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[CITE: 38USC3470]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
              CHAPTER 34--VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
 
                       SUBCHAPTER III--ENROLLMENT
 
Sec. 3470. Selection of program

    Subject to the provisions of this chapter, each eligible veteran may 
select a program of education to assist the veteran in attaining an 
educational, professional, or vocational objective at any educational 
institution (approved in accordance with chapter 36 of this title) 
selected by the veteran, which will accept and retain the veteran as a 
student or trainee in any field or branch of knowledge which such 
institution finds the veteran qualified to undertake or pursue.

(Added Pub. L. 89-358, Sec. 2, Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 15, Sec. 1670; 
amended Pub. L. 94-502, title II, Sec. 211(5), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 
2388; renumbered Sec. 3470, Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 
Stat. 406.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained 
in Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1177, which was classified to 
section 1620 (first sentence) of this title, prior to repeal by section 
4(a) of Pub. L. 89-358.


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 1670 of this title as this 
section.
    1976--Pub. L. 94-502 substituted ``the veteran'' for ``him'' 
wherever appearing.


                    Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 94-502 effective Oct. 15, 1976, see section 
703(b) of Pub. L. 94-502, set out as an Effective Date note under 
section 3693 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 3034, 3241 of this title; 
title 10 section 16136.
