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 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.
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, § 1735Pub. 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).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).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).Veterans
Pub. L. 89–358 § 4(n) · 80 Stat. 12
Redesignated · 38 U.S.C. § 3535
Pub. L. 89–358 redesignated former subsec. (a) as the entire section
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,”
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3535
Pub. L. 89–358 substituted “An eligible person” for “and eligible person”
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3535
Pub. L. 89–358 substituted “chapter” for “subchapter”
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”
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.”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.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
Pub. L. 92–540 substituted reference to section 1736 of this title for reference to section 1737 of this title.
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
- 1958Pub. L. 85–857, , 72 Stat. 1199, § 1735
- 1963Pub. L. 88–126, § 2, , 77 Stat. 162
- 1966Pub. L. 89–358, § 4(n), , 80 Stat. 25
- 1972Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 402(4), , 86 Stat. 1090
- 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.)