Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Guard and Reserve Academic Protection Act”.
Guard and Reserve Academic Protection Act
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that members of a reserve component who are pursuing a course of education using educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs are accommodated by the institution of higher learning for an absence caused by performing certain training.
Sec. 2 Accommodation of members of reserve components pursuing course of education during performance of certain training
In general— Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“3699. Accommodation of members of reserve components during performance of certain training
“(a) In general—The Secretary shall ensure that an institution of higher learning provides an individual described in subsection (b) with a reasonable opportunity to complete assignments, tests, and other requirements of a course of education that occur during any period in which the individual is absent from the course of education by reason of performing—
“(1) inactive duty training; or
“(2) active duty training for a period of less than 30 days.
“(b) Individual described—An individual described in this subsection is an individual who is—
“(1) a member of a reserve component; and
“(2) pursuing a course of education with educational assistance under chapter 30 or 33 of this title or chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10.”
Clerical amendment— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: