[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3240 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3240

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to restore certain education 
    benefits of individuals being ordered to active duty as part of 
                      Operation Enduring Freedom.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2001

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
Reyes, Mr. Stump, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Buyer, 
Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. McKeon, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
  Rodriguez, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Shows, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. 
 Berkley, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Lee, 
 Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Graham, 
 Mr. Boehner, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Holden, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
Edwards, and Mr. Abercrombie) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to restore certain education 
    benefits of individuals being ordered to active duty as part of 
                      Operation Enduring Freedom.

    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 ``Reservists Education Protection Act 
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF CERTAIN EDUCATION BENEFITS OF INDIVIDUALS BEING 
              ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY AS PART OF OPERATION ENDURING 
              FREEDOM.

    (a) In General.--Sections 3013(f)(2)(A), 3231(a)(5)(B)(i), and 
3511(a)(2)(B)(i) of title 38, United States Code, are each amended by 
striking ``, in connection with the Persian Gulf War, to serve on 
active duty under section 672 (a), (d), or (g), 673, 673b, or 688 of 
title 10;'' and inserting ``to serve on active duty under section 688, 
12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, or 12304 of title 10;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 3013(f)(2)(B) and 
3231(a)(5)(B)(ii) of such title are each amended by striking ``, in 
connection with such War,''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on September 11, 2001.
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