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38 U.S.C. § 3002 — Definitions

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38 U.S.C. § 3002 — Definitions

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For the purposes of this chapter— (1) The term “basic educational assistance” means educational assistance provided under subchapter II of this chapter. (2) The term “supplemental educational assistance” means educational assistance provided under subchapter III of this chapter. (3) The term “program of education”— (A) has the meaning given such term in [section 3452(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3452/b&num=0&edition=prelim); (B) includes— (i) a preparatory course for a test that is required or used for admission to an institution of higher education; and (ii) a preparatory course for a test that is required or used for admission to a graduate school; and (C) in the case of an individual who is not serving on active duty, includes (i) a full-time program of apprenticeship or of other on-job training approved as provided in clause (1) or (2), as appropriate, of [section 3687(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3687/a&num=0&edition=prelim), and (ii) a cooperative program (as defined in [section 3482(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3482/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim)). (4) The term “Selected Reserve” means the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of any of the reserve components (including the Army National Guard of the United States and the Air National Guard of the United States) of the Armed Forces, as required to be maintained under [section 10143(a) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section10143/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) The term “Secretary of Defense” means the Secretary of Defense, except that it means the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy. (6) 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?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12103/d&num=0&edition=prelim) pursuant to an enlistment in the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, or as a Reserve for service in the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve. (7) The term “active duty” includes full-time National Guard duty first performed after June 30, 1985, by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in the member’s status as a member of the National Guard of a State for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the National Guard. (8) The term “educational institution” has the meaning given such term in [section 3452(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3452/c&num=0&edition=prelim). (9) The term “emergency situation” has the meaning given such term in [section 3601 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3601&num=0&edition=prelim).

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6 U.S.C. § 542 — Federal air marshal program

(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security. (2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.

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38 U.S.C. § 3601 — Definition of emergency situation

In this chapter, the term “emergency situation” means a situation that— (1) the President declares is an emergency; and (2) the Secretary determines is an emergency for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary.

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10 U.S.C. § 10001 — Definition of State

In this subtitle, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.

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10 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title: (1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia. (2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.] (3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth. (4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. (5) The term “uniformed services” means— (A) the armed forces; (B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. (6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments. (7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government. (8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. (9) The term

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38 U.S.C. § 3032 — Limitations on educational assistance for certain individuals

**(a)** In the case of an individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who is pursuing a program of education— (1) while on active duty; or (2) on less than a half-time basis, the amount of the monthly educational assistance allowance payable to such individual under this chapter is the amount determined under subsection (b) of this section. **(b)** The amount of the educational assistance allowance payable to an individual described in subsection (a) of this section is the least of the following: (1) the amount of the educational assistance allowance otherwise payable to such individual under this chapter, (2) the established charges for tuition and fees that the educational institution involved requires similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same program to pay, or (3) the amount of the charges of the educational institution elected by the individual under [section 3014(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3014/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c)** (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the amount of the monthly educational assistance allowance payable to an individual pursuing a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training under this chapter is— (A) for each of the first six months of the individual’s pursuit of such program, 75 percent of the monthly educational assistance allowance otherwise payable to such individual under this chapter; (B) for each of the second six months of the individual’s pursuit of such program, 55 percent of such monthly educational assistance allowance; and (C) for each of the months following the first 12 months of the individual’s pursuit of such program, 35 percent of such monthly educational assis

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38 U.S.C. § 3202 — Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter— (1) (A) The term “eligible veteran” means any veteran who is not eligible for educational assistance under chapter 34 of this title and who (i) entered military service on or after January 1, 1977, and before July 1, 1985, served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days commencing on or after January 1, 1977, and was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, or (ii) entered military service on or after January 1, 1977, and before July 1, 1985, and was discharged or released from active duty after January 1, 1977, for a service-connected disability. (B) The requirement of discharge or release, prescribed in subparagraph (A), shall be waived in the case of any participant who has completed his or her first obligated period of active duty (which began after December 31, 1976) or 6 years of active duty (which began after December 31, 1976), whichever period is less. (C) For the purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B), the term “active duty” does not include any period during which an individual (i) 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, (ii) served as a cadet or midshipman at one of the service academies, or (iii) served under the provisions of section 511(d) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 10 pursuant to an enlistment in the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, or as a Reserve for service in the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve. (D) (i) The requirement of ineligibility for educational assistance under chapter 34 of this title, prescribed in subparagraph (A), shall be w

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38 U.S.C. § 3231 — Entitlement; loan eligibility

**(a)** (1) Subject to the provisions of [section 3695 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3695&num=0&edition=prelim) limiting the aggregate period for which any person may receive assistance under two or more programs of educational or vocational assistance administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, a participant shall be entitled to a maximum of 36 monthly benefit payments (or their equivalent in the event of part-time benefits). (2) Except as provided in paragraph (5)(E) of this subsection and in subsection (e) of this section and [section 3233 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3233&num=0&edition=prelim) and subject to [section 3241 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3241&num=0&edition=prelim), the amount of the monthly payment to which any eligible veteran is entitled shall be ascertained by (A) adding all contributions made to the fund by the eligible veteran, (B) multiplying the sum by 3, (C) adding all contributions made to the fund for such veteran by the Secretary of Defense, and (D) dividing the sum by the lesser of 36 or the number of months in which contributions were made by such veteran. (3) Payment of benefits under this chapter may be made only for periods of time during which an eligible veteran is actually enrolled in and pursuing an approved program of education and, except as provided in paragraph (4), only after an eligible veteran has been discharged or released from active duty. (4) Payment of benefits under this chapter may be made after a participant has completed his or her first obligated period of active duty (which began after December 31, 1976), or 6 years of act

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38 U.S.C. § 3002 — Definitions

Page 646 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 3002 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under para- graph (2), the Secretary shall pay to each eligible vet- eran (not including an individual described in the sec- ond sentence of subsection (b)) who is enrolled in a high technology program of education under the pilot program on a full-time or part-time basis a monthly housing stipend equal to the product— ‘‘(A) of— ‘‘(i) in the case of a veteran pursuing resident training, the monthly amount of the basic allow- ance for housing payable under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, for a member with de- pendents in pay grade E–5 residing in the military housing area that encompasses all or the major- ity portion of the ZIP code area in which is lo- cated the campus of the institution where the in- dividual physically participates in a majority of classes; or ‘‘(ii) in the case of a veteran pursuing a pro- gram of education through distance learning, a monthly amount equal to 50 percent of the na- tional average of the monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing payable under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, for a member with dependents in pay grade E–5, multiplied by ‘‘(B) the lesser of— ‘‘(i) 1.0; or ‘‘(ii) the number of course hours borne by the individual in pursuit of the program of education involved, divided by the minimum number of course hours required for full-time pursuit of such program of education, rounded to the nearest multiple of 10. ‘‘(2) BAR TO DUAL ELIGIBILITY.—No covered indi- vidual may receive a housing stipend under this sub- section for any month if such individual is in receipt of a housing stipend under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, for that month. ‘‘(e) HIGH TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OF EDUCATION DE

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