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[CITE: 38USC3520]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
      CHAPTER 35--SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
 
                  SUBCHAPTER III--PROGRAM OF EDUCATION
 
Sec. 3520. Educational and vocational counseling

    The Secretary may, upon request, arrange for educational or 
vocational counseling for persons eligible for benefits under this 
chapter to assist such persons in selecting their educational, 
vocational, or professional objectives and in developing their programs 
of education.

(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1195, Sec. 1720; Pub. L. 90-
631, Sec. 2(g), Oct. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 1333; Pub. L. 91-584, Sec. 4, 
Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1576; Pub. L. 92-540, title III, Sec. 310, Oct. 
24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1083; Pub. L. 94-502, title III, Sec. 310(10), Oct. 
15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2391; Pub. L. 96-466, title III, Sec. 323(a), Oct. 
17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2196; Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 4(45), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 
Stat. 1308; Pub. L. 99-576, title III, Sec. 314(a), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 
Stat. 3273; Pub. L. 101-237, title IV, Sec. 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 
103 Stat. 2092; renumbered Sec. 3520, Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), Aug. 6, 
1991, 105 Stat. 406.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 1720 of this title as this 
section.
    1989--Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary'' for 
``Administrator''.
    1986--Pub. L. 99-576 substituted ``Educational and vocational 
counseling'' for ``Development of educational plan'' in section 
catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as 
follows:
    ``(a) Upon provisional approval of an application for educational 
assistance for a person eligible within the meaning of section 
1701(a)(1)(A) of this title, the Administrator may, upon request, 
arrange for educational or vocational counseling to assist the parent or 
guardian and the eligible person in selecting such person's educational, 
vocational, or professional objective and in developing such person's 
program of education. During, or after, such counseling, the parent or 
guardian shall prepare for the eligible person an educational plan which 
shall set forth the selected objective, the proposed program of 
education, a list of the educational institutions at which such program 
would be pursued, an estimate of the sum which would be required for 
tuition and fees in completion of such program, and such other 
information as the Administrator shall require. This educational plan 
shall be signed by the parent or guardian and shall become an integral 
part of the application for educational assistance under this chapter.
    ``(b) The Administrator may, on request, arrange for educational 
counseling for persons eligible for educational assistance under section 
1701(a)(1)(B), (C), or (D) of this title.''
    1982--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 4(45)(A), inserted ``of this 
title'' after ``section 1701(a)(1)(A)''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 4(45)(B), substituted ``of this 
title'' for ``of this chapter''.
    1980--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-466 substituted ``the Administrator 
may, upon request, arrange for'' for ``the Administrator shall arrange 
for, and the eligible person shall take advantage of,'' and struck out 
provision that educational or vocational counseling not be required 
where the eligible person has been accepted for, or is pursuing, courses 
which lead to a standard college degree, at an approved institution.
    1976--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-502 substituted ``such person's'' for 
``his'' in two places.
    1972--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-540 inserted provisions exempting the 
eligible person from counseling where such person has been accepted for, 
or is pursuing, courses which lead to a standard college degree at an 
approved institution.
    1970--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-584 substituted ``section 
1701(a)(1)(B), (C), or (D)'' for ``section 1701(a)(1) (B) or (C)''.
    1968--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-631, Sec. 2(g)(1), (2), designated 
existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted ``for a person eligible 
within the meaning of section 1701(a)(1)(A)'' after ``for educational 
assistance''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-631, Sec. 2(g)(3), added subsec. (b).


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-466 effective Oct. 1, 1980, except as 
otherwise specifically provided, see section 802(c) of Pub. L. 96-466, 
set out as a note under section 3452 of this title.


                    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.


                    Effective Date of 1968 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 90-631 effective first day of second calendar 
month which begins after Oct. 23, 1968, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 90-
631, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3500 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3561 of this title.
