TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

SEC. 423. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. (a) In General.—Title 38 is amended as follows: (1)(A) Section 1412(a)(1) is amended— (i) in clause (A)(ii), by striking out “and after completion” and inserting in lieu thereof “and beginning within one year after completion”: and (ii) in clause (B)(ii), by striking out “and after completion” and inserting in lieu thereof “and beginning within one year after completion”. 103 STAT. 2091 (B) Section 1412(b)(2) is amended by striking out “Continuity of service” and all that follows through “such clauses” and inserting in lieu thereof “After an individual begins service in the Selected Reserve within one year after completion of the service described in clause (A)(i) or (B)(i) of subsection (a)(1) of this section, the continuity of service of such individual as a member of the Selected Reserve”. (2) Section 1413 is amended— (A) in subsections (a)(2) and (b), by striking out “subsection (c)” and inserting in lieu thereof “subsection (d)”; (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out “1411(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I) ” the second place it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof “1411(a)(1)(A)(ii)(I) ”; and (C) in subsection (c)— (i) by striking out “paragraph (2)” in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof “paragraphs (2) and (3)”; and (ii) by adding at the end of such subsection the following: “(3) Subject to section 1795 of this title and subsection (d) of this section, an individual described in clause (B) or (C)(ii) of section 1418(b)(3) of this title (other than an individual described in paragraph (2) of this subsection) is entitled to the number of months of educational assistance under this chapter that is equal to the number of months the individual has served on continuous active duty after June 30, 1985.”. (3) Section 1417(a)(1)(A)(ii) is amended by striking out “but for” and all that follows through “of this title” and inserting in lieu thereof “but for clause (I)(A)(i) or clause (2)(A) of section 1411(a) or clause (I)(A)(i) or (ii) or clause (2) of section 1412(a) of this title”. (4) Section 1431(f) is amended by striking out “, under this section,” in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof “, under section 1413,”. (5)(A) Section 1434(a)(3) is amended by striking out “employment)” and inserting in lieu thereof “employment during and since the period of such veteran’s active military service)”. (B) Section 1641(a)(2) is amended by striking out “employment)” and inserting in lieu thereof “employment during and since the period of such veteran’s active military service)”. (6) Section 1434 is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting “1780(f),” after “1780(c),”; and (B) by inserting after subsection (b), as redesignated by section 415(b)(3), the following new subsection: “(c) Payment of educational assistance allowance in the case of an eligible individual pursuing a program of education under this chapter on less than a half-time basis shall be made in a lump-sum amount for the entire quarter, semester, or term not later than the last day of the month immediately following the month in which certification is received from the educational institution that such individual has enrolled in and is pursuing a program at such institution. Such lump-sum payment shall be computed at the rate determined under section 1432(b) of this title.”. (7) Section 1633 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 103 STAT. 2092 “(d) For any month in which an individual fails to complete 120 hours of training, the entitlement otherwise chargeable under subsection (c) of this section shall be reduced in the same proportion as the monthly benefit payment payable is reduced under subsection (b) of this section.”. (8)(A) Section 1781(b) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(5) The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–399).”. (B) Section 1795(a) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(8) The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–399).”. (9) Section 1790 is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(2) by striking out “and prepayment”; (B) in subsection (b)(3)(A) by inserting “30,” before “32”; and (C) in subsection (b)(3)(B)— (i) by striking out “(B)(i)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(B)”; and (ii) by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively. (b) Technical Amendments to Chapters 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, and 41 Concerning the New Department of Veterans Affairs.—Title 38 is amended as follows: (1) Chapters 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, and 36 are amended— (A) by striking out “Administrator” each place it appears (other than in section 1652(b)) and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary”; and (B) by striking out “Veterans’ Administration” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Department of Veterans Affairs”. (2) Sections 1723(e), 1743(a), 1779(b), 1780(d)(3), 1790(b)(3)(B)(i)(III), 1794, 1796(c), and 1799(d) are amended by striking out “Administrator’s” and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary’s”. (3) Section 1402(5) is amended to read as follows: “(5) The term ‘Secretary of Defense’ means the Secretary of Defense, except that it means the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.”. (4) The following sections, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, are amended by inserting “of Defense” after “Secretary”: (A) Sections 1418(a)(3), 1621(c), 1621(e), 1622(a), 1622(d), 1623(b), 1631(a)(2)(C), and 1642. (B) Sections 1421(a), 1421(b), and 1622(e), the second place “Secretary” appears. (C) Section 1422(b), the third place “Secretary” appears. (D) Sections 1436(b), 1622(c), and 1643, each place “Secretary” appears. (5) Section 1415(c), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, is amended— (A) by striking out “prescribed by the Secretary,” and inserting in lieu thereof “prescribed by the Secretary of Defense”; and 103 STAT. 2093 (B) by inserting “of Defense” after “Secretary” the last place it appears. (6) Section 1621(b)(1), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, is amended by striking out “(hereinafter” and all that follows through “Secretary’)”. (7) Section 1623(d), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, is amended— (A) by inserting “of Defense” after “Secretary” the first place it occurs; and (B) by striking out “the Secretary” the second place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “such Secretary”. (8) Chapter 41 is amended— (A) by striking out “Administrator” each place it appears (other than in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2002A(e) and in section 2010(b)(1)(G)) and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary of Veterans Affairs”; and (B) by striking out “Veterans’ Administration” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Department of Veterans Affairs”.