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38 U.S.C. § 3320 — Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship
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**(a) In General.—** Subject to the limitation under subsection (f), the Secretary shall provide additional benefits to eligible individuals selected by the Secretary under this section. Such benefits shall be known as the “Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship”.
**(b) Eligibility.—** For purposes of this section, an eligible individual is an individual—
(1) who is or was entitled to educational assistance under [section 3311 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3311&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) who has used all of the educational assistance to which the individual is entitled under this chapter or will, based on the individual’s rate of usage, use all of such assistance within 180 days of applying for benefits under this section;
(3) who applies for assistance under this section; and
(4) who—
(A) is an individual who—
(i) is enrolled in a program of education leading to a post-secondary degree that, in accordance with the guidelines of the applicable regional or national accrediting agency, requires at least the standard 120 semester (or 180 quarter) credit hours for completion in a standard, undergraduate college degree, or a dual degree program that includes such an undergraduate college degree, in—
(I) biological or biomedical science;
(II) physical science;
(III) science technologies or technicians;
(IV) computer and information science and support services;
(V) mathematics or statistics;
(VI) engineering;
(VII) engineering technologies or an engineering-related field;
(VIII) a health profession or related program;
(IX) an agriculture science program or a natural resources science program; or
(X) other subjects and fields identified
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**(a) In General.—** Subject to the limitation under subsection (f), the Secretary shall provide additional benefits to eligible individuals selected by the Secretary under this section. Such benefits shall be known as the “Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship”.
**(b) Eligibility.—** For purposes of this section, an eligible individual is an individual—
(1) who is or was entitled to educational assistance under [section 3311 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3311&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) who has used all of the educational assistance to which the individual is entitled under this chapter or will, based on the individual’s rate of usage, use all of such assistance within 180 days of applying for benefits under this section;
(3) who applies for assistance under this section; and
(4) who—
(A) is an individual who—
(i) is enrolled in a program of education leading to a post-secondary degree that, in accordance with the guidelines of the applicable regional or national accrediting agency, requires at least the standard 120 semester (or 180 quarter) credit hours for completion in a standard, undergraduate college degree, or a dual degree program that includes such an undergraduate college degree, in—
(I) biological or biomedical science;
(II) physical science;
(III) science technologies or technicians;
(IV) computer and information science and support services;
(V) mathematics or statistics;
(VI) engineering;
(VII) engineering technologies or an engineering-related field;
(VIII) a health profession or related program;
(IX) an agriculture science program or a natural resources science program; or
(X) other subjects and fields identified by the Secretary as meeting national needs;
(ii) has completed at least 60 standard semester (or 90 quarter) credit hours in a field referred to in clause (i); or
(B) is an individual who has earned a post-secondary degree in a field referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) and is enrolled in a covered clinical training program for health care professionals or a program of education leading to a teaching certification; or
(C) is an individual who has earned a graduate degree in a field referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) and is enrolled in a covered clinical training program for health care professionals.
**(c) Priority.—**
(1) If the Secretary determines that there are insufficient funds available in a fiscal year to provide additional benefits under this section to all eligible individuals, the Secretary may give priority to the following eligible individuals:
(A) Individuals who require the most credit hours described in subsection (b)(4).
(B) Individuals who are entitled to educational assistance under this chapter by reason of paragraph (1), (2), (8), (9), (10), or (11) of [section 3311(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3311/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The Secretary shall give priority to individuals under paragraph (1) in the following order:
(A) Individuals who are enrolled in a program of education leading to an undergraduate degree in a field referred to in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i).
(B) Individuals who are enrolled in a program of education leading to a teaching certificate.
(C) Individuals who are enrolled in a dual-degree program leading to both an undergraduate and graduate degree in a field referred to in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i).
(D) Individuals who have earned an undergraduate degree and are enrolled in a covered clinical training program for health care professionals.
(E) Individuals who have earned a graduate degree and are enrolled in a covered clinical training program for health care professionals.
**(d) Amount of Assistance.—**
(1) The Secretary shall pay to each eligible individual who receives additional benefits under this section the monthly amount payable under [section 3313 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3313&num=0&edition=prelim) for not more than 9 months of the program of education in which the individual is enrolled (adjusted with respect to the individual pursuant to section 3313(c), as appropriate), except that the aggregate amount paid to an individual under this section may not exceed $30,000.
