HONORING THE NATIONAL SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES BY ELIMINATION OF TIME LIMITATION FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT.

SEC. 112. HONORING THE NATIONAL SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES BY ELIMINATION OF TIME LIMITATION FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT. (a) In General.—Subsection (a) of section 3321 is amended— (1) by striking “individual’s entitlement” and all that follows through the period and inserting “individual’s entitlement—”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: “(1) in the case of an individual whose last discharge or release from active duty is before January, 1, 2013, expires at the end of the 15-year period beginning on the date of such discharge or release; or “(2) in the case of an individual whose last discharge or release from active duty is on or after January 1, 2013, shall not expire.” . (b) Children of Deceased Members.—Subsection (b)(4) of such section is amended— (1) by inserting “of this title” after “3311(b)(9)”; (2) by striking “child’s entitlement” and all that follows through the period and inserting “child’s entitlement—”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: “(A) in the case of a child who first becomes entitled to such entitlement before January 1, 2013, expires at the end of the 15-year period beginning on the date of such child’s eighteenth birthday; or “(B) in the case of a child who first becomes entitled to such entitlement on or after January 1, 2013, shall not expire.” . (c) Spouses of Deceased Members.—Subsection (b) of such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(5) Applicability to spouses of deceased members.—The period during which a spouse entitled to educational assistance by reason of section 3311(b)(9) may use such spouse’s entitlement— “(A) in the case of a spouse who first becomes entitled to such entitlement before January 1, 2013, expires at the end of the 15-year period beginning on the date on which the spouse first becomes entitled to such entitlement; or “(B) in the case of a spouse who first becomes entitled to such entitlement on or after January 1, 2013, shall not expire.” .