[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5676 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5676

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that members of a 
    reserve component who are pursuing a course of education using 
   educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
 Affairs are accommodated by the institution of higher learning for an 
             absence caused by performing certain training.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2014

 Mrs. Kirkpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that members of a 
    reserve component who are pursuing a course of education using 
   educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
 Affairs are accommodated by the institution of higher learning for an 
             absence caused by performing certain training.

    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 ``Guard and Reserve Academic 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCOMMODATION OF MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS PURSUING COURSE 
              OF EDUCATION DURING PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3699. Accommodation of members of reserve components during 
              performance of certain training
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall ensure that an institution 
of higher learning provides an individual described in subsection (b) 
with a reasonable opportunity to complete assignments, tests, and other 
requirements of a course of education that occur during any period in 
which the individual is absent from the course of education by reason 
of performing--
            ``(1) inactive duty training; or
            ``(2) active duty training for a period of less than 30 
        days.
    ``(b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this 
subsection is an individual who is--
            ``(1) a member of a reserve component; and
            ``(2) pursuing a course of education with educational 
        assistance under chapter 30 or 33 of this title or chapter 1606 
        or 1607 of title 10.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``3699. Accommodation of members of reserve components during 
                            performance of certain training.''.
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