‘‘(b) OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—If an in-
dividual eligible for educational assistance under this 
chapter is enrolled under this chapter in an educational 
institution not regularly operated on the quarter or semes-
ter system and the period of such individual’s entitlement 
under this chapter would, under section 3013, expire after 
a major portion of the course is completed, such period 
shall be extended to the end of the course or for 12 weeks, 
whichever is the lesser period of extension.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 3031 and in-
serting the following new item: 
‘‘3031. Extension of entitlement to educational assistance expiring during a 
quarter or semester or after a major portion of a course is 
complete.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 33 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 3018C(e)(3)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(i) The Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking clause (ii); and 
(B) in section 3020— 
(i) in subsection (f)(1), by striking 
‘‘Subject to the time limitation for use of 
entitlement under section 3031 of this 
title, an’’ and inserting ‘‘An’’; and 
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(ii) in subsection (h), by striking 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 3031 of this 
title, a’’ and inserting ‘‘A’’. 
(b) POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS’ EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3232 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 
and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c) and 
(d) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
3035(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘and from’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘title’’. 
(c) POST-9/11 GI BILL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3321 of chapter 30 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘§ 3321. Extension of entitlement to educational as-
sistance expiring during a quarter or se-
mester or after a major portion of a 
course is complete 
‘‘Section 3031 shall apply with respect to the termi-
nation of an individual’s entitlement to educational assist-
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ance under this chapter in the same manner as such sec-
tion applies to the termination of an individual’s entitle-
ment to educational assistance under chapter 30, except 
that, in the administration of such section for purposes 
of this chapter, the reference to section 3013 shall be 
deemed to be a reference to section 3312 of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 3321 and in-
serting the following new item: 
‘‘3321. Extension of entitlement to educational assistance expiring during a 
quarter or semester or after a major portion of a course is 
complete.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 33 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) 
in 
section 
3312(b), 
by 
striking 
‘‘3321(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘3321’’; 
(B) in section 3319— 
(i) in subsection (f)(1), by striking 
‘‘Subject to’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘an’’ and inserting ‘‘An’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (h)(5)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘may use’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘but’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS FOR RESERVE COM-
PONENT PROGRAMS.— 
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(1) SELECTED RESERVE.—Section 16133(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 
3031(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 3031’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, as 
such section existed on the day before the date 
of the enactment of the Veterans Education 
Flexibility Act,’’ after ‘‘title 38’’. 
(2) OTHER
RESERVE
COMPONENTS.—Section 
16164(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The following provisions shall apply to the pe-
riod of entitlement prescribed by paragraph (1): 
‘‘(A) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 3031 of 
title 38. 
‘‘(B) Subsection (d) of section 3031 of title 38, 
as such subsection existed on the day before the date 
of the enactment of the Veterans Education Flexi-
bility Act.’’. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to any individual who has 
been entitled to educational assistance under chapters 30, 
32, or 33 of title 38, United States Code. For purposes 
of determining the number of months of entitlement to 
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such educational assistance that an individual is entitled 
to, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall disregard any 
delimiting date eliminated by this Act that occurred before 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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