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38 U.S.C. § 3690 — Overcharges by educational institutions; discontinuance of allowances; examination of records; false or misleading statements

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38 U.S.C. § 3690 — Overcharges by educational institutions; discontinuance of allowances; examination of records; false or misleading statements

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**(a) Overcharges by Educational Institutions.—** If the Secretary finds that an educational institution has— (1) charged or received from any eligible veteran or eligible person pursuing a program of education under this chapter or chapter 34 or 35 of this title any amount for any course in excess of the charges for tuition and fees which such institution requires similarly circumstanced nonveterans not receiving assistance under such chapters who are enrolled in the same course to pay, or (2) instituted, after October 24, 1972, a policy or practice with respect to the payment of tuition, fees, or other charges in the case of eligible veterans and the Secretary finds that the effect of such policy or practice substantially denies to veterans the benefits of the advance allowances under such section, the Secretary may disapprove such educational institution for the enrollment of any eligible veteran or eligible person not already enrolled therein under this chapter or chapter 31, 34, or 35 of this title. **(b) Discontinuance of Allowances.—** (1) The Secretary may discontinue the educational assistance allowance of any eligible veteran or eligible person if the Secretary finds that the program of education or any course in which the veteran or person is enrolled fails to meet any of the requirements of this chapter or chapter 34 or 35 of this title, or if the Secretary finds that the educational institution offering such program or course has violated any provision of this chapter or chapter 34 or 35 of this title, or fails to meet any of the requirements of such chapters. (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, any action by the Secretary under paragraph (1) of this subsection to discontinue (including to suspend) assistance provided to any eligible veteran or eligible person under this chapter or chapter 31, 32, 34, or 35 of this title shall be based upon evidence that the veteran or eligible person is not or was not entitled to such assistance. Whenever the Secretary so discontinues any such assistance, the Secretary shall concurrently provide written notice to such veteran or person of such discontinuance and that such veteran or person is entitled thereafter to a statement of the reasons for such action and an opportunity to be heard thereon. (3) (A) The Secretary may suspend educational assistance to eligible veterans and eligible persons already enrolled, and may disapprove the enrollment or reenrollment of any eligible veteran or eligible person, in any course as to which the Secretary has evidence showing a substantial pattern of eligible veterans or eligible persons, or both, who are receiving such assistance by virtue of their enrollment in such course but who are not entitled to such assistance because (i) the course approval requirements of this chapter are not being met, or (ii) the educational institution offering such course has violated one or more of the recordkeeping or reporting requirements of this chapter or chapter 30, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of this title. (B) Action may be taken under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph only after— (i) the Secretary provides to the State approving agency concerned and the educational institution concerned written notice of any such failure to meet such approval requirements and any such violation of such recordkeeping or reporting requirements; (ii) such institution refuses to take corrective action or does not within 60 days after such notice (or within such longer period as the Secretary determines is reasonable and appropriate) take corrective action; and (iii) the Secretary, not less than 30 days before taking action under such subparagraph, provides to each eligible veteran and eligible person already enrolled in such course written notice of the Secretary’s intent to take such action (and the reasons therefor) unless such corrective action is taken within such 60 days (or within such longer period as the Secretary has determined is reasonable and appropriate), and of the date on which the Secretary intends to take action under such subparagraph. **(c) Examination of Records.—** (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the records and accounts of educational institutions pertaining to eligible veterans or eligible persons who received educational assistance under this chapter or chapter 31, 32, 34, or 35 of this title, as well as the records of other students which the Secretary determines necessary to ascertain institutional compliance with the requirements of such chapters, shall be available for examination by duly authorized representatives of the Government. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the records and accounts— (A) of an educational institution located in a foreign country; and (B) that pertain to an individual who is not receiving educational assistance under this chapter. **(d) False or Misleading Statements.—** Whenever the Secretary finds that an educational institution has willfully submitted a false or misleading claim, or that a veteran or person, with the complicity of an educational institution, has submitted such a claim, the Secretary shall make a complete report of the facts of the case to the appropriate State approving agency and, where deemed advisable, to the Attorney General of the United States for appropriate action.

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10 U.S.C. § 16163 — Eligibility for educational assistance

**(a) Eligibility.—** On or after September 11, 2001, a member of a reserve component is entitled to educational assistance under this chapter if the member— (1) served on active duty in support of a contingency operation for 90 consecutive days or more; or (2) in the case of a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or Air National Guard of the United States, performed full time National Guard duty under [section 502(f) of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section502/f&num=0&edition=prelim) for 90 consecutive days or more when authorized by the President or Secretary of Defense for the purpose of responding to a national emergency declared by the President and supported by Federal funds. **(b) Disabled Members.—** Notwithstanding the eligibility requirements in subsection (a), a member who was ordered to active service as prescribed under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) but is released from duty before completing 90 consecutive days because of an injury, illness or disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty shall be entitled to educational assistance under this chapter at the rate prescribed in [section 16162(c)(4)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section16162/c/4/A&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Written Notification.—** (1) Each member who becomes entitled to educational assistance under subsection (a) shall be given a statement in writing prior to release from active service that summarizes the provisions of this chapter and stating clearly and prominently the substance of [section 16165 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section16165&num=0&edition=prelim) as such section may apply to the member. (2

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38 U.S.C. § 3452 — Definitions

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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38 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

