‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS.—An individual re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is any member of the Armed 
Forces who— 
‘‘(1) at the time of the approval of the individ-
ual’s request to transfer entitlement to educational 
assistance under this section, has completed at 
least— 
‘‘(A) six years of service in the Armed 
Forces and enters into an agreement to serve at 
least four more years as a member of the 
Armed Forces; or 
‘‘(B) the years of service as determined in 
regulations pursuant to section (k); 
‘‘(2) retired on or after September 10, 2001, 
and on or before July 31, 2009; or 
‘‘(3) medically retired or separated from the 
Armed Forces on or after September 10, 2001, by 
reason of a disability determined to be a service-con-
nected disability.’’. 
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SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS ENTI-
TLED TO POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
ANCE AND BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL. 
Section 5003(c)(4) of the Post-9/11 Veterans Edu-
cational Assistance Act of 2008 (title V of Public Law 
110–252) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN MEM-
BERS ENTITLED TO MGIB.—In the case of an 
individual who makes an election under para-
graph (1) and who is entitled to basic edu-
cational assistance under chapter 30 of title 38, 
United States Code, by reason of the individ-
ual’s service in the Armed Forces or before 
September 10, 2001— 
‘‘(i) if the individual is entitled to not 
more than 24 months of basic educational 
assistance under such chapter prior to 
making such election, the individual shall 
be entitled to 36 months of educational as-
sistance under chapter 33 of title 38, 
United States Code (as so added), in ac-
cordance with the provisions of such chap-
ter, instead of basic educational assistance 
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under chapter 30 of title 38, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(ii) if the individual is entitled to 
more than 24 months of basic educational 
assistance under such chapter prior to 
making such election, the individual shall 
be entitled to 36 months of educational as-
sistance under chapter 33 of title 38, 
United States Code (as so added) in ac-
cordance with the provisions of such chap-
ter, plus the number of months, in excess 
of 24, of basic educational assistance 
under chapter 30 of such title to which the 
individual is entitled.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (C) or’’ before ‘‘paragraph (5)’’. 
SEC. 3. MONTHLY HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS 
PURSUING PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION OF-
FERED THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING WHO 
RECEIVE POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Section 3313(c)(1)(B)(i) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘(other than, in the case of as-
sistance under this section only, a program of edu-
cation offered through distance learning)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘, ex-
cept that in the case of an individual pursuing a pro-
gram of education offered, completely or in part, 
through distance learning, the amount of the month-
ly housing stipend under this clause shall be equal 
to the monthly amount of the basic allowance for 
housing payable under section 403 of title 37 for a 
member with dependents in pay grade E–5 residing 
in the military housing area in which the individual 
resides.’’ 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
as if included in the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans 
Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (title V of Public Law 
110–252). 
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