Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 1.djvu/53

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PUBLIC LAW 107-14-JUNE 5, 2001 115 STAT. 31 "(2) the term 'eligible dependent' means a spouse, surviving spouse, child, or dependent parent of a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service.". (b) IMPROVED OUTREACH PROGRAM. —<1) Subchapter II of chapter 77 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 7727. Outreach for eligible dependents "(a) In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall ensure that the needs of eligible dependents are fully addressed. "(b) The Secretary shall ensure that the availability of outreach services and assistance for eligible dependents under this subchapter is made known through a variety of means, including the Internet, announcements in veterans publications, and announcements to the media.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of that chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7726 the following new item: "7727. Outreach for eligible dependents.". SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL STATUTE. (a) CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR BENE- FITS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of section 3011(a)(1)(A), as amended by section 103(a)(1)(A) of the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419; 114 Stat. 1825), is amended by striking "serves an obligated period of active duty of" and inserting "(I) in the case of an individual whose obligated period of active duty is three years or more, serves at least three years of continuous active duty in the Armed Forces, or (II) in the case of an individual whose obligated period of active duty is less than three years, serves". (2) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by paragraph 38 USC 30ii (1) shall take effect as if enacted on November 1, 2000, imme- ^o^. diately after the enactment of the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419). (b) ENTITLEMENT CHARGE FOR OFF-DUTY TRAINING AND EDU- CATION. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 3014(b)(2) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking "(without regard to" and all that follows through "this subsection"; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(C) The number of months of entitlement charged under this chapter in the case of an individual who has been paid a basic educational assistance allowance under this subsection shall be equal to the number (including any fraction) determined by dividing the total amount of such educational assistance allowance paid the individual by the full-time monthly institutional rate of educational assistance which such individual would otherwise be paid under subsection (a)(1), (b)(1), (c)(1), (d)(1), or (e)(1) of section 3015 of this title, as the case may be.". (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —(A) Section 3015 is amended—