MONTGOMERY GI BILL SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS.

SEC. 104. MONTGOMERY GI BILL SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS. (a) Active Duty Participants.—Clause (2) of section 1411(a) is amended to read as follows: “(2) who completed the requirements of a secondary school diploma (or equivalency certificate) not later than— “(A) the original ending date of the individual’s initial obligated period of active duty in the case of an individual described in clause (1)(A) of this subsection, regardless of whether the individual is discharged or released from active duty on such date; or “(B) December 31, 1989, in the case of an individual described in clause (1)(B) of this subsection; except that an individual described in clause (1)(B) of this subsection may meet the requirement of this clause by having successfully completed the equivalent of 12 semester hours in a program of education leading to a standard college degree; and”. (b) Selected Reserve Participants.—Section 1412(a)(2) is amended— (1) by striking out “received” and inserting in lieu thereof “completed the requirements of”; and (2) by inserting the following before the semicolon: “, except that an individual described in clause (1)(B) of this subsection may meet the requirement of this clause by having successfully completed the equivalent of 12 semester hours in a program of education leading to a standard college degree”.