[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1965. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ADDITION OF OTHER DUTY STATUSES TO QUALIFY FOR 
                   POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Qualifying Duty.--Section 3311(b) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(including'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``(including other qualifying duty and'';
       (2) by striking ``(excluding'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``(including other qualifying duty but excluding''; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``or other qualifying 
     duty'' after ``active duty''.
       (b) Other Qualifying Duty Defined.--Section 3301 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) The term `other qualifying duty' means the following:
       ``(A) Duty under section 502 of title 32.
       ``(B) Duty for which a member is eligible to receive pay 
     under section 204, 206, or 372 of title 37.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on August 1, 2021, and shall apply with 
     respect to--
       (1) academic years beginning on or after August 1, 2021; 
     and
       (2) service performed before, on, or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by a person who was a member of the 
     Armed Forces on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. ___. SIMPLIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POST-9/11 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 3301 of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) The term `active duty' has the meanings as follows 
     (subject to the limitations specified in sections 3002(6) and 
     3311(b) of this title):
       ``(A) Active duty as described in section 101(21)(A) of 
     this title.
       ``(B) Active duty for training as described in section 
     101(22)(A), (C), and (E) of this title.
       ``(C) Active duty as defined in section 101(12) of title 
     32.
       ``(D) Full-time National Guard duty as defined in section 
     101(19) of title 32.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on August 1, 2021, and shall apply with 
     respect to--
       (1) academic years beginning on or after August 1, 2021; 
     and
       (2) service performed before, on, or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by a person who was a member of the 
     Armed Forces on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
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