SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF TEN-YEAR TIME LIMIT FOR USE 
OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
ANCE UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking section 3031. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON BENEFIT INCREASES.—Such 
title is further amended— 
(1) in section 3015(h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘With’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
with’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) With respect to any fiscal year that begins 
after the end of the 10-year period beginning on the 
date of the last discharge or release from active duty 
of an individual entitled to educational assistance 
under this chapter, the Secretary may not provide 
an increase under this subsection in the rate payable 
to the individual under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1). 
For any such fiscal year, the rate payable to the in-
dividual shall be equal to the rate payable to that in-
dividual for the last fiscal year that begins before 
the end of such period.’’. 
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(c) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF ENTITLEMENT.— 
Section 3020 of such title is amended by striking sub-
section (d) and inserting the following new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS
ON TRANSFER.—(1) The total 
number of months of entitlement transferred by an indi-
vidual under this section may not exceed 18 months. 
‘‘(2) An individual eligible to transfer the individual’s 
entitlement to educational assistance under this section 
may not transfer the such entitlement after the end of the 
10-year period beginning on the date of the individual’s 
last discharge or release from active duty.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 3031. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such title is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in section 3018C(e)(3)(B), by striking 
clause (iii); and 
(2) in section 3020— 
(A) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Subject 
to the time limitation for use of entitlement 
under section 3031 of this title, an individual’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (d)(2), an 
individual’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (h)(5), by striking ‘‘Not-
withstanding section 3031 of this title, a child’’ 
and inserting ‘‘A child’’. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT 
BY MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE 
AND MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPO-
NENT 
SUPPORTING 
CONTINGENCY 
OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.—Sec-
tion 16133 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘(2) on 
the date’’ the following: ‘‘that is ten years after the 
date on which’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs 
(2) and (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (2). 
(b) MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENT SUP-
PORTING CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.—Section 16164 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following new subsection (a): 
‘‘(a) DURATION OF ENTITLEMENT.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), the period during which a person 
entitled to educational assistance under this chapter may 
use such person’s entitlement expires (1) at the end of 
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the 14-year period beginning on the date on which such 
person becomes entitled to such assistance, or (2) on the 
date that is ten years after the date on which the person 
is separated from the Selected Reserve or the Ready Re-
serve, whichever occurs first.’’. 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 16165(a) 
of such title is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) on the date on which such person’s entitle-
ment expires under section 16164(a).’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to an individual who becomes entitled to edu-
cational assistance on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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