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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 772
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide entitlement to educational 
assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected 
Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of active duty service in 
any five year period, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2005
Mr. MATHESON (for himself and Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico) 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide entitle-
ment to educational assistance under the Montgomery 
GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggre-
gate more than 2 years of active duty service in any 
five year period, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Resuming Education 
After Defense Service Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER MONTGOMERY 
GI BILL FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 
RESERVE WHO AGGREGATE MORE THAN 2 
YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE DURING 
ANY 5-YEAR PERIOD. 
(a) ENTITLEMENT.—Section 3012(a)(1) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(D) while in the Selected Reserve—
‘‘(i) is first ordered to serve on active 
duty in the Armed Forces under section 
12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, or 
12304 of title 10, during the period begin-
ning on September 11, 2001, and ending 
December 31, 2006; and 
‘‘(ii) serves on active duty in the 
Armed Forces for one or more periods 
(whether continuous or otherwise) aggre-
gating not less than two years of service on 
active duty during a five-year period begin-
ning on the date the individual is first or-
dered to serve on active duty during the 
period referred to in clause (i);’’. 
(b) DURATION OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 3013(b) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘is entitled to’’ and all 
that follows and inserting the following: 
‘‘is entitled to—
‘‘(1) one month of educational assistance bene-
fits under this chapter—
‘‘(A) in the case of an individual described 
in section 3012(a)(1)(A) of this title, for each 
month of continuous active duty served by such 
individual after June 30, 1985, as part of the 
obligated period of active duty on which such 
entitlement is based; 
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual described 
in section 3012(a)(1)(B) of this title, for each 
month of continuous active duty served by such 
individual after June 30, 1985; or 
‘‘(C) in the case of an individual described 
in section 3012(a)(1)(D) of this title, for each 
month of active duty served by such individual 
after September 11, 2001, as part of the aggre-
gate period of active duty on which such entitle-
ment is based; and
‘‘(2) one month of educational assistance bene-
fits under this chapter for each four months served 
by such individual in the Selected Reserve after the 
applicable date specified in paragraph (1) (other 
than any month in which the individual served on 
active duty).’’. 
(c) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 3015 of such 
title is amended—
(1) in subsections (a)(1)(D) and (b)(1)(D), by 
striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(i)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (i); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing new subsection (h): 
‘‘(h) In the case of an individual entitled to an edu-
cational assistance allowance under section 3012(a)(1)(D) 
of this title, the amount of the basic educational assistance 
allowance payable under this chapter is the amount deter-
mined under subsection (b) of this section.’’. 
(d) CONTRIBUTION.—Subsection (c) of section 3012 
of such title is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Except as 
provided in paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘Except as 
provided in paragraphs (2) and (3)’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The basic pay of any individual described in sub-
section (a)(1)(D) who does not make an election under 
subsection (d)(1) shall be reduced by $100 for each of the 
first 12 months of active duty service (whether continuous 
or otherwise) that such individual is entitled to such pay.’’. 
(e) ELECTION TO OPT OUT.—Subsection (d)(1) of 
section 3012 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘in sub-
section (a)(1)(A) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘in sub-
section (a)(1)(A) or (a)(1)(D)’’. 
(f) OUTREACH.—(1) The Secretaries concerned shall 
take actions to inform members of the Selected Reserve 
who are or may become entitled to basic educational as-
sistance benefits under chapter 30 of title 38, United 
States Code, as a result of section 3012(a)(1)(D) of such 
title (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) of the 
minimum service requirements for entitlement to such 
benefits under that chapter and of the scope and nature 
of such benefits. 
(2) In this subsection:
(A) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(25) of title 
38, United States Code. 
(B) The term ‘‘Selected Reserve’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3002(4) of title 
38, United States Code.
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