[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2365 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2365

 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 16, 2005

  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 2005''.

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 the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and shall apply to individuals whose entitlement to educational 
assistance under chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, has not 
expired as of such date under the provisions of section 3031 of such 
title as in effect on the date preceding such date of enactment.
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