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Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for Post- 9/11 Educational Assistance to members of the National Guard who perform certain full-time duty, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 would expand eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to include National Guard members who perform certain full-time duty. The bill specifically adds eligibility for National Guard members performing full-time National Guard duty and active duty as defined under federal law. The amendments would apply retroactively to service performed on or after September 11, 2001. The law would take effect one year after enactment and would use the same time limitations for using educational benefits as the original Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
6 cosponsors
Actions (4)
- Mar 18, 2026 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. · senate
- May 21, 2025 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86. · senate
- Feb 20, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Feb 20, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 20, 2025
Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for Post- 9/11 Educational Assistance to members of the National Guard who perform certain full-time duty, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD WHO PERFORM CERTAIN FULL-TIME DUTY.
(a) In General.—Section 3301(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
“(B) In the case of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces—
“(i) service on active duty (as defined in section 101(d) of title 10), inactive-duty training (as defined in section 101(d) of title
10), or annual training duty; or
“(ii) service on active duty under a call or order to active duty under section 688, 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12301(h), 12302, 12304, 12304a, or 12304b of title 10 or section 3713 of title 14, but not including inactive duty training (as defined in section 101(d) of title 10) or annual training duty.”; and
(2) in subparagraph (C)—
(A) in clause (i), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon; and
(B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following new clauses:
“(ii) in the National Guard when performing full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section 101 of title 32); or
“(iii) in the National Guard when performing active duty (as defined in section 101 of title 32).”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Retroactive Applicability.—The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall apply with respect to service performed on or after September 11, 2001.
(d) Application of Time Limitation for Use of Entitlement.—Section 3321(a) of title 38, United States Code, shall apply to entitlement to educational assistance acquired as a result of the amendments made by subsection (a) as if such amendments had been enacted immediately after the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-252). <all>
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