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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5901 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the elimination of 
delimiting dates under the educational assistance programs of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, 
Mr. POSEY, and Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
elimination of delimiting dates under the educational as-
sistance programs of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, 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 ‘‘Veterans Education 
is Timeless Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DELIMITING DATES UNDER DE-
PARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) ALL VOLUNTEER FORCE EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3031 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3031. No time limitation for use of eligibility and 
entitlement 
‘‘Educational assistance benefits shall be afforded an 
eligible veteran under this chapter at any time and are 
not subject to any delimiting date.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 30 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
3031 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘3031. No time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement.’’. 
(b) POST-VIETNAM EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 3232 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and 
(2) by inserting the following new subsections 
(a) and (b): 
‘‘(a) Educational assistance benefits shall be afforded 
an eligible veteran under this chapter at any time and are 
not subject to any delimiting date. 
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‘‘(b) The Secretary shall refund to a veteran any con-
tributions made by the veteran if the veteran applies for 
such refund.’’. 
(c) POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3321 of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3321. No time limitation for use of eligibility and 
entitlement 
‘‘Educational assistance benefits shall be afforded an 
eligible person under this chapter at any time and are not 
subject to any delimiting date.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 33 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
3321 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘3321. No time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement.’’. 
(d) FRY SCHOLARSHIP.—Paragraph (2) of sub-
section (f) of section 3311 of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) NO TIME LIMITATION.—The entitlement of 
an individual to assistance under subsection (a) pur-
suant to paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) of subsection 
(b) shall not expire and shall not be subject to any 
delimiting date.’’. 
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(e) SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3512 of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3512. No time limitation for use of eligibility and 
entitlement 
‘‘Educational assistance benefits shall be afforded an 
eligible person under this chapter at any time and are not 
subject to any delimiting date.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 35 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
3512 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘3512. No time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement.’’. 
(f) RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.—The amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect 
to any person who is or was entitled to educational assist-
ance before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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