To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an extension in the period of eligibility for survivors' and dependents' education benefits for members of the National Guard who are involuntarily ordered to full-time National Guard duty.

Extends the delimiting period of eligibility for military survivors' and dependents' education assistance, with respect to a member who is involuntarily ordered to full-time National Guard duty, for the length of such duty plus four months.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2164 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2164

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an extension in 
  the period of eligibility for survivors' and dependents' education 
   benefits for members of the National Guard who are involuntarily 
               ordered to full-time National Guard duty.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2003

 Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire (for himself and Mr. Michaud) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an extension in 
  the period of eligibility for survivors' and dependents' education 
   benefits for members of the National Guard who are involuntarily 
               ordered to full-time National Guard duty.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION IN PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SURVIVORS' AND 
              DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
              INVOLUNTARILY ORDERED TO FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 3512(h) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ``or is involuntarily ordered to full-time 
National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32,'' after ``title 
10,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect September 11, 2001.
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