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[CITE: 10USC16131]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                     Subtitle E--Reserve Components
 
  PART IV--TRAINING FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
                                PROGRAMS
 
CHAPTER 1606--EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE
 
Sec. 16131. Educational assistance program: establishment; 
        amount
        
    (a) To encourage membership in units of the Selected Reserve of the 
Ready Reserve, the Secretary of each military department, under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
Transportation, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary with 
respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
Navy, shall establish and maintain a program to provide educational 
assistance to members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of 
the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned who 
agree to remain members of the Selected Reserve for a period of not less 
than six years.
    (b)(1) Except as provided in subsections (d) through (f), each 
educational assistance program established under subsection (a) shall 
provide for payment by the Secretary concerned, through the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, to each person entitled to educational assistance 
under this chapter who is pursuing a program of education of an 
educational assistance allowance at the following rates:
        (A) $251 (as increased from time to time under paragraph (2)) 
    per month for each month of full-time pursuit of a program of 
    education;
        (B) $188 (as increased from time to time under paragraph (2)) 
    per month for each month of three-quarter-time pursuit of a program 
    of education;
        (C) $125 (as increased from time to time under paragraph (2)) 
    per month for each month of half-time pursuit of a program of 
    education; and
        (D) an appropriately reduced rate, as determined under 
    regulations which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe, 
    for each month of less than half-time pursuit of a program of 
    education, except that no payment may be made to a person for less 
    than half-time pursuit if tuition assistance is otherwise available 
    to the person for such pursuit from the military department 
    concerned.

    (2) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a 
percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the rates payable 
under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) equal to the 
percentage by which--
        (A) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city 
    average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 preceding the 
    beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase is made, exceeds
        (B) such Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding 
    the 12-month period described in subparagraph (A).

    (c)(1) Educational assistance may be provided under this chapter for 
pursuit of any program of education that is an approved program of 
education for purposes of chapter 30 of title 38.
    (2) Subject to section 3695 of title 38, the maximum number of 
months of educational assistance that may be provided to any person 
under this chapter is 36 (or the equivalent thereof in part-time 
educational assistance).
    (3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or 
chapter 36 of title 38, any payment of an educational assistance 
allowance described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall not--
        (i) be charged against the entitlement of any individual under 
    this chapter; or
        (ii) be counted toward the aggregate period for which section 
    3695 of title 38 limits an individual's receipt of assistance.

    (B) The payment of the educational assistance allowance referred to 
in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is the payment of such an 
allowance to the individual for pursuit of a course or courses under 
this chapter if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs finds that the 
individual--
        (i) had to discontinue such course pursuit as a result of being 
    ordered to serve on active duty under section 12301(a), 12301(d), 
    12301(g), 12302, or 12304 of this title; and
        (ii) failed to receive credit or training time toward completion 
    of the individual's approved educational, professional, or 
    vocational objective as a result of having to discontinue, as 
    described in clause (i), the individual's course pursuit.

    (C) The period for which, by reason of this subsection, an 
educational assistance allowance is not charged against entitlement or 
counted toward the applicable aggregate period under section 3695 of 
title 38 shall not exceed the portion of the period of enrollment in the 
course or courses for which the individual failed to receive credit or 
with respect to which the individual lost training time, as determined 
under subparagraph (B)(ii).
    (d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount of the 
monthly educational assistance allowance payable to a person pursuing a 
full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-the-job training under 
this chapter is--
        (A) for each of the first six months of the person's pursuit of 
    such program, 75 percent of the monthly educational assistance 
    allowance otherwise payable to such person under this chapter;
        (B) for each of the second six months of the person's pursuit of 
    such program, 55 percent of such monthly educational assistance 
    allowance; and
        (C) for each of the months following the first 12 months of the 
    person's pursuit of such program, 35 percent of such monthly 
    educational assistance allowance.

    (2) In any month in which any person pursuing a program of education 
consisting of a program of apprenticeship or other on-the-job training 
fails to complete 120 hours of training, the amount of the monthly 
educational assistance allowance payable under this chapter to the 
person shall be limited to the same proportion of the applicable full-
time rate as the number of hours worked during such month, rounded to 
the nearest 8 hours, bears to 120 hours.
    (3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for each month that 
such person is paid a monthly educational assistance allowance under 
this chapter, the person's entitlement under this chapter shall be 
charged at the rate of--
        (i) 75 percent of a month in the case of payments made in 
    accordance with paragraph (1)(A);
        (ii) 55 percent of a month in the case of payments made in 
    accordance with paragraph (1)(B); and
        (iii) 35 percent of a month in the case of payments made in 
    accordance with paragraph (1)(C).

