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HR 5826 111th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of active duty for purposes of the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include certain…

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Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of active duty for purposes of the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include certain service in the National Guard.

Introduced: July 22, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disaster relief and insuranceMilitary civil functionsMilitary education and trainingNational Guard and reservesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 23, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jul 22, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 22, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revises provisions concerning the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program to include as active duty service (and therefore qualify for program assistance) full-time service in the National Guard: (1) organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the National Guard; or (2) when authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense (DOD) for responding to a national emergency declared by the President and supported by federal funds.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5826: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of active duty for purposes of the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include certain service in the National Guard.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5826/
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"H.R. 5826: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of active duty for purposes of the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include certain service in the National Guard.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5826/.
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H.R. 5826, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5826/.
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[H.R. 5826: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of active duty for purposes of the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include certain service in the National Guard.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5826/)
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