abouts is unknown and the funds shall be transferred as provided in such section.

(Added P.L. 94-502, §404, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2396, § 1632; amended P.L. 97-258, § 3(k)(2), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1065; P.L 98-160, § 702(8), Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat 1009; P.L. 99–576, §311, Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3272; P.L. 101-237, §§ 420(a)(2), 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2087, 2092; P.L. 102-16, §4, Mar. 22, 1991, 105 Stat. 49; renumbered §3232 and amended P.L. 102-83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; P.L. 104–275, § 106(c)(1), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3329.)

§ 3233. Apprenticeship or other on-job training

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the amount of the monthly benefit payment to an individual pursuing a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training under this chapter is

(1) for each of the first six months of the individual's pursuit of such program, 75 percent of the monthly benefit payment otherwise payable to such individual under this chapter;

(2) for each of the second six months of the individual's pursuit of such program, 55 percent of such monthly benefit payment; and

(3) for each of the months following the first 12 months of the individual's pursuit of such program, 35 percent of such monthly benefit payment.

(b) In any month in which an individual pursuing a program of education consisting of a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training fails to complete 120 hours of training, the amount of the monthly benefit payment payable under this chapter to the individ ual shall be limited to the same proportion of the applicable rate determined under subsection (a) of this section as the number of hours worked during such month, rounded to the nearest eight hours, bears to 120 hours.

(c) For each month that an individual is paid a monthly benefit payment under this chapter, the individual's entitlement under this chapter shall be charged at the rate of—

(1) 75 percent of a month in the case of payments made it accordance with subsection (a)(1) of this section;

(2) 55 percent of a month in the case of payments made in accordance with subsection (a)(2) of this section; and

(3) 35 percent of a month in the case of payments made in accordance with subsection (a)(3) of this section.

(d) For any month in which an individual fails to complete 120 hours of training, the entitlement otherwise chargeable under subsection (c) of this section shall be reduced in the same proportion as the monthly benefit payment payable is reduced under subsection (b) of this section.

(Added P.L. 99-576, §310(b)(2), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3271, § 1633; amended P.L. 101-237, § 423(a)(7), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2091; renumbered § 3233, P.L. 102-83, §5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)

§ 3234. Tutorial assistance

(a) An individual entitled to benefits under this chapter shall also be entitled to the benefits provided an eligible veteran under section 3492 of this title, subject to the conditions applicable to an eligible veteran under such section. Any amount paid to an individual under this section shall be in addition to the amount of other benefits paid under this chapter.

(b) An individual's period of entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged only with respect to the amount of educational assistance paid to the individual under this section in excess of $600.

(c) An individual's period of entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged at the rate of one month for each amount of assistance paid to the individual under this section n excess of $600 that is equal to the amount of monthly educational assistance the individual is otherwise eligible to receive for ull-time pursuit of an institutional course under this chapter. (d) Payments of benefits under this section shall be made

(1) in the case of the first $600 of such benefits paid to an individual, from funds appropriated, or otherwise available, to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the payment of readjustment benefits; and

(2) in the case of payments to an individual for such benefits in excess of $600, from the fund from contributions made to the fund by the veteran and by the Secretary of Defense in the same proportion as these contributions are used to pay other educational assistance to the individual under this chapter. Added P.L. 100-689, § 107(b)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4168, 1634; amended P.L. 101-237, §423(b)(1)(B), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered §3234 and amended P.L. 102-83, § 5(a), eX1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)

SUBCHAPTER IV-ADMINISTRATION

3241. Requirements

(a)(1) The provisions of sections 3470, 3471, 3474, 3476, 3483, 485, and 3491(a)(1) of this title and the provisions of chapter 36 f this title (with the exception of section 3687) shall be applicable with respect to individuals who are pursuing programs of education hile serving on active duty.

(2) The Secretary may, without regard to the application to this hapter of so much of the provisions of section 3471 of this title as rohibit the enrollment of an eligible veteran in a program of eduation in which the veteran is "already qualified", and pursuant to uch regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, approve the enollment of such individual in refresher courses (including courses which will permit such individual to update knowledge and skills r be instructed in the technological advances which have occurred a the individual's field of employment during and since the period f such veteran's active military service), deficiency courses, or ther preparatory or special education or training courses necssary to enable the individual to pursue an approved program of ducation.

(b) The Secretary may approve the pursuit of flight training (in addition to a course of flight training that may be approved under section 3680A(b) of this title) by an individual entitled to basic educational assistance under this chapter if

(1) such training is generally accepted as necessary for the attainment of a recognized vocational objective in the field of aviation;

(2) the individual possesses a valid pilot's license and meets the medical requirements necessary for a commercial pilot's license; and

(3) the flight school courses meet Federal Aviation Adminis tration standards for such courses and are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the State approving agency.

