[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5326 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5326

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
 educational assistance available to members of the reserve components 
  called or ordered to active service for more than nine consecutive 
    months or more than 18 total months during any 24-month period.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2006

  Mrs. Emerson (for herself and Mr. Filner) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
 educational assistance available to members of the reserve components 
  called or ordered to active service for more than nine consecutive 
    months or more than 18 total months during any 24-month period.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO 
              CERTAIN MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS CALLED OR ORDERED 
              TO ACTIVE SERVICE.

    (a) Increase in Amount of Assistance.--Paragraph (4) of section 
16162(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``one continuous year'' and 
                inserting ``nine continuous months''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the 
                end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``60 percent'' and inserting ``100 
                percent''; and
                    (B) by striking ``one continuous year'' and all 
                that follows through the end and inserting ``nine 
                continuous months or more or 18 noncontinuous months or 
                more during any 24-month period.''; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (C).
    (b) Rate of Increased Educational Assistance.--Paragraph (2) of 
such section is amended by striking ``title 38 for a member'' and all 
that follows through the end and inserting the following: ``title 38 
for--
            ``(A) in the case of an allowance provided under paragraph 
        (4)(A), a member whose entitlement is based on completion of an 
        obligated period of active duty of three years; and
            ``(B) in the case of an allowance provided under paragraph 
        (4)(B), a member whose entitlement is based on completion of an 
        obligated period of active duty of two years.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply with respect to payments made after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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