38 U.S.C. § 3534 — Apprenticeship or other on-job training;

Page 796 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 3534 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, except that the cor- responding 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, be entitled to the bene- fits provided an eligible veteran under section 3492 of this title. (Added Pub. L. 92–540, title III, § 313, Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1084, § 1733; amended Pub. L. 94–502, title III, § 310(17), (18), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2392; Pub. L. 98–223, title II, § 203(b), Mar. 2, 1984, 98 Stat. 41; Pub. L. 100–689, title I, § 106(c), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4167; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 403(a)(8), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2079; Pub. L. 102–16, § 10(a)(6), Mar. 22, 1991, 105 Stat. 56; renumbered § 3533 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1733 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted ‘‘3491(a)’’ for ‘‘1691(a)’’ and ‘‘3491(b)’’ for ‘‘1691(b)’’. Pub. L. 102–16 substituted ‘‘Secretary’’ for ‘‘Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted ‘‘3511’’ for ‘‘1711’’ and ‘‘3492’’ for ‘‘1692’’. 1989—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–237 substituted ‘‘as- sistance provided an eligible veteran under section 1691(a) (if pursued in a State) of this title and be paid an educational assistance allowance therefor in the manner prescribed by section 1691(b) of this title, ex- cept that the corresponding rate provisions of this chapter shall apply, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to such pursuit by an eligible per- son.’’ for ‘‘benefits provided an eligible veteran (with no dependents) under section 1691 (if pursued in a State) of this title.’’ 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–689 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol- lows: ‘‘Any eligible spouse or surviving spouse shall, without charge to any entitlement such spouse may have under section 1711 of this title, be entitled to the benefits provided an eligible veteran (with no depend- ents) under section 1691 (if pursued in a State) of this title.’’ 1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–223 inserted ‘‘(with no de- pendents)’’ after ‘‘an eligible veteran’’ and struck out ‘‘and be paid an educational assistance allowance under the provisions of section 1732(a) of this title’’. 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(17), substituted ‘‘spouse or surviving spouse’’ for ‘‘wife or widow’’ and ‘‘such spouse’’ for ‘‘she’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(18), substituted ‘‘such person’’ for ‘‘he’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 101–237 effective Jan. 1, 1990, see section 403(c) of Pub. L. 101–237, set out as a note under section 3532 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 100–689 effective Aug. 15, 1989, see section 106(d) of Pub. L. 100–689, set out as a note under section 3034 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 94–502 effective Oct. 15, 1976, see section 703(b) of Pub. L. 94–502, set out as an Effec- tive Date note under section 3693 of this title. TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY PERIOD Termination of eligibility period for a wife or widow, or an eligible person eight years from Oct. 24, 1972, see section 604 of Pub. L. 92–540, set out as a note under sec- tion 3512 of this title. § 3534. Apprenticeship or other on-job training; correspondence courses (a) Any eligible person shall be entitled to pur- sue, in a State, a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training and be paid a training as- sistance allowance as provided in section 3687 of this title. (b) Any eligible spouse or surviving spouse shall be entitled to pursue a program of edu- cation exclusively by correspondence and be paid an educational assistance allowance as pro- vided in section 3686 (other than subsection (a)(2)) of this title and the period of such spouse’s entitlement shall be charged with one month for each $788 which is paid to the spouse as an educational assistance allowance for such course. (Added Pub. L. 92–540, title III, § 313, Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1084, § 1734; amended Pub. L. 94–502, title III, § 310(19), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2392; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 403(a)(9), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2079; renumbered § 3534 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 105–178, title VIII, § 8210(b), as added Pub. L. 105–206, title IX, § 9014(b), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 866; Pub. L. 106–419, title I, § 111(b), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1830; Pub. L. 107–103, title I, § 102(b), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 978; Pub. L. 108–183, title III, § 302(b), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2659.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2003—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–183 substituted ‘‘$788’’ for ‘‘$670’’. 2001—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–103 substituted ‘‘$670’’ for ‘‘$588’’. 2000—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–419 substituted ‘‘$588’’ for ‘‘$485’’. 1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–178, § 8210(b), as added by Pub. L. 105–206, § 9014(b), substituted ‘‘$485’’ for ‘‘$404’’. 1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1734 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted ‘‘3687’’ for ‘‘1787’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted ‘‘3686’’ for ‘‘1786’’. 1989—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–237 substituted ‘‘1786 (other than subsection (a)(2)) of this title and the pe- riod of such spouse’s entitlement shall be charged with one month for each $404 which is paid to the spouse as an educational assistance allowance for such course’’ for ‘‘1786 of this title’’. 1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–502 substituted ‘‘spouse or surviving spouse’’ for ‘‘wife or widow’’. Page 797 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 3537 1 See References in Text note below. