MODIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESERVES SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY AND OTHER OPERATIONS.

SEC. 540. MODIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESERVES SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY AND OTHER OPERATIONS.(a) Official Receiving Elections of Benefits.—Section 16163(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “Secretary concerned” and inserting “Secretary of Veterans Affairs”.(b) Exception to Immediate Termination of Assistance.—Section 16165 of such title is amended—(1) by striking “Educational assistance” and inserting “(a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (b), educational assistance”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(b) Exception.—Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, educational assistance may be provided under this chapter to a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve who incurs a break in service in the Selected Reserve of not more than 90 days if the member continues to serve in the Ready Reserve during and after such break in service.”.