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38 U.S.C. § 3481 — Educational assistance allowance

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38 U.S.C. § 3481 — Educational assistance allowance

**(a) General.—** The Secretary shall, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this section and chapter 36 of this title, pay to each eligible veteran who is pursuing a program of education under this chapter an educational assistance allowance to meet, in part, the expenses of the veteran’s subsistence, tuition, fees, supplies, books, equipment, and other educational costs. **(b) Institutional Training.—** The educational assistance allowance of an eligible veteran pursuing a program of education, other than a program exclusively by correspondence, at an educational institution shall be paid as provided in chapter 36 of this title.

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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. § 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. § 3481 — Educational assistance allowance

Page 761 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 3482 Pub. L. 96–466, title II, §§ 201(1), 211(1), title VI, § 603(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2187, 2189, 2209, which set forth provisions respecting eligibility, approval, etc., for flight training, was repealed by Pub. L. 97–35, title XX, §§ 2003(b)(3)(A), 2006, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 782, 783, effec- tive Oct. 1, 1981, except as otherwise provided for per- sons receiving educational assistance. Section 1678, added Pub. L. 90–77, title III, § 306(a), Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 188, which related to special training for educationally disadvantaged, was repealed by Pub. L. 91–219, title II, § 204(a)(2), Mar. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 79. SUBCHAPTER IV—PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE VETERANS; VETERAN-STUDENT SERVICES Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1972—Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 404(b), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1091, inserted ‘‘; VETERAN-STUDENT SERV- ICES’’. § 3481. Educational assistance allowance (a) GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in accord- ance with the applicable provisions of this sec- tion and chapter 36 of this title, pay to each eli- gible veteran who is pursuing a program of edu- cation under this chapter an educational assist- ance allowance to meet, in part, the expenses of the veteran’s subsistence, tuition, fees, supplies, books, equipment, and other educational costs. (b) INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING.—The educational assistance allowance of an eligible veteran pur- suing a program of education, other than a pro- gram exclusively by correspondence, at an edu- cational institution shall be paid as provided in chapter 36 of this title. (Added Pub. L. 89–358, § 2, Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 17, § 1681; amended Pub. L. 91–219, title II, § 205, Mar. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 81; Pub. L. 91–584, § 6, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1576; Pub. L. 92

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