[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 844 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 844

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 5 (legislative day, April 4), 2017

  Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Markey) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and 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 2017''.

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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