[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4454 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4454

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility 
     under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of certain 
individuals with service-connected disabilities who transfer to reserve 
           components before discharge from the Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2016

  Ms. Pingree (for herself and Ms. Gabbard) 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 provide for the eligibility 
     under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of certain 
individuals with service-connected disabilities who transfer to reserve 
           components before discharge from the Armed Forces.

    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 ``Chris Kotch VA Education Access 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF 
              CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES 
              WHO TRANSFER TO RESERVE COMPONENTS BEFORE DISCHARGE FROM 
              THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 3311(b)(2)(B) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``is discharged or released from active 
duty in the Armed Forces'' and inserting ``is discharged or released 
from the Armed Forces or transferred to the temporary disability 
retirement list''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
Assistance Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-252).
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