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‘‘(2) Effective as of the first day of the enrollment period fol-
lowing the enrollment period in which an individual makes contribu-
tions under paragraph (1), the monthly amount of educational 
assistance allowance applicable to such individual under this section 
shall be the monthly rate otherwise provided for under subsection 
(c) increased by— 
‘‘(A) an amount equal to $5 for each $20 contributed by 
such individual under paragraph (1) for an approved program 
of education pursued on a full-time basis; or 
‘‘(B) an appropriately reduced amount based on the amount 
so contributed as determined under regulations that the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe, for an approved 
program of education pursued on less than a full-time basis.’’. 
SEC. 529. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 
RESERVE AFFECTED BY FORCE SHAPING INITIATIVES. 
Section 16133(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or the period beginning on October 1, 2007, 
and ending on September 30, 2014,’’ after ‘‘December 31, 2001,’’. 
SEC. 530. TIME LIMIT FOR USE OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFIT 
FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS AND 
RESUMPTION OF BENEFIT. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF TIME LIMIT FOR USE OF BENEFIT.— 
(1) MODIFICATION.—Section 16164(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘this chapter while 
serving—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘this chapter— 
‘‘(1) while the member is serving— 
‘‘(A) in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, 
in the case of a member called or ordered to active service 
while serving in the Selected Reserve; or 
‘‘(B) in the Ready Reserve, in the case of a member 
ordered to active duty while serving in the Ready Reserve 
(other than the Selected Reserve); and 
‘‘(2) in the case of a person who separates from the Selected 
Reserve of the Ready Reserve after completion of a period 
of active service described in section 16163 of this title and 
completion of a service contract under other than dishonorable 
conditions, during the 10-year period beginning on the date 
on which the person separates from the Selected Reserve.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of section 
16165(a) of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) when the member separates from the Ready Reserve 
as provided in section 16164(a)(1) of this title, or upon comple-
tion of the period provided for in section 16164(a)(2) of this 
title, as applicable.’’. 
(b) RECLAIMING BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS REENTERING SERVICE.— 
Section 16165(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘of not more 
than 90 days’’ after ‘‘who incurs a break in service in the Selected 
Reserve’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect as of October 28, 2004, as if included in the 
enactment of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375), to which such 
amendments relate.
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SEC. 531. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE EVALUATION OF THE ADEQUACY 
OF THE DEGREE-GRANTING AUTHORITIES OF CERTAIN 
MILITARY UNIVERSITIES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITU-
TIONS. 
(a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out an evaluation of the degree-granting authorities provided 
by title 10, United States Code, to the academic institutions speci-
fied in subsection (b). The evaluation shall assess whether the 
current process, under which each degree conferred by each institu-
tion must have a statutory authorization, remains adequate, appro-
priate, and responsive enough to meet emerging military service 
education requirements. 
(b) SPECIFIED INSTITUTIONS.—The academic institutions covered 
by subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) The National Defense University. 
(2) The Army War College and the United States Army 
Command and General Staff College. 
(3) The United States Naval War College. 
(4) The United States Naval Postgraduate School. 
(5) Air University and the United States Air Force Institute 
of Technology. 
(6) The Marine Corps University. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2008, 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 on the evaluation. The report shall include the results 
of the evaluation and any recommendations for changes to policy 
or law that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
SEC. 532. REPORT ON SUCCESS OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND 
RESERVE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS 
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 150 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on the success of the financial 
assistance program of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
under section 2107a of title 10, United States Code, in securing 
the appointment of second lieutenants in the Army Reserve and 
Army National Guard. The report shall include detailed information 
on the appointment of cadets under the financial assistance program 
who are enrolled in an educational institution described in sub-
section (b) and address the efforts of the Secretary to increase 
awareness of the availability and advantages of appointment in 
the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at these institutions 
and to increase the number of cadets at these institutions. 
(b) COVERED
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS.—The educational 
institutions referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) An historically Black college or university that is a 
part B institution, as defined in section 322(2) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)). 
(2) A minority institution, as defined in section 365(3) 
of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k(3)). 
(3) An Hispanic-serving institution, as defined in section 
502(a)(5) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)).
