,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bafi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4  
,higg9s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to elim9ate ! "t   
limitation = use ( eligibility &        
entitlem5t to educational assi/ance "u  
c]ta9 programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
 ,education ,flexibility ,act4  #b4     
,f9d+s & purposes  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+33  7#a7 ,accord+ to !     
,national ,survey ( ,vet]ans1 ,active   
,duty ,s]vice ,memb]s1 ,demobiliz$      
,national ,gu>d & ,res]ve ,memb]s1      
,family ,memb]s1 & ,surviv+ ,sp\ses     
,f9al ,report1 commission$ by !         

,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 #bjaj1  
#bj4f p]c5t ( eligible                  
vet]ans--approximately #b1fba1gec       
vet]ans--7 unable to use _! ,,gi bill   
educational b5efits because _! p]iod (  
eligibility expir$4  7#b7 ,! "t         
limitations = us+ ,,gi bill educational 
b5efits d n reflect ! realities ( !     
mod]n economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,aft]  
leav+ ! s]vice1 _m vet]ans po/pone fur!r
 education to jo9 ! work=ce & support _!
 families or are fac$ ) l5g?y           
rehabilitations f s]vice-relat$         
injuries4  7#c7 ,access to education &  
job retra9+ has prov$ ! arbit] ( success
 9 today's economy1 & if ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 is to l[] ! unemploym5t rate among !   
vet]an population1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/  
provide vet]ans unfett]$ access to      
educational b5efits4  7b7 ,purpose ,!   
purpose ( ?is ,act is to remove !       
delimit+ dates & retroactively re/ore ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs           
,educational b5efits )9 ! ,po/-,vietnam 
,era ,vet]ans' ,educational ,assi/ance  

,program 7,,veap71 ,montgom]y ,,gi      
,bill-,active ,duty 7,,mgib-,,ad71 &    
,po/-#i_/aa ,,gi ,bill4  #c4 ,elim9ation
 ( "t limitation = use ( eligibility &  
entitlem5t to educational assi/ance  7a7
 ,montgom]y ,,gi ,bill-,active ,duty    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #cjca ( *apt] #cj
 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #cjca4         
,ext5sion ( entitlem5t to educational   
assi/ance expir+ dur+ a qu>t] or seme/] 
or aft] a major portion ( a c\rse is    
complete  7a7 ,educational in/itutions  
op]at+ on qu>t] or seme/] sy/em ,if an  
individual eligible = educational       
assi/ance "u ?is *apt] is enroll$ "u ?is
 *apt] 9 an educational in/itution      
regul>ly op]at$ on ! qu>t] or seme/]    
sy/em & ! p]iod ( su* individual's      
entitlem5t "u ?is *apt] w\ld1 "u section
 #cjac1 expire dur+ a qu>t] or seme/]1  
su* p]iod %all be ext5d$ to ! end ( su* 
qu>t] or seme/]4  7b7 ,o!r educational  
in/itutions ,if an individual eligible =
 educational assi/ance "u ?is *apt] is  

enroll$ "u ?is *apt] 9 an educational   
in/itution n regul>ly op]at$ on ! qu>t] 
or seme/] sy/em & ! p]iod ( su*         
individual's entitlem5t "u ?is *apt]    
w\ld1 "u section #cjac1 expire aft] a   
major portion ( ! c\rse is complet$1 su*
 p]iod %all be ext5d$ to ! end ( ! c\rse
 or = #ab weeks1 :i*ev] is ! less] p]iod
 ( ext5sion4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t  
,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su*   
*apt] is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to
 section #cjca & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new    
item3  #cjca4 ,ext5sion ( entitlem5t to 
educational assi/ance expir+ dur+ a     
qu>t] or seme/] or aft] a major portion 
( a c\rse is complete4  4  7#c7 ,con=m+ 
am5dm5ts ,*apt] #cc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7,a7 9 section
 #cjah;,c7e77#c77;,b7--  7i7 by /rik+   
7i7 ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ,! ,secret>y2 
&  7ii7 by /rik+ clause 7ii72 &  7,b7 9 
section #cjbj--  7i7 9 subsection       
7f77#a71 by /rik+ ,subject to ! "t      
limitation = use ( entitlem5t "u section
 #cjca ( ?is title1 an & ins]t+ ,an2 &  

