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38 U.S.C. § 7602 — Eligibility
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**(a)**
(1) To be eligible to participate in the Educational Assistance Program under subchapter II, III, VI, or IX of this chapter, an individual must be accepted for enrollment or be currently enrolled as a student at a qualifying educational institution in a course of education or training that is approved by the Secretary and that leads toward completion of a degree in a field of education or training for which a scholarship may be awarded under subchapter II of this chapter, for which tuition reimbursement may be provided under subchapter III of this chapter, or for which a scholarship may be awarded under subchapter VI or IX of this chapter, as the case may be.
(2) A qualifying educational institution for purposes of this section is an educational institution that is in a State and that (as determined by the Secretary) is an accredited institution.
**(b)** An individual is not eligible to apply to participate in the Educational Assistance Program under subchapter II, III, VI, or IX of this chapter if the individual is obligated under any other Federal program to perform service after completion of the course of education or training of such individual referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
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**(a)**
(1) To be eligible to participate in the Educational Assistance Program under subchapter II, III, VI, or IX of this chapter, an individual must be accepted for enrollment or be currently enrolled as a student at a qualifying educational institution in a course of education or training that is approved by the Secretary and that leads toward completion of a degree in a field of education or training for which a scholarship may be awarded under subchapter II of this chapter, for which tuition reimbursement may be provided under subchapter III of this chapter, or for which a scholarship may be awarded under subchapter VI or IX of this chapter, as the case may be.
(2) A qualifying educational institution for purposes of this section is an educational institution that is in a State and that (as determined by the Secretary) is an accredited institution.
**(b)** An individual is not eligible to apply to participate in the Educational Assistance Program under subchapter II, III, VI, or IX of this chapter if the individual is obligated under any other Federal program to perform service after completion of the course of education or training of such individual referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
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**(a)** Nothing in this chapter shall supersede, nullify or diminish any Federal or State law (including any local law or ordinance), contract, agreement, policy, plan, practice, or other matter that establishes a right or benefit that is more beneficial to, or is in addition to, a right or benefit provided for such person in this chapter.
**(b)** This chapter supersedes any State law (including any local law or ordinance), contract, agreement, policy, plan, practice, or other matter that reduces, limits, or eliminates in any manner any right or benefit provided by this chapter, including the establishment of additional prerequisites to the exercise of any such right or the receipt of any such benefit.
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**(a)**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual must be accepted for enrollment or be enrolled (as described in [section 7602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7602&num=0&edition=prelim)) as a full-time student to be eligible to participate in the Scholarship Program.
(2) An individual who is an eligible Department employee may be accepted as a participant if accepted for enrollment or enrolled (as described in [section 7602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7602&num=0&edition=prelim)) for study on less than a full-time but not less than a half-time basis. (Such a participant is hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as a “part-time student”.)
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) of this subsection, an eligible Department employee is a full-time Department employee who is permanently assigned to a Department health-care facility on the date on which the individual submits the application referred to in [section 7603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7603&num=0&edition=prelim) and on the date on which the individual becomes a participant in the Scholarship Program.
**(b)**
(1) A scholarship may be awarded under this subchapter only in a qualifying field of education or training.
(2) A qualifying field of education or training for purposes of this subchapter is education or training leading to employment as an appointee under paragraph (1) or (3) of [section 7401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) The Secretary may designate additional fields of education or training as qu
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**(a) Eligibility.—** To be eligible to participate in the Program, an individual must be an eligible Department employee who is accepted for enrollment or enrolled (as described in [section 7602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7602&num=0&edition=prelim)) as a full-time or part-time student in a field of education or training described in subsection (c).
**(b) Eligible Department Employees.—** For purposes of subsection (a), an eligible Department employee is any employee of the Department who, as of the date on which the employee submits an application for participation in the Program, has been continuously employed by the Department for not less than one year.
**(c) Qualifying Fields of Education or Training.—** A scholarship may be awarded under the Program only for education and training in a field leading to appointment or retention in a position under [section 7401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Award of Scholarships.—** Notwithstanding [section 7603(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7603/d&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary, in selecting participants in the Program, may award a scholarship only to applicants who have a record of employment with the Veterans Health Administration which, in the judgment of the Secretary, demonstrates a high likelihood that the applicant will be successful in completing such education or training and in employment in such field.
**(e) Agreement.—**
(1) An agreement between the Secretary and a participant in the Program shall (in addition to the requirements set forth in [section 7604 of this title](https://uscode.hou
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**(a) In General.—** An individual is eligible to participate in the Program, as determined by the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Department, if the individual—
(1) is accepted for enrollment or enrolled (as described in [section 7602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7602&num=0&edition=prelim)) in a program of study at an accredited educational institution, school, or training program leading to a terminal degree in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling that would meet the education requirements for appointment to a position under [section 7402(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7402/b&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) enters into an agreement with the Secretary under subsection (c).
**(b) Priority.—** In selecting individuals to participate in the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to the following individuals:
(1) An individual who agrees to be employed by a Vet Center located in a community that is—
(A) designated as a medically underserved population under section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act ([42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254b/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(B) in a State with a per capita population of veterans of more than five percent according to the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics and the Bureau of the Census.
(2) An individual who is a veteran.
**(c) Agreement.—** An agreement between the Secretary and a participant in the Program shall (in addition to the requirements set forth in [section 7604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-tit
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 7602
the United States shall be entitled to recover dam-
ages in an amount equal to the total amount of such
funding received by the veteran.
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section
shall be construed to prevent any covered medical
school from accepting more than two eligible veterans
for the entering class of 2020.
‘‘(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than December
31, 2021, and annually thereafter for the subsequent 3
years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
on the pilot program under this section. Such report
shall include the evaluation of the Secretary of the suc-
cess of the pilot program, including the number of vet-
erans who received funding under the program who ma-
triculated and an evaluation of the academic progress
of such veterans.
‘‘(g) COVERED MEDICAL SCHOOLS.—In this section, the
term ‘covered medical school’ means any of the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) The Teague-Cranston medical schools, con-
sisting of—
‘‘(A) Texas A&M College of Medicine;
‘‘(B) Quillen College of Medicine at East Ten-
nessee State University;
‘‘(C) Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright
State University;
‘‘(D) Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Mar-
shall University; and
‘‘(E) University of South Carolina School of Medi-
cine.
‘‘(2) Charles R Drew University of Medicine and
Science.
‘‘(3) Howard University College of Medicine.
‘‘(4) Meharry Medical College.
‘‘(5) Morehouse School of Medicine.’’
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION AND TRAINING PILOT
PROGRAM
FOR
FORMER
MEMBERS
OF
THE
ARMED
FORCES
Pub. L. 115–141, div. J, title II, § 246, Mar. 23, 2018, 132
Stat. 823, provided that:
‘‘(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall carry out a pilot program to provide edu-
cational assistanc
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