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38 U.S.C. § 7631 — Periodic adjustments in amount of assistance
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**(a)**
(1) Whenever there is a general Federal pay increase, the Secretary shall increase the maximum monthly stipend amount, the maximum tuition reimbursement amount, the maximum Selected Reserve member stipend amount, the maximum employee incentive scholarship amount, the maximum education debt reduction payments amount, and the maximum specialty education loan repayment amount. Any such increase shall take effect with respect to any school year that ends in the fiscal year in which the pay increase takes effect.
(2) The amount of any increase under paragraph (1) of this subsection is the previous maximum amount under that paragraph multiplied by the overall percentage of the adjustment in the rates of pay under the General Schedule made under the general Federal pay increase. Such amount shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1.
**(b)** For purposes of this section:
(1) The term “maximum monthly stipend amount” means the maximum monthly stipend that may be paid to a participant in the Scholarship Program specified in [section 7613(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7613/b&num=0&edition=prelim) and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.
(2) The term “maximum tuition reimbursement amount” means the maximum amount of tuition reimbursement provided to a participant in the Tuition Reimbursement Program specified in [section 7622(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7622/e&num=0&edition=prelim) and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.
(3) The term “maximum Selected Reserve member stipend amount” means the maximum amount of assistance provided to a person receiving assistance under sub
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**(a)**
(1) Whenever there is a general Federal pay increase, the Secretary shall increase the maximum monthly stipend amount, the maximum tuition reimbursement amount, the maximum Selected Reserve member stipend amount, the maximum employee incentive scholarship amount, the maximum education debt reduction payments amount, and the maximum specialty education loan repayment amount. Any such increase shall take effect with respect to any school year that ends in the fiscal year in which the pay increase takes effect.
(2) The amount of any increase under paragraph (1) of this subsection is the previous maximum amount under that paragraph multiplied by the overall percentage of the adjustment in the rates of pay under the General Schedule made under the general Federal pay increase. Such amount shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1.
**(b)** For purposes of this section:
(1) The term “maximum monthly stipend amount” means the maximum monthly stipend that may be paid to a participant in the Scholarship Program specified in [section 7613(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7613/b&num=0&edition=prelim) and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.
(2) The term “maximum tuition reimbursement amount” means the maximum amount of tuition reimbursement provided to a participant in the Tuition Reimbursement Program specified in [section 7622(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7622/e&num=0&edition=prelim) and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.
(3) The term “maximum Selected Reserve member stipend amount” means the maximum amount of assistance provided to a person receiving assistance under subchapter V of this chapter, as specified in [section 7653 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7653&num=0&edition=prelim) and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.
(4) The term “maximum employee incentive scholarship amount” means the maximum amount of the scholarship payable to a participant in the Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Incentive Scholarship Program under subchapter VI of this chapter, as specified in [section 7673(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7673/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim) and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.
(5) The term “maximum education debt reduction payments amount” means the maximum amount of education debt reduction payments payable to a participant in the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program under subchapter VII of this chapter, as specified in [section 7683(d)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7683/d/1&num=0&edition=prelim) and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.
(6) The term “general Federal pay increase” means an adjustment (if an increase) in the rates of pay under the General Schedule under subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5.
(7) The term “specialty education loan repayment amount” means the maximum amount of specialty education loan repayment payments payable to or for a participant in the Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program under subchapter VIII of this chapter, as specified in [section 7694(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7694/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim) and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.
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The Secretary may pay to a person selected to receive assistance under this subchapter the amount of $400 (adjusted in accordance with [section 7631 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7631&num=0&edition=prelim)) for each month of the person’s enrollment in a program of education or training covered by the agreement of the person entered into under [section 7603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7603&num=0&edition=prelim). Payment of such benefits for any period shall be coordinated with any payment of benefits for the same period under chapter 106 of title 10.
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**(a)** The Secretary (in consultation with the Secretary of Defense) may prescribe regulations implementing the provisions of this chapter with regard to the application of this chapter to States, local governments, and private employers.
