Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits
Part III · Chapter 32 — Post-Vietnam Era Veterans’ Educational Assistance
§ 3234. Tutorial assistance
Statutory text
An individual entitled to benefits under this chapter shall also be entitled to the benefits provided an eligible veteran under section 3492 of this title, subject to the conditions applicable to an eligible veteran under such section. Any amount paid to an individual under this section shall be in addition to the amount of other benefits paid under this chapter.
An individual’s period of entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged only with respect to the amount of educational assistance paid to the individual under this section in excess of $600.
An individual’s period of entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged at the rate of one month for each amount of assistance paid to the individual under this section in excess of $600 that is equal to the amount of monthly educational assistance the individual is otherwise eligible to receive for full-time pursuit of an institutional course under this chapter.
Payments of benefits under this section shall be made—
in the case of the first $600 of such benefits paid to an individual, from funds appropriated, or otherwise available, to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the payment of readjustment benefits; and
in the case of payments to an individual for such benefits in excess of $600, from the fund from contributions made to the fund by the veteran and by the Secretary of Defense in the same proportion as these contributions are used to pay other educational assistance to the individual under this chapter.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Veterans’ Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988
Pub. L. 100–689 title I § 107(b)(1) · 102 Stat. 4161
Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 3234
Added Pub. L. 100–689, title I, § 107(b)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4168, § 1634
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 100–689, title I, § 107(b)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4168, § 1634Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Subchapter III of chapter 32 is amended by inserting after section 1633 the following new section: “§ 1634. Tutorial assistance “(a) An individual entitled to benefits under this chapter shall also be entitled to the benefits provided an eligible veteran under section 1692 of this title, subject to the conditions applicable to an eligible veteran under such section. Any amount paid to an individual under this section shall be in addition to the amount of other benefits paid under this chapter. “(b) An individual’s period of entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged only with respect to the amount of educational assistance paid to the individual under this section in excess of $600. “(c) An individual’s period of entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged at the rate of one month for each amount of assistance paid to the individual under this section in excess of $600 that is equal to the amount of monthly educational assistance the individual is otherwise eligible to receive for full-time pursuit of an institutional course under this chapter. “(d) Payments of benefits under this section shall be made— “(1) in the case of the first $600 of such benefits paid to an individual, from funds appropriated, or otherwise available, to the Veterans’ Administration for the payment of readjustment benefits; and “(2) in the case of payments to an individual for such benefits in excess of $600, from the fund from contributions made to the fund by the veteran and by the Secretary of Defense in the same proportion as these contributions are used to pay other educational assistance to the individual under this chapter.”.Veterans Education and Employment Amendments of 1989
Pub. L. 101–237 title IV § 423(b)(1)(B) · 103 Stat. 2062
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3234(d)(1)
Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) by striking out “Veterans’ Administration” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Department of Veterans Affairs”.Pub. L. 102–83 § 5(a) · 105 Stat. 378
Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 3234
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1634 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1634 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Redesignation of Sections to Conform to Chapter Numbers.— Each section contained in any of chapters 11 through 23 is redesignated by replacing the first digit of the section number with the number of the chapter containing that section. Each section contained in any of chapters 24 through 42 is redesignated so that the first two digits of the section number of that section are the same as the chapter number of the chapter containing that section.Pub. L. 102–83 § 5(c)(1) · 105 Stat. 378
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3234(a)
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3492” for “1692”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3492” for “1692”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Each provision of title 38, United States Code, that contains a reference to a section redesignated by subsection (a) is amended so that the reference refers to the section as redesignated.
4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments1989–1991 · 2 rounds
1991
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1634 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3492” for “1692”.
1989
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”.
Credits
1988–1991 · 3 acts
- 1988Added Pub. L. 100–689, title I, § 107(b)(1), , 102 Stat. 4168, § 1634
- 1989amended Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(B), , 103 Stat. 2092
- 1991renumbered § 3234 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), , 105 Stat. 406.
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(Added Pub. L. 100–689, title I, § 107(b)(1), , 102 Stat. 4168, § 1634; amended Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(B), , 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3234 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), , 105 Stat. 406.)