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38 U.S.C. § 3014 — Payment of basic educational assistance
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**(a)** The Secretary shall pay to each individual entitled to basic educational assistance who is pursuing an approved program of education a basic educational assistance allowance to help meet, in part, the expenses of such individual’s subsistence, tuition, fees, supplies, books, equipment, and other educational costs.
**(b)**
(1) In the case of an individual entitled to basic educational assistance who is pursuing education or training described in subsection (a) or (c) of [section 2007 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2007&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall, at the election of the individual, pay the individual a basic educational assistance allowance to meet all or a portion of the charges of the educational institution for the education or training that are not paid by the Secretary of the military department concerned under such subsection.
(2)
(A) The amount of the basic educational assistance allowance payable to an individual under this subsection for a month shall be the amount of the basic educational assistance allowance to which the individual would be entitled for the month under [section 3015 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3015&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) The maximum number of months for which an individual may be paid a basic educational assistance allowance under paragraph (1) is 36.
(C) The number of months of entitlement charged under this chapter in the case of an individual who has been paid a basic educational assistance allowance under this subsection shall be equal to the number (including any fraction) determined by dividing the total amount of such educational assistance allowance paid the individual by the fu
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**(a)** The Secretary shall pay to each individual entitled to basic educational assistance who is pursuing an approved program of education a basic educational assistance allowance to help meet, in part, the expenses of such individual’s subsistence, tuition, fees, supplies, books, equipment, and other educational costs.
**(b)**
(1) In the case of an individual entitled to basic educational assistance who is pursuing education or training described in subsection (a) or (c) of [section 2007 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2007&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall, at the election of the individual, pay the individual a basic educational assistance allowance to meet all or a portion of the charges of the educational institution for the education or training that are not paid by the Secretary of the military department concerned under such subsection.
(2)
(A) The amount of the basic educational assistance allowance payable to an individual under this subsection for a month shall be the amount of the basic educational assistance allowance to which the individual would be entitled for the month under [section 3015 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3015&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) The maximum number of months for which an individual may be paid a basic educational assistance allowance under paragraph (1) is 36.
(C) The number of months of entitlement charged under this chapter in the case of an individual who has been paid a basic educational assistance allowance under this subsection shall be equal to the number (including any fraction) determined by dividing the total amount of such educational assistance allowance paid the individual by the full-time monthly institutional rate of educational assistance which such individual would otherwise be paid under subsection (a)(1), (b)(1), (c)(1), (d)(1), or (e)(1) of [section 3015 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3015&num=0&edition=prelim), as the case may be.
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**(a)** The amount of payment of educational assistance under this chapter is subject to [section 3032 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3032&num=0&edition=prelim). Except as otherwise provided in this section, in the case of an individual entitled to an educational assistance allowance under this chapter whose obligated period of active duty on which such entitlement is based is three years, a basic educational assistance allowance under this subchapter shall be paid—
(1) for an approved program of education pursued on a full-time basis, at the monthly rate of—
(A) for months occurring during the period beginning on August 1, 2008, and ending on the last day of fiscal year 2009, $1,321; and
(B) for months occurring during a subsequent fiscal year, the amount for months occurring during the previous fiscal year increased under subsection (h); or
(2) at an appropriately reduced rate, as determined under regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, for an approved program of education pursued on less than a full-time basis.
**(b)** In the case of an individual entitled to an educational assistance allowance under section 3011 or 3018 of this title whose obligated period of active duty on which such entitlement is based is two years, a basic educational assistance allowance under this chapter shall (except as provided in the succeeding subsections of this section) be paid—
(1) for an approved program of education pursued on a full-time basis, at the monthly rate of—
(A) for months occurring during the period beginning on August 1, 2008, and ending on the last day of fiscal year 2009, $1,073; and
(B) for months occurring during a subsequent fiscal year, the amount for months occurring during the pr
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**(a)** Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary concerned may pay all or a portion of the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or expenses of a member of the armed forces enrolled in such educational institution for education or training during the member’s off-duty periods.
