38 U.S.C. § 3535 — Approval of courses

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