Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility for monthly stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill provides that the monthly stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program for a member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who is pursuing a program of education using assistance under such program and performing certain active duty service shall be payable on a pro rata basis for the period of such month in which the individual is not performing active duty service.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 925 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 925

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility for 
   monthly stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program for certain members of the reserve components of the Armed 
                                Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2017

   Mr. Calvert (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
 Collins of New York, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Issa, Ms. Jenkins 
 of Kansas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Ms. Pingree, Mr. McClintock, 
 Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Walz, and Mr. Wittman) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility for 
   monthly stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program for certain members of the reserve components of the Armed 
                                Forces.

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

SECTION 1. MONTHLY STIPEND FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 
              COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Determination of Monthly Stipends During Certain Active Duty 
Service.--
            ``(1) Pro rata basis.--In any month in which an individual 
        described in paragraph (2) is performing active duty service 
        described in section 3301(1)(B) of this title, the Secretary 
        shall determine the amount of monthly stipends payable under 
        this section for such month on a pro rata basis for the period 
        of such month in which the covered individual is not performing 
        such active duty service.
            ``(2) Individual described.--An individual described in 
        this paragraph is an individual who is--
                    ``(A) a member of the reserve components of the 
                Armed Forces; and
                    ``(B) pursuing a program of education using 
                educational assistance under this chapter.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, commencing 
on or after August 1, 2017.
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