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[CITE: 38USC3201]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
      CHAPTER 32--POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
 
                   SUBCHAPTER I--PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS
 
Sec. 3201. Purpose

    It is the purpose of this chapter (1) to provide educational 
assistance to those men and women who enter the Armed Forces after 
December 31, 1976, and before July 1, 1985, (2) to assist young men and 
women in obtaining an education they might not otherwise be able to 
afford, and (3) to promote and assist the all volunteer military program 
of the United States by attracting qualified men and women to serve in 
the Armed Forces.

(Added Pub. L. 94-502, title IV, Sec. 404, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2393, 
Sec. 1601; amended Pub. L. 99-576, title III, Sec. 309(a)(1), Oct. 28, 
1986, 100 Stat. 3270; renumbered Sec. 3201, Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), 
Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Prior section 3201 was renumbered section 5501 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 1601 of this title as this 
section.
    1986--Pub. L. 99-576 inserted ``and before July 1, 1985,''.


                             Effective Date

    Section 406 of title IV of Pub. L. 94-502 provided that: ``The 
provisions of this title [enacting this chapter, amending sections 1652, 
1661, and 1662 [now 3452, 3461, and 3462] of this title and section 725s 
of former Title 31, Money and Finance, and enacting provisions set out 
as a note under section 3221 of this title] shall become effective on 
January 1, 1977.''


                               Short Title

    For short titles of Pub. L. 94-502, and title IV of Pub. L. 94-502, 
which enacted this chapter, see Short Title of 1976 Amendments note set 
out under section 101 of this title.


               Enrollment in Program Before April 1, 1987

    Section 309(c), (d) of Pub. L. 99-576 provided that:
    ``(c) Exception.--Notwithstanding the amendments made by subsection 
(a) [amending this section and sections 1602 and 1621 [now 3202 and 
3221] of this title], any individual on active duty in the Armed Forces 
who was eligible on June 30, 1985, to enroll in the program established 
by chapter 32 of title 38, United States Code, may enroll, before April 
1, 1987, in such program.
    ``(d) Notice Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense, and the 
Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is 
not operating as a service in the Navy, shall carry out activities for 
the purpose of notifying, to the maximum extent feasible, individuals 
described in subsection (c) of the opportunity provided by such 
subsection.''
