[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 24582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3910]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 21

RIN 2900-AL69


Reservists' Education: Revision of Eligibility Requirements for 
the Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a document 
in the Federal Register on January 10, 2006 (71 FR 1496), revising 
eligibility requirements for the Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve 
program. In that document, we inadvertently removed paragraphs (e)(2) 
through (e)(4) of Sec.  21.7550 when we revised redesignated paragraph 
(e)(1). This document reinstates the dropped regulatory text of those 
paragraphs.

DATES: Effective on January 10, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandye R. Kidd, Management and 
Program Analyst, Department of Veterans Affairs (225C), 810 Vermont 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-7420.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) made 
revisions to 38 CFR 21.7550(e) in order to update the regulations to 
reflect the date that reservists would no longer be eligible for 
benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve program. In 
making the necessary adjustments to reflect the appropriate time 
limits, paragraphs (e)(2) through(e)(4) of Sec.  21.7550 were 
accidentally removed. A typographical error occurred in the amendatory 
instruction to the Office of Federal Register editor. We instructed the 
editor ``to revise redesignated paragraph (e)'' when it was our 
intention only to revise redesignated paragraph (e)(1). Consequently, 
the revised regulatory text of redesignated paragraph (e)(1) replaced 
paragraphs (e)(2) through (e)(4). This document reinstates the 
regulatory text of paragraphs (e)(2) through (e)(4) of Sec.  21.7550.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 21

    Administrative practice and procedure, Armed forces, Civil rights, 
Claims, Colleges and universities, Conflicts of interest, Defense 
Department, Education, Employment, Grant programs--education, Grant 
programs--veterans, Health care, Loan programs--education, Loan 
programs--veterans, Manpower training programs, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Schools, Travel and transportation 
expenses, Veterans, Vocational education, Vocational rehabilitation.

    Approved: April 19, 2006.
Robert C. McFetridge,
Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Regulation Policy and Management.

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Accordingly, 38 CFR part 21, subpart L, is amended as follows:

PART 21--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION

Subpart L--Educational Assistance for Members of the Selected 
Reserve

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1. The authority citation for part 21, subpart L continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 10 U.S.C. ch. 1606; 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 512, ch. 36, 
unless otherwise noted.


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2. Amend Sec.  21.7550 by adding paragraphs (e)(2) through (e)(4) to 
read as follows:


Sec.  21.7550  Ending dates of eligibility.

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    (e) * * *
    (2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (e)(1) of this section 
for ceasing to be a member of the Selected Reserve are:
    (i) The deactivation of the reservist's unit of assignment; and
    (ii) The reservist's involuntarily ceasing to be designated as a 
member of the Selected Reserve pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 10143(a).
    (3) The provisions of paragraphs (e)(1) and (e)(2) of this section 
do not apply if the reservist ceases to be a member of the Selected 
Reserve under adverse conditions, as characterized by the Secretary of 
the military department concerned. The expiration of such a reservist's 
period of eligibility will be on the date the reservist ceases, under 
adverse conditions, to be a member of the Selected Reserve.
    (4) A reservist's period of eligibility will expire if he or she is 
a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces and (after having 
involuntarily ceased to be a member of the Selected Reserve) is 
involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces under adverse conditions, 
as characterized by the Secretary of the military department concerned. 
The expiration of such a reservist's period of eligibility will be on 
the date the reservist is involuntarily separated under adverse 
conditions from the Armed Forces.
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[FR Doc. 06-3910 Filed 4-25-06; 8:45 am]
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