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Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits

Part III · Chapter 36 — Administration of Educational Benefits

§ 3678. Notice of approval of courses

Statutory text

The State approving agency, upon determining that an educational institution has complied with all the requirements of this chapter, will issue a letter to such institution setting forth the courses which have been approved for the purposes of this chapter, and will furnish an official copy of such letter and any subsequent amendments to the Secretary. The letter of approval shall be accompanied by a copy of the catalog or bulletin of the institution, as approved by the State approving agency, and shall contain the following information:

(1)

date of letter and effective date of approval of courses;

(2)

proper address and name of each educational institution;

(3)

authority for approval and conditions of approval, referring specifically to the approved catalog or bulletin published by the educational institution;

(4)

name of each course approved;

(5)

where applicable, enrollment limitations such as maximum numbers authorized and student-teacher ratio;

(6)

signature of responsible official of State approving agency; and

(7)

such other fair and reasonable provisions as are considered necessary by the appropriate State approving agency.

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. 88–126 § 1 · 77 Stat. 158

    Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 3678

    Added Pub. L. 88–126, § 1, Sept. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 162, § 1777

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 88–126, § 1, Sept. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 162, § 1777

  2. Veterans Education and Employment Amendments of 1989

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

    Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 3678

    Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

    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

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

    Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 3678

    Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1778 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1778 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.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments1989–1991 · 2 rounds

1991

Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1778 of this title as this section.

1989

Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

Credits

1963–1991 · 4 acts
  1. 1963Added Pub. L. 88–126, § 1, , 77 Stat. 162, § 1777
  2. 1967renumbered § 1778, Pub. L. 90–77, title III, § 304(d), , 81 Stat. 186
  3. 1989amended Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), , 103 Stat. 2092
  4. 1991renumbered § 3678, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), , 105 Stat. 406.
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(Added Pub. L. 88–126, § 1, , 77 Stat. 162, § 1777; renumbered § 1778, Pub. L. 90–77, title III, § 304(d), , 81 Stat. 186; amended Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), , 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3678, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), , 105 Stat. 406.)

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