MONTGOMERY GI BILL SELECTED RESERVE PROGRAM.

SEC. 110. MONTGOMERY GI BILL SELECTED RESERVE PROGRAM. (a) Payment for Less Than Half-Time Pursuit of a Program of Education.—Section 2131(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “and” at the end of clause (2); (2) by striking out the period at the end of clause (3) and inserting in lieu thereof “; and”; and (3) by inserting at the end the following new clause: “(4) an appropriately reduced rate, as determined under regulations which the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs shall prescribe, for each month of less than half-time pursuit of a program. of education, except that no payment may be made to a person for less than half-time pursuit if tuition assistance is otherwise available to the person for such pursuit from the military department concerned.”. (b) Time of Eligibility.—Section 2132(b) of such title is amended to read as follows: “(b) Educational assistance may not be provided to a member under this chapter until the member has completed the initial period of active duty for training required of the member.”.