Title: Guard and Reservists Education Improvement Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Guard and Reservists Education Improvement Act
This bill revises eligibility for, and the amounts of, Department of Veterans Affairs post-9/11 educational assistance based on a service member's active duty service, excluding training. Full benefits are available for service members who serve 36 months on active duty, and tiered lesser amounts are available for service members who serve for shorter periods.
The bill consolidates certain of these tiers and increases the amount of assistance for individuals who serve on active duty for: (1) at least 6 months but less than 18 months, and (2) at least 90 days but less than 6 months.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1362 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1362

     To amend title 38, United States Code, to consolidate certain 
eligibility tiers under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 
                  the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2017

  Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 38, United States Code, to consolidate certain 
eligibility tiers under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 
                  the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Guard and Reservists Education 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY TIERS UNDER POST-9/11 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Entitlement.--Section 3311(b) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``12 months'' and 
        inserting ``6 months'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (7); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs 
        (7) and (8), respectively.
    (b) Amount of Educational Assistance.--Section 3313(c) of such 
title is amended by striking paragraph (7).
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 3311, 3313, 3316, 3322, and 
3679 of such title are further amended--
            (1) in section 3311(f), by striking ``paragraph (9)'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``paragraph (8)'';
            (2) in section 3313--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter before 
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``(9)'' and inserting 
                ``(8)'';
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``paragraphs (2) 
                through (7)'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``paragraphs (2) through (6)'';
                    (C) in subsection (e)(2)(C)--
                            (i) by striking ``paragraphs (3) through 
                        (8)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3) through 
                        (7)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraphs (2) through 
                        (7)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2) through 
                        (6)'';
                    (D) in subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii), by striking 
                ``paragraphs (2) through (7)'' and inserting 
                ``paragraphs (2) through (6)'';
                    (E) in subsection (g)(3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(iv)--
                                    (I) by striking ``paragraphs (3) 
                                through (8)'' and inserting 
                                ``paragraphs (3) through (7)''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``paragraphs (2) 
                                through (7)'' and inserting 
                                ``paragraphs (2) through (6)'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii)--
                                    (I) by striking ``paragraphs (3) 
                                through (8)'' and inserting 
                                ``paragraphs (3) through (7)''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``paragraphs (2) 
                                through (7)'' and inserting 
                                ``paragraphs (2) through (6)'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)(ii)--
                                    (I) in subclause (I), by striking 
                                ``(9)'' and inserting ``(8)''; and
                                    (II) in subclause (II)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``paragraphs (3) through (8)'' 
                                        and inserting ``paragraphs (3) 
                                        through (7)''; and
                                            (bb) by striking 
                                        ``paragraphs (2) through (7)'' 
                                        and inserting ``paragraphs (2) 
                                        through (6)''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (D)(ii)--
                                    (I) in subclause (I), by striking 
                                ``(9)'' and inserting ``(8)''; and
                                    (II) in subclause (II)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``paragraphs (3) through (8)'' 
                                        and inserting ``paragraphs (3) 
                                        through (7)''; and
                                            (bb) by striking 
                                        ``paragraphs (2) through (7)'' 
                                        and inserting ``paragraphs (2) 
                                        through (6)''; and
                    (F) in subsection (h), by striking ``paragraphs (2) 
                through (7)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2) through 
                (6)'';
            (3) in section 3316--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``paragraphs 
                (2) through (7)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2) 
                through (6)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``paragraphs 
                (2) through (7)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2) 
                through (6)'';
            (4) in section 3322--
                    (A) in subsection (e), by striking ``3311(b)(9)'' 
                and inserting ``3311(b)(8)'';
                    (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``3311(b)(9)'' 
                and inserting ``3311(b)(8)''; and
                    (C) in subsection (h)(2), by striking 
                ``3311(b)(9)'' and inserting ``3311(b)(8)''; and
            (5) in section 3679(c)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``3311(b)(9)'' 
        and inserting ``3311(b)(8)''.
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