,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dafb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #f1 #bjai,mr4
 ,bergman 7for himself and ,miss ,rice  
of ,new ,york7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to extend the period     
under which an election must be made for
 entitlement to educational assistance  
under the ,all-,volunteer ,educational  
,assistance ,program of ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs1 to phase out the use
 of such program1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,gi ,bill ,planning
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,period for        
election to receive benefits under      
,all-,volunteer ,educational ,assistance
 ,program of ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs  7a7 ,in general ,section #cjaa
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7c77#a71 
by striking ,any such election shall be 

made at the time the individual         
initially enters on active duty as a    
member of the ,armed ,forces and        
inserting ,any such election shall be   
made during the #ij-;day period         
beginning on the day that is #ahj days  
after the date on which the individual  
initially enters initial training2 and  
7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by striking 
that such individual is entitled to such
 pay and inserting that begin after the 
date that is #bgj days after the date on
 which the individual initially enters  
initial training4  7b7 ,effective date  
,the amendments made by subsection 7a7  
shall take effect #ahj days after the   
date of enactment of this ,act4  #c4    
,phase out of ,all-,volunteer           
,educational ,assistance ,program       
,subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 of section     
#cjaa of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 as amended by section #a1 is     
further amended by striking after ,june 
#cj1 #aihe and inserting during the     
period beginning ,july #a1 #aihe1 and   

ending ,september #cj1 #bjbi4