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Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits

Part III · Chapter 35 — Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance

§ 3513. Application

Statutory text

The parent or guardian of a person or the eligible person if such person has attained legal majority for whom educational assistance is sought under this chapter shall submit an application to the Secretary which shall be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary shall prescribe. If the Secretary finds that the person on whose behalf the application is submitted is an eligible person, the Secretary shall approve the application provisionally. The Secretary shall notify the parent or guardian or eligible person (if the person has attained legal majority) of the provisional approval or of the disapproval of the application.

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.

  1. Pub. L. 85–857 · 72 Stat. 1105

    Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 3513

    Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1195, § 1713

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1195, § 1713

  2. Veterans’ Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976

    Pub. L. 94–502 title III § 305 · 90 Stat. 2383

    1. Inserted · 38 U.S.C. § 3513

      Pub. L. 94–502 inserted reference to eligible person who have attained legal majority

    2. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3513

      Pub. L. 94–502 substituted “the Administrator shall approve” for “he shall approve”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 94–502 inserted reference to eligible person who have attained legal majority and substituted “the Administrator shall approve” for “he shall approve”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 305. Section 1713 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “The parent or guardian of a person or the eligible person if such person has attained legal majority for whom educational assistance is sought under this chapter shall submit an application to the Administrator which shall be in such form and contain such information as the Administrator shall prescribe. If the Administrator finds that the person on whose behalf the application is submitted is an eligible person, the Administrator shall approve the application provisionally. The Administrator shall notify the parent or guardian or eligible person (if the person has attained legal majority) of the provisional approval or of the disapproval of the application.”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 94–502 effective Oct. 15, 1976, see section 703(b) of Pub. L. 94–502, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3693 of this title.

  3. Veterans Education and Employment Amendments of 1989

    Pub. L. 101–237 title IV § 423(b)(1)(A) · 103 Stat. 2062

    Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3513

    Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) by striking out “Administrator” each place it appears (other than in section 1652(b)) and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary”; and

  4. Pub. L. 102–83 § 5(a) · 105 Stat. 378

    Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 3513

    Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1713 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1713 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.

4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments1976–1991 · 3 rounds

1991

Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1713 of this title as this section.

1989

Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.

1976

Pub. L. 94–502 inserted reference to eligible person who have attained legal majority and substituted “the Administrator shall approve” for “he shall approve”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 94–502 effective , see section 703(b) of Pub. L. 94–502, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3693 of this title.

Credits

1958–1991 · 4 acts
  1. 1958Pub. L. 85–857, , 72 Stat. 1195, § 1713
  2. 1976Pub. L. 94–502, title III, § 305, , 90 Stat. 2390
  3. 1989Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), , 103 Stat. 2092
  4. 1991renumbered § 3513, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), , 105 Stat. 406.
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(Pub. L. 85–857, , 72 Stat. 1195, § 1713; Pub. L. 94–502, title III, § 305, , 90 Stat. 2390; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), , 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3513, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), , 105 Stat. 406.)

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