(c) The provisions of sections 3470, 3471, 3474, 3476, 3483, and 3491(a) (other than clause (1)) of this title and the provisions of chapter 36 of this title (with the exception of section 3687) shall be applicable with respect to individuals who are pursuing programs of education following discharge or release from active duty.

(Added P.L. 94-502, §404, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2397, § 1641; amended P.L. 96-466, § 405, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2202; P.L. 9735, § 2003(a)(2), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 782; P.L. 99–576, §§ 308(b), 310(c), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3270, 3272; P.L. 100-689, § 106(b) Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4167; P.L. 101-237, §423(a)(5)(B), (b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2091, 2092; P.L. 102-16, §§ 2(b)(2), 7(a), Mar. 22, 1991, 105 Stat. 49, 51; renumbered § 3241 and amended P.L. 102-83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; P.L. 102-568, §313(a)(5), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4332; P.L. 103446, § 601(b), § 1201(d)(12), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4670, 4684.) [§ 3242. Repealed. P.L. 102–16, § 5(a).]

§ 3243. Deposits; reports

Deductions made by the Department of Defense from the military pay of any participant shall be promptly transferred to the Secretary for deposit in the fund. The Secretary of Defense shall also submit to the Secretary a report each month showing the name, service number, and the amount of the deduction made from the military pay of each initial enrollee, any contribution made by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 3222(c) of this title, as well as any changes in each participant's enrollment and/or contribution. The report shall also include any additional information the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense deem necessary to administer this program. The Secretary shall maintain accounts showing contributions made to the fund by individual participants and by the Secretary of Defense as well as disbursements made from the fund in the form of benefits.

(Added P.L. 94-502, §404, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2397, § 1643; amended P.L. 98–160, § 702(9), Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 1009; P.L. 101-237, § 423(b)(1)(A), (4)(D), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered §3243 and amended P.L. 102-83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)

CHAPTER 34-VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE SUBCHAPTER I-PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS

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SUBCHAPTER II-ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENT

Eligibility; entitlement; duration.

Time limitations for completing a program of education.
[REPEALED.]

SUBCHAPTER IV-PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE VETERANS; VETERAN-STUDENT SERVICES 481. Educational assistance allowance.

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Apprenticeship or other on-job training; correspondence courses.

Work-study allowance.

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The Congress of the United States hereby declares that the eduation program created by this chapter is for the purpose of (1) enancing and making more attractive service in the Armed Forces f the United States, (2) extending the benefits of a higher eduation to qualified and deserving young persons who might not othwise be able to afford such an education, (3) providing vocational adjustment and restoring lost educational opportunities to those ervice men and women whose careers have been interrupted or apeded by reason of active duty after January 31, 1955, and (4) iding such persons in attaining the vocational and educational

status which they might normally have aspired to and obtained had they not served their country.

(Added P.L. 89-358, § 2, Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 12, § 1651; renumbered § 3451, P.L. 102-83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)

§ 3452. Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 36 of this title(a)(1) The term "eligible veteran" means any veteran who—

(A) served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days, any part of which occurred after January 31, 1955, and before January 1, 1977, and was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable; or

(B) contracted with the Armed Forces and was enlisted in or assigned to a reserve component prior to January 1, 1977, and as a result of such enlistment or assignment served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days, any part of which commenced within 12 months after January 1, 1977, and was discharged or released from such active duty under conditions other than dishonorable; or

(C) was discharged or released from active duty, any part of which was performed after January 31, 1955, and before January 1, 1977, or following entrance into active service from an enlistment provided for under clause (B) of this paragraph, because of a service-connected disability.

(2) The requirement of discharge or release, prescribed in para graph (1)(A) or (B), shall be waived in the case of any individual who served more than one hundred and eighty days in an activeduty status for so long as such individual continues on active duty without a break therein.

(3) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A) and section 3461(a), the term "active duty" does not include any period during which an individual (A) was assigned full time by the Armed Forces to a civilian institution for a course of education which was substantially the same as established courses offered to civilians, (B) served as a cadet or midshipman at one of the service academies, or (C) served under the provisions of section 511(d) of title 10 pursuant to an enlistment in the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard or as a Reserve for service in the Army Reserve, Naval Re serve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve unless at some time subsequent to the completion of such period of active duty for training such individual served on active duty for a consecutive period of one year or more (not including any service as a cadet or midshipman at one of the service academies (b) The term "program of education" means any curriculum or any combination of unit courses or subjects pursued at an edu cational institution which is generally accepted as necessary to ful fill requirements for the attainment of a predetermined and identi fied educational, professional, or vocational objective. Such term also means any curriculum of unit courses or subjects pursued at an educational institution which fulfill requirements for the attainment of more than one predetermined and identified educational, professional, or vocational objective if all the objectives pursued are generally recognized as being reasonably related to a single career field. Such term also means any unit course or subject, or combina