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38 U.S.C. § 3470

Selection of program

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

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38 U.S.C. § 3470, Selection of program, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473173
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Subject to the provisions of this chapter, each eligible veteran may select a program of education to assist the veteran in attaining an educational, professional, or vocational objective at any educational institution (approved in accordance with chapter 36 of this title) selected by the veteran, which will accept and retain the veteran as a student or trainee in any field or branch of knowledge which such institution finds the veteran qualified to undertake or pursue.

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. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 94-502(S. 969)1976-10-15
    Veterans' Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-83(H.R. 2525)1991-08-06
    Department of Veterans Affairs Codification Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally