,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #h1 #bjac  
,ms4 ,pingree of ,maine introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide for the       
eligibility under the ,post-#i_/aa      
,educational ,assistance ,program of    
certain individuals with                
service-connected disabilities who      
transfer to reserve components before   
discharge from the ,armed ,forces4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,chris ,kotch ,,va ,education       
,access ,act4  #b4 ,eligibility for     
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance   
,program of certain individuals with    
service-connected disabilities who      
transfer to reserve components before   
discharge from the ,armed ,forces  7a7  
,eligibility ,section #ccaa7;b77#b77;,b7
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking is discharged or   

released from active duty in the ,armed 
,forces and inserting is discharged or  
released from the ,armed ,forces or     
transferred to the temporary disability 
retirement list4  7b7 ,effective date   
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
shall take effect as if included in the 
,post-#i_/aa ,veterans ,educational     
,assistance ,act of #bjjh 7,public ,law 
#aaj-beb74