Guard and Reserve Academic Protection Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that institutions of higher learning provide members of the National Guard or Armed Forces Reserves who are receiving educational assistance from the VA or the military with a reasonable opportunity to complete educational assignments, tests, and other requirements that occur while they are performing: (1) inactive duty training, or (2) active duty training for less than 30 days.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5676 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5676
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that members of a
reserve component who are pursuing a course of education using
educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs are accommodated by the institution of higher learning for an
absence caused by performing certain training.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 19, 2014
Mrs. Kirkpatrick 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 ensure that members of a
reserve component who are pursuing a course of education using
educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs are accommodated by the institution of higher learning for an
absence caused by performing certain training.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guard and Reserve Academic
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. ACCOMMODATION OF MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS PURSUING COURSE
OF EDUCATION DURING PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN TRAINING.
(a) In General.--Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3699. Accommodation of members of reserve components during
performance of certain training
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall ensure that an institution
of higher learning provides an individual described in subsection (b)
with a reasonable opportunity to complete assignments, tests, and other
requirements of a course of education that occur during any period in
which the individual is absent from the course of education by reason
of performing--
``(1) inactive duty training; or
``(2) active duty training for a period of less than 30
days.
``(b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this
subsection is an individual who is--
``(1) a member of a reserve component; and
``(2) pursuing a course of education with educational
assistance under chapter 30 or 33 of this title or chapter 1606
or 1607 of title 10.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``3699. Accommodation of members of reserve components during
performance of certain training.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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