(2) The Secretary may not pay to such an individual an amount in addition to the amount payable under paragraph (1) by reason of [section 3317 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3317&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) An individual who receives additional benefits under this section may also receive amounts payable by a college or university pursuant to [section 3317 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3317&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title, any additional benefits under this section may not be counted toward the aggregate period for which [section 3695 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3695&num=0&edition=prelim) limits an individual’s receipt of allowance or assistance.
**(e) Prohibition on Transfer.—** An individual who receives additional benefits under this section may not transfer any amount of such additional benefits under [section 3319 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3319&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(f) Maximum Amount of Total Assistance.—** The total amount of benefits paid to all eligible individuals under this section may not exceed—
(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
(2) $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022; and
(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year.
**(g) Congressional Notice.—** If the Secretary identifies a new subject or field pursuant to subsection (b)(4)(A)(i)(XI) as meeting a national need, the Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of such identification at least 90 days before conferring eligibility on any individual for purposes of this section on the basis of such identification, including any analysis of labor market supply and demand used in identifying the new subject or field, as applicable.
**(h) Covered Clinical Training Program Defined.—** In this section, the term “covered clinical training program” means any clinical training required by a health care professional to be licensed to practice in a State or locality.
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**(a) Entitlement.—** Subject to subsections (d) and (e), each individual described in subsection (b) is entitled to educational assistance under this chapter.
**(b) Covered Individuals.—** An individual described in this subsection is any individual as follows:
(1) An individual who—
(A) commencing on or after September 11, 2001, serves an aggregate of at least 36 months on active duty in the Armed Forces (including service on active duty in entry level and skill training); and
(B) after completion of service described in subparagraph (A)—
(i) continues on active duty; or
(ii) is discharged or released from active duty as described in subsection (c).
(2) An individual—
(A) who—
(i) commencing on or after September 11, 2001, serves at least 30 continuous days on active duty in the Armed Forces; and
(ii) after completion of service described in clause (i), is discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces for a service-connected disability or by reason of a sole survivorship discharge (as that term is defined in [section 1174(i) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1174/i&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(B) who—
(i) commencing on or after September 11, 2001, completes at least 30 continuous days of service described in subsection (d)(1) or (2); and
(ii) after completion of service described in clause (i), is discharged or released by reason of a sole survivorship discharge (as that term is defined in [section 1174(i) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1174/i&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(3) An individual who—
(A) commencing on or after September 11, 2001, serves an aggregate of at least 30 months, but less than 36 m
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**(a) Establishment of Program.—** In instances where the educational assistance provided pursuant to section 3313(c)(1)(A) does not cover the full cost of tuition and fees for a program of education, the Secretary shall carry out a program under which colleges and universities can, voluntarily, enter into an agreement with the Secretary to cover a portion of such tuition and fees not otherwise covered under subsection (c)(1)(A) or (e)(2)(A) of [section 3313 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3313&num=0&edition=prelim), which contributions shall be matched by equivalent contributions toward such costs by the Secretary. The program shall only apply to covered individuals described in paragraphs (1), (2), (8), (9), (10), and (11) of section 3311(b).
**(b) Designation of Program.—** The program under this section shall be known as the “Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program”.
**(c) Agreements.—** The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with each college or university seeking to participate in the program under this section. Each agreement shall specify the following:
(1) The manner (whether by direct grant, scholarship, or otherwise) of the contributions to be made by the college or university concerned.
(2) The maximum amount of the contribution to be made by the college or university concerned with respect to any particular individual in any given academic year.
(3) The maximum number of individuals for whom the college or university concerned will make contributions in any given academic year.
(4) Such other matters as the Secretary and the college or university concerned jointly consider appropriate.
**(d) Matching Contributions.—**
(1) **In general.—** — In instances where the educational as
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**(a) Payment.—** The Secretary shall pay to each individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who is pursuing an approved program of education (other than a program covered by subsections (e) and (f)) the amounts specified in subsection (c) to meet the expenses of such individual’s subsistence, tuition, fees, and other educational costs for pursuit of such program of education.
**(b) Approved Programs of Education.—** A program of education is an approved program of education for purposes of this chapter if the program of education is approved for purposes of chapter 30 (including approval by the State approving agency concerned).
**(c) Programs of Education Leading to a Degree Pursued at Institutions of Higher Learning on More Than Half-time Basis.—** The amounts payable under this subsection for pursuit of an approved program of education leading to a degree at an institution of higher learning (as that term is defined in section 3452(f)) are amounts as follows:
(1) In the case of an individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter by reason of paragraph (1), (2), (8), (9), (10), or (11) of section 3311(b), amounts as follows:
(A) An amount equal to the following:
(i) In the case of a program of education pursued at a public institution of higher learning, the actual net cost for in-State tuition and fees assessed by the institution for the program of education after the application of—
(I) any waiver of, or reduction in, tuition and fees; and
(II) any scholarship, or other Federal, State, institutional, or employer-based aid or assistance (other than loans and any funds provided under section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ([20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:
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**(a) In General.—**
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary concerned may permit an individual described in subsection (b) who is entitled to educational assistance under this chapter to elect to transfer to one or more of the dependents specified in subsection (c) a portion of such individual’s entitlement to such assistance, subject to the limitation under subsection (d).
(2) The purpose of the authority in paragraph (1) is to promote recruitment and retention in the uniformed services. The Secretary concerned may exercise the authority for that purpose when authorized by the Secretary of Defense in the national security interests of the United States.
**(b) Eligible Individuals.—** An individual referred to in subsection (a) is any member of the uniformed services who, at the time of the approval of the individual’s request to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this section, has completed at least—
(1) six years of service in the Armed Forces and enters into an agreement to serve at least four more years as a member of the uniformed services; or
(2) the years of service as determined in regulations pursuant to subsection (j).
**(c) Eligible Dependents.—**
(1) **Transfer.—** — An individual approved to transfer an entitlement to educational assistance under this section may transfer the individual’s entitlement to an eligible dependent or a combination of eligible dependents.
(2) **Definition of eligible dependent.—** — For purposes of this subsection, the term “eligible dependent” has the meaning given the term “dependent” under subparagraphs (A), (I), and (D) of [section 1072(2) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1072/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Limitation on Mo
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**(a)** The aggregate period for which any person may receive assistance under two or more of the provisions of law listed below may not exceed 48 months (or the part-time equivalent thereof):
(1) Parts VII or VIII, Veterans Regulation numbered 1(a), as amended.
(2) Title II of the Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952.
(3) The War Orphans’ Educational Assistance Act of 1956.
(4) Chapters 30, 32, 33, 34, and 36.
(5) Chapters 107, 1606, 1607, and 1611 of title 10.
(6) Section 903 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 (Public Law 96–342, [10 U.S.C. 2141](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2141&num=0&edition=prelim) note).
(7) The Hostage Relief Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–449, [5 U.S.C. 5561](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5561&num=0&edition=prelim) note).
(8) The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–399).
**(b)** No person may receive assistance under chapter 31 of this title in combination with assistance under any of the provisions of law cited in subsection (a) of this section in excess of 48 months (or the part-time equivalent thereof) unless the Secretary determines that additional months of benefits under chapter 31 of this title are necessary to accomplish the purposes of a rehabilitation program (as defined in [section 3101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3101&num=0&edition=prelim)) in the individual case.
**(c)** The aggregate period for which any person may receive assistance under chapter 35 of this title, on the one hand, and any of the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a), on the other hand, may not exceed 81 months (or the part-time equiv
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 3320
tion 3319(h) of title 38, United States Code, shall apply
with respect to an eligible individual who dies on or
after November 1, 2018.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 116–315, title I, § 1011(b), Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat.
4942, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by sub-
section (a) [amending this section] shall apply with re-
spect to educational assistance payable under chapter
33 of title 38, United States Code, before, on, or after
the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act [Jan. 5, 2021].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2017 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 115–48, title I, § 110(b), Aug. 16, 2017, 131 Stat.
981, provided that:
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
DEATHS.—The amendments made by
this section [amending this section] shall apply with
respect to deaths occurring on or after August 1, 2009.
‘‘(2) USE OF ENTITLEMENT.—A dependent to whom en-
titlement to educational assistance is transferred
under subsection (k) or (l) of section 3319 of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), may use
such entitlement to pursue a course of education begin-
ning on or after August 1, 2018.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2011 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 111–377, title I, § 110(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat.
4120, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this
section [amending this section] shall take effect on Au-
gust 1, 2011.’’
Amendment by section 201(b) of Pub. L. 111–377 effec-
tive Aug. 1, 2011, and applicable with respect to preven-
tions and suspension of pursuit of programs of edu-
cation that commence on or after that date, see section
201(d) of Pub. L. 111–377, set out as a note under section
3031 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Aug. 1, 2009, see section 5003(d) of
Pub. L. 110–252, set out as an Effe
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