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Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits

Part III · Chapter 36 — Administration of Educational Benefits

§ 3670. Scope of approval

Statutory text

(a)

A course approved under and for the purposes of this chapter shall be deemed approved for the purposes of chapters 34 and 35 of this title.

(b)

Any course approved under chapter 33 of this title, prior to , under subchapter VII of chapter 35 of this title, prior to , and not disapproved under section 3483, section 1656 (as in effect prior to ), or section 3679 of this title, shall be deemed approved for the purposes of this chapter.

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. Veterans

    Pub. L. 89–358 § 3(a)(5) · 80 Stat. 12

    Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 3670

    Added Pub. L. 89–358, § 3(a)(5), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 20, § 1770

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 89–358, § 3(a)(5), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 20, § 1770

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (5) inserting a new section 1770 to read as follows: “§1770. Scope of approval “(a) A course approved under and for the purposes of this chapter Ante, p. 32. shall be deemed approved for the purposes of chapters 34 and 35 of this title. “(b) Any course approved under chapter 33 of this title, prior to February 1, 1965, under subchapter VII of chapter 35 of this title, prior to the date of enactment of this chapter, and not disapproved Ante, p. 19. under section 1686, section 1656 (as in effect prior to February 1, 1965), or section 1778 of this title, shall be deemed approved for the purposes of this chapter.”;

  2. Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972

    Pub. L. 92–540 title IV § 403(1) · 86 Stat. 1074

    Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3670(b)

    Pub. L. 92–540 substituted “1683” for “1686”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92–540 substituted “1683” for “1686”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) striking out “1686” and inserting “1683” in section 1770(b);

  3. Pub. L. 97–295 § 4(49) · 96 Stat. 1287

    Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3670(b)

    Pub. L. 97–295 substituted “March 3, 1966” and “section 1779” for “the date of enactment of this chapter” and “section 1778”, respectively

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–295 substituted “March 3, 1966” and “section 1779” for “the date of enactment of this chapter” and “section 1778”, respectively.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (49) Section 1770(b) is amended by striking out “the date of enactment of this chapter” and “section 1778” and substituting “March 3, 1966” and “section 1779”, respectively.

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

    Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 3670

    Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1770 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1770 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.

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

    1. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3670(b)

      Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3483” for “1683”

    2. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3670(b)

      Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3679” for “1779”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3483” for “1683” and “3679” for “1779”.

    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.

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Chapter 33 of this title, prior to , referred to in subsec. (b), means Pub. L. 85–857, , 72 Stat. 1174 to 1192, which was classified to sections 1601, 1610 to 1613, 1620 to 1626, 1631 to 1634, 1641 to 1645, 1651 to 1656, and 1661 to 1669 of this title, and was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 89–358.

Subchapter VII of chapter 35 of this title, prior to , referred to in subsec. (b), means Pub. L. 88–126, § 1, , 77 Stat. 158 to 162, which was classified to sections 1771 to 1778 of this title, and was redesignated as subchapter I of this chapter by section 3(a)(4) of Pub. L. 89–358.

Section 1656 of this title, as in effect prior to , referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 85–857, § 1656, , 72 Stat. 1189, which was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 89–358, and is covered by section 3679 of this title.

Amendments1972–1991 · 3 rounds

1991

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1770 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3483” for “1683” and “3679” for “1779”.

1982

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–295 substituted “” and “section 1779” for “the date of enactment of this chapter” and “section 1778”, respectively.

1972

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92–540 substituted “1683” for “1686”.

Credits

1966–1991 · 4 acts
  1. 1966Added Pub. L. 89–358, § 3(a)(5), , 80 Stat. 20, § 1770
  2. 1972amended Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 403(1), , 86 Stat. 1090
  3. 1982Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(49), , 96 Stat. 1308
  4. 1991renumbered § 3670 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), , 105 Stat. 406.
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(Added Pub. L. 89–358, § 3(a)(5), , 80 Stat. 20, § 1770; amended Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 403(1), , 86 Stat. 1090; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(49), , 96 Stat. 1308; renumbered § 3670 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), , 105 Stat. 406.)

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