[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3099 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3099

   To amend title 10, to permit members of the Selected Reserves and 
 members of the reserve component to renter their military service and 
receive chapter 1607 education benefits if that member has earned such 
           benefit before originally separating from service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 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, to permit members of the Selected Reserves and 
 members of the reserve component to renter their military service and 
receive chapter 1607 education benefits if that member has earned such 
           benefit before originally separating from service.

    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 ``National Guard and Reserve Higher 
Education Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMIT MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVES AND MEMBERS OF THE 
              RESERVE COMPONENT TO RENTER THEIR MILITARY SERVICE AND 
              RECEIVE CHAPTER 1607 EDUCATION BENEFITS IF THAT MEMBER 
              HAS EARNED SUCH BENEFIT BEFORE ORIGINALLY SEPARATING FROM 
              SERVICE.

    (a) Members of Selected Reserves.--Section 16165(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``of not more than 90 days'' 
after ``who incurs a break in service in the Selected Reserves''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply immediately upon enactment into law.
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