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 115 STAT. 982 PUBLIC LAW 107-103—DEC. 27, 2001 Applicability. 38 USC 3014A note. "(2) The Secretary may withhold payment of benefits to an eligible veteran or eligible person until the Secretary receives such proof as the Secretary may require of enrollment in and satisfactory pursuit of a program of education by the eligible veteran or eligible person. The Secretary shall adjust the payment withheld, when necessary, on the basis of the proof the Secretary receives. "(3) In the case of an individual other than an individual described in paragraph (4), the Secretary may accept the individual's monthly certification of enrollment in and satisfactory pursuit of a program of education as sufficient proof of the certified matters. "(4) In the case of an individual who has received an accelerated payment of basic educational assistance under section 3014A of this title during an enrollment period for a program of education, the Secretary may accept the individual's certification of enrollment in and satisfactory pursuit of the program of education as sufficient proof of the certified matters if the certification is submitted after the enrollment period has ended.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section shall take effect October 1, 2002, and shall apply with respect to enrollments in courses or programs of education or training beginning on or after that date. SEC. 105. ELIGIBILITY FOR MONTGOMERY GI BILL BENEFITS OF CER- TAIN ADDITIONAL VIETNAM ERA VETERANS. (a) ACTIVE DUTY PROGRAM.— Section 3011(a)(1) is amended— (1) by striking "or" at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by adding "or" at the end of subparagraph (B); and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(C) as of December 31, 1989, was eligible for educational assistance benefits under chapter 34 of this title and— "(i) was not on active duty on October 19, 1984; "(ii) reenlists or reenters on a period of active duty on or after October 19, 1984; and "(iii) on or after July 1, 1985, either— "(I) serves at least three years of continuous active duty in the Armed Forces; or "(II) is discharged or released from active duty (aa) for a service-connected disability, for a medical condition which preexisted such service on active duty and which the Secretary determines is not service connected, for hardship, or for a physical or mental condition that was not characterized as a disability, as described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) of this paragraph, (bb) for the convenience of the Government, if the individual completed not less than 30 months of continuous active duty after that date, or (cc) involuntarily for the convenience of the Government as a result of a reduction in force, as determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy;". (b) SELECTED RESERVE PROGRAM.— Section 3012(a)(1) is amended—

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