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 106 STAT. 4328 PUBLIC LAW 102-568—OCT. 29, 1992 "(B) after such discharge or release, reenUsts or re-enters on a period of active duty.". 38 USC 3011 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by subsection ^°^- (a) shall take effect as if enacted on June 30, 1985, and apply to the payment of educational assistance for education or traimng pursued on or after October 1, 1993. SEC. 306. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ASSIGNMENTS OF INDIVIDUALS FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGmmTY UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL PROGRAM. (a) TREATMENT.— Section 3011 (as amended by sections 303 and 304) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g) Notwithstanding section 3002(6)(A) of this title, a period during which an individual is assigned full time by the Armed Forces to a civilian institution for a course of education as described in such section 3002(6)(A) shall not be considered a break in service or a break in a continuous period of active duty of the individual for the purposes of this chapter.". 38 USC 3011 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by subsection (a) "°*« shall take effect as if enacted on October 19, 1984. SEC. 306. TREATMENT OF PURSUIT OF EDUCATION AT SERVICE ACAD- EMIES AND CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGmiliTY UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL PROGRAM. (a) ACTIVE DUTY. — Section 3011 (as amended by sections 303, 304, and 305) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection* "(h)(1) Notwithstanding section 3002(6)(B) of this title, a member referred to in paragraph (2) of this subsection who serves the periods of active duty referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of that paragraph shall be deemed to have served a continuous period of active duty whose len^h is the aggregate length of the periods of active duty referred to m such subparagraphs. "(2) This subsection applies to a member who^ "(A) during an initial period of active duty, commences pursuitof a course of education— "(i) at a service academy; or "(ii) at a post-secondary school for the purpose of preparation for enrollment at a service academy; (B) fails to complete the course of education; and "(C) re-enters on a period of active duty.". 38 USC 3011 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on June 30, 1985, and apply to the payment of educational assistance for education or training pursued on or after October 1, 1993. SEC. 307. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WHOSE INITIAL PERIOD OF OBLIGATED SERVICE WAS LESS THAN THREE YEARS. (a) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. —Section 3015 (as amended by section 301) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (d), (e), (0, and (g), respectively; (2) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), by striking out "(a) and (b)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(a), (b), and (c)"; and note.

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