[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1330 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1330

To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend the time limit for the 
  use of education assistance by members of the Selected Reserve and 
members of the reserve component supporting contingency operations and 
                       certain other operations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2007

   Mr. Carney (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana) 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 extend the time limit for the 
  use of education assistance by members of the Selected Reserve and 
members of the reserve component supporting contingency operations and 
                       certain other operations.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TIME LIMIT FOR USE OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BY 
              MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE AND MEMBERS OF RESERVE 
              COMPONENT SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND CERTAIN 
              OTHER OPERATIONS.

    (a) Members of Selected Reserves.--Section 16133(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``that is ten years after 
the date on which'' after ``on the date''.
    (b) Reserve Component Members Supporting Contingency Operations.--
Section 16164(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the period during which 
a person entitled to educational assistance under this chapter may use 
such person's entitlement expires (1) at the end of the 14-year period 
beginning on the date on which such person becomes entitled to such 
assistance, or (2) on the date that is ten years after the date on 
which the person is separated from the Selected Reserve or the Ready 
Reserve, whichever occurs first.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply 
with respect to a person who becomes eligible for benefits under 
chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10, United States Code, on or after 
January 1, 2007.
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