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38 U.S.C. § 3523 — Disapproval of enrollment in certain courses

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38 U.S.C. § 3523 — Disapproval of enrollment in certain courses

**(a)** The Secretary shall not approve the enrollment of an eligible person in— (1) any bartending course or personality development course; (2) any sales or sales management course which does not provide specialized training within a specific vocational field; (3) any type of course which the Secretary finds to be avocational or recreational in character (or the advertising for which the Secretary finds contains significant avocational or recreational themes) unless the eligible person submits justification showing that the course will be a bona fide use in the pursuit of the person’s present or contemplated business or occupation; or (4) any independent study program except an accredited independent study program (including open circuit television) leading to a standard college degree. **(b)** The Secretary shall not approve the enrollment of an eligible person in any course of flight training other than one given by an educational institution of higher learning for credit toward a standard college degree the eligible person is seeking. **(c)** The Secretary shall not approve the enrollment of an eligible person in any course to be pursued by radio. **(d)** The Secretary shall not approve the enrollment of an eligible person in any course which is to be pursued as a part of such person’s regular secondary school education (except as provided in [section 3533 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3533&num=0&edition=prelim)), but this subsection shall not prevent the enrollment of an eligible person in a course not leading to a standard college degree if the Secretary finds that such person has ended such person’s secondary school education (by completion or otherwise) and that such course is a specialized voc

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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. § 1733 — Supervision of program by the President

The President, or any officer of the United States to whom the President may delegate authority under this section, may from time to time prescribe such rules and regulations and impose such conditions on the receipt of financial aid as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.

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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. § 3533 — Special assistance for the educationally disadvantaged

**(a)** (1) Any eligible person shall be entitled to the assistance provided an eligible veteran under section 3491(a) (if pursued in a State) of this title and be paid an educational assistance allowance therefor in the manner prescribed by [section 3491(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3491/b&num=0&edition=prelim), except that the corresponding rate provisions of this chapter shall apply, as determined by the Secretary, to such pursuit by an eligible person. (2) Educational assistance under this chapter for the first five months of full-time pursuit of a program (or the equivalent thereof in part-time educational assistance) consisting of such course or courses shall be provided without charge to entitlement. **(b)** Any eligible person shall, without charge to any entitlement such person may have under [section 3511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3511&num=0&edition=prelim), be entitled to the benefits provided an eligible veteran under [section 3492 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3492&num=0&edition=prelim).

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38 U.S.C. § 1723 — Furnishing of clothing

The Secretary shall not furnish clothing to persons who are in Department facilities, except (1) where the furnishing of such clothing to indigent persons is necessary to protect health or sanitation, and (2) where the Secretary furnishes veterans with special clothing made necessary by the wearing of prosthetic appliances.

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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. § 3523 — Disapproval of enrollment in certain

Page 789 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 3523 (1) the proposed program of education con- stitutes a ‘‘program of education’’ as that term is defined in this chapter; (2) the eligible person is not already quali- fied, by reason of previous education or train- ing, for the educational, professional, or voca- tional objective for which the program of edu- cation is offered; (3) the eligible person’s proposed educational institution or training establishment is in compliance with all the requirements of this chapter and chapter 36 of this title; and (4) it does not appear that the enrollment in or pursuit of such person’s program of edu- cation would violate any provisions of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title. (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1196, § 1721; Pub. L. 94–502, title III, § 310(11), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2391; Pub. L. 96–466, title III, § 324, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2196; Pub. L. 99–576, title III, § 314(b)(1), (2), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3273; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3521, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1721 of this title as this section. 1989—Pub. L. 101–237 substituted ‘‘Secretary’’ for ‘‘Ad- ministrator’’ wherever appearing. 1986—Pub. L. 99–576 substituted ‘‘Approval of applica- tion’’ for ‘‘Final approval of application’’ in section catchline, struck out ‘‘finally’’ before ‘‘approve an ap- plication’’ in introductory provisions, struck out former cl. (1) which read ‘‘section 1720 of this title has been complied with;’’, and redesignated cls. (2) to (5) as cls. (1) to (4), respectively. 1980—Pub. L. 96–466, among other changes, inserted provision conditioning appr

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