DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY PERIOD FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES COMMISSIONED FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL.

SEC. 702. DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY PERIOD FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES COMMISSIONED FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL. (a) Measurement of Period Counted for GI Bill Eligibility.—Section 3011(f) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “paragraph (2)” and inserting “paragraph (2) or (3)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) This subsection applies to a member who after a period of continuous active duty as an enlisted member or warrant officer, and following successful completion of officer training school, is discharged in order to accept, without a break in service, a commission as an officer in the Armed Forces for a period of active duty.”. (b) Conforming Amendments for Time Limitation for Use of Eligibility and Entitlement.—Section 3031 is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking “through (e)” and inserting “through (g)”; and (B) by striking “subsection (g)” and inserting “subsection (h)”; and (3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: “(g) In the case of an individual described in section 3011(f)(3) of this title, the period during which that individual may use the individual’s entitlement to educational assistance allowance expires on the last day of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act if that date is later than the date that would otherwise be applicable to that individual under this section.”. (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to an individual first appointed as a commissioned officer on or after July 1,1985.