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 103 STAT. 1456 PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 (2) representatives from the commercial and genered aviation pilots organizations; (3) representatives from the Department of Defense; (4) representatives from the Department of Transportation; and (5) representatives from such other sources as the President considers appropriate. (c) TIME OF APPOINTMENT.—The President should appoint all members of the commission not later than February 15, 1990. (d) REPORT.— The commission should submit a report on the results of its study to the President and Congress not later than March 1, 1991, together with specific recommendations for eliminat- ing the shortage of aviators in the United States. PART E—MONTGOMERY GI BILL AMENDMENTS SEC. 641. INCREASE IN AMOUNT PAYABLE UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL FOR CRITICAL SPECIALTIES Section 1415(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$400 per month" and inserting in lieu thereof "$400 per month, in the case of an individual who first became a member of the Armed Forces before the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, or $700 per month, in the case of an individual who first became a member of the Armed Forces on or after that date". SEC. 642. PAYMENTS FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL TRAINING UNDER RE- SERVE-COMPONENT GI BILL (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 2131(c)(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(c)(1) Educational assistance may be provided under this chapter for pursuit of any program of education that is an approved program of education for purposes of chapter 30 of title 38 other than a program of education in a course of instruction beyond the bacca- laureate degree level.". (b) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE. —Section 2131 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (h)— (A) by striking out "Each" and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as provided in subsections (d) through (f), each"; and . i (B) by inserting ", through the Secretary of Veterans Affairs," after "Secretary concerned"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(d)(l) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount of the monthly educational assistance allowance payable to a person pursuing a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-the-job training under this chapter is— "(A) for each of the first six months of the person's pursuit of t such program, 75 percent of the monthly educational assistance allowance otherwise payable to such person under this chapter; "(B) for each of the second six months of the person's pursuit of such program, 55 percent of such monthly educational assist- ance allowance; and "(C) for each of the months following the first 12 months of the person's pursuit of such program, 35 percent of such monthly educational assistance allowance.

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