Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 5.djvu/167

 PUBLIC LAW 100-689—NOV. 18, 1988

102 STAT. 4173

(2) Section 2132(a)(2) is amended— (A) by striking out "received" and inserting in lieu thereof "completed the requirements of; and (B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", or in the case of an individual who reenlists or extends an enlistment as described in paragraph (I)(A) of this subsection, has completed such requirements at any time before such reenlistment or extension". (3) Section 2132(c) is amended by adding the following sentence at the end: "At the request of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, the Secretary of Defense shall transmit a notice of entitlement for each such person to the Administrator.". (4) Section 2132(d) is amended to read as follows: "(d) An individual who serves in the Selected Reserve may not receive credit for such service under both the program established by chapter 30 of title 38 and the program established by this chapter but shall elect (in such form and manner as the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may prescribe) the program to which such service is to be credited.". (5) Section 2133 is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking out "section" and inserting in lieu thereof "chapter"; (B) in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, and by adding as paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: "(b)(1) In the case of a person separated from the Selected Reserve because of a disability which was not the result of the individual's own willful misconduct incurred on or after the date on which such person became entitled to educational assistance under this chapter, the period for using entitlement prescribed by subsection (a) shall be determined without regard to clause (2) of such subsection."; and (C) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, strike out "1431(e) and insert in lieu thereof "1431(f)". (6) Section 2135 is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(D, by inserting ", and during which the member has received such assistance," after "chapter"; and (B) by striking out clause (A) of subsection (b)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(A) the number of months of obligated service the person has remaining under the agreement entered into under section 2131(a) of this title divided by the original number of months of such obligation; and". PART B—ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 121. COURSE WITHDRAWALS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1780(a)(4) is amended by inserting after "circumstances" the following: ", except that, in the first instance of withdrawal by an eligible veteran or person from a course or courses with respect to which such veteran or person has been paid assistance under this title, mitigating circumstances shall be considered to exist with respect to courses totaling not more than six semester hours or the equivalent thereof.

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