ELIGIBILITY FOR MONTGOMERY GI BILL BENEFITS OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL VIETNAM ERA VETERANS.

SEC. 105. ELIGIBILITY FOR MONTGOMERY GI BILL BENEFITS OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL VIETNAM ERA VETERANS. (a) Active Duty Program.—Section 3011(a)(1) is amended— (1) by striking “or” at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by adding “or” at the end of subparagraph (B); and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(C) as of December 31, 1989, was eligible for educational assistance benefits under chapter 34 of this title and— “(i) was not on active duty on October 19, 1984; “(ii) reenlists or reenters on a period of active duty on or after October 19, 1984; and “(iii) on or after July 1, 1985, either— “(I) serves at least three years of continuous active duty in the Armed Forces; or “(II) is discharged or released from active duty (aa) for a service-connected disability, for a medical condition which preexisted such service on active duty and which the Secretary determines is not service connected, for hardship, or for a physical or mental condition that was not characterized as a disability, as described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) of this paragraph, (bb) for the convenience of the Government, if the individual completed not less than 30 months of continuous active duty after that date, or (cc) involuntarily for the convenience of the Government as a result of a reduction in force, as determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy;”. (b) Selected Reserve Program.—Section 3012(a)(1) is amended— 115 STAT. 983 (1) by striking “or” at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by adding “or” at the end of subparagraph (B); and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(C) as of December 31, 1989, was eligible for educational assistance under chapter 34 of this title and— “(i) was not on active duty on October 19, 1984; “(ii) reenlists or reenters on a period of active duty on or after October 19, 1984; and “(iii) on or after July 1, 1985— “(I) serves at least two years of continuous active duty in the Armed Forces, subject to subsection (b) of this section, characterized by the Secretary concerned as honorable service; and “(II) subject to subsection (b) of this section and beginning within one year after completion of such two years of service, serves at least four continuous years in the Selected Reserve during which the individual participates satisfactorily in training as prescribed by the Secretary concerned;”. (c) Time for Use of Entitlement.—Section 3031 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (1); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) in the case of an individual who becomes entitled to such assistance under section 3011(a)(1)(C) or 3012(a)(1)(C) of this title, on the date of the enactment of this paragraph.”; and (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking “section 3011(a)(1)(B) or 3012(a)(1)(B)” and inserting “section 3011(a)(1)(B), 3011(a)(1)(C), 3012(a)(1)(B), or 3012(a)(1)(C)”.