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38 U.S.C. § 3470 — Selection of program
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Subject to the provisions of this chapter, each eligible veteran may select a program of education to assist the veteran in attaining an educational, professional, or vocational objective at any educational institution (approved in accordance with chapter 36 of this title) selected by the veteran, which will accept and retain the veteran as a student or trainee in any field or branch of knowledge which such institution finds the veteran qualified to undertake or pursue.
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Subject to the provisions of this chapter, each eligible veteran may select a program of education to assist the veteran in attaining an educational, professional, or vocational objective at any educational institution (approved in accordance with chapter 36 of this title) selected by the veteran, which will accept and retain the veteran as a student or trainee in any field or branch of knowledge which such institution finds the veteran qualified to undertake or pursue.
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**(a)**
(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary shall conduct an annual compliance survey of educational institutions and training establishments offering one or more courses approved for the enrollment of eligible veterans or persons if at least 20 such veterans or persons are enrolled in any such course. The Secretary shall—
(A) design the compliance surveys to ensure that such institutions or establishments, as the case may be, and approved courses are in compliance with all applicable provisions of chapters 30 through 36 of this title;
(B) survey each such educational institution and training establishment not less than once during every 2-year period; and
(C) assign not fewer than 1 education compliance specialist to work on compliance surveys in any year for each 40 compliance surveys required to be made under this section for such year.
(2) The Secretary, in consultation with the State approving agencies, shall—
(A) annually determine the parameters of the surveys required under paragraph (1); and
(B) not later than September 1 of each year, make available to the State approving agencies a list of the educational institutions and training establishments that will be surveyed during the fiscal year following the date of making such list available.
**(b)** The Secretary may waive the requirement in subsection (a)(1) for a compliance survey with respect to an educational institution or training establishment if the Secretary determines, based on the record of compliance of such institution or establishment with all the applicable provisions of chapters 30 through 36 of this title, that the waiver would be appropriate and in the best interest of the United States Government.
**(c)** To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary, or
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
[§ 3463
publish, not later than 30 days after Oct. 14, 1982, pro-
posed regulations under subsec. (a)(3)(C)(i) of this sec-
tion and to publish, not later than 90 days after Oct. 14,
1982, final regulations under subsec. (a)(3)(C)(i).
EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PURSUIT OF EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS
Pub. L. 93–293, May 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 176, provided that
the eight-year delimiting date for pursuit of edu-
cational programs under this chapter for eligible vet-
erans discharged or released from active duty between
Jan. 31, 1955, and Sept. 1, 1966, with certain exceptions,
was to run from July 1, 1966.
[§ 3463. Vacant]
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Prior to renumbering of sections 1651 to 1693 of this
chapter as sections 3451 to 3493 by Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a),
Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406, section 1663 of this chapter,
added Pub. L. 89–358, § 2, Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 15; and
amended Pub. L. 94–502, title II, § 211(4), Oct. 15, 1976, 90
Stat. 2388; Pub. L. 95–202, title III, § 302(a), Nov. 23, 1977,
91 Stat. 1440; Pub. L. 99–576, title III, § 312, Oct. 28, 1986,
100 Stat. 3273; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A),
Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092, which related to edu-
cational and vocational counseling, was repealed by
Pub. L. 102–16, § 2(b)(1)(A), Mar. 22, 1991, 105 Stat. 49.
SUBCHAPTER III—ENROLLMENT
§ 3470. Selection of program
Subject to the provisions of this chapter, each
eligible veteran may select a program of edu-
cation to assist the veteran in attaining an edu-
cational, professional, or vocational objective at
any educational institution (approved in accord-
ance with chapter 36 of this title) selected by
the veteran, which will accept and retain the
veteran as a student or trainee in any field or
branch of
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