§ 3524. Discontinuance for unsatisfactory progress

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. 1958

   Pub. L. 85–857 · 72 Stat. 1105

   Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 3524

   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1197, § 1724

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1197, § 1724

2. 1976

   Veterans’ Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976

   Pub. L. 94–502 § 310(15) · 90 Stat. 2383

   1. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3524

      Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(15), substituted “such person is attending” for “he is attending” in two places

   2. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3524

      Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(15), substituted “the Administrator finds that” for “he finds that” in two places

   3. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3524

      Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(15), substituted “the person’s” for “his” in two places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(15), substituted “such person is attending” for “he is attending”, “the Administrator finds that” for “he finds that”, and “the person’s” for “his” in two places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (15) by striking out in section 1724 “he” the first time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “such person”, by striking out “his” each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “the person’s”, and by striking out “he” the second time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “the Administrator”;

3. 1976

   Veterans’ Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976

   Pub. L. 94–502 § 307 · 90 Stat. 2383

   Inserted · 38 U.S.C. § 3524

   Pub. L. 94–502, § 307, inserted provision specifying progress as unsatisfactory when the veteran will not be able to graduate within the approved length of the course

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 94–502, § 307, inserted provision specifying progress as unsatisfactory when the veteran will not be able to graduate within the approved length of the course.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 307. Section 1724 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately after the first sentence thereof the following: “Unless the Administrator finds there are mitigating circumstances, progress will be considered unsatisfactory at any time an eligible person is not progressing at a rate that will permit such person to graduate within the approved length of the course based on the framing time as certified to the Veterans’ Administration.”.

4. 1977

   GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977

   Pub. L. 95–202 title III § 305(b)(1) · 91 Stat. 1433

   Inserted · 38 U.S.C. § 3524

   Pub. L. 95–202 inserted provisions authorizing the Administrator to determine the veteran’s progress to be satisfactory even though the veteran will graduate within a length of time exceeding the approved length if the additional length of time is reasonable in accordance with regulations

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–202 inserted provisions authorizing the Administrator to determine the veteran’s progress to be satisfactory even though the veteran will graduate within a length of time exceeding the approved length if the additional length of time is reasonable in accordance with regulations.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Sections 1674 and 1724 of title 38, United States Code, are amended by inserting a comma and “or within such other length of time (exceeding such approved length) as the Administrator determines to be reasonable in accordance with regulations” before the period at the end of the second sentence in each section.

5. 1980

   Veterans’ Rehabilitation and Education Amendments of 1980

   Pub. L. 96–466 title III § 328 · 94 Stat. 2171

   Struck · 38 U.S.C. § 3524

   Pub. L. 96–466 struck out provisions relating to the conditions upon which an eligible person’s progress would be considered unsatisfactory

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 96–466 struck out provisions relating to the conditions upon which an eligible person’s progress would be considered unsatisfactory.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 328. standards for determining satisfactory progress Section 1724 is amended by striking out the second 38 USC 1724. sentence.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 96–466 effective Oct. 1, 1980, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 802(c) of Pub. L. 96–466, set out as a note under section 3452 of this title.

6. 1989

   Veterans Education and Employment Amendments of 1989

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

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3524

   Pub. L. 101–237, § 423(b)(1)(A), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 101–237, § 423(b)(1)(A), 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

7. 1989

   Veterans Education and Employment Amendments of 1989

   Pub. L. 101–237 § 412(b) · 103 Stat. 2062

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3524

   Pub. L. 101–237, § 412(b), substituted “attendance, conduct,” for “conduct”

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 101–237, § 412(b), substituted “attendance, conduct,” for “conduct”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Conforming Amendments.— Section 1674 and section 1724 are each amended by striking out “conduct” in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “attendance, conduct,”.

8. 1989

   Veterans Education and Employment Amendments of 1989

   Pub. L. 101–237 § 411(b) · 103 Stat. 2062

   1. Added · 38 U.S.C. § 3524(1); 38 U.S.C. § 3524(2)

      Pub. L. 101–237, § 411(b), added pars. (1) and (2)

   2. Struck · 38 U.S.C. § 3524(1); 38 U.S.C. § 3524(2)

      Pub. L. 101–237, § 411(b), struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which read as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 101–237, § 411(b), added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which read as follows:

   “(1) the cause of the unsatisfactory conduct or progress of the eligible person has been removed; and “(2) the program which the eligible person now proposes to pursue (whether the same or revised) is suitable to the person’s aptitudes, interests, and abilities.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance.— Section 1724 is amended by striking out clauses (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(1) the eligible person will be resuming enrollment at the same educational institution in the same program of education and the educational institution has both approved such eligible person’s reenrollment and certified it to the Department of Veterans Affairs; or “(2) in the case of a proposed change of either educational institution or program of education by the eligible person— “(A) the cause of the unsatisfactory attendance, conduct, or progress has been removed; “(B) the program proposed to be pursued is suitable to the eligible person’s aptitudes, interests, and abilities; and “(C) if a proposed change of program is involved, the change meets the requirements for approval under section 1791 of this title.”.

9. 1991

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

   Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 3524

   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1724 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1724 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.

10. 1991

    Pub. L. 102–83 § 5(c)(1) · 105 Stat. 378

    Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3524(2)(C)

    Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3691” for “1791”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (2)(C). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3691” for “1791”.

    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.

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