For the purposes of this title— (1) The terms “Secretary” and “Department” mean the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, respectively. (2) The term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. (3) The term “surviving spouse” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title) a person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran’s death, and who lived with the veteran continuously from the date of marriage to the date of the veteran’s death (except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran without the fault of the spouse) and who has not remarried. (4) (A) The term “child” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title (other than with respect to a child who is an insurable dependent under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(10) of such chapter) and [section 8502(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8502/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) a person who is unmarried and— (i) who is under the age of eighteen years; (ii) who, before attaining the age of eighteen years, became permanently incapable of self-support; or (iii) who, after attaining the age of eighteen years and until completion of education or training (but not after attaining the age of twenty-three years), is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution; and who is a legitimate child, a legally adopted child, a stepchild who is a member of a veteran’s household or was a member at the time of the veteran’s death, or an illegitimate child but, as to the alleged father, onl

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38 U.S.C. § 3693 — Compliance surveys

**(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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38 U.S.C. § 1562 — Special provisions relating to pension

**(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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38 U.S.C. § 1734 — Hospital and nursing home care and medical services in the United States

**(a)** The Secretary shall furnish hospital and nursing home care and medical services to any individual described in subsection (b) in the same manner, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as apply to the furnishing of such care and services to individuals who are veterans as defined in [section 101(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section101/2&num=0&edition=prelim). Any disability of an individual described in subsection (b) that is a service-connected disability for purposes of this subchapter (as provided for under [section 1735(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1735/2&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall be considered to be a service-connected disability for purposes of furnishing care and services under the preceding sentence. **(b)** Subsection (a) applies to any individual who is a Commonwealth Army veteran or new Philippine Scout and who— (1) is residing in the United States; and (2) is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.

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38 U.S.C. § 1735 — Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter— (1) The term “Commonwealth Army veterans” means persons who served before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Government of the Philippines, while such forces were in the service of the Armed Forces pursuant to the military order of the President dated July 26, 1941, including among such military forces organized guerrilla forces under commanders appointed, designated, or subsequently recognized by the Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, or other competent authority in the Army of the United States, and who were discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable. The term “new Philippine Scouts” means persons who served in the Philippine Scouts under section 14 of the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945, and who were discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable. (2) The term “service-connected disabilities” means disabilities determined by the Secretary under laws administered by the Secretary to have been incurred in or aggravated by the service described in paragraph (1) in line of duty.

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38 U.S.C. § 1786 — Care for newborn children of women veterans receiving maternity care

**(a) In General.—** Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary may furnish health care services described in subsection (b) and transportation necessary to receive such services to a newborn child of a woman veteran who is receiving maternity care furnished by the Department for not more than seven days after the birth of the child if the veteran delivered the child in— (1) a facility of the Department; (2) another facility pursuant to a Department contract for services relating to such delivery; or (3) another location, including a health care facility, if the veteran delivers the child before arriving at a facility described in paragraph (1) or (2). **(b) Covered Health Care Services.—** Health care services described in this subsection are all post-delivery care services, including routine care services, that a newborn child requires, including necessary health care services provided by a facility other than the facility where the newborn child was delivered (including a specialty pediatric hospital) that accepts transfer of the newborn child and responsibility for treatment of the newborn child. **(c) Exception Based on Medical Necessity.—** Pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe to carry out this section, the Secretary may furnish more than seven days of health care services described in subsection (b), and may furnish transportation necessary to receive such services, to a newborn child based on medical necessity if the child is in need of additional care, including if the child has been discharged or released from a hospital and requires readmittance to ensure the health and welfare of the child. **(d) Transportation.—** (1) Transportation furnished under subsection (a) to, from, or between care settings to meet the needs o

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38 U.S.C. § 1787 — Health care of family members of veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

**(a) In General.—** Subject to subsection (b), a family member of a veteran described in subparagraph (F) of [section 1710(e)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim) who resided at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for not fewer than 30 days during the period described in such subparagraph or who was in utero during such period while the mother of such family member resided at such location shall be eligible for hospital care and medical services furnished by the Secretary for any of the illnesses or conditions described in such subparagraph, notwithstanding that there is insufficient medical evidence to conclude that such illnesses or conditions are attributable to such residence. **(b) Limitations.—** (1) The Secretary may only furnish hospital care and medical services under subsection (a) to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts for such purpose. (2) Hospital care and medical services may not be furnished under subsection (a) for an illness or condition of a family member that is found, in accordance with guidelines issued by the Under Secretary for Health, to have resulted from a cause other than the residence of the family member described in that subsection. (3) The Secretary may provide reimbursement for hospital care or medical services provided to a family member under this section only after the family member or the provider of such care or services has exhausted without success all claims and remedies reasonably available to the family member or provider against a third party (as defined in [section 1725(h) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1725/h&num=0&edition=prelim)) for payment of

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38 U.S.C. § 3696 — Prohibition on certain advertising, sales, and enrollment practices

**(a) Prohibition on Engaging in Substantial Misrepresentation.—** An educational institution with a course or program of education approved under this chapter, and an entity that owns such an educational institution, shall not engage in substantial misrepresentation described in subsection (b). **(b) Substantial Misrepresentation Described.—** (1) Substantial misrepresentation described in this paragraph is substantial misrepresentation by an educational institution, a representative of the institution, or any person with whom the institution has an agreement to provide educational programs, marketing, advertising, recruiting or admissions services, concerning any of the following: (A) The nature of the educational program of the institution, including misrepresentation regarding— (i) the particular type, specific source, or nature and extent, of the accreditation of the institution or a course of education at the institution; (ii) whether a student may transfer course credits to another institution; (iii) conditions under which the institution will accept transfer credits earned at another institution; (iv) whether successful completion of a course of instruction qualifies a student— (I) for acceptance to a labor union or similar organization; or (II) to receive, to apply to take, or to take an examination required to receive a local, State, or Federal license, or a nongovernmental certification required as a precondition for employment, or to perform certain functions in the States in which the educational program is offered, or to meet additional conditions that the institution knows or reasonably should know are generally needed to secure employment in a recognized occupation for which the program is represented to prepare stu

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