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38 U.S.C. § 3683 — Conflicting interests
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**(a) Department Officers and Employees.—**
(1) An officer or employee of the Department shall receive corrective action or disciplinary action if such officer or employee—
(A) has, while serving as such an officer or employee, owned any interest in, or received any wage, salary, dividend, profit, or gift from, any educational institution operated for profit; or
(B) has, while serving as a covered officer or employee of the Department, received any service from any educational institution operated for profit.
(2) In this subsection, the term “covered officer or employee of the Department” means an officer or employee of the Department who—
(A) works on the administration of benefits under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, or 36 of this title; or
(B) has a potential conflict of interest involving an educational institution operated for profit, as determined by the Secretary.
**(b) State Approving Agency Employees.—** If the Secretary finds that any person who is an officer or employee of a State approving agency has, while such person was such an officer or employee, owned any interest in, or received any wage, salary, dividend, profit, or gift from, an educational institution operated for profit, the Secretary shall discontinue making payments under [section 3674 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3674&num=0&edition=prelim) to such State approving agency unless such agency shall, without delay, take such steps as may be necessary to provide corrective action or disciplinary action with respect to such person and such payments shall not be resumed until the completion of such corrective action or disciplinary action.
**(c) Disapproval of Courses.—** A State approving agency shall not approve any course
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**(a) Department Officers and Employees.—**
(1) An officer or employee of the Department shall receive corrective action or disciplinary action if such officer or employee—
(A) has, while serving as such an officer or employee, owned any interest in, or received any wage, salary, dividend, profit, or gift from, any educational institution operated for profit; or
(B) has, while serving as a covered officer or employee of the Department, received any service from any educational institution operated for profit.
(2) In this subsection, the term “covered officer or employee of the Department” means an officer or employee of the Department who—
(A) works on the administration of benefits under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, or 36 of this title; or
(B) has a potential conflict of interest involving an educational institution operated for profit, as determined by the Secretary.
**(b) State Approving Agency Employees.—** If the Secretary finds that any person who is an officer or employee of a State approving agency has, while such person was such an officer or employee, owned any interest in, or received any wage, salary, dividend, profit, or gift from, an educational institution operated for profit, the Secretary shall discontinue making payments under [section 3674 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3674&num=0&edition=prelim) to such State approving agency unless such agency shall, without delay, take such steps as may be necessary to provide corrective action or disciplinary action with respect to such person and such payments shall not be resumed until the completion of such corrective action or disciplinary action.
**(c) Disapproval of Courses.—** A State approving agency shall not approve any course offered by an educational institution operated for profit, and, if any such course has been approved, shall disapprove each such course, if it finds that any officer or employee of the Department or the State approving agency owns an interest in, or receives any wage, salary, dividend, profit, or gift from, such institution.
**(d) Waiver Authority.—**
(1) The Secretary may waive in writing the application of this section in the case of any officer or employee of the Department or of a State approving agency, if the Secretary finds that no detriment will result to the United States or to eligible persons or veterans by reasons of such interest or connection of such officer or employee.
(2) The Secretary shall provide public notice of any waiver granted under this subsection by not later than 30 days after the date on which such waiver is granted.
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**(a)**
(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with State and local agencies to pay such State and local agencies for reasonable and necessary expenses of salary and travel incurred by employees of such agencies and an allowance for administrative expenses in accordance with the formula contained in subsection (b) of this section in (A) rendering necessary services in ascertaining the qualifications of educational institutions for furnishing courses of education to eligible persons or veterans under this chapter and chapters 30 through 35 of this title and chapter 106 of title 10, and in the supervision of such educational institutions, and (B) furnishing, at the request of the Secretary, any other services in connection with such chapters. Each such contract or agreement shall be conditioned upon compliance with the standards and provisions of such chapters. The Secretary may also reimburse such agencies for work performed by their subcontractors where such work has a direct relationship to the requirements of such chapters, and has had the prior approval of the Secretary.
(2)
(A) The Secretary shall make payments to State and local agencies, out of amounts in the Department of Veterans Affairs readjustment benefits account and amounts appropriated to the Secretary, for the reasonable and necessary expenses of salary and travel incurred by employees of such agencies in carrying out contracts or agreements entered into under this section, for expenses approved by the Secretary that are incurred in carrying out activities described in [section 3674A(a)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3674A/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim) (e
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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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**(a) Deaths of Veterans.—** In the case of an individual who was a recipient of services under [section 1782 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1782&num=0&edition=prelim) at the time of the death of the veteran, the Secretary may provide bereavement counseling to that individual in the case of a death—
(1) that was unexpected; or
(2) that occurred while the veteran was participating in a hospice program (or a similar program) conducted by the Secretary.
