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[CITE: 38USC3541]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
      CHAPTER 35--SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
 
               SUBCHAPTER V--SPECIAL RESTORATIVE TRAINING
 
Sec. 3541. Entitlement to special restorative training

    (a) The Secretary at the request of the parent or guardian of an 
eligible person is authorized--
        (1) to determine whether such person is in need of special 
    restorative training; and
        (2) where need is found to exist, to prescribe a course which is 
    suitable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

Such a course, at the discretion of the Secretary, may contain elements 
that would contribute toward an ultimate objective of a program of 
education.
    (b) The total period of educational assistance under this subchapter 
and other subchapters of this chapter may not exceed the amount of 
entitlement as established in section 3511 of this title, except that 
the Secretary may extend such period in the case of any person if the 
Secretary finds that additional assistance is necessary to accomplish 
the purpose of special restorative training as stated in subsection (a) 
of this section.

(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1200, Sec. 1741; Pub. L. 88-
361, Sec. 6, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 298; Pub. L. 94-502, title III, 
Sec. 310(21), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2392; Pub. L. 101-237, title IV, 
Sec. 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered Sec. 3541 
and amended Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 
406.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), renumbered section 1741 of this 
title as this section.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``3511'' for 
``1711''.
    1989--Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary'' for 
``Administrator'' wherever appearing.
    1976--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-502 substituted ``if the Administrator 
finds'' for ``if he finds''.
    1964--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88-361 authorized the Administrator to 
extend the period if he finds additional assistance necessary to 
accomplish the purpose of special restorative training.


                    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 1964 Amendment

    Pub. L. 88-433, Sec. 2, Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 442, provided that: 
``The amendments made by section 6 of the Act of July 7, 1964 (Public 
Law 88-361, 78 Stat. 297) [amending this section], shall take effect as 
of January 1, 1964.''
