund (including funds from the Department in 

15 which the Coast Guard is operating) for— 

16 ‘‘(i) educational assistance under 

17 chapter 33 of title 38 to persons who dur18 ing such period become entitled to such as19 sistance; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) educational assistance under 

21 chapters 1606 and 1607 of this title, as in 

22 effect immediately before the date of the 

23 enactment of the Montgomery GI Bill Inte24 gration Act of 2007, to persons who be25 came entitled to such assistance under 


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1 such chapters before that date and will be 

2 able to use, on or after that date, the bene3 fits to which the persons became entitled.’’. 

4 (c) CROSS-REFERENCE AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (1) CHAPTER 106 OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES

6 CODE.— 

7 (A) Section 2131 of title 10, United States 

8 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘§ 2131. Reference to subchapter I of chapter 33 of 

10 title 38 

11 ‘‘Provisions of law related to educational assistance 

12 for members of the Selected Reserve under the Mont13 gomery GI Bill program, as formerly set forth in this 

14 chapter and chapter 1606 of this title, are set forth in 

15 subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 38 (beginning with sec16 tion 3301 of title 38).’’. 

17 (B) The table of sections at the beginning 

18 of chapter 106 of such title is amended by 

19 striking the item relating to section 2131 and 

20 inserting the following new item: 

‘‘2131. Reference to subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 38.’’. 

21 (2) CHAPTER 1606 OF TITLE 10, UNITED

22 STATES CODE.—Chapter 1606 of such title is 

23 amended by striking all after the chapter heading 

24 and inserting the following: 


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‘‘Sec 

‘‘16131. Reference to subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 38. 

1 ‘‘§ 16131. Reference to subchapter I of chapter 33 of 

2 title 38 

3 ‘‘Provisions of law related to educational assistance 

4 for members of the Selected Reserve under the Mont5 gomery GI Bill program, as formerly set forth in this 

6 chapter, are set forth in subchapter I of chapter 33 of 

7 title 38 (beginning with section 3301 of that title).’’. 

8 (3) CHAPTER 1607 OF TITLE 10, UNITED

9 STATES CODE.—Chapter 1607 of such title is 

10 amended by striking all after the chapter heading 

11 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec 

‘‘16161. Reference to subchapter II of chapter 33 of title 38. 

12 ‘‘§ 16161. Reference to subchapter II of chapter 33 of 

13 title 38 

14 ‘‘Provisions of law related to educational assistance 

15 for members of the reserve components of the Armed 

16 Forces supporting contingency operations and certain 

17 other operations, as formerly set forth in this chapter, are 

18 set forth in subchapter II of chapter 33 of title 38 (begin19 ning with section 3321 of that title).’’. 

20 (d) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

21 (1) TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.— 

22 (A) Section 3485 of title 38, United States 

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1 (i) in subsection (a)(4)(E), by striking 

2 ‘‘chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10’’ and in3 serting ‘‘chapter 33 of this title’’; 

4 (ii) in subsection (b), by striking 

5 ‘‘chapter 30, 31, 32, or 34 of this title or 

6 chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10,’’ and in7 serting ‘‘chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 34 of 

8 this title’’; and 

9 (iii) in subsection (e)(1)— 

10 (I) by striking ‘‘, chapter 30, 31, 

11 32, 35, or 36 of this title, or chapter 

12 1606 or 1607 of title 10’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘or chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, or 

14 36 of this title’’; and 

15 (II) by striking ‘‘section 2135 of 

16 such title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

17 3305 of this title’’. 

18 (B) Section 3672(c) of such title is amend19 ed— 

20 (i) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 

21 ‘‘chapters 30 and 35 of this title and chap22 ter 1606 of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘chap23 ters 30, 33, and 35 of this title’’; and 

24 (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 

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1 1606 of title 10, as the case may be’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘chapter 30, 33, or 35 of this 

3 title’’. 

4 (C) Section 3680A(d)(1) of such title is 

5 amended— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘or under chapter 106 

7 of title 10’’ the first place it appears; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘or chapter 30, 31, 32, 

9 or 35 of this title or under chapter 106 of 

10 title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘or chapter 30, 31, 

11 32, 33, or 35 of this title’’. 

12 (D) Section 3684A(a)(1) of such title is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘chapter 30 or 32 of this 

14 title or in chapter 106 of title 10’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘chapter 30, 32, or 33 of this title’’. 

16 (E) Section 3688(b) of such title is amend17 ed by striking ‘‘, chapter 30, 32, or 35 of this 

18 title, or chapter 106 of title 10’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘or chapter 30, 32, 33, or 35 of this title’’. 

20 (F) Section 3689 of such title is amended 

21 by inserting ‘‘33,’’ after ‘‘32,’’ each place it ap22 pears. 

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1 (i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or 

2 35 of this title and chapter 1606 of title 

3 10’’ and inserting ‘‘33, or 35 of this title’’; 

4 and 

5 (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, 

6 chapters 30, 32, and 35 of this title, and 

7 chapter 1606 of title 10’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘and chapters 30, 32, 33, and 35 of this 

9 title’’. 

10 (H) Section 3695(a) of such title is 

11 amended— 

12 (i) by striking paragraph (4) and in13 serting the following new paragraph (4): 

14 ‘‘(4) Chapters 30, 32, 34, 35, and 36 of this 

15 title and subchapters I and II of chapter 33 of this 

16 title.’’; and 

17 (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘, 

18 1606, 1607,’’. 

19 (I) Section 3697(a) of such title is amend20 ed by striking ‘‘chapter 30, 32, 34, or 35 of 

21 this title, or chapter 106 of title 10,’’ and in22 serting ‘‘chapter 30, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of this 

23 title’’. 

24 (J) Section 3697A(b)(1) of such title is 

25 amended by striking ‘‘or 32 of this title or 


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1 chapter 106 or 107 of title 10’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘32, or 33 of this title’’. 

3 (2) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 

4 510(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amend5 ed— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

8 ‘‘additional educational assistance under 

9 chapter 1606 of this title or to basic edu10 cational assistance under subchapter II of 

11 chapter 30 of title 38’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘basic educational assistance under sub13 chapter II of chapter 30 of title 38 or edu14 cational assistance under subchapter I of 

15 chapter 33 of that title’’; and 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

17 (I) by striking ‘‘chapter 1606 of 

18 this title or chapter 30 of title 38’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘chapter 30 or sub20 chapter I of chapter 33 of title 38’’; 

21 and 

22 (II) by striking ‘‘either such 

23 chapter’’ each place it appears and in24 serting ‘‘either such provisions’’; and 


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1 (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘edu2 cational assistance under chapter 1606 of this 

3 title’’ and all that follows through ‘‘as the case 

4 may be’’ and inserting ‘‘basic educational as5 sistance under chapter 30 of title 38 or edu6 cational assistance under subchapter I of chap7 ter 33 of that title from an entitlement to such 

8 basic educational assistance under chapter 30 

9 of that title or educational assistance under 

10 subchapter I of chapter 33 of that title, as the 

11 case may be’’. 

12 (3) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

13 ACT OF 1965.—Section 2304(g) of the Elementary 

14 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

15 6674(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘chapter 30 of title 

16 38 or chapter 1606 of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘chap17 ter 30 or 33 of title 38’’. 

18 (4) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.—Sec19 tion 25A(g)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

20 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘chapter 30, 31, 32, 

21 34, or 35 of title 38, United States Code, or under 

22 chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of title 

24 38, United States Code’’. 

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