,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bj1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,mr4  
,blumenthal7 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 expand        
eligibility for ,post-#i_/aa            
,educational ,assistance to members of  
the ,national ,guard who perform certain
 full-time duty1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,guard and ,reserve ,,gi   
,bill ,parity ,act of #bjbe4  #b4       
,expansion of eligibility for           
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance to
 members of the ,national ,guard who    
perform certain full-time duty  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #ccja7a7 of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by amending subparagraph 7,b7 to read  
as follows3  7,b7 ,in the case of       
members of the reserve components of the

 ,armed ,forces-- 7i7 service on active 
duty 7as defined in section #aja7;d7 of 
title #aj71 inactive-duty training 7as  
defined in section #aja7;d7 of title    
#aj71 or annual training duty2 or  7ii7 
service on active duty under a call or  
order to active duty under section #fhh1
 #abcja7;a71 #abcja7;d71 #abcja7;g71    
#abcja7;h71 #abcjb1 #abcjd1 #abcjd;a1 or
 #abcjd;b of title #aj or section #cgac 
of title #ad1 but not including inactive
 duty training 7as defined in section   
#aja7;d7 of title #aj7 or annual        
training duty4  2 and  7#b7 in          
subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 
by striking 2 or and inserting a        
semicolon2 and  7,b7 by striking clause 
7ii7 and inserting the following new    
clauses3  7ii7 in the ,national ,guard  
when performing full-time ,national     
,guard duty 7as defined in section #aja 
of title #cb72 or  7iii7 in the         
,national ,guard when performing active 
duty 7as defined in section #aja of     
title #cb74  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the

 amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall
 take effect on the date that is one    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4  7c7 ,retroactive            
applicability ,the amendments made by   
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to service performed on or after        
,september #aa1 #bjja4  7d7 ,application
 of time limitation for use of          
entitlement ,section #ccba7;a7 of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall apply 
to entitlement to educational assistance
 acquired as a result of the amendments 
made by subsection 7a7 as if such       
amendments had been enacted immediately 
after the enactment of the ,post-#i_/aa 
,veterans ,educational ,assistance ,act 
of #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-beb74