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

38 U.S.C. § 7699A

Obligated service

(a)

In General .—

section 7699(d) of this titlesection 7604 of this titleEach participant in the Program shall provide service as a full-time employee of the Department at a Vet Center (as defined in ) for the period of obligated service set forth in the agreement of the participant entered into under .
(b)

Determination of Service Commencement Date .—

(1)
Not later than 60 days before the service commencement date of a participant, the Secretary shall notify the participant of that service commencement date.
(2)
The date specified in paragraph (1) with respect to a participant is the date for the beginning of the period of obligated service of the participant.

Pub. L. 116–171, title V, § 502(a)134 Stat. 816(Added , , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 502(c) of Pub. L. 116–171section 7698 of this titleSecretary of Veterans Affairs to begin awarding scholarships under this subchapter for programs of study beginning no later than one year after , see , set out as a note under .