[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3347 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3347

 To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year 
 limits on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2005

   Mr. Larsen of Washington 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 titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year 
 limits on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 for Life Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 10-YEAR LIMIT ON USE OF VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.

    (a) All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program.--Section 
3031 of title 38, United States Code, is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 3018C(e)(3)(B) of such title is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(B)(i)'' and inserting ``(B)''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking clause (ii).
            (2) Section 3020 of such title is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``Subject to 
                the time limitation for use of entitlement under 
                section 3031 of this title, an'' and inserting ``An''; 
                and
                    (B) in subsection (h)(5), by striking 
                ``Notwithstanding section 3031 of this title, a'' and 
                inserting ``A''.
            (3) The heading for subchapter IV of chapter 30 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:

       ``Subchapter IV--General and Administrative Provisions''.

    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The chapter analysis at the beginning of 
chapter 30 of such title is amended by striking the matter relating to 
the heading for subchapter IV and the item relating to section 3031 and 
inserting the following:
       ``subchapter iv--general and administrative provisions''.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF 10-YEAR LIMIT ON USE OF SELECTED RESERVE EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 16133 of title 10, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 16133.
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