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‘‘(iii) Any health profession performed by officers in the 
Medical Service Corps of the Army or the Navy or by officers 
of the Air Force designated as a medical service officer or 
biomedical sciences officer. 
‘‘(iv) Any health profession performed by officers in the 
Army Medical Specialist Corps. 
‘‘(v) Any health profession performed by officers of the 
Nurse Corps of the Army or the Navy or by officers of the 
Air Force designated as a nurse. 
‘‘(vi) Any health profession performed by officers in the 
Veterinary Corps of the Army or by officers designated as 
a veterinary officer.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘a medical or dental officer’’ and inserting 
‘‘officers covered by paragraph (2)’’. 
SEC. 513. MANDATORY SEPARATION OF RESERVE OFFICERS IN THE 
GRADE OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL OR VICE ADMIRAL 
AFTER COMPLETION OF 38 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED 
SERVICE. 
(a) MANDATORY SEPARATION.—Section 14508 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as sub-
sections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section (c): 
‘‘(c) THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE FOR LIEUTENANT GEN-
ERALS
AND VICE ADMIRALS.—Unless retired, transferred to the 
Retired Reserve, or discharged at an earlier date, each reserve 
officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps in the grade of 
lieutenant general and each reserve officer of the Navy in the 
grade of vice admiral shall be separated in accordance with section 
14514 of this title on the later of the following: 
‘‘(1) 30 days after completion of 38 years of commissioned 
service. 
‘‘(2) The fifth anniversary of the date of the officer’s appoint-
ment in the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘FOR BRIGADIER GEN-
ERALS AND REAR ADMIRALS (LOWER HALF)’’ after ‘‘GRADE’’ in 
the subsection heading; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘FOR MAJOR GENERALS 
AND REAR ADMIRALS’’ after ‘‘GRADE’’ in the subsection heading. 
SEC. 514. MAXIMUM PERIOD OF TEMPORARY FEDERAL RECOGNITION 
OF PERSON AS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OFFICER OR AIR 
NATIONAL GUARD OFFICER. 
Section 308(a) of title 32, United States Code, is amended 
in the last sentence by striking ‘‘six months’’ and inserting ‘‘one 
year’’. 
SEC. 515. ADVANCE NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS 
OF DEPLOYMENT IN SUPPORT OF CONTINGENCY OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of a military 
department shall ensure that a member of a reserve component 
under the jurisdiction of that Secretary who will be called or ordered 
to active duty for a period of more than 30 days in support of
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a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 
10, United States Code) receives notice in advance of the mobiliza-
tion date. In so far as is practicable, the notice shall be provided 
not less than 30 days before the mobilization date, but with a 
goal of 90 days before the mobilization date. 
(b) REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may waive the requirement of subsection (a), 
or authorize shorter notice than the minimum specified in such 
subsection, during a war or national emergency declared by the 
President or Congress or to meet mission requirements. If the 
waiver or reduction is made on account of mission requirements, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report detailing the rea-
sons for the waiver or reduction and the mission requirements 
at issue. 
SEC. 516. REPORT ON RELIEF FROM PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND 
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESERVE COMPO-
NENT MEMBERS ON LONG-TERM ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study of the requirements to maintain licensure or certifi-
cation by members of the National Guard or other reserve compo-
nents of the Armed Forces while on active duty for an extended 
period of time. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—In the study, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall— 
(1) identify the number and type of professional or other 
licensure or certification requirements that may be adversely 
impacted by extended periods of active duty; and 
(2) determine mechanisms that would provide relief from 
professional or other licensure or certification requirements 
for members of the reserve components while on active duty 
for an extended period of time. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representative a report containing the results of the study and 
such recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appro-
priate to provide further relief for members of the reserve compo-
nents from professional or other licensure or certification require-
ments while on active duty for an extended period of time. 
Subtitle C—Education and Training 
SEC. 521. REVISIONS TO AUTHORITY TO PAY TUITION FOR OFF-DUTY 
TRAINING OR EDUCATION. 
(a) INCLUSION OF COAST GUARD.—Subsection (a) of section 2007 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Subject 
to subsection (b), the Secretary of a military department’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary con-
cerned’’. 
(b) COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Subsection (b) 
of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘commissioned officer on active 
duty’’ the following: ‘‘(other than a member of the Ready 
Reserve)’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary concerned’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or full-time National Guard duty’’ both 
places it appears; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘the Secretary of the military department’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary concerned’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ‘‘active duty 
service’’ the following: ‘‘for which the officer was ordered 
to active duty’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned’’. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO PAY TUITION ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF 
THE READY RESERVE.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (c) of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c)(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (5), the Secretary con-
cerned may pay the charges of an educational institution for the 
tuition or expenses described in subsection (a) of a member of 
the Selected Reserve. 
