[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1609. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part II of subtitle D of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 540. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMY FOR TUITION 
                   ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   EFFECTIVE UPON COMPLETION OF INITIAL ENTRY 
                   TRAINING IN THE ARMY.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any individual 
     who is enlisted, inducted, or appointed as a member of the 
     Army, including the Army National Guard of the United States 
     and the Army Reserve, after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, shall be eligible for tuition assistance through the 
     Department of Defense for members of the Armed Forces upon 
     completion of initial entry training.
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