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38 U.S.C. § 3537 — Work-study allowance
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**(a)** Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall utilize, in connection with the activities described in [section 3485(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3485/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the services of any eligible person who is pursuing, in a State, at least a three-quarter-time program of education (other than a course of special restorative training) and shall pay to such person an additional educational assistance allowance (hereinafter in this section referred to as “work-study allowance”) in return for such eligible person’s agreement to perform such services. The amount of the work-study allowance shall be determined in accordance with [section 3485(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3485/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** The Secretary’s utilization of, and payment of a work-study allowance for, the services of an eligible person pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the same requirements, terms, and conditions as are set out in [section 3485 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3485&num=0&edition=prelim) with regard to individuals pursuing at least three-quarter-time programs of education referred to in subsection (b) of such section.
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**(a)** Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall utilize, in connection with the activities described in [section 3485(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3485/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the services of any eligible person who is pursuing, in a State, at least a three-quarter-time program of education (other than a course of special restorative training) and shall pay to such person an additional educational assistance allowance (hereinafter in this section referred to as “work-study allowance”) in return for such eligible person’s agreement to perform such services. The amount of the work-study allowance shall be determined in accordance with [section 3485(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3485/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** The Secretary’s utilization of, and payment of a work-study allowance for, the services of an eligible person pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the same requirements, terms, and conditions as are set out in [section 3485 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3485&num=0&edition=prelim) with regard to individuals pursuing at least three-quarter-time programs of education referred to in subsection (b) of such section.
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**(a)**
(1) In accordance with paragraph (4), individuals utilized under the authority of subsection (b) shall be paid an additional educational assistance allowance (hereinafter in this section referred to as “work-study allowance”). Such allowance shall be paid in return for an individual’s entering into an agreement described in paragraph (3).
(2) Such work-study allowance shall be paid in an amount equal to the product of—
(A) the applicable hourly minimum wage; and
(B) the number of hours worked during the applicable period.
(3) An agreement described in this paragraph is an agreement of an individual to perform services, during or between periods of enrollment, aggregating not more than a number of hours equal to 25 times the number of weeks in the semester or other applicable enrollment period, required in connection with a qualifying work-study activity.
(4)
(A) With respect to covered work-study activities, the Secretary shall carry out this section by providing to participating educational institutions an annual amount for the institution to use in paying work-study allowance under paragraph (1) to individuals enrolled at the institution.
(B) With respect to a participating educational institution that participated in the work-study program under this section during the academic year beginning August 1, 2018, the Secretary shall determine the annual amount to provide to the educational institution under subparagraph (A) as follows:
(i) For the academic year beginning August 1, 2020, the amount shall be the total amount, determined in consultation with the educational institution, that the Secretary paid under this section for covered work-study activities to individuals enrolled at such educational institution during the academic year begi
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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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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 3537
1 See References in Text note below.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 108–183 effective July 1, 2004,
and applicable with respect to educational assistance
allowances payable under this chapter and section
3687(b)(2) of this title for months beginning on or after
that date, see section 302(e) of Pub. L. 108–183, set out
as a note under section 3532 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2001 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–103 effective Jan. 1, 2002,
and applicable with respect to educational assistance
allowances payable under this chapter and section
3687(b)(2) of this title for months beginning on or after
that date, see section 102(e) of Pub. L. 107–103, set out
as a note under section 3532 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–419 effective Nov. 1, 2000,
and applicable with respect to educational assistance
allowances paid under this chapter for months after Oc-
tober 2000, see section 111(e) of Pub. L. 106–419, set out
as a note under section 3532 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENTS
Title IX of Pub. L. 105–206 effective simultaneously
with enactment of Pub. L. 105–178 and to be treated as
included in Pub. L. 105–178 at time of enactment, see
section 9016 of Pub. L. 105–206, set out as a note under
section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–178 effective Oct. 1, 1998,
and applicable with respect to educational assistance
allowances paid for months after Sept. 1998, see section
8210(e) of Pub. L. 105–178, set out as a note under section
3532 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–237 effective Jan. 1, 1990,
see section 403(c) of Pub.
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