    (B) Any such charge to the entitlement shall be reduced 
proportionately in accordance with the reduction in payment under 
paragraph (2).
    (e)(1)(A) The amount of the educational assistance allowance payable 
under this chapter to a person who enters into an agreement to pursue, 
and is pursuing, a program of education exclusively by correspondence is 
an amount equal to 55 percent of the established charge which the 
institution requires nonveterans to pay for the course or courses 
pursued by such person.
    (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ``established 
charge'' means the lesser of--
        (i) the charge for the course or courses determined on the basis 
    of the lowest extended time payment plan offered by the institution 
    and approved by the appropriate State approving agency; or
        (ii) the actual charge to the person for such course or courses.

    (C) Such allowance shall be paid quarterly on a pro rata basis for 
the lessons completed by the person and serviced by the institution.
    (2) In each case in which the amount of educational assistance is 
determined under paragraph (1), the period of entitlement of the person 
concerned shall be charged with one month for each amount equal to the 
amount of the monthly rate payable under subsection (b)(1)(A) for the 
fiscal year concerned which is paid to the individual as an educational 
assistance allowance.
    (f)(1) Each individual who is pursuing a program of education 
consisting exclusively of flight training approved as meeting the 
requirements of section 16136(c) of this title shall be paid an 
educational assistance allowance under this chapter in the amount equal 
to 60 percent of the established charges for tuition and fees which 
similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same flight course 
are required to pay.
    (2) No educational assistance allowance may be paid under this 
chapter to an individual for any month during which such individual is 
pursuing a program of education consisting exclusively of flight 
training until the Secretary has received from that individual and the 
institution providing such training a certification of the flight 
training received by the individual during that month and the tuition 
and other fees charged for that training.
    (3) The period of entitlement of an individual pursuing a program of 
education described in paragraph (1) shall be charged with one month for 
each amount equal to the amount of the monthly rate payable under 
subsection (b)(1)(A) for the fiscal year concerned which is paid to that 
individual as an educational assistance allowance for such program.
    (4) The number of solo flying hours for which an individual may be 
paid an educational assistance allowance under this subsection may not 
exceed the minimum number of solo flying hours required by the Federal 
Aviation Administration for the flight rating or certification which is 
the goal of the individual's flight training.
    (g)(1)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall approve individualized tutorial assistance for any person 
entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who--
        (i) is enrolled in and pursuing a postsecondary course of 
    education on a half-time or more basis at an educational 
    institution; and
        (ii) has a deficiency in a subject required as a part of, or 
    which is prerequisite to, or which is indispensable to the 
    satisfactory pursuit of, the program of education.

    (B) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall not approve 
individualized tutorial assistance for a person pursuing a program of 
education under this paragraph unless such assistance is necessary for 
the person to successfully complete the program of education.
    (2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary concerned, through 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall pay to a person receiving 
individualized tutorial assistance pursuant to paragraph (1) a tutorial 
assistance allowance. The amount of the allowance payable under this 
paragraph may not exceed $100 for any month, nor aggregate more than 
$1,200. The amount of the allowance paid under this paragraph shall be 
in addition to the amount of educational assistance allowance payable to 
a person under this chapter.
    (B) A tutorial assistance allowance may not be paid to a person 
under this paragraph until the educational institution at which the 
person is enrolled certifies that--
        (i) the individualized tutorial assistance is essential to 
    correct a deficiency of the person in a subject required as a part 
    of, or which is prerequisite to, or which is indispensable to the 
    satisfactory pursuit of, an approved program of education;
        (ii) the tutor chosen to perform such assistance is qualified to 
    provide such assistance and is not the person's parent, spouse, 
    child (whether or not married or over eighteen years of age), 
    brother, or sister; and
        (iii) the charges for such assistance do not exceed the 
    customary charges for such tutorial assistance.

