[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1141 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1141

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to consider certain time spent 
 by members of reserve components of the Armed Forces while receiving 
medical care from the Secretary of Defense as active duty for purposes 
  of eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2015

  Mr. Takano 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 consider certain time spent 
 by members of reserve components of the Armed Forces while receiving 
medical care from the Secretary of Defense as active duty for purposes 
  of eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, 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 ``GI Bill Fairness Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN TIME SPENT RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE FROM 
              SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AS ACTIVE DUTY FOR PURPOSES OF 
              ELIGIBILITY FOR POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 3301(1)(B) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``12301(h),'' after ``12301(g),''.
    (b) Retroactive Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply as if such amendment were enacted immediately after the 
enactment of the Post- 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110-252).
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