**(b) Deaths In Active Service.—**
(1) The Secretary may provide bereavement counseling to an individual who is a member of the immediate family of a member of the Armed Forces who dies in the active military, naval, air, or space service in the line of duty and under circumstances not due to the person’s own misconduct.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the members of the immediate family of a member of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) include the parents of such member.
**(c) Provision of Counseling Through Vet Centers.—** Bereavement counseling may be provided under this section through the facilities and personnel of centers for the provision of readjustment counseling and related mental health services under [section 1712A of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1712a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Bereavement Counseling Defined.—** For purposes of this section, the term “bereavement counseling” means such counseling services, for a limited period, as the Secretary determines to be reasonable and necessary to assist an individual with the emotional and psychological stress accompanying the death of another individual.
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**(a)**
(1)
(A) The Secretary shall pay monthly to each living person whose name has been entered on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll, and a copy of whose certificate has been delivered to the Secretary under subsection (d) of [section 1134a of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1134a&num=0&edition=prelim), a special pension at the rate described in subparagraph (B), as adjusted from time to time under subsection (e),11 See Special Benefit Allowance Rates note below. beginning as of the date on which the person’s name is entered on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll under subsection (b) of such section.
(B) The rate described in this subparagraph is equal to the amount of monthly compensation paid to a veteran without dependents under subsection (m) of [section 1114 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1114&num=0&edition=prelim), increased to the next intermediate rate under subsection (p) of such section.
(2)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary shall pay special pension under this section to the surviving spouse of a person whose name has been entered on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll and a copy of whose certificate has been delivered to the Secretary under [section 1134a(d) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1134a/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) No special pension shall be paid to a surviving spouse of a person under this section unless such surviving spouse was married to such person—
(i) for one year or more prior to the veteran’s death; or
(ii) for any period of time if
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### Statutory Notes
Section 1761, added Pub. L. 96–22, title I, § 105(a), June 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 52, § 661; amended Pub. L. 98–160, title I, § 106(b), Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 998; renumbered § 1761, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406, related to purpose of this subchapter, which established a preventive health-care services pilot program.
Prior section 1761 was renumbered [section 3561 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3561&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1762, added Pub. L. 96–22, title I, § 105(a), June 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 52, § 662; renumbered § 1762 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406; Pub. L. 102–585, title V, § 513(a), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 4958, defined the term “preventive health-care services” for purposes of this subchapter. [Section 1762 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1762&num=0&edition=prelim) was transferred to [section 1701(9) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1701/9&num=0&edition=prelim) by Pub. L. 102–585.
Prior section 1762 was renumbered [section 3562 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3562&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1763, added Pub. L. 96–22, title I, § 105(a), June 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 52, § 663; amended Pub. L. 96–128, title V, § 501(d), Nov. 28, 1979, 93 Stat. 987; Pub. L. 98–160, title I, § 106(c), Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 998; Pub. L. 99–272, title XIX, § 19011(d)(6), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 379; renumbered § 1763 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406, related to provision of prev
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 3682
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Chapter 106 of title 10, referred to in subsecs. (a) and
(b)(2), which consisted of sections 2131 to 2138, was
amended by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI,
§ 1663(b)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3006, to renumber sec-
tions 2131 to 2137 as 16131 to 16137, respectively, and
transfer them to chapter 1606 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Section 903 of the Department of Defense Authoriza-
tion Act, 1981, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is section 903
of Pub. L. 96–342, title IX, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1115,
which is set out as a note under section 2141 of Title 10,
Armed Forces.
The Hostage Relief Act of 1980, referred to in subsec.
(b)(4), is Pub. L. 96–449, Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1967, which
was formerly set out as a note under section 5561 of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism
Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is Pub. L.
99–399, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 853. For complete classi-
fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 4801 of Title 22, Foreign Relations
and Intercourse, and Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those comprising this section
were contained in Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat.
1182, 1201, which was classified to former sections
1632(h)(1) and 1762(b) of this title, prior to repeal by sec-
tions 4(a) and 3(a)(2) of Pub. L. 89–358, respectively.
AMENDMENTS
2011—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–377 inserted ‘‘and sec-
tion 510’’ after ‘‘and 107’’.
1992—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102–568 struck out before
period at end ‘‘and whose full salary is being paid to
such person while so training’’.
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1781 of thi
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