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38 U.S.C. § 104 — Approval of educational institutions

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38 U.S.C. § 104 — Approval of educational institutions

**(a)** For the purpose of determining whether or not benefits are payable under this title (except chapter 35 of this title) for a child over the age of eighteen years and under the age of twenty-three years who is attending a school, college, academy, seminary, technical institute, university, or other educational institution, the Secretary may approve or disapprove such educational institutions. **(b)** The Secretary may not approve an educational institution under this section unless such institution has agreed to report to the Secretary the termination of attendance of any child. If any educational institution fails to report any such termination promptly, the approval of the Secretary shall be withdrawn.

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**(a)** For the purpose of determining whether or not benefits are payable under this title (except chapter 35 of this title) for a child over the age of eighteen years and under the age of twenty-three years who is attending a school, college, academy, seminary, technical institute, university, or other educational institution, the Secretary may approve or disapprove such educational institutions. **(b)** The Secretary may not approve an educational institution under this section unless such institution has agreed to report to the Secretary the termination of attendance of any child. If any educational institution fails to report any such termination promptly, the approval of the Secretary shall be withdrawn.

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38 U.S.C. § 1314 — Supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation to children

**(a)** In the case of a child entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation who has attained the age of eighteen and who, while under such age, became permanently incapable of self-support, the dependency and indemnity compensation paid monthly to such child shall be increased by $286. **(b)** If dependency and indemnity compensation is payable monthly to a person as a surviving spouse and there is a child (of such person’s deceased spouse) who has attained the age of eighteen and who, while under such age, became permanently incapable of self-support, dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid monthly to each such child, concurrently with the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse, in the amount of $488. **(c)** If dependency and indemnity compensation is payable monthly to a person as a surviving spouse and there is a child (of such person’s deceased spouse), who has attained the age of eighteen and who, while under the age of twenty-three, is pursuing a course of instruction at an educational institution approved under [section 104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section104&num=0&edition=prelim), dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid monthly to each such child, concurrently with the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse, in the amount of $243.

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38 U.S.C. § 3702 — Basic entitlement

**(a)** (1) The veterans described in paragraph (2) of this subsection are eligible for the housing loan benefits of this chapter. In the case of any veteran who served on active duty during two or more of the periods specified in paragraph (2) for which eligibility for the housing loan benefits under this chapter may be granted, entitlement derived from service during the most recent such period (A) shall cancel any unused entitlement derived from service during any earlier such period, and (B) shall be reduced by the amount by which entitlement from service during any earlier such period has been used to obtain a direct, guaranteed, or insured housing loan— (i) on real property which the veteran owns at the time of application; or (ii) as to which the Secretary has incurred actual liability or loss, unless in the event of loss or the incurrence and payment of such liability by the Secretary the resulting indebtedness of the veteran to the United States has been paid in full. (2) The veterans referred to in the first sentence of paragraph (1) of this subsection are the following: (A) Each veteran who served on active duty at any time during World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era and whose total service was for 90 days or more. (B) Each veteran who after September 15, 1940, was discharged or released from a period of active duty for a service-connected disability. (C) Each veteran, other than a veteran described in clause (A) or (B) of this paragraph, who— (i) served after July 25, 1947, for a period of more than 180 days and was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable; or (ii) has served more than 180 days in active duty status and continues on active duty without a break therein. (D) Each v

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38 U.S.C. § 104 — Approval of educational institutions

Page 33 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 104 sections (a) and (b) [amending this section and section 1311 of this title] shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning after the month in which this Act is enacted [November 1999].’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 101–508, title VIII, § 8004(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–343, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to claims filed after October 31, 1990, and shall not operate to reduce or terminate benefits to any individual whose benefits were predicated on section 103(d)(2), 103(d)(3), or 103(e)(2) before the effective date of those amendments.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1974 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 93–527 effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section 10 of Pub. L. 93–527, set out as a note under section 1521 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 91–376 effective Jan. 1, 1971, see section 9 of Pub. L. 91–376, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1967 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 90–77 effective first day of first calendar month which begins more than ten days after Aug. 31, 1967, see section 405 of Pub. L. 90–77, set out as a note under section 101 of this title. RETROACTIVE BENEFITS PROHIBITED Pub. L. 108–183, title I, § 101(d), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2653, provided that: ‘‘No benefit may be paid to any per- son by reason of the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section and section 1311 of this title] for any period before the effective date speci- fied in subsection (c) [set out as an Effective Date of 2003 Amendment note above].’’ APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS Pub. L. 108–183, title I, § 101(e), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2

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