[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1969 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1969

To exempt from payment of individual contributions under the Montgomery 
GI Bill enlisted members of the Armed Forces in pay grade E-5 or below 
 and to provide an opportunity for members of the Armed Forces serving 
   on active duty to withdraw an election not to enroll in education 
                 benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 19, 2007

  Mr. Terry 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 exempt from payment of individual contributions under the Montgomery 
GI Bill enlisted members of the Armed Forces in pay grade E-5 or below 
 and to provide an opportunity for members of the Armed Forces serving 
   on active duty to withdraw an election not to enroll in education 
                 benefits 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 G.I. Bill Improvement Act 
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER 
              MONTGOMERY GI BILL OF CERTAIN ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES.

    Section 3011(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (4)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) In the case of an individual covered by paragraph (1) who is 
an enlisted member of the Armed Forces in pay grade E-5 or below, the 
basic pay of the individual shall not be reduced under paragraph 
(1).''.

SEC. 3. OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AS ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES TO WITHDRAW ELECTION NOT TO ENROLL IN 
              MONTGOMERY GI BILL.

    (a) In General.--Section 3018 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsection 
        (d) and (e), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 
during the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, an individual who is serving on active duty as a 
member of the Armed Forces on the date of the enactment of this 
subsection shall have the opportunity, on such form as the Secretary of 
Defense shall prescribe, to withdraw an election under section 
3011(c)(1) of this title not to receive education assistance under this 
chapter.
    ``(2) An individual described paragraph (1) who made an election 
under section 3011(c)(1) of this title and who--
            ``(A) while serving on active duty during the one-year 
        period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
        subsection makes a withdrawal of such election;
            ``(B) continues to serve the period of service which such 
        individual was obligated to serve;
            ``(C) serves the obligated period of service described in 
        subparagraph (B) or before completing such obligated period of 
        service is described by subsection (b)(3)(B); and
            ``(D) meets the requirements set forth in paragraphs (4) 
        and (5) of subsection (b),
is entitled to basic educational assistance under this chapter.'';
            (3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by inserting 
        ``or (c)(2)(A) (other than an individual covered by section 
        3011(b)(4) of this title)'' after ``(b)(1)''; and
            (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by inserting 
        ``or (c)(2)(A)'' after ``(b)(1)''.
    (b) Notification Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to each individual who is serving on active duty as a member of 
the Armed Forces on the date of the enactment of this subsection notice 
of the opportunity to withdraw an election under section 3011(c)(1) of 
title 38, United States Code, not to receive education assistance under 
chapter 30 of such title.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such title is further amended in 
sections 3013(c)(2)(A) and 3017(b)(1)(A), by striking ``3018(c)'' and 
inserting ``3018(d)''.
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