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 108–183 effective July 1, 2004, and applicable with respect to educational assistance allowances payable under this chapter and section 3687(b)(2) of this title for months beginning on or after that date, see section 302(e) of Pub. L. 108–183, set out as a note under section 3532 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2001 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107–103 effective Jan. 1, 2002, and applicable with respect to educational assistance allowances payable under this chapter and section 3687(b)(2) of this title for months beginning on or after that date, see section 102(e) of Pub. L. 107–103, set out as a note under section 3532 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 106–419 effective Nov. 1, 2000, and applicable with respect to educational assistance allowances paid under this chapter for months after Oc- tober 2000, see section 111(e) of Pub. L. 106–419, set out as a note under section 3532 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENTS Title IX of Pub. L. 105–206 effective simultaneously with enactment of Pub. L. 105–178 and to be treated as included in Pub. L. 105–178 at time of enactment, see section 9016 of Pub. L. 105–206, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways. Amendment by Pub. L. 105–178 effective Oct. 1, 1998, and applicable with respect to educational assistance allowances paid for months after Sept. 1998, see section 8210(e) of Pub. L. 105–178, set out as a note under section 3532 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 101–237 effective Jan. 1, 1990, see section 403(c) of Pub. L. 101–237, set out as a note under section 3532 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 94–502 effective Oct. 15, 1976, see section 703(b) of Pub. L. 94–502, set out as an Effec- tive Date note under section 3693 of this title. § 3535. Approval of courses An eligible person shall receive the benefits of this chapter while enrolled in a course of edu- cation offered by an educational institution only if such course (1) is approved in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I 1 of chapter 36 of this title, or (2) is approved for the enroll- ment of the particular individual under the pro- visions of section 3536 of this title. (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1199, § 1735; Pub. L. 88–126, § 2, Sept. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 162; Pub. L. 89–358, § 4(n), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 25; Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 402(4), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1090; renumbered § 3535 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Subchapter I of chapter 36 of this title, referred to in text, was redesignated subchapter II (§ 3670 et seq.) of chapter 36 of this title by Pub. L. 117–333, § 2(a)(1), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6122. AMENDMENTS 1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1735 of this title as this section and substituted ‘‘3536’’ for ‘‘1736’’. 1972—Pub. L. 92–540 substituted reference to section 1736 of this title for reference to section 1737 of this title. 1966—Pub. L. 89–358 redesignated former subsec. (a) as the entire section, struck out therefrom the introduc- tory phrase ‘‘Until the date for the expiration of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title,’’, substituted ‘‘An eligible person’’ for ‘‘and eligible per- son’’, ‘‘chapter’’ for ‘‘subchapter’’, and ‘‘subchapter I of chapter 36 of this title’’ for ‘‘this section or subchapter VII of this chapter’’, and struck out former subsec. (b) which provided for scope of approval and is now incor- porated in section 1770(b) of this title. 1963—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88–126, § 2(1), (2), inserted ‘‘Until the date for the expiration of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title, and’’ before ‘‘eli- gible person’’, and ‘‘or subchapter VII of this chapter’’ after ‘‘this section’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88–126, § 2(3), inserted ‘‘or section 1778.’’ Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 88–126, § 2(4), repealed subsec. (c) which related to the responsibility of the Adminis- trator, after the expiration date of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title, for the approval of any additional courses. § 3536. Specialized vocational training courses The Secretary may approve a specialized course of vocational training leading to a pre- determined vocational objective for the enroll- ment of an eligible person under this subchapter if the Secretary finds that such course, either alone or when combined with other courses, con- stitutes a program of education which is suit- able for that person and is required because of a mental or physical handicap. (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1199, § 1737; Pub. L. 88–126, § 4, Sept. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 162; re- numbered § 1736, Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 402(3), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1090; Pub. L. 94–502, title III, § 310(20), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2392; amended Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3536, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1736 of this title as this section. 1989—Pub. L. 101–237 substituted ‘‘Secretary’’ for ‘‘Ad- ministrator’’ wherever appearing. 1976—Pub. L. 94–502 substituted ‘‘if the Administrator finds’’ for ‘‘if he finds’’. 1963—Pub. L. 88–126 substituted ‘‘The’’ for ‘‘Notwith- standing the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of sec- tion 1735 of this title, the’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 94–502 effective Oct. 15, 1976, see section 703(b) of Pub. L. 94–502, set out as an Effec- tive Date note under section 3693 of this title. § 3537. Work-study allowance (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall utilize, in connection with the activities described in section 3485(a) of this title, the services of any eligible person who is pursuing, in a State, at least a three-quarter- time program of education (other than a course of special restorative training) and shall pay to such person an additional educational assistance