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38 U.S.C. § 3536 — Specialized vocational training courses
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The Secretary may approve a specialized course of vocational training leading to a predetermined vocational objective for the enrollment of an eligible person under this subchapter if the Secretary finds that such course, either alone or when combined with other courses, constitutes a program of education which is suitable for that person and is required because of a mental or physical handicap.
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The Secretary may approve a specialized course of vocational training leading to a predetermined vocational objective for the enrollment of an eligible person under this subchapter if the Secretary finds that such course, either alone or when combined with other courses, constitutes a program of education which is suitable for that person and is required because of a mental or physical handicap.
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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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**(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)** Except as provided in subsection (g), the educational assistance to which an eligible person whose eligibility is based on the death or disability of a parent or on a parent being listed in one of the categories referred to in [section 3501(a)(1)(C) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3501/a/1/C&num=0&edition=prelim) is entitled under [section 3511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3511&num=0&edition=prelim) or subchapter V of this chapter may be afforded the person during the period beginning on the person’s eighteenth birthday, or on the successful completion of the person’s secondary schooling, whichever first occurs, and ending on the person’s twenty-sixth birthday, except that—
(1) if the person is above the age of compulsory school attendance under applicable State law, and the Secretary determines that the person’s best interests will be served thereby, such period may begin before the person’s eighteenth birthday;
(2) if the person has a mental or physical handicap, and the Secretary determines that the person’s best interests will be served by pursuing a program of special restorative training or a specialized course of vocational training approved under [section 3536 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3536&num=0&edition=prelim), such period may begin before the person’s eighteenth birthday, but not before the person’s fourteenth birthday;
(3) if the Secretary first finds that the parent from whom eligibility is derived has a service-connected total disability permanent in nature, or if the death of the parent from whom eligibility is derived occurs, after the eligible person’s eightee
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An eligible person shall receive the benefits of this chapter while enrolled in a course of education offered by an educational institution only if such course (1) is approved in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I 11 See References in Text note below. of chapter 36 of this title, or (2) is approved for the enrollment of the particular individual under the provisions of [section 3536 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3536&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** An eligible person or veteran shall receive the benefits of this chapter and chapters 34 and 35 of this title while enrolled in a course of education offered by an educational institution only if (1) such course is approved as provided in this chapter and chapters 34 and 35 of this title by the State approving agency for the State where such educational institution is located, or by the Secretary, or (2) such course is approved (A) for the enrollment of the particular individual under the provisions of [section 3536 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3536&num=0&edition=prelim) or (B) for special restorative training under subchapter V of chapter 35 of this title. Approval of courses by State approving agencies shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapters 34 and 35 of this title and such other regulations and policies as the State approving agency may adopt. Each State approving agency shall furnish the Secretary with a current list of educational institutions specifying courses which it has approved, and, in addition to such list, it shall furnish such other information to the Secretary as it and the Secretary may determine to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and chapters 34 and 35 of this title. Each State approving agency shall notify the Secretary of the disapproval of any course previously approved and shall set forth the reasons for such disapproval.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary shall be responsible for the approval of courses of education offered by any agency of the Federal Government authorized under other laws to supervise such education. The Secretary may approve any course in any other educational institution in accordance with the provisions of thi
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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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