7ii7 9 subsection 7h71 by /rik+ ,not)/&+
 section #cjca ( ?is title1 a & ins]t+  
,a4  7b7 ,po/-,vietnam ,era ,vet]ans'   
,educational ,assi/ance ,program  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #cbcb ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7,a7 by
 /rik+ subsections 7a7 & 7b72 &  7,b7 by
 r$esignat+ subsections 7c7 & 7d7 z     
subsections 7a7 & 7b71 respectively4    
7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section           
#cjce7;b77#a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ & f & all t   
foll[s ?r\gh title4  7c7 ,po/-#i_/aa    
,,gi ,bill  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ccba
 ( *apt] #cj ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3       
#ccba4 ,ext5sion ( entitlem5t to        
educational assi/ance expir+ dur+ a     
qu>t] or seme/] or aft] a major portion 
( a c\rse is complete ,section #cjca    
%all apply ) respect to ! t]m9ation ( an
 individual's entitlem5t to educational 
assi/ance "u ?is *apt] 9 ! same mann] z 
su* section applies to ! t]m9ation ( an 
individual's entitlem5t to educational  

assi/ance "u *apt] #cj1 except t1 9 !   
adm9i/ration ( su* section = purposes ( 
?is *apt]1 ! ref]5ce to section #cjac   
%all be deem$ to be a ref]5ce to section
 #ccab ( ?is title4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical   
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( su* *apt] is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item    
relat+ to section #ccba & ins]t+ !      
foll[+ new item3  #ccba4 ,ext5sion (    
entitlem5t to educational assi/ance     
expir+ dur+ a qu>t] or seme/] or aft] a 
major portion ( a c\rse is complete4  4 
7#c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,*apt] #cc ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--   
7,a7 9 section #ccab7;b71 by /rik+      
#ccba7;b77#b7 & ins]t+ #ccba2  7,b7 9   
section #ccai--  7i7 9 subsection       
7f77#a71 by /rik+ ,subject to & all t   
foll[s ?r\gh an & ins]t+ ,an2 &  7ii7 9 
subsection 7h77#e77;,a71 by /rik+ may   
use & all t foll[s ?r\gh b4  7d7 ,con=m+
 am5dm5ts = res]ve compon5t programs    
7#a7 ,select$ res]ve ,section #afacc7;b7
 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ 

section #cjca7;f7 & ins]t+ subsections  
7a7 & 7b7 ( section #cjca2 &  7,b7 9    
p>agraph 7#c71 by ins]t+ 1 z su* section
 exi/$ on ! day be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ! ,vet]ans ,education ,flexibility   
,act1 aft] title #ch4  7#b7 ,o!r res]ve 
,compon5ts ,section #afafd7;b77#b7 (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 to read z foll[s3  7#b7 ,! foll[+      
provisions %all apply to ! p]iod (      
entitlem5t prescrib$ by p>agraph 7#a73  
7,a7 ,subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ( section   
#cjca ( title #ch4  7,b7 ,subsection 7d7
 ( section #cjca ( title #ch1 z su*     
subsection exi/$ on ! day be=e ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ! ,vet]ans ,education      
,flexibility ,act4  4  7e7              
,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is  
section %all apply ) respect to any     
individual :o has be5 entitl$ to        
educational assi/ance "u *apt]s #cj1    
#cb1 or #cc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4 ,= purposes ( det]m9+ ! numb] (  
mon?s ( entitlem5t to su* educational   
assi/ance t an individual is entitl$ to1

 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all   
disreg>d any delimit+ date elim9at$ by  
?is ,act t occurr$ be=e ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4