Any eligible veteran, or any person on active duty (after consultation with the appropriate service education officer), who desires to initiate a program of education under this chapter shall submit an application to the Secretary which shall be in such form, and contain such information, as the Secretary shall prescribe. The Secretary shall approve such application unless the Secretary finds that (1) such veteran or person is not eligible for or entitled to the educational assistance for which application is made, (2) the veteran’s or person’s selected educational institution or training establishment fails to meet any requirement of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title, (3) the veteran’s or person’s enrollment in, or pursuit of, the program of education selected would violate any provision of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title, or (4) the veteran or person is already qualified, by reason of previous education or training, for the educational, professional, or vocational objective for which the program of education is offered. The Secretary shall not treat a person as already qualified for the objective of a program of education offered by a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses solely because such person is the owner or operator of a business. The Secretary shall notify the veteran or person of the approval or disapproval of the veteran’s or person’s application.
Pub. L. 89–358, § 280 Stat. 15Pub. L. 92–540, title III, § 30286 Stat. 1080Pub. L. 94–502, title II, § 211(6)90 Stat. 2388Pub. L. 96–466, title III, § 30294 Stat. 2192Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A)103 Stat. 2092Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)105 Stat. 406Pub. L. 108–183, title III, § 305(b)117 Stat. 2660(Added , , , § 1671; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 3471, , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Pub. L. 85–85772 Stat. 1177section 1621 of this titlesection 4(a) of Pub. L. 89–358Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in , , , which was classified to , prior to repeal by .
Amendments
Pub. L. 108–1832003— inserted before last sentence “The Secretary shall not treat a person as already qualified for the objective of a program of education offered by a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses solely because such person is the owner or operator of a business.”
Pub. L. 102–83section 1671 of this title1991— renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 101–2371989— substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 96–4661980—, among other changes, substituted reference to the veteran’s or person’s selected educational institution or training establishment failing to meet any requirement of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title for reference to the veteran’s or person’s program of education failing to meet any of the requirements of this chapter, inserted provision for disapproval of an application upon a finding that the veteran’s or person’s enrollment in, or pursuit of, the program of education selected would violate this chapter or chapter 36 of this title, and substituted reference to the veteran or person being already qualified, by reason of previous education or training, for the educational, professional, or vocational objective for which the program of education is offered for reference simply to the veteran or person being already qualified.
Pub. L. 94–5021976— substituted “unless the Administrator finds” for “unless he finds”, “the veteran or person” for “he”, and “the veteran’s or person’s” for “his” in two places.
Pub. L. 92–5401972— inserted provision authorizing any person on active duty, after consultation with the appropriate service education officer, to submit an application to the Administrator.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
Pub. L. 108–183section 305(f) of Pub. L. 108–183section 3452 of this titleAmendment by applicable to courses approved by State approving agencies after , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Pub. L. 96–466section 802(c) of Pub. L. 96–466section 3452 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise specifically provided, see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Pub. L. 94–502section 703(b) of Pub. L. 94–502section 3693 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .