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Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits

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

§ 3535. Approval of courses

Statutory text

An eligible person shall receive the benefits of this chapter while enrolled in a course of education 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 enrollment of the particular individual under the provisions of section 3536 of this title.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

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. § 3535

    Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1199, § 1735

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1199, § 1735

  2. Pub. L. 88–126 § 2(1) · 77 Stat. 158

    Inserted · 38 U.S.C. § 3535(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 “eligible person”, and “or subchapter VII of this chapter” after “this section”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    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 “eligible person”, and “or subchapter VII of this chapter” after “this section”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. Section 1735 of title 38, United States Code, is amended (1) by striking out “An” in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu (hereof “Until the date for the expiration of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title, and”; (2) by inserting immediately after “this section” in subsection (a) the following “or subchapter VII of this chapter”; (3) by inserting immediately after “section 1656” in subsection (b) the following “or section 1778”; and (4) by striking out subsection (c).

  3. Pub. L. 88–126 § 2(3) · 77 Stat. 158

    Inserted · 38 U.S.C. § 3535(b)

    Pub. L. 88–126, § 2(3), inserted “or section 1778.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88–126, § 2(3), inserted “or section 1778.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. Section 1735 of title 38, United States Code, is amended (1) by striking out “An” in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu (hereof “Until the date for the expiration of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title, and”; (2) by inserting immediately after “this section” in subsection (a) the following “or subchapter VII of this chapter”; (3) by inserting immediately after “section 1656” in subsection (b) the following “or section 1778”; and (4) by striking out subsection (c).

  4. Pub. L. 88–126 § 2(4) · 77 Stat. 158

    Repealed · 38 U.S.C. § 3535(c)

    Pub. L. 88–126, § 2(4), repealed subsec. (c) which related to the responsibility of the Administrator, after the expiration date of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title, for the approval of any additional courses

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 88–126, § 2(4), repealed subsec. (c) which related to the responsibility of the Administrator, after the expiration date of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title, for the approval of any additional courses.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. Section 1735 of title 38, United States Code, is amended (1) by striking out “An” in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu (hereof “Until the date for the expiration of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title, and”; (2) by inserting immediately after “this section” in subsection (a) the following “or subchapter VII of this chapter”; (3) by inserting immediately after “section 1656” in subsection (b) the following “or section 1778”; and (4) by striking out subsection (c).

  5. Veterans

    Pub. L. 89–358 § 4(n) · 80 Stat. 12

    1. Redesignated · 38 U.S.C. § 3535

      Pub. L. 89–358 redesignated former subsec. (a) as the entire section

    2. Struck · 38 U.S.C. § 3535

      Pub. L. 89–358 struck out therefrom the introductory phrase “Until the date for the expiration of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title,”

    3. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3535

      Pub. L. 89–358 substituted “An eligible person” for “and eligible person”

    4. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3535

      Pub. L. 89–358 substituted “chapter” for “subchapter”

    5. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3535

      Pub. L. 89–358 substituted “subchapter I of chapter 36 of this title” for “this section or subchapter VII of this chapter”

    6. Struck · 38 U.S.C. § 3535

      Pub. L. 89–358 struck out former subsec. (b) which provided for scope of approval and is now incorporated in section 1770(b) of this title

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 89–358 redesignated former subsec. (a) as the entire section, struck out therefrom the introductory 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 person”, “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 incorporated in section 1770(b) of this title.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (n) Section 1735 of such title 38 is amended to read as follows: “An eligible person shall receive the benefits of this chapter while enrolled in a course of education offered by an educational institution only if such course (1) is approved in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 36 of this title, or (2) is approved for the enrollment Ante, p. 20 of the particular individual under the provisions of section 1737 of this title.”

  6. Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972

    Pub. L. 92–540 title IV § 402(4) · 86 Stat. 1074

    Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3535

    Pub. L. 92–540 substituted reference to section 1736 of this title for reference to section 1737 of this title

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 92–540 substituted reference to section 1736 of this title for reference to section 1737 of this title.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) striking out “1737” and inserting “1736” in section 1735.

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

    Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3535

    Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1735 of this title as this section and substituted “3536” for “1736”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1735 of this title as this section and substituted “3536” for “1736”.

    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.

11 of 12 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

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), , 136 Stat. 6122.

Amendments1963–1991 · 4 rounds

1991

Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1735 of this title as this section and substituted “3536” for “1736”.

1972

1966

Pub. L. 89–358 redesignated former subsec. (a) as the entire section, struck out therefrom the introductory 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 person”, “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 incorporated 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 “eligible 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 Administrator, after the expiration date of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title, for the approval of any additional courses.

Credits

1958–1991 · 5 acts
  1. 1958Pub. L. 85–857, , 72 Stat. 1199, § 1735
  2. 1963Pub. L. 88–126, § 2, , 77 Stat. 162
  3. 1966Pub. L. 89–358, § 4(n), , 80 Stat. 25
  4. 1972Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 402(4), , 86 Stat. 1090
  5. 1991renumbered § 3535 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), , 105 Stat. 406.
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(Pub. L. 85–857, , 72 Stat. 1199, § 1735; Pub. L. 88–126, § 2, , 77 Stat. 162; Pub. L. 89–358, § 4(n), , 80 Stat. 25; Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 402(4), , 86 Stat. 1090; renumbered § 3535 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), , 105 Stat. 406.)

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