**(b)**
(1) In the case of a commissioned officer on active duty (other than a member of the Ready Reserve), the Secretary concerned may not pay charges under subsection (a) unless the officer agrees to remain on active duty for a period of at least two years after the completion of the training or education for which the charges are paid.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned may reduce or waive the active duty service obligation—
(A) in the case of a commissioned officer who is subject to mandatory separation;
(B) in the case of a commissioned officer who has completed the period of active duty service for which the officer was ordered to active duty in support of a contingency operation; or
(C) in other exigent circumstances as determined by the Secretary concerned.
**(c)**
(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (5), the Secretary concerned may pay the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or expenses described in subsection (a) of a member of the Selected Reserve.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the Secretary concerned may pay the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or expenses described in subsection (a) of a member of the Individual Ready Reserve who has a military occupational specialty designated by the Secretary concerned for purposes of this subsection.
(3) The Secretary concerned may not pay charges under paragraph (1) for tuition or expenses of an officer of the Selected Reserve unless the
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**(a)** In the case of an individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who is pursuing a program of education—
(1) while on active duty; or
(2) on less than a half-time basis,
the amount of the monthly educational assistance allowance payable to such individual under this chapter is the amount determined under subsection (b) of this section.
**(b)** The amount of the educational assistance allowance payable to an individual described in subsection (a) of this section is the least of the following: (1) the amount of the educational assistance allowance otherwise payable to such individual under this chapter, (2) the established charges for tuition and fees that the educational institution involved requires similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same program to pay, or (3) the amount of the charges of the educational institution elected by the individual under [section 3014(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3014/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the amount of the monthly educational assistance allowance payable to an individual pursuing a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training under this chapter is—
(A) for each of the first six months of the individual’s pursuit of such program, 75 percent of the monthly educational assistance allowance otherwise payable to such individual under this chapter;
(B) for each of the second six months of the individual’s pursuit of such program, 55 percent of such monthly educational assistance allowance; and
(C) for each of the months following the first 12 months of the individual’s pursuit of such program, 35 percent of such monthly educational assis
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 3014
Oct. 10, 1991, 105 Stat. 619; Pub. L. 102–484, div. D,
title XLIV, § 4404(b)(2), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat.
2706; Pub. L. 104–275, title I, § 106(b)(2), Oct. 9,
1996, 110 Stat. 3329; Pub. L. 106–419, title I,
§ 103(c), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1826; Pub. L.
107–103, title I, § 103(a), (d), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat.
979.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Prior section 3013 was renumbered section 5113 of this
title.
AMENDMENTS
2001—Subsec. (f)(2)(A). Pub. L. 107–103, § 103(a), sub-
stituted ‘‘to serve on active duty under section 688,
12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, or 12304 of title 10;’’ for
‘‘, in connection with the Persian Gulf War, to serve on
active duty under section 672(a), (d), or (g), 673, 673b, or
688 of title 10;’’.
Subsec. (f)(2)(B). Pub. L. 107–103, § 103(d), struck out
‘‘, in connection with such War,’’ after ‘‘being or-
dered’’.
2000—Subsecs. (a)(2), (b)(1). Pub. L. 106–419 substituted
‘‘obligated period of active duty on which such entitle-
ment is based’’ for ‘‘individual’s initial obligated period
of active duty’’.
1996—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–275 substituted ‘‘, 3018B,
or 3018C’’ for ‘‘or 3018B’’.
1992—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–484 inserted ‘‘or 3018B’’
after ‘‘section 3018A’’ in introductory provisions.
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1413 of
this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted ‘‘3695’’
for
‘‘1795’’
in
two
places,
‘‘3011’’
for
‘‘1411’’,
‘‘3011(a)(1)(A)(ii)(I)’’ for ‘‘1411(a)(1)(A)(ii)(I)’’ in two
places,
‘‘3011(a)(1)(A)(i)’’
for
‘‘1411(a)(1)(A)(i)’’,
‘‘3011(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I)’’ for ‘‘1411(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I)’’ in two
places, and ‘‘3011(a)(1)(B)(i)’’ for ‘‘1411(a)(1)(B)(i)’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1
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