,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,tester 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,blackburn7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to ensure that   
the time during which members of the    
,armed ,forces serve on active duty for 
training qualifies for entitlement to   
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance of
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,guard and ,reserve ,,gi ,bill ,parity  
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,addition of other  
duty statuses to qualify for            
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance   
,program  7a7 ,qualifying duty ,section 
#ccaa7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by striking   
7including each place it appears and    
inserting 7including other qualifying   

duty and2  7#b7 by striking 7excluding  
each place it appears and inserting     
7including other qualifying duty but    
excluding2 and  7#c7 in paragraph       
7#b77;,a71 by inserting or other        
qualifying duty after active duty4  7b7 
,other qualifying duty defined ,section 
#ccja of such title is amended--  7#a7  
by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and    
7#d7 as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71       
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#b7 the following new  
paragraph 7#c73  7#c7 ,the term other   
qualifying duty means the following3    
7,a7 ,duty under section #ejb of title  
#cb4  7,b7 ,duty for which a member is  
eligible to receive pay under section   
#bjd1 #bjf1 or #cgb of title #cg4  4    
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect on   
,august #a1 #bjba1 and shall apply with 
respect to--  7#a7 academic years       
beginning on or after ,august #a1 #bjba2
 and  7#b7 service performed before1 on1
 or after the date of the enactment of  

this ,act4  #c4 ,simplification of      
eligibility criteria for ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs ,post-#i_/aa         
,educational ,assistance  7a7 ,in       
general ,paragraph 7#a7 of section #ccja
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended to read as follows3  7#a7 ,the 
term active duty has the meanings as    
follows 7subject to the limitations     
specified in sections #cjjb7f7 and      
#ccaa7;b7 of this title73  7,a7 ,active 
duty as described in section            
#aja7ba77;,a7 of this title4  7,b7      
,active duty for training as described  
in section #aja7bb77;,a71 7,c71 and 7,e7
 of this title4  7,c7 ,active duty as   
defined in section #aja7ab7 of title    
#cb4  7,d7 ,full-time ,national ,guard  
duty as defined in section #aja7ai7 of  
title #cb4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the 
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
take effect on ,august #a1 #bjba1 and   
shall apply with respect to--  7#a7     
academic years beginning on or after    
,august #a1 #bjba2 and  7#b7 service    

performed before1 on1 or after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4