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38 U.S.C. § 3531 — Educational assistance allowance
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**(a)** The Secretary shall, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 36 of this title, pay to the parent or guardian of each eligible person who is pursuing a program of education under this chapter, and who applies therefor on behalf of such eligible person, an educational assistance allowance to meet, in part, the expenses of the eligible person’s subsistence, tuition, fees, supplies, books, equipment, and other educational costs.
**(b)** The educational assistance allowance of an eligible person pursuing a program of education at an educational institution shall be paid as provided in chapter 36 of this title.
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**(a)** The Secretary shall, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 36 of this title, pay to the parent or guardian of each eligible person who is pursuing a program of education under this chapter, and who applies therefor on behalf of such eligible person, an educational assistance allowance to meet, in part, the expenses of the eligible person’s subsistence, tuition, fees, supplies, books, equipment, and other educational costs.
**(b)** The educational assistance allowance of an eligible person pursuing a program of education at an educational institution shall be paid as provided in chapter 36 of this title.
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The President is authorized to assist the Republic of the Philippines in fulfilling its responsibility in providing medical care and treatment for Commonwealth Army veterans and new Philippine Scouts in need of such care and treatment for service-connected disabilities and non-service-connected disabilities under certain conditions.
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For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 36 of this title—
**(a)**
(1) The term “eligible veteran” means any veteran who—
(A) served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days, any part of which occurred after January 31, 1955, and before January 1, 1977, and was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable;
(B) contracted with the Armed Forces and was enlisted in or assigned to a reserve component prior to January 1, 1977, and as a result of such enlistment or assignment served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days, any part of which commenced within 12 months after January 1, 1977, and was discharged or released from such active duty under conditions other than dishonorable; or
(C) was discharged or released from active duty, any part of which was performed after January 31, 1955, and before January 1, 1977, or following entrance into active service from an enlistment provided for under subparagraph (B), because of a service-connected disability.
(2) The requirement of discharge or release, prescribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), shall be waived in the case of any individual who served more than 180 days in an active-duty status for so long as such individual continues on active duty without a break therein.
(3) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A) and section 3461(a), the term “active duty” does not include any period during which an individual (A) was assigned full time by the Armed Forces to a civilian institution for a course of education which was substantially the same as established courses offered to civilians, (B) served as a cadet or midshipman at one of the service academies, or (C) served under the provisions of [section 12103(d) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?re
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**(a)** The President, with the concurrence of the Republic of the Philippines, may authorize the Secretary to enter into contracts with the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, with the approval of the appropriate department of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, covering the period beginning on October 1, 1981, and ending on September 30, 1994, under which the United States—
(1) will provide for payments for hospital care and medical services (including nursing home care) in the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, as authorized by [section 1724 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim) and on the terms and conditions set forth in such section, to eligible United States veterans at a per diem rate to be jointly determined for each fiscal year by the two Governments to be fair and reasonable; and
(2) may provide that payments for such hospital care and medical services provided to eligible United States veterans may consist in whole or in part of available medicines, medical supplies, and equipment furnished by the Secretary to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center at valuations therefor as determined by the Secretary, who may furnish such medicines, medical supplies, and equipment through the revolving supply fund pursuant to [section 8121 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8121&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)**
(1) To further assure the effective care and treatment of United States veterans in the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, there is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year during the period beginning on October 1, 1981, and ending on September 30, 1990, the sum of $1,000,000 to be used by the Secretary for makin
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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
§ 3531
Section 1726, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1197,
which provided for control by agencies of United
States, was repealed by Pub. L. 89–358, § 3(a)(3), Mar. 3,
1966, 80 Stat. 20.
SUBCHAPTER IV—PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE
PERSONS
§ 3531. Educational assistance allowance
(a) The Secretary shall, in accordance with
the provisions of chapter 36 of this title, pay to
the parent or guardian of each eligible person
who is pursuing a program of education under
this chapter, and who applies therefor on behalf
of such eligible person, an educational assist-
ance allowance to meet, in part, the expenses of
the eligible person’s subsistence, tuition, fees,
supplies, books, equipment, and other edu-
cational costs.
(b) The educational assistance allowance of an
eligible person pursuing a program of education
at an educational institution shall be paid as
provided in chapter 36 of this title.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1197, § 1731;
Pub. L. 89–358, § 4(l), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 24; Pub.
L. 92–540, title III, § 312, Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat.
1083; Pub. L. 94–502, title III, §§ 309(c), 310(16),
Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2391, 2392; Pub. L. 96–466,
title III, § 329, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2197; Pub. L.
101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103
Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3531, Pub. L. 102–83,
§ 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1731 of this
title as this section.
1989—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–237 substituted ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ for ‘‘Administrator’’.
1980—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–466 substituted provi-
sions that the educational assistance allowance of an
eligible person pursuing a program of education at an
educational institu
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