1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2020 . 2. Addition of other duty statuses to qualify for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program (a) Qualifying duty Section 3311(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (including each place it appears and inserting (including other qualifying duty and ; (2) by striking (excluding each place it appears and inserting (including other qualifying duty but excluding ; and (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting or other qualifying duty after active duty . (b) Other qualifying duty defined Section 3301 of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): (3) The term other qualifying duty means the following: (A) Duty under section 502 of title 32. (B) Duty for which a member is eligible to receive pay under section 204, 206, or 372 of title 37. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on August 1, 2021, and shall apply with respect to— (1) academic years beginning on or after August 1, 2021