‘‘(2) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the Secretary concerned 
may pay the charges of an educational institution for the tuition 
or expenses described in subsection (a) of a member of the Individual 
Ready Reserve who has a military occupational specialty designated 
by the Secretary concerned for purposes of this subsection. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned may not pay charges under para-
graph (1) for tuition or expenses of an officer of the Selected Reserve 
unless the officer enters into an agreement to remain a member 
of the Selected Reserve for at least 4 years after completion of 
the education or training for which the charges are paid. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned may not pay charges under para-
graph (2) for tuition or expenses of an officer of the Individual 
Ready Reserve unless the officer enters into an agreement to remain 
in the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve for at least 
4 years after completion of the education or training for which 
the charges are paid. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary of a military department may require an 
enlisted member of the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready 
Reserve to enter into an agreement to serve for up to 4 years 
in the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve, as the case 
may be, after completion of the education or training for which 
tuition or expenses are paid under paragraph (1) or (2), as 
applicable.’’. 
(2) REPEAL
OF
SUPERSEDED
PROVISION.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (d); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as sub-
sections (d) and (e), respectively. 
(3) REPAYMENT OF UNEARNED BENEFIT.—Subsection (e) of 
such section, as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this sub-
section, is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) If a member of the Ready Reserve who enters into an 
agreement under subsection (c) does not complete the period of
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service specified in the agreement, the member shall be subject 
to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) This section shall be administered under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Defense or, with respect to the Coast 
Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security.’’. 
(e) STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
out a study on the tuition assistance program carried out under 
section 2007 of title 10, United States Code. The study shall— 
(A) identify the number of members of the Armed 
Forces eligible for assistance under the program, and the 
number who actually receive the assistance; 
(B) assess the extent to which the program affects 
retention rates; and 
(C) assess the extent to which State tuition assistance 
programs affect retention rates in those States. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
containing the results of the study. 
SEC. 522. REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF SERVICE OBLIGATION IN 
AN ARMY RESERVE OR ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TROOP 
PROGRAM UNIT FOR CERTAIN PERSONS SELECTED AS 
MEDICAL STUDENTS AT UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVER-
SITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES. 
Paragraph (3) of section 2107a(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (C), in the case of a person 
described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may, at any time 
and with the consent of the person, modify an agreement described 
in paragraph (1)(F) submitted by the person for the purpose of 
reducing or eliminating the troop program unit service obligation 
specified in the agreement and to establish, in lieu of that obligation, 
an active duty service obligation. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) applies with respect to the following 
persons: 
‘‘(i) A cadet under this section at a military junior college. 
‘‘(ii) A cadet or former cadet under this section who is 
selected under section 2114 of this title to be a medical student 
at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. 
‘‘(iii) A cadet or former cadet under this section who signs 
an agreement under section 2122 of this title for participation 
in the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Finan-
cial Assistance program. 
‘‘(C) The modification of an agreement described in paragraph 
(1)(F) may be made only if the Secretary determines that it is 
in the best interests of the United States to do so.’’.
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SEC. 523. REPEAL OF ANNUAL LIMIT ON NUMBER OF ROTC SCHOLAR-
SHIPS UNDER ARMY RESERVE AND ARMY NATIONAL 
GUARD FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 2107a(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘not more than 416 cadets each year under this section, 
to include’’ and inserting ‘‘each year under this section’’. 
SEC. 524. TREATMENT OF PRIOR ACTIVE SERVICE OF MEMBERS IN 
UNIFORMED MEDICAL ACCESSION PROGRAMS. 
(a) MEDICAL STUDENTS OF USUHS.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF STUDENTS WITH PRIOR ACTIVE SERVICE.— 
Section 2114 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as 
subsections (d) through (i), respectively; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting after the second sentence the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) If a member of the uniformed services selected to be a 
student has prior active service in a pay grade and with years 
of service credited for pay that would entitle the member, if the 
member remained in the former grade, to a rate of basic pay 
in excess of the rate of basic pay for regular officers in the grade 
of second lieutenant or ensign, the member shall be paid basic 
pay based on the former grade and years of service credited for 
pay. The amount of such basic pay for the member shall be 
increased on January 1 of each year by the percentage by which 
basic pay is increased on average on that date for that year, and 
the member shall continue to receive basic pay based on the former 
grade and years of service until the date, whether occurring before 
or after graduation, on which the basic pay for the member in 
the member’s actual grade and years of service credited for pay 
exceeds the amount of basic pay to which the member is entitled 
based on the member’s former grade and years of service.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Upon graduation 
they’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) Medical students who graduate’’; and 
(B) in subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(c)’’. 