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SEC. 533. REPORT ON UTILIZATION OF TUITION ASSISTANCE BY MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 2008, the 
Secretary of each military department shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the utilization of tuition 
assistance by members of the Armed Forces, whether in the regular 
components of the Armed Forces or the reserve components of 
the Armed Forces, under the jurisdiction of such military depart-
ment during fiscal year 2007. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report with respect to a military depart-
ment under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Information on the policies of such military department 
for fiscal year 2007 regarding utilization of, and limits on, 
tuition assistance by members of the Armed Forces under the 
jurisdiction of such military department, including an estimate 
of the number of members of the reserve components of the 
Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such military depart-
ment whose requests for tuition assistance during that fiscal 
year were unfunded. 
(2) Information on the policies of such military department 
for fiscal year 2007 regarding funding of tuition assistance 
for each of the regular components of the Armed Forces and 
each of the reserve components of the Armed Forces under 
the jurisdiction of such military department. 
SEC. 534. NAVY JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS UNIT 
FOR SOUTHOLD, MATTITUCK, AND GREENPORT HIGH 
SCHOOLS. 
For purposes of meeting the requirements of section 2031(b) 
of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may 
and, to the extent the schools request, shall treat any two or 
more of the following schools (all in Southold, Suffolk County, 
New York) as a single institution: 
(1) Southold High School. 
(2) Mattituck High School. 
(3) Greenport High School. 
SEC. 535. REPORT ON TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN 
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE RESERVE COMPONENTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than September 1, 2008, the 
Secretary of Defense, in cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, shall submit to the congressional defense committees and 
the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report on the feasibility and merits of transferring 
the administration of the educational assistance programs for mem-
bers of the reserve components contained in chapters 1606 and 
1607 of title 10, United States Code, from the Department of 
Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall specifically address 
the following: 
(1) A discussion of the history and purpose of the edu-
cational assistance benefits under chapters 1606 and 1607 of 
title 10, United States Code, and the data most recently avail-
able, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, relating 
to the cost of providing such benefits and the projected costs
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of providing such benefits over the ten-year period beginning 
on the such date. 
(2) The effect of a transfer of administrative jurisdiction 
on the delivery of educational assistance benefits to members 
of the reserve components. 
(3) The effect of a transfer of administrative jurisdiction 
on Department of Defense efforts relating to recruiting, reten-
tion, and compensation, including bonuses, special pays, and 
incentive pays. 
(4) The extent to which educational assistance benefits 
influence the decision of a person to join a reserve component. 
(5) The extent to which the educational assistance benefits 
available under chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, 
affect retention rates, including statistics showing how many 
members remain in the reserve components in order to continue 
to receive education benefits under such chapter. 
(6) The extent to which the educational assistance benefits 
available under chapter 1607 of title 10, United States Code, 
affect retention rates, including statistics showing how many 
members remain in the reserve components in order to continue 
to receive education benefits under such chapter. 
(7) The practical and budgetary issues involved in a 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction, including a discussion 
of the cost of equating the educational assistance benefits for 
members of the active and reserve components. 
(8) Any recommendations of the Secretary for legislation 
to enhance or improve the delivery of educational assistance 
benefits for members of the reserve components. 
(9) The feasibility and likely effects of transferring the 
administration of the educational assistance programs for mem-
bers of the reserve components contained in chapters 1606 
and 1607 of title 10, United States Code, from the Department 
of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs through the 
recodification of such chapters in title 38, United States Code, 
as proposed in section 525 of H.R. 1585 of the 110th Congress, 
as passed by the House of Representatives, together with any 
recommendations of the Secretary for improving that section. 
(10) A discussion of the effects and impact of the amend-
ments to chapter 1607 of title 10, United States Code, made 
by section 530 of this Act, relating to the extension of the 
time limit for the use of educational assistance benefits under 
that chapter. 
(c) REVIEWS OF REPORT.—Before submission of the report to 
Congress, the Secretary of Defense shall secure the review of the 
report by the Defense Business Board, in cooperation with the 
Reserve Forces Policy Board. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall secure the review of the report by the Veterans Affairs 
Advisory Committee on Education. The results of such reviews 
shall be included as an appendix to the report. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than November 
1, 2008, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional 
committees referred to in subsection (a) an assessment of the report, 
including a review of the costs inherent in the transfer of adminis-
trative jurisdiction and the recruiting and retention data and other 
assumptions used by the Secretary of Defense in preparing the 
report. As part of the assessment, the Comptroller General shall