    (3)(A) A person's period of entitlement to educational assistance 
under this chapter shall be charged only with respect to the amount of 
tutorial assistance paid to the person under this subsection in excess 
of $600.
    (B) A person's period of entitlement to educational assistance under 
this chapter shall be charged at the rate of one month for each amount 
of assistance paid to the individual under this section in excess of 
$600 that is equal to the amount of the monthly educational assistance 
allowance which the person is otherwise eligible to receive for full-
time pursuit of an institutional course under this chapter.
    (h) A program of education in a course of instruction beyond the 
baccalaureate degree level shall be provided under this chapter, subject 
to the availability of appropriations.
    (i)(1) In the case of a person who has a skill or specialty 
designated by the Secretary concerned as a skill or specialty in which 
there is a critical shortage of personnel or for which it is difficult 
to recruit or, in the case of critical units, retain personnel, the 
Secretary concerned may increase the rate of the educational assistance 
allowance applicable to that person to such rate in excess of the rate 
prescribed under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (b)(1) as 
the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, but the amount of any 
such increase may not exceed $350 per month.
    (2) In the case of a person who has a skill or specialty designated 
by the Secretary concerned as a skill or specialty in which there is a 
critical shortage of personnel or for which it is difficult to recruit 
or, in the case of critical units, retain personnel, who is eligible for 
educational benefits under chapter 30 (other than section 3012) of title 
38 and who meets the eligibility criteria specified in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of section 16132(a)(1) of this title, the Secretary concerned 
may increase the rate of the educational assistance allowance applicable 
to that person to such rate in excess of the rate prescribed under 
section 3015 of title 38 as the Secretary of Defense considers 
appropriate, but the amount of any such increase may not exceed $350 per 
month.
    (3) The authority provided by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be 
exercised by the Secretaries concerned under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of Defense.

(Added Pub. L. 95-79, title IV, Sec. 402(a), July 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 
328, Sec. 2131; amended Pub. L. 96-107, title IV, Sec. 402(a), Nov. 9, 
1979, 93 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 96-342, title IX, Sec. 906(a)(1), Sept. 8, 
1980, 94 Stat. 1117; Pub. L. 96-513, title V, Sec. 511(68), Dec. 12, 
1980, 94 Stat. 2926; Pub. L. 98-525, title VII, Sec. 705(a)(1), Oct. 19, 
1984, 98 Stat. 2565; Pub. L. 100-689, title I, Secs. 110(a), 111(b)(1), 
Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4170, 4172; Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title VI, 
Secs. 642(a), (b), 645(a)(1), (b)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1456, 
1458; Pub. L. 101-237, title IV, Sec. 422(b)(2), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 
Stat. 2089; Pub. L. 102-25, title III, Sec. 337(b), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 
Stat. 90; Pub. L. 102-127, Sec. 2(d), Oct. 10, 1991, 105 Stat. 621; Pub. 
L. 102-568, title III, Secs. 301(b), (d), 310(b), 318, 320(a)(1), Oct. 
29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4326, 4330, 4334, 4335; Pub. L. 103-66, title XII, 
Sec. 12009(b), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 416; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, 
title V, Sec. 518, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1651; renumbered Sec. 16131 
and amended Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XVI, Sec. 1663(b)(2), (3), 
Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3006, 3007; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title X, 
Sec. 1076, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 450; Pub. L. 104-275, title I, 
Sec. 105(d), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3327; Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title 
V, Sec. 553(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1748; Pub. L. 105-178, title 
VIII, Sec. 8203(b)(1)-(3), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 493, 494; Pub. L. 
106-65, div. A, title X, Sec. 1066(a)(33), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 772.)


