[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1688 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1688

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 25, 2007

   Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Opportunity for Our 
National Guard and Reserve Soldiers Act''.

SEC. 2. 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.--
Subsection (a) of section 16164 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 on the date that is ten years after 
the date on which the person is separated from the Selected Reserve or 
the Ready Reserve.''.
    (c) Inapplicability to Certain Persons.--The amendments made by 
this section shall not apply with respect to any person who is 
discharged or released from the Armed Forces under dishonorable 
conditions. For purposes of the administration of chapter 1606 or 1607 
of title 10, United States Code, with respect to any such person, the 
provisions of subsection (a) of section 16133 of such title or 
subsection (a) of section 16164 of such title, as applicable, as in 
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 
apply to such person.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to a person who is eligible for benefits under 
chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10, United States Code, on January 1, 
2007, or becomes eligible for such benefits after that date.
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