[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1162 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
1st Session
S. 1162
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year
limits on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 6, 2005
Ms. Cantwell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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A BILL
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year
limits on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits,
and for other purposes.
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 ``Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 10-YEAR LIMIT ON USE OF VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.
(a) All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program.--Section
3031 of title 38, United States Code, is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 3018C(e)(3)(B) of such title is amended--
(A) by striking ``(B)(i)'' and inserting ``(B)'';
and
(B) by striking clause (ii).
(2) Section 3020 of such title is amended--
(A) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``Subject to
the time limitation for use of entitlement under
section 3031 of this title, an'' and inserting ``An'';
and
(B) in subsection (h)(5), by striking
``Notwithstanding section 3031 of this title, a'' and
inserting ``A''.
(3) The heading for subchapter IV of chapter 30 of such
title is amended to read as follows:
``Subchapter IV--General and Administrative Provisions''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The chapter analysis at the beginning of
chapter 30 of such title is amended by striking the matter relating to
the heading for subchapter IV and the item relating to section 3031 and
inserting the following:
``SUBCHAPTER IV--GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS''.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF 10-YEAR LIMIT ON USE OF SELECTED RESERVE EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.
(a) Repeal.--Section 16133 of title 10, United States Code, is
repealed.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
the item relating to section 16133.
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