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H.R.3349 / 112th Congress

National Guard and Reserve Equality in Education Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 3, 2011

National Guard and Reserve Equality in Education Act - Authorizes the use of a combination of Department of Defense (DOD) distance learning for advanced professional military education and resident instruction (under current law, only resident instruction) for the joint professional military education phase II program.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to retroactively award credit for phase II completion for each officer who, before the enactment of this Act, completed the DOD distance education program through a combination of distance learning and resident instruction, but was awarded credit for only phase I joint professional military education.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · R–AR

Committees

  • Armed Services Committee
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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Introduced in House

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