[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1924 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1924

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the time limitation 
for use of eligibility and entitlement for educational assistance under 
                        the Montgomery GI Bill.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2003

  Mr. Filner 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 extend the time limitation 
for use of eligibility and entitlement for educational assistance under 
                        the Montgomery GI Bill.

    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 ``Montgomery GI Bill Flexibility Act 
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITATION FOR USE OF MONTGOMERY GI BILL 
              ENTITLEMENT.

    (a) Extension of Limitation Period.--Section 3031 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``10-year'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``14-year''.
    (b) Effective Date and Applicability.--The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2003, and shall apply 
with respect to periods of entitlement to educational assistance under 
chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, that begin on or after 
October 1, 1993.
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