[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2247 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2247

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2007

   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 
limit 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 
2007''.

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

    (a) Restatement of Certain Continuing Authorities With Repeal.--
Section 3031 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 3031. Extension of period of entitlement otherwise expiring 
              during term, quarter, or semester or after completion of 
              major portion of course
    ``(a) Courses Offered on Term, Quarter, or Semester Basis.--If an 
individual eligible for educational assistance under this chapter is 
enrolled in a program of education offered on a term, quarter, or 
semester basis at an educational institution regularly operated on a 
term, quarter or semester system and the period of such individual's 
entitlement under this chapter would, under section 3013 of this title, 
expire during a term, quarter, or semester of that institution, such 
period shall expire on the last day of that term, quarter, or semester.
    ``(b) Courses Not Offered on Term, Quarter, or Semester Basis.--If 
an individual eligible for educational assistance under this chapter is 
enrolled in a program of education not offered on a term, quarter, or 
semester basis and the period of such individual's entitlement under 
this chapter would, under section 3013 of this title, expire after a 
major portion of the course is completed, such period shall expire on 
the later of the following dates:
            ``(1) The date of the last day of the course.
            ``(2) The date that is 12 weeks after the date on which the 
        period would otherwise expire under section 3013 of this 
        title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 30 of such title is further 
amended as follows:
            (1) In section 3018C(e)(3)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``(i)''; and
                    (B) by striking clause (ii).
            (2) In section 3020--
                    (A) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``Subject to 
                the time limitation for use of entitlement under 
                section 3031 of this title, an individual'' and 
                inserting ``An individual''; and
                    (B) in subsection (h)(5), by striking 
                ``Notwithstanding section 3031 of this title, a child'' 
                and inserting ``A child''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Heading amendment.--The heading of subchapter IV of 
        chapter 30 of such title is amended to read as follows:

       ``SUBCHAPTER IV--GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS''.

            (2) Clerical amendments.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 30 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to subchapter IV and the item relating to 
        section 3031 and inserting the following new items:

         ``subchapter iv--general and administrative provisions

``3031. Extension of period of entitlement otherwise expiring during 
                            term, quarter, or semester or after 
                            completion of major portion of course.''.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF 14-YEAR LIMIT ON USE OF SELECTED RESERVE EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.

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

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF TIME LIMITATION ON USE BY DISABLED MEMBERS OF 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
              SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY AND OTHER OPERATIONS.

    Subsection (b) of section 16164 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Entitlement of Disabled Members.--(1) The maximum number of 
months of educational assistance under this chapter to which is 
entitled a person who is separated from the Ready Reserve because of a 
disability which was not the result of the person's own wilful 
misconduct incurred on or after the date on which the person became 
entitled to educational assistance under this chapter shall be governed 
by section 16162(d) of this title.
    ``(2) The provisions of section 3031 of title 38 shall apply to the 
entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter of a person 
covered by paragraph (1).''.
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