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 ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,addition ( o!r duty     
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,educational ,assi/ance ,program  7a7   
,qualify+ duty ,section #ccaa7;b7 (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
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o!r qualify+ duty b exclud+2 &  7#c7 9  

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qualify+ duty aft] active duty4  7b7    
,o!r qualify+ duty def9$ ,section #ccja 
( su* title is am5d$--  7#a7 by         
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p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e71 respectively2 &  
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receive pay "u section #bjd1 #bjf1 or   
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date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section    
%all take effect on ,augu/ #a1 #bjba1 & 
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 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4   
#c4 ,simplification ( eligibility       
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,po/-#i_/aa ,educational ,assi/ance  7a7
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 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#a7 ,! t]m    

active duty has ! mean+s z foll[s       
7subject to ! limitations specifi$ 9    
sections #cjjb7f7 & #ccaa7;b7 ( ?is     
title73  7,a7 ,active duty z describ$ 9 
section #aja7ba77;,a7 ( ?is title4  7,b7
 ,active duty = tra9+ z describ$ 9      
section #aja7bb77;,a71 7,c71 & 7,e7 (   
?is title4  7,c7 ,active duty z def9$ 9 
section #aja7ab7 ( title #cb4  7,d7     
,full-"t ,national ,gu>d duty z def9$ 9 
section #aja7ai7 ( title #cb4  4  7b7   
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on      
,augu/ #a1 #bjba1 & %all apply ) respect
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aft] ,augu/ #a1 #bjba2 &  7#b7 s]vice   
p]=m$ be=e1 on1 or aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4