GRAD VA Educational Assistance Parity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2644
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2021-08-05
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-15
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-08-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Guard, Reserve, and Active Duty Department of Veterans Affairs Educational Assistance Parity Act of 2021 or the GRAD VA Educational Assistance Parity Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill expands eligibility for Post-9/11 educational assistance to members of the National Guard who perform full-time National Guard duty or full-time service in the National Guard when performing active duty.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2644 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 5, 2021 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to members of the National Guard who perform certain full-time duty, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guard, Reserve, and Active Duty Department of Veterans Affairs Educational Assistance Parity Act of 2021 or the GRAD VA Educational Assistance Parity Act of 2021 . 2. Expansion of eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to members of the National Guard who perform certain full-time duty Section 3301(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) In the case of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces— (i) service on active duty (as defined in section 101(d) of title 10), but not including inactive duty training (as defined in section 101(d) of title 10); or (ii) service on active duty under a call or order to active duty under section 688, 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12301(h), 12302, 12304, 12304a, or 12304b of title 10 or section 3713 of title 14, but not including inactive duty training (as defined in section 101(d) of title 10). ; and (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) in clause (i), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; and (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following new clauses: (ii) in the National Guard when performing full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section 101 of title 32); or (iii) in the National Guard when performing active duty (as defined in section 101 of title 32). .