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106-65 inserted ``in'' after ``Except 
as provided'' in introductory provisions.
    1998--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 8203(b)(3), struck out 
``in paragraph (2) and'' after ``Except as provided'' in introductory 
provisions.
    Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 8203(b)(1)(A), substituted 
``$251 (as increased from time to time under paragraph (2))'' for 
``$190''.
    Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 8203(b)(1)(B), substituted 
``$188 (as increased from time to time under paragraph (2))'' for 
``$143''.
    Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 8203(b)(1)(C), substituted 
``$125 (as increased from time to time under paragraph (2))'' for 
``$95''.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 8203(b)(2), in introductory 
provisions, substituted ``, the Secretary shall provide a percentage 
increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the rates payable under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1)'' for ``beginning on or 
after October 1, 1994, the Secretary shall continue to pay, in lieu of 
the rates payable under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph 
(1), the monthly rates payable under this paragraph for the previous 
fiscal year and shall provide, for any such fiscal year, a percentage 
increase in such rates''.
    1997--Subsec. (c)(3)(B)(i). Pub. L. 105-85 struck out ``, in 
connection with the Persian Gulf War,'' after ``being ordered''.
    1996--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104-275, Sec. 105(d)(2), substituted 
``(f)'' for ``(g)''.
    Subsecs. (e) to (i). Pub. L. 104-275, Sec. 105(d)(1), redesignated 
subsecs. (f) to (j) as (e) to (i), respectively, and struck out former 
subsec. (e) which read as follows:
    ``(e)(1) The amount of the monthly educational assistance allowance 
payable to a person pursuing a cooperative program under this chapter 
shall be 80 percent of the monthly allowance otherwise payable to such 
person under this chapter.
    ``(2) For each month that a person is paid a monthly educational 
assistance allowance for pursuit of a cooperative program under this 
chapter, the person's entitlement under this chapter shall be charged at 
the rate of 80 percent of a month.''
    Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 104-275, Sec. 105(d)(1), redesignated subsec. 
(j) as (i).
    Pub. L. 104-106 added subsec. (j).
    1994--Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 1663(b)(2), renumbered section 2131 of 
this title as this section.
    Subsec. (c)(3)(B)(i). Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 1663(b)(3)(A), 
substituted ``12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, or 12304'' for 
``672(a), (d), or (g), 673, or 673b''.
    Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 1663(b)(3)(B), substituted 
``16136(c)'' for ``2136(c)''.
    1993--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103-66 struck out subpar. (A), struck 
out subpar. (B) designation before ``With respect to'', redesignated 
former cls. (i) and (ii) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, and in 
subpar. (B) substituted ``subparagraph (A)'' for ``clause (i)''. Prior 
to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: ``With respect to the fiscal 
year beginning on October 1, 1993, the Secretary shall provide a 
percentage increase in the monthly rates payable under subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) equal to the percentage by which the 
Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city average, published 
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for the 12-month period ending June 
30, 1993, exceeds such Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period 
ending June 30, 1992.''
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 518(1), struck out ``other 
than a program of education in a course of instruction beyond the 
baccalaureate degree level'' after ``title 38''.
    Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 518(2), added subsec. (i).
    1992--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-568, Sec. 301(b), substituted 
``$190'' for ``$140'' in subpar. (A), ``$143'' for ``$105'' in subpar. 
(B), and ``$95'' for ``$70'' in subpar. (C).
    Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 102-568, Sec. 301(d)(1), (2), 
redesignated subpar. (B) as (A), substituted ``shall provide a 
percentage increase in the monthly rates payable under subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1)'' for ``may continue to pay, in lieu 
of the rates payable under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph 
(1), the monthly rates payable under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 
and may provide a percentage increase in such rates'', and struck out 
former subpar. (A) which read as follows: ``During the period beginning 
on October 1, 1991, and ending on September 30, 1993, the monthly rates 
payable under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) shall be 
$170, $128, and $85, respectively.''
    Subsec. (b)(2)(B), (C). Pub. L. 102-568, Sec. 301(d)(3), 
redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and substituted ``shall continue'' for 
``may continue'' and ``shall provide'' for ``may provide'' in 
introductory provisions. Former subpar. (B) redesignated (A).
    Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 102-568, Sec. 320(a)(1)(A), substituted 
``section 3695 of title 38'' for ``section 1795 of title 38''.
    Subsec. (c)(3)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 102-568, Sec. 320(a)(1)(B), 
substituted ``, the individual's'' for ``of this subparagraph, his or 
her''.
    Subsec. (c)(3)(C). Pub. L. 102-568, Sec. 320(a)(1)(C), struck out 
``of this paragraph'' after ``subparagraph (B)(ii)''.
    Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 102-568, Sec. 310(b)(1), struck out ``(other 
than tuition and fees charged for or attributable to solo flying 
hours)'' after ``tuition and fees''.
    Subsec. (g)(4). Pub. L. 102-568, Sec. 310(b)(2), added par. (4).
    Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 102-568, Sec. 318, added subsec. (h).
    1991--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-25, Sec. 337(b)(1), designated 
existing provisions as par. (1) and substituted ``Except as provided in 
paragraph (2) and'' for ``Except as provided in'', redesignated former 
pars. (1) to (4) as subpars. (A) to (D), respectively, and added par. 
(2).
    Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 102-127 added par. (3).
    Subsecs. (f)(2), (g)(3). Pub. L. 102-25, Sec. 337(b)(2), (3), 
substituted ``amount equal to the amount of the monthly rate payable 
under subsection (b)(1)(A) for the fiscal year concerned'' for ``$140''.
    1989--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-237, Sec. 422(b)(2)(A), in 
introductory provisions, substituted ``subsections (d) through (g)'' for 
``subsections (d) through (f)''.
    Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 645(b)(1), in introductory provisions, 
substituted ``of an educational assistance allowance'' for ``and 
educational assistance allowance''.
    Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 642(b)(1), in introductory provisions, 
substituted ``Except as provided in subsections (d) through (f), each'' 
for ``Each'' and inserted ``, through the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs,'' after ``Secretary concerned''.
    Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 645(a)(1), substituted 
``Secretary of Veterans Affairs'' for ``Administrator of Veterans' 
Affairs''.
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 642(a), amended par. (1) 
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: ``Educational 
assistance may only be provided under this chapter for pursuit of a 
program of education at an institution of higher learning and may not be 
provided to a person after the person has completed a course of 
instruction required for the award of a baccalaureate degree or the 
equivalent evidence of completion of study.''
    Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 642(b)(2), added subsecs. 
(d) to (f).
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101-237, Sec. 422(b)(2)(B), added subsec. (g).
    1988--Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 100-689, Sec. 110(a), added par. (4).
    Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 100-689, Sec. 111(b)(1), inserted ``(or the 
equivalent thereof in part-time educational assistance)'' before period 
at end.
    1984--Pub. L. 98-525 amended section generally, substituting a 
schedule of payments at stated monthly rates for full-time, three-
quarter-time, and half-time pursuit of an education program for former 
provisions which had set a maximum for any one member of $1,000 for any 
twelve-month period and $4,000 for the total assistance to any one 
member.
    1980--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-513, Sec. 511(68)(A), substituted 
``armed forces'' for ``armed force''.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 96-513, Sec. 511(68)(B), inserted ``of this 
title'' after ``2132''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-342 substituted ``$1,000'' for ``$500'' and 
``$4,000'' for ``$2,000''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96-513, Sec. 511(68)(C), substituted 
``Secretary of Education'' for ``Commissioner of Education, Department 
of Health, Education, and Welfare''.
    1979--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 96-107 substituted ``100 percent'' for 
``50 percent''.


