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10 U.S.C. § 16166 — Administration of program
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**(a) Administration.—** Educational assistance under this chapter shall be provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs, under agreements to be entered into by the Secretary of Defense, and by the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Such agreements shall include administrative procedures to ensure the prompt and timely transfer of funds from the Secretary concerned to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the making of payments under this chapter.
**(b) Program Management.—** Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of sections 503, 511, 3470, 3471, 3474, 3476, 3482(g), 3483, and 3485 of title 38 and the provisions of subchapters I and II of chapter 36 of such title (with the exception of sections 3686(a), 3687, and 3692) shall be applicable to the provision of educational assistance under this chapter. The term “eligible veteran” and the term “person”, as used in those provisions, shall be deemed for the purpose of the application of those provisions to this chapter to refer to a person eligible for educational assistance under this chapter.
**(c) Flight Training.—** The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may approve the pursuit of flight training (in addition to a course of flight training that may be approved under [section 3680A(b) of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3680A/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) by an individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter if—
(1) such training is generally accepted as necessary for the attainment of a recognized vocational objective in the field of aviation;
(2) the individual possesses a valid private pilot certificate and meets, on the day the member begins a course of flight training, the medical requir
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**(a) Administration.—** Educational assistance under this chapter shall be provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs, under agreements to be entered into by the Secretary of Defense, and by the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Such agreements shall include administrative procedures to ensure the prompt and timely transfer of funds from the Secretary concerned to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the making of payments under this chapter.
**(b) Program Management.—** Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of sections 503, 511, 3470, 3471, 3474, 3476, 3482(g), 3483, and 3485 of title 38 and the provisions of subchapters I and II of chapter 36 of such title (with the exception of sections 3686(a), 3687, and 3692) shall be applicable to the provision of educational assistance under this chapter. The term “eligible veteran” and the term “person”, as used in those provisions, shall be deemed for the purpose of the application of those provisions to this chapter to refer to a person eligible for educational assistance under this chapter.
**(c) Flight Training.—** The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may approve the pursuit of flight training (in addition to a course of flight training that may be approved under [section 3680A(b) of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3680A/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) by an individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter if—
(1) such training is generally accepted as necessary for the attainment of a recognized vocational objective in the field of aviation;
(2) the individual possesses a valid private pilot certificate and meets, on the day the member begins a course of flight training, the medical requirements necessary for a commercial pilot certificate; and
(3) the flight school courses meet Federal Aviation Administration standards for such courses and are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the State approving agency.
**(d) Trust Fund.—** Amounts for payments for benefits under this chapter shall be derived from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund under [section 2006 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2006&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** There is established on the books of the Treasury a fund to be known as the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Fund”), which shall be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Fund shall be used for the accumulation of funds in order to finance armed forces education liabilities on an actuarially sound basis.
**(b)** In this section:
(1) The term “armed forces education liabilities” means liabilities of the armed forces for benefits under chapter 30 or 33 of title 38 and for Department of Defense benefits under paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 510(e) and chapters 1606 and 1607 of this title, including funds provided by the Secretary of Homeland Security for education liabilities for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
(2) The term “normal cost”, with respect to any period of time, means the total of the following:
(A) The present value of the future benefits payable from the Fund for amounts attributable to increased amounts of educational assistance authorized under [section 3015(d) of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3015/d&num=0&edition=prelim) to persons who were not on active duty on July 1, 1985, and who during such period enter on active duty.
(B) The present value of the future benefits payable from the Fund for amounts attributable to educational assistance authorized under subchapter III of chapter 30 of title 38 to persons who were not on active duty on July 1, 1985, and who during such period—
(i) enter a fourth year of active duty, in the case of persons eligible for basic educational assistance under section 3011 of such title; or
(ii) enter a period of service
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 16166
provided in subsection (b), educational assistance’’ for
‘‘Educational assistance’’, and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 110–181 effective as of Oct. 28,
2004, as if included in the enactment of Pub. L. 108–375
to which such amendment related, see section 530(c) of
Pub. L. 110–181, set out as a note under section 16164 of
this title.
§ 16166. Administration of program
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—Educational assistance
under this chapter shall be provided through the
Department of Veterans Affairs, under agree-
ments to be entered into by the Secretary of De-
fense, and by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Such agreements shall include administrative
procedures to ensure the prompt and timely
transfer of funds from the Secretary concerned
to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the
making of payments under this chapter.
(b) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—Except as other-
wise provided in this chapter, the provisions of
sections 503, 511, 3470, 3471, 3474, 3476, 3482(g),
3483, and 3485 of title 38 and the provisions of
subchapters I and II of chapter 36 of such title
(with the exception of sections 3686(a), 3687, and
3692) shall be applicable to the provision of edu-
cational assistance under this chapter. The term
‘‘eligible veteran’’ and the term ‘‘person’’, as
used in those provisions, shall be deemed for the
purpose of the application of those provisions to
this chapter to refer to a person eligible for edu-
cational assistance under this chapter.
(c) FLIGHT TRAINING.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may approve the pursuit of flight
training (in addition to a course of flight train-
ing tha
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