S.Amdt. 1609

SA 1609. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of part II of subtitle D of title V, add the
following:

SEC. 540. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMY FOR TUITION
ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
EFFECTIVE UPON COMPLETION OF INITIAL ENTRY
TRAINING IN THE ARMY.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any individual
who is enlisted, inducted, or appointed as a member of the
Army, including the Army National Guard of the United States
and the Army Reserve, after the date of the enactment of this
Act, shall be eligible for tuition assistance through the
Department of Defense for members of the Armed Forces upon
completion of initial entry training.
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