(b) PARTICIPANTS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND 
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 2121(c) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) If a member of the uniformed services selected to partici-
pate in the program as a medical student has prior active service 
in a pay grade and with years of service credited for pay that 
would entitle the member, if the member remained in the former 
grade, to a rate of basic pay in excess of the rate of basic pay 
for regular officers in the grade of second lieutenant or ensign, 
the member shall be paid basic pay based on the former grade 
and years of service credited for pay. The amount of such basic 
pay for the member shall be increased on January 1 of each year 
by the percentage by which basic pay is increased on average
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on that date for that year, and the member shall continue to 
receive basic pay based on the former grade and years of service 
until the date, whether occurring before or after the conclusion 
of such participation, on which the basic pay for the member in 
the member’s actual grade and years of service credited for pay 
exceeds the amount of basic pay to which the member is entitled 
based on the member’s former grade and years of service.’’. 
(c) OFFICERS DETAILED AS STUDENTS AT MEDICAL SCHOOLS.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT
AND
TREATMENT
OF
PRIOR
ACTIVE 
SERVICE.—Section 2004a of such title is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as 
subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) APPOINTMENT AND TREATMENT OF PRIOR ACTIVE SERVICE.— 
(1) A commissioned officer detailed as a student at a medical school 
under subsection (a) shall be appointed as a regular officer in 
the grade of second lieutenant or ensign and shall serve on active 
duty in that grade with full pay and allowances of that grade. 
‘‘(2) If an officer detailed to be a medical student has prior 
active service in a pay grade and with years of service credited 
for pay that would entitle the officer, if the officer remained in 
the former grade, to a rate of basic pay in excess of the rate 
of basic pay for regular officers in the grade of second lieutenant 
or ensign, the officer shall be paid basic pay based on the former 
grade and years of service credited for pay. The amount of such 
basic pay for the officer shall be increased on January 1 of each 
year by the percentage by which basic pay is increased on average 
on that date for that year, and the officer shall continue to receive 
basic pay based on the former grade and years of service until 
the date, whether occurring before or after graduation, on which 
the basic pay for the officer in the officer’s actual grade and years 
of service credited for pay exceeds the amount of basic pay to 
which the officer is entitled based on the officer’s former grade 
and years of service.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (b)’’. 
SEC. 525. REPEAL OF POST-2007–2008 ACADEMIC YEAR PROHIBITION 
ON PHASED INCREASE IN CADET STRENGTH LIMIT AT THE 
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY. 
Section 4342(j)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the last sentence. 
SEC. 526. NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY MASTER’S DEGREE PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Section 2163 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or master of arts’’ after 
‘‘master of science’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) MASTER OF ARTS IN STRATEGIC SECURITY STUDIES.— 
The degree of master of arts in strategic security studies, to 
graduates of the University who fulfill the requirements of 
the program at the School for National Security Executive 
Education.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION
HEADING.—The heading of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2163. National Defense University: master’s degree pro-
grams’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 108 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 2163 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘2163. National Defense University: master’s degree programs.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY TO 2006–2007 GRADUATES.—Paragraph (4) 
of section 2163(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a) of this section, applies with respect to any person 
who becomes a graduate of the National Defense University on 
or after September 6, 2006, and fulfills the requirements of the 
program referred to in such paragraph (4). 
SEC. 527. AUTHORITY OF THE AIR UNIVERSITY TO CONFER DEGREE 
OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FLIGHT TEST ENGINEERING. 
Section 9317(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) The degree of master of science in flight test 
engineering upon graduates of the Air Force Test Pilot School 
who fulfill the requirements for that degree in a manner con-
sistent with the recommendations of the Department of Edu-
cation and the principles of the regional accrediting body for 
the Air University.’’. 
SEC. 528. ENHANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN 
MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS. 
(a) ACCELERATED PAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1606 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 16131 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 16131a. Accelerated payment of educational assistance 
‘‘(a) The educational assistance allowance payable under section 
16131 of this title with respect to an eligible person described 
in subsection (b) may, upon the election of such eligible person, 
be paid on an accelerated basis in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) An eligible person described in this subsection is a person 
entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who is— 
‘‘(1) enrolled in an approved program of education not 
exceeding two years in duration and not leading to an associate, 
bachelors, masters, or other degree, subject to subsection (g); 
and 
‘‘(2) charged tuition and fees for the program of education 
that, when divided by the number of months (and fractions 
thereof) in the enrollment period, exceeds the amount equal 
to 200 percent of the monthly rate of educational assistance 
allowance otherwise payable with respect to the person under 
section 16131 of this title.
