Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

38 U.S.C. § 3533

Special assistance for the educationally disadvantaged

(a)
(1)
section 3491(b) of this title Any eligible person shall be entitled to the assistance provided an eligible veteran under section 3491(a) (if pursued in a State) of this title and be paid an educational assistance allowance therefor in the manner prescribed by , except that the corresponding rate provisions of this chapter shall apply, as determined by the Secretary, to such pursuit by an eligible person.
(2)
Educational assistance under this chapter for the first five months of full-time pursuit of a program (or the equivalent thereof in part-time educational assistance) consisting of such course or courses shall be provided without charge to entitlement.
(b)
section 3511 of this titlesection 3492 of this title Any eligible person shall, without charge to any entitlement such person may have under , be entitled to the benefits provided an eligible veteran under .

Pub. L. 92–540, title III, § 31386 Stat. 1084 Pub. L. 94–502, title III, § 310(17)90 Stat. 2392 Pub. L. 98–223, title II, § 203(b)98 Stat. 41 Pub. L. 100–689, title I, § 106(c)102 Stat. 4167 Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 403(a)(8)103 Stat. 2079 Pub. L. 102–16, § 10(a)(6)105 Stat. 56 Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)105 Stat. 406 (Added , , , § 1733; amended , (18), , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 3533 and amended , (c)(1), , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)section 1733 of this title1991—, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1)Subsec. (a)(1). , substituted “3491(a)” for “1691(a)” and “3491(b)” for “1691(b)”.

Pub. L. 102–16 substituted “Secretary” for “Secretary of Veterans Affairs”.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1)Subsec. (b). , substituted “3511” for “1711” and “3492” for “1692”.

Pub. L. 101–237section 1691(b) of this title1989—Subsec. (a)(1). substituted “assistance provided an eligible veteran under section 1691(a) (if pursued in a State) of this title and be paid an educational assistance allowance therefor in the manner prescribed by , except that the corresponding rate provisions of this chapter shall apply, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to such pursuit by an eligible person.” for “benefits provided an eligible veteran (with no dependents) under section 1691 (if pursued in a State) of this title.”

Pub. L. 100–689section 1711 of this title1988—Subsec. (a). amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “Any eligible spouse or surviving spouse shall, without charge to any entitlement such spouse may have under , be entitled to the benefits provided an eligible veteran (with no dependents) under section 1691 (if pursued in a State) of this title.”

Pub. L. 98–223section 1732(a) of this title1984—Subsec. (a). inserted “(with no dependents)” after “an eligible veteran” and struck out “and be paid an educational assistance allowance under the provisions of ”.

Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(17)1976—Subsec. (a). , substituted “spouse or surviving spouse” for “wife or widow” and “such spouse” for “she”.

Pub. L. 94–502, § 310(18)Subsec. (b). , substituted “such person” for “he”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–237section 403(c) of Pub. L. 101–237section 3532 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–689section 106(d) of Pub. L. 100–689section 3034 of this titleAmendment by effective , 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 .

Termination of Eligibility Period

section 604 of Pub. L. 92–540section 3512 of this titleTermination of eligibility period for a wife or widow, or an eligible person eight years from , see , set out as a note under .