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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of…

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 23, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2004
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Feb 23, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 23, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes eligible for basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill a member of the Selected Reserve who (among other qualifications), during any five-year period beginning on or after September 11, 2001, while in the Selected Reserve, serves on active duty for one or more periods aggregating not less than two years of active-duty service during such period. Entitles such individuals to one month of educational assistance for each month served on active duty. Makes the amount of such assistance equivalent to that provided for active-duty personnel who have served a minimum of two years of active duty.

Requires the Secretaries of the military departments concerned to inform eligible Selected Reserve personnel of such entitlement.

What's happening now June 22, 2004

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4367 Related bill Resuming Education After Defense Service Act of 2004
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 30, 2004
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 11, 2004
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 24, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2099: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2099/
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"S. 2099: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2099/.
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S. 2099, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2099/.
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[S. 2099: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2099/)
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