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‘‘(c)(1) The amount of the accelerated payment of educational 
assistance payable with respect to an eligible person making an 
election under subsection (a) for a program of education shall be 
the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the amount equal to 60 percent of the established 
charges for the program of education; or 
‘‘(B) the aggregate amount of educational assistance allow-
ance to which the person remains entitled under this chapter 
at the time of the payment. 
‘‘(2)(A) In this subsection, except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the term ‘established charges’, in the case of a program of 
education, means the actual charges (as determined pursuant to 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) for 
tuition and fees which similarly circumstanced individuals who 
are not eligible for benefits under this chapter and who are enrolled 
in the program of education would be required to pay. Established 
charges shall be determined on the following basis: 
‘‘(i) In the case of an individual enrolled in a program 
of education offered on a term, quarter, or semester basis, 
the tuition and fees charged the individual for the term, 
quarter, or semester. 
‘‘(ii) In the case of an individual enrolled in a program 
of education not offered on a term, quarter, or semester basis, 
the tuition and fees charged the individual for the entire pro-
gram of education. 
‘‘(B) In this subsection, the term ‘established charges’ does 
not include any fees or payments attributable to the purchase 
of a vehicle. 
‘‘(3) The educational institution providing the program of edu-
cation for which an accelerated payment of educational assistance 
allowance is elected by an eligible person under subsection (a) 
shall certify to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the amount of 
the established charges for the program of education. 
‘‘(d) An accelerated payment of educational assistance allowance 
made with respect to an eligible person under this section for 
a program of education shall be made not later than the last 
day of the month immediately following the month in which the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives a certification from the edu-
cational institution regarding— 
‘‘(1) the person’s enrollment in and pursuit of the program 
of education; and 
‘‘(2) the amount of the established charges for the program 
of education. 
‘‘(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for each accelerated 
payment of educational assistance allowance made with respect 
to an eligible person under this section, the person’s entitlement 
to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged the 
number of months (and any fraction thereof) determined by dividing 
the amount of the accelerated payment by the full-time monthly 
rate of educational assistance allowance otherwise payable with 
respect to the person under section 16131 of this title as of the 
beginning date of the enrollment period for the program of education 
for which the accelerated payment is made. 
‘‘(2) If the monthly rate of educational assistance allowance 
otherwise payable with respect to an eligible person under section 
16131 of this title increases during the enrollment period of a
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program of education for which an accelerated payment of edu-
cational assistance allowance is made under this section, the charge 
to the person’s entitlement to educational assistance under this 
chapter shall be determined by prorating the entitlement charge-
able, in the manner provided for under paragraph (1), for the 
periods covered by the initial rate and increased rate, respectively, 
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
‘‘(f) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations 
to carry out this section. The regulations shall include requirements, 
conditions, and methods for the request, issuance, delivery, certifi-
cation of receipt and use, and recovery of overpayment of an acceler-
ated payment of educational assistance allowance under this sec-
tion. The regulations may include such elements of the regulations 
prescribed under section 3014A of title 38 as the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs considers appropriate for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(g) The aggregate amount of educational assistance payable 
under this section in any fiscal year for enrollments covered by 
subsection (b)(1) may not exceed $4,000,000.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 1606 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 16131 the following new 
item: 
‘‘16131a. Accelerated payment of educational assistance.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall take effect on October 1, 2008, and shall only 
apply to initial enrollments in approved programs of education 
after such date. 
(b) ACCELERATED PAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY OPER-
ATIONS AND OTHER OPERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1607 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 16162 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 16162a. Accelerated payment of educational assistance 
‘‘(a) PAYMENT ON ACCELERATED BASIS.—The educational assist-
ance allowance payable under section 16162 of this title with respect 
to an eligible member described in subsection (b) may, upon the 
election of such eligible member, be paid on an accelerated basis 
in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—An eligible member described in this 
subsection is a member of a reserve component entitled to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter who is— 
‘‘(1) enrolled in an approved program of education not 
exceeding two years in duration and not leading to an associate, 
bachelors, masters, or other degree, subject to subsection (g); 
and 
‘‘(2) charged tuition and fees for the program of education 
that, when divided by the number of months (and fractions 
thereof) in the enrollment period, exceeds the amount equal 
to 200 percent of the monthly rate of educational assistance 
allowance otherwise payable with respect to the member under 
section 16162 of this title. 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF ACCELERATED PAYMENT.—(1) The amount of 
the accelerated payment of educational assistance payable with