COOPERATIVE TRAINING.

SEC. 108. COOPERATIVE TRAINING. (a) Montgomery GI Bill.— (1) Section 1402(3)(B) is amended— (A) by inserting “(i)” before “a full-time”; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end “, and (ii) a cooperative program (as defined in section 1682(a)(2) of this title)”. (2) Section 1432 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) (1) The amount of the monthly educational assistance allowance payable to an individual pursuing a cooperative program under this chapter shall be 80 percent of the monthly allowance otherwise payable to such individual under section 1415 and section 1422, if applicable, of this title. “(2) For each month that an individual is paid a monthly educational assistance allowance for pursuit of a cooperative program under this chapter, the individual s entitlement under this chapter shall be charge at the rate of 80 percent of a month.”. (b) Post-Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Educational Assistance Program.— (1) Section 1602(2)(B) is amended— (A) by inserting “(i)” after “includes”; and (B) by inserting after “of this title” the following: “, and (ii) in the case of an individual who is not serving on active duty, a 102 STAT. 4170cooperative program (as defined in section 1682(a)(2) of this title)”. (2) Section 1631 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) (1) The amount of the monthly benefit payment to an individual pursuing a cooperative program under this chapter shall be 80 percent of the monthly benefit otherwise payable to such individual (computed on the basis of the formula provided in subsection (a)(2) of this section). “(2) For each month that an individual is paid a monthly benefit payment for pursuit of a cooperative program under this chapter, the individual’s entitlement under this chapter shall be charged at the rate 80 percent of a month.’. (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1989.