MODIFICATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

SEC. 101. MODIFICATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.(a) Modification of Definitions on Eligibility for Educational Assistance.—(1) Expansion of definition of active duty to include service in national guard for certain purposes.—Paragraph (1) of section 3301 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(C) In the case of a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or Air National Guard of the United States, in addition to service described in subparagraph (B), full-time service—“(i) in the National Guard of a State for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the National Guard; or“(ii) in the National Guard under section 502(f) of title 32 when authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of responding to a national emergency declared by the President and supported by Federal funds.”.(2) Expansion of definition of army entry level and skill training to include one station unit training.—Paragraph (2)(A) of such section is amended by inserting “or One Station Unit Training” before the period at the end.(3) Clarification of definition of entry level and skill training for the coast guard.—Paragraph (2)(E) of such section is amended by inserting “and Skill Training (or so-called ‘A’ School)” before the period at the end.(b) Clarification of Applicability of Honorable Service Requirement for Certain Discharges and Releases From the Armed Forces as Basis for Entitlement to Educational Assistance.—Section 3311(c)(4) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking “A discharge or release from active duty in the Armed Forces” and inserting “A discharge or release from active duty in the Armed Forces after service on active duty in the Armed Forces characterized by the Secretary concerned as honorable service”.(c) Exclusion From Period of Service on Active Duty of Periods of Service in Connection With Attendance at Coast Guard Academy.—Section 3311(d)(2) is amended by inserting “or section 182 of title 14” before the period at the end.124 STAT. 4108(d) Effective Dates.—(1) Service in national guard as active duty.—The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall take effect on August 1, 2009, as if included in the enactment of chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, pursuant to the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (title V of Public Law 110–252). However, no benefits otherwise payable by reason of such amendment for the period beginning on August 1, 2009, and ending on September 30, 2011, may be paid before October 1, 2011.(2) One station unit training.—The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.(3) Entry level and skill training for the coast guard.—The amendment made by subsection (a)(3) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to individuals entering service on or after that date.(4) Honorable service requirement.—The amendment made by subsection (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to discharges and releases from the Armed Forces that occur on or after that date.(5) Service in connection with attendance at coast guard academy.—The amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to individuals entering into agreements on service in the Coast Guard on or after that date.