TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE TOWARD ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

SEC. 304. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE TOWARD ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. (a) Treatment of Service.— Section 3011 (as amended by section 303) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f) (1) For the purposes of this chapter, a member referred to in paragraph (2) of this subsection who serves the periods of active duty referred to in that paragraph shall be deemed to have served a continuous period of active duty whose length is the aggregate length of the periods of active duty referred to in that paragraph. “(2) This subsection applies to a member who— “(A) after a period of continuous active duty of not more than 12 months, is discharged or released from active duty under subclause (I) or (III) of subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii) of this section; and 106 STAT. 4328 “(B) after such discharge or release, reenlists or re-enters on a period of active duty.”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on June 30, 1985, and apply to the payment of educational assistance for education or training pursued on or after October 1, 1993.