§ 3533. Special assistance for the educationally disadvantaged

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. 1972

   Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972

   Pub. L. 92–540 title III § 313 · 86 Stat. 1074

   Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 3533

   Added Pub. L. 92–540, title III, § 313, Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1084, § 1733

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 92–540, title III, § 313, Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1084, § 1733

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 313. Sections 1733 and 1734 of title 38, United States Code, are amended to read as follows: “§ 1733. Special assistance for the educationally disadvantaged “(a) Any eligible wife or widow shall, without charge to any entitlement. she may have under section 1711 of this title, be entitled to the benefits provided an eligible veteran under section 1691 (if pursued Ante, p. 1081. Ante, p. 1075. in a State) of this title and be paid an educational assistance allowance under the provisions of section 1732(a) of this title. “(b) Any eligible person shall, without charge to any entitlement he may have under section 1711 of this title, be entitled to the benefits 84 Stat. 80. provided an eligible veteran under section 1692 of this title. “§ 1734. Apprenticeship or other on-job training; correspondence courses “(a) Any eligible person shall be entitled to pursue, in a State, a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training and be paid a Post, p. 1085. training assistance allowance as provided in section 1787 of this title. “(b) Any eligible wife or widow shall be entitled to pursue a program of education exclusively by correspondence and be paid an educational Infra. 81 Stat. 186; 84 Stat. 83. assistance allowance as provided in section 1786 of this title.”

2. 1976

   Veterans’ Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976

   Pub. L. 94–502 § 310(17) · 90 Stat. 2383

   1. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3533(a)

      Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(17), substituted “spouse or surviving spouse” for “wife or widow”

   2. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3533(a)

      Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(17), substituted “such spouse” for “she”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(17), substituted “spouse or surviving spouse” for “wife or widow” and “such spouse” for “she”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (17) by striking out in section 1733(a) “wife or widow” and “she” and inserting in lieu thereof “spouse or surviving spouse” and “such spouse”, respectively;

3. 1976

   Veterans’ Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976

   Pub. L. 94–502 § 310(18) · 90 Stat. 2383

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3533(b)

   Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(18), substituted “such person” for “he”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(18), substituted “such person” for “he”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (18) by striking out in section 1733(b) “he” and inserting in lieu thereof “such person”;

4. 1984

   Veterans’ Compensation and Program Improvements Amendments of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–223 title II § 203(b) · 98 Stat. 37

   1. Inserted · 38 U.S.C. § 3533(a)

      Pub. L. 98–223 inserted “(with no dependents)” after “an eligible veteran”

   2. Struck · 38 U.S.C. § 3533(a)

      Pub. L. 98–223 struck out “and be paid an educational assistance allowance under the provisions of section 1732(a) of this title”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–223 inserted “(with no dependents)” after “an eligible veteran” and struck out “and be paid an educational assistance allowance under the provisions of section 1732(a) of this title”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 1733(a) is amended— 38 USC 1733. (1) by inserting “(with no dependents)” after “an eligible veteran”; and (2) by striking out all after “of this title” the second place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof a period.

5. 1988

   Veterans’ Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–689 title I § 106(c) · 102 Stat. 4161

   Amended · 38 U.S.C. § 3533(a)

   Pub. L. 100–689 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “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 dependents) under section 1691 (if pursued in a State) of this title.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–689 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “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 dependents) under section 1691 (if pursued in a State) of this title.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program.— Subsection (a) of section 1733 is amended to read as follows: “(a) (1) Any eligible person shall be entitled to the benefits provided an eligible veteran (with no dependents) under section 1691 (if pursued in a State) of this title. “(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.”.

6. 1989

   Veterans Education and Employment Amendments of 1989

   Pub. L. 101–237 title IV § 403(a)(8) · 103 Stat. 2062

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3533(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “assistance 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, except that the corresponding rate provisions of this chapter shall apply, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to such pursuit by an eligible person.” for “benefits provided an eligible veteran (with no dependents) under section 1691 (if pursued in a State) of this title.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “assistance 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, except that the corresponding rate provisions of this chapter shall apply, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to such pursuit by an eligible person.” for “benefits provided an eligible veteran (with no dependents) under section 1691 (if pursued in a State) of this title.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (8) in section 1733(a)(1), by striking out “benefits” and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof “assistance 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, except that the corresponding rate provisions of this chapter shall apply, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to such pursuit by an eligible person.”;

   Effective date note
   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.

7. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–16 § 10(a)(6) · 105 Stat. 48

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3533(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 102–16 substituted “Secretary” for “Secretary of Veterans Affairs”

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–16 substituted “Secretary” for “Secretary of Veterans Affairs”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (6) Sections 1732(c)(3), 1732(e), and 1733(a)(1) are amended by striking out “Secretary of Veterans Affairs” and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary”.

8. 1991

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

   Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 3533

   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1733 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1733 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.

9. 1991

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

   1. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3533(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3491(a)” for “1691(a)”

   2. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3533(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3491(b)” for “1691(b)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3491(a)” for “1691(a)” and “3491(b)” for “1691(b)”.

   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.

10. 1991

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

    1. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3533(b)

       Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3511” for “1711”

    2. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3533(b)

       Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3492” for “1692”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3511” for “1711” and “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.

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