Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

38 U.S.C. § 3534

Apprenticeship or other on-job training; correspondence courses

(a)
section 3687 of this title Any eligible person shall be entitled to pursue, in a State, a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training and be paid a training assistance allowance as provided in .
(b)
Any eligible spouse or surviving spouse shall be entitled to pursue a program of education exclusively by correspondence and be paid an educational assistance allowance as provided in section 3686 (other than subsection (a)(2)) of this title and the period of such spouse’s entitlement shall be charged with one month for each $788 which is paid to the spouse as an educational assistance allowance for such course.

Pub. L. 92–540, title III, § 31386 Stat. 1084Pub. L. 94–502, title III, § 310(19)90 Stat. 2392Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 403(a)(9)103 Stat. 2079Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)105 Stat. 406Pub. L. 105–178, title VIII, § 8210(b)Pub. L. 105–206, title IX, § 9014(b)112 Stat. 866Pub. L. 106–419, title I, § 111(b)114 Stat. 1830Pub. L. 107–103, title I, § 102(b)115 Stat. 978Pub. L. 108–183, title III, § 302(b)117 Stat. 2659(Added , , , § 1734; amended , , ; , , ; renumbered § 3534 and amended , (c)(1), , ; , as added , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 108–1832003—Subsec. (b). substituted “$788” for “$670”.

Pub. L. 107–1032001—Subsec. (b). substituted “$670” for “$588”.

Pub. L. 106–4192000—Subsec. (b). substituted “$588” for “$485”.

Pub. L. 105–178, § 8210(b)Pub. L. 105–206, § 9014(b)1998—Subsec. (b). , as added by , substituted “$485” for “$404”.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)section 1734 of this title1991—, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1)Subsec. (a). , substituted “3687” for “1787”.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1)Subsec. (b). , substituted “3686” for “1786”.

Pub. L. 101–2371989—Subsec. (b). substituted “1786 (other than subsection (a)(2)) of this title and the period of such spouse’s entitlement shall be charged with one month for each $404 which is paid to the spouse as an educational assistance allowance for such course” for “1786 of this title”.

Pub. L. 94–5021976—Subsec. (b). substituted “spouse or surviving spouse” for “wife or widow”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2003 Amendment

Pub. L. 108–183section 3687(b)(2) of this titlesection 302(e) of Pub. L. 108–183section 3532 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable with respect to educational assistance allowances payable under this chapter and for months beginning on or after that date, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 2001 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–103section 3687(b)(2) of this titlesection 102(e) of Pub. L. 107–103section 3532 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable with respect to educational assistance allowances payable under this chapter and for months beginning on or after that date, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Pub. L. 106–419section 111(e) of Pub. L. 106–419section 3532 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable with respect to educational assistance allowances paid under this chapter for months after October 2000, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1998 Amendments

Pub. L. 105–206Pub. L. 105–178Pub. L. 105–178section 9016 of Pub. L. 105–206section 101 of Title 23Title IX of effective simultaneously with enactment of and to be treated as included in at time of enactment, see , set out as a note under , Highways.

Pub. L. 105–178section 8210(e) of Pub. L. 105–178section 3532 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable with respect to educational assistance allowances paid for months after Sept. 1998, see , set out as a note under .

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 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 .