The amendments apply to academic periods beginning on or after August 1, 2026
To Amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under title 10 of such Code, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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The amendments apply to academic periods beginning on or after August 1, 2026
The document says “shall apply”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“shall apply with respect to an academic period that begins on or after August 1, 2026.”
The same subsection sets a second date. Although the amendments take effect on enactment, they apply with respect to an academic period that begins on or after August 1, 2026. The Act does not define academic period.
What the document actually says
“shall apply with respect to an academic period that begins on or after August 1, 2026.”
That sentence, in plain words
The changes only cover school terms that start on August 1, 2026, or later.
What this is about
So a term that starts before that date is not covered. The law does not say what counts as a school term.
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Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025, Public Law 119-55, sec. 2, 139 Stat. 707 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ55/html/PLAW-119publ55.htm
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“The amendments apply to academic periods beginning on or after August 1, 2026,” Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/montgomery-gi-bill-selected-reserves-tuition/proposal/sec02-applies-from-august-1-2026/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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