yourstate.us
Home / United States / 38 U.S.C.
38 U.S.C. § 3311

Educational assistance for service in the Armed Forces commencing on or after September 11, 2001: entitlement

United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

EducationMilitary & Veterans
Get this as JSONEmbed this
Cite this
Citation
38 U.S.C. § 3311, Educational assistance for service in the Armed Forces commencing on or after September 11, 2001: entitlement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473144
Permanent ID
ys:prov:473144@1
SHA-256
9b231de42ec5eb497f500095e9bdcfb31a5399260f38750da8d63e7bc1c28593

The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.

Full text

An individual described in this subsection is any individual as follows: An individual who— after completion of service described in subparagraph (A)— An individual— who— who— An individual who— after completion of service described in subparagraph (A)— An individual who— after completion of service described in subparagraph (A)— An individual who— after completion of service described in subparagraph (A)— An individual who— after completion of service described in subparagraph (A)— An individual who— after completion of service described in subparagraph (A)— A discharge or release from active duty of an individual described in this subsection is a discharge or release as follows: A discharge or release from active duty in the Armed Forces after service on active duty in the Armed Forces characterized by the Secretary concerned as honorable service for— Except as provided in subsection (b)(2)(B), the following periods of service shall not be considered a part of the period of active duty on which an individual’s entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter is based: A period of service that is terminated because of a defective enlistment and induction based on— A spouse described in this subparagraph is an individual—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 110-252(H.R. 2642)2008-06-30
    Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
    House: 409–2Senate: 92–1
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-32(H.R. 2346)2009-06-24
    Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
    House: 226–202Senate: 91–5
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-377(S. 3447)2011-01-04
    Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010
    House: 409–3Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 113-146(H.R. 3230)2014-08-07
    Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014
    House: 420–5Senate: 91–3
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-315(H.R. 6416)2016-12-16
    Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016
    House: 419–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-48(H.R. 3218)2017-08-16
    Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
    House: 405–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-232(H.R. 5515)2018-08-13
    John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
    House: 359–54Senate: 87–10
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-315(H.R. 7105)2021-01-05
    Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-333(H.R. 7939)2023-01-05
    Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022
    House: 380–35Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-31(H.R. 2670)2023-12-22
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
    House: 310–118Senate: 87–13
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-210(S. 141)2025-01-02
    Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
    House: 382–12Senate: no recorded tally