[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3741 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3741

 For the relief of certain members of the First Brigade Combat Team of 
         the 34th Infantry Division of the Army National Guard.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 3, 2007

  Mr. Kline of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Walz of 
 Minnesota, and Mr. Ellison) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 For the relief of certain members of the First Brigade Combat Team of 
         the 34th Infantry Division of the Army National Guard.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The First Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry 
        Division of the Army National Guard served a total of 22 months 
        on active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
            (2) The period of active duty is the longest continuous 
        deployment of any United States ground combat military unit 
        during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
            (3) Title 38, United States Code, requires that members of 
        the National Guard and Reserves be obligated to serve a minimum 
        of 24 months on active duty to qualify for the Montgomery GI 
        Bill education benefits.
            (4) At the convenience of the Government, the actual period 
        of active duty may be reduced to a total of 20 consecutive 
        months.
            (5) Because of an administrative error, the orders 
        obligating some members of the First Brigade of the 34th 
        Infantry Division resulted in a period of active duty a few 
        days shorter in length than the 730-day period required by 
        title 38, United States Code.
            (6) These members of the First Brigade of the 34th Infantry 
        Division should not be denied education benefits in the same 
        manner as those whose orders meet the requirements of title 38, 
        United States Code, because of an administrative error on the 
        part of the Government.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ENTITLEMENT FOR SERVICE 
              IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.

    Any individual who is a member of the First Brigade Combat Team of 
the 34th Infantry Division of the Army National Guard who, before the 
date of the enactment of this Act, has served an obligated period of 
active duty of at least 20 months of continuous active duty in the 
Armed Forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, characterized by 
the Secretary of the military department concerned as honorable 
service, shall be deemed to have met the requirements of section 
3012(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code.
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