**(b)**
(1) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management (in consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense) may prescribe regulations implementing the provisions of this chapter with regard to the application of this chapter to Federal executive agencies (other than the agencies referred to in paragraph (2)) as employers. Such regulations shall be consistent with the regulations pertaining to the States as employers and private employers, except that employees of the Federal Government may be given greater or additional rights.
(2) The following entities may prescribe regulations to carry out the activities of such entities under this chapter:
(A) The Merit Systems Protection Board.
(B) The Office of Special Counsel.
(C) The agencies referred to in [section 2302(a)(2)(C)(ii) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section2302/a/2/C/ii&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** A scholarship provided to a participant in the Scholarship Program for a school year under the Scholarship Program shall consist of payment of the tuition of the participant for that school year, payment of other reasonable educational expenses (including fees, books, and laboratory expenses) for that school year, and a stipend determined under subsection (b) of this section.
**(b)** A stipend under this section for a school year shall be payment to the participant of not in excess of $485 per month (adjusted in accordance with [section 7631 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7631&num=0&edition=prelim)) for each of the 12 consecutive months beginning with the first month of the school year, except that a stipend may not be paid to a participant who is a full-time employee of the Department. The stipend of a participant who is a part-time student shall be adjusted as provided in sections 7614(1) and 7614(2) of this title.
**(c)** The Secretary may arrange with an educational institution in which a participant in the Scholarship Program is enrolled for the payment to the educational institution of the amounts of tuition and other reasonable educational expenses described in subsection (a) of this section. Such payments may be made without regard to subsections (a) and (b) of [section 3324 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3324&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** To be eligible to participate in the Tuition Reimbursement Program, an individual must be a full-time employee in the Department permanently assigned to a Department health-care facility and must be enrolled in a course of training offered by an institution approved by the Secretary leading toward completion of (1) an associate or higher degree in nursing, or (2) a masters degree or doctoral degree in nursing.
**(b)** In selecting applicants for acceptance in the Tuition Reimbursement Program, the Secretary (in addition to according priorities as set forth in [section 7603(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7603/d&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall give special consideration and emphasis to individuals pursuing a course of study which will expedite an increase in the number of registered nurses employed by the Department. The Secretary shall then give priority, in the following order, to—
(1) individuals who have been employed as full-time employees in the Nursing Service in the Veterans Health Administration; and
(2) individuals who have previously received tuition reimbursement under the Tuition Reimbursement Program.
**(c)** An agreement between the Secretary and a participant in the Tuition Reimbursement Program shall (in addition to the requirements set forth in [section 7604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7604&num=0&edition=prelim)) contain the following:
(1) The Secretary’s agreement to provide the participant with tuition reimbursement following successful completion (as determined, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, by the educational institution involved) of (A) a course or courses required for the course of study desc
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 7625
one-year period beginning on the date of the
breach of the agreement.
(Added Pub. L. 100–322, title II, § 216(b), May 20,
1988, 102 Stat. 527, § 4324; amended Pub. L.
100–687, div. B, title XV, § 1503(a)(4), Nov. 18, 1988,
102 Stat. 4134; renumbered § 7624, Pub. L. 102–40,
title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238;
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat.
404.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 4324 of this
title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83 substituted ‘‘Department’’
for ‘‘Veterans’ Administration’’ in two places in intro-
ductory provisions.
1988—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100–687, § 1503(a)(4)(A),
substituted ‘‘participation in the program’’ for ‘‘com-
pletion of a course or courses in a previous semester or
quarter’’, inserted ‘‘or is payable’’ after ‘‘has been
paid’’, and inserted before period at end ‘‘, reduced by
the proportion that the number of days served for com-
pletion of the service obligation bears to the total num-
ber of days in the participant’s period of obligated serv-
ice’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–687, § 1503(a)(4)(B), struck out
par. (1) which related to formula to apply to recover
amount from participant who breaches agreement by
failing to complete period of obligated service, and
struck out par. (2) designation before ‘‘Any amount’’.
§ 7625. Allocation and distribution of funding
In determining the amount of funding to allo-
cate to Department health-care facilities for
any fiscal year in connection with the Tuition
Reimbursement Program, the Secretary shall
take into account (1) the personnel ceiling for
that fiscal year for nursing personnel, and (2)
the recruitment and retention needs of such fa-
ci
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