SEC. 201. Work-Study Allowance.
Section 3485(a)(4) is amended by striking “ the period beginning on June 30, 2017, and ending on June 30, 2022,” each place it appears and inserting “ any time on or after June 30, 2017,”.
Title II — Other Educational Assistance Programs
TITLE II Other Educational Assistance Programs
SEC. 202. Duration of Educational Assistance under Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program.
Section 3511(a)(1) is amended—
by striking “ chapter for” and all that follows through the period and inserting “ chapter—”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
“(A) in the case of a person who first enrolls in a program of education using such entitlement before August 1, 2018, for an aggregate period not in excess of 45 months (or to the equivalent thereof in part-time training); or
“(B) in the case of a person who first enrolls in a program of education using such entitlement on or after August 1, 2018, for an aggregate period not in excess of 36 months (or to the equivalent thereof in part-time training).”
SEC. 203. Olin E. Teague Increase in Amounts of Educational Assistance Payable under Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program.
Increase.— Section 3532 is amended—
in subsection (a)—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking “ $788” and inserting “ $1,224”;
by striking “ $592” and inserting “ $967”; and
by striking “ $394” and inserting “ $710”; and
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “ $788” and inserting “ $1,224”; and
in subsection (b), by striking “ $788” and inserting “ $1,224”.
Effective Date.— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a month that begins on or after October 1, 2018.