                    Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

    Pub. L. 105-178, title VIII, Sec. 8203(b)(4), June 9, 1998, 112 
Stat. 494, provided that: ``The amendments made by this subsection 
[amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall 
apply with respect to educational assistance allowances paid for months 
after September 1998. However, no adjustment in rates of educational 
assistance shall be made under paragraph (2) of section 16131(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended by paragraph (2), for fiscal 
year 1999.''


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-337 effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as 
otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103-337, set out as an 
Effective Date note under section 10001 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

    Section 301(e) of Pub. L. 102-568 provided that:
    ``(1) The amendments made by this section [amending this section and 
section 3015 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits] shall take effect on April 
1, 1993.
    ``(2) The amendments made by this section shall not be construed to 
change the account from which payment is made for that portion of a 
payment under chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, or chapter 106 
[now 1606] of title 10, United States Code, which is a Montgomery GI 
bill rate increase and a title III benefit is paid. For the purposes of 
this subsection, the terms `Montgomery GI bill rate increase' and `title 
III benefit' have the meanings provided in section 393 of the Persian 
Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 
1991 [Pub. L. 102-25] (105 Stat. 99).''
    Section 310(d) of Pub. L. 102-568 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section and sections 3032 and 3231 
of Title 38] shall apply to flight training received under chapters 30 
and 32 of title 38, United States Code, and chapter 106 [now 1606] of 
title 10, United States Code, after September 30, 1992.''


                    Effective Date of 1989 Amendments

    Section 422(d) of Pub. L. 101-237 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section, section 2136 [now 16136] of 
this title, and sections 1432 [now 3032] and 1434 [now 3034] of Title 
38, Veterans' Benefits] shall take effect on September 30, 1990.''
    Section 642(d) of Pub. L. 101-189 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section and section 2136 [now 16136] 
of this title] shall apply with respect to any person who after 
September 30, 1990, meets the requirements set forth in subparagraph (A) 
or (B) of section 2132(a)(1) [now 16132(a)(1)(A), (B)] of title 10, 
United States Code.''


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

    Section 705(b) of Pub. L. 98-525 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this chapter] shall take effect on July 
1, 1985, and shall apply only to members of the Armed Forces who qualify 
for educational assistance under chapter 106 of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (a), on or after such date.''


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendments

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 
701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96-513, set out as a note under section 101 of this 
title.
    Section 906(a)(2) of Pub. L. 96-342 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect on 
October 1, 1980.''


                    Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

    Section 402(c) of Pub. L. 96-107 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending sections 2131 and 2133 [now 16131 and 
16133] of this title] shall apply only to individuals enlisting in the 
Reserves after September 30, 1979.''


    1995 Cost-of-Living Adjustment in Rates of Educational Assistance

    Section 12009(c) of Pub. L. 103-66 provided that: ``The fiscal year 
1995 cost-of-living adjustments in the rates of educational assistance 
payable under chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, and under 
chapter 106 [now 1606] of title 10, United States Code, shall be the 
percentage equal to 50 percent of the percentage by which such 
assistance would be increased under section 3015(g) of title 38, and 
under section 2131(b)(2) [now 16131(b)(2)] of title 10, United States 
Code, respectively, but for this section [amending this section and 
section 3015 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits, and enacting provisions 
set out as a note under section 3015 of Title 38].''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 2131, 16132, 16135 of this 
title.
