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[CITE: 38USC3542]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
      CHAPTER 35--SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
 
               SUBCHAPTER V--SPECIAL RESTORATIVE TRAINING
 
Sec. 3542. Special training allowance

    (a) While the eligible person is enrolled in and pursuing a full-
time course of special restorative training, the parent or guardian 
shall be entitled to receive on behalf of such person a special training 
allowance computed at the basic rate of $485 per month. If the charges 
for tuition and fees applicable to any such course are more than $152 
per calendar month, the basic monthly allowance may be increased by the 
amount that such charges exceed $152 a month, upon election by the 
parent or guardian of the eligible person to have such person's period 
of entitlement reduced by one day for each $16.16 that the special 
training allowance paid exceeds the basic monthly allowance.
    (b) No payments of a special training allowance shall be made for 
the same period for which the payment of an educational assistance 
allowance is made or for any period during which the training is pursued 
on less than a full-time basis.
    (c) Full-time training for the purpose of this section shall be 
determined by the Secretary with respect to the capacities of the 
individual trainee.

(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1200, Sec. 1742; Pub. L. 89-
222, Sec. 2, Sept. 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 896; Pub. L. 91-219, title I, 
Sec. 104(c), Mar. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 78; Pub. L. 92-540, title I, 
Sec. 103(4), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1076; Pub. L. 93-508, title I, 
Sec. 103(4), Dec. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1580; Pub. L. 93-602, title II, 
Sec. 204(b), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1958; Pub. L. 94-502, title III, 
Sec. 301(2), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2389; Pub. L. 95-202, title I, 
Sec. 103(2), Nov. 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 1435; Pub. L. 96-466, title II, 
Secs. 202(2), 212(2), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2188, 2190; Pub. L. 98-
543, title II, Sec. 203(2), Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2742; Pub. L. 101-
237, title IV, Secs. 403(a)(10), 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 
2080, 2092; renumbered Sec. 3542, Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), Aug. 6, 
1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 105-178, title VIII, Sec. 8210(c), as added 
Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, Sec. 9014(b), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 866.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 8210(c), as added by Pub. 
L. 105-206, Sec. 9014(b), substituted ``$485'' for ``$404'' and 
``$16.16'' for ``$13.46'' and substituted ``$152'' for ``$127'' in two 
places.
    1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 1742 of this title as this 
section.
    1989--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-237, Sec. 403(a)(10), substituted 
``$404'' for ``$376'', ``$127'' for ``$119'' in two places, and 
``$13.46'' for ``$12.58''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-237, Sec. 423(b)(1)(A), substituted 
``Secretary'' for ``Administrator''.
    1984--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-543 substituted ``$376'' for ``$342'', 
``$119'' for ``$108'' in two places, and ``$12.58'' for ``$11.44''.
    1980--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-466, Sec. 212(2), substituted ``$342'' 
for ``$327'', ``$108'' for ``$103'' in two places, and ``$11.44'' for 
``$10.92''.
    Pub. L. 96-466, Sec. 202(2), substituted ``$327'' for ``$311'', 
``$103'' for ``$98'' in two places, and ``$10.92'' for ``$10.40''.
    1977--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-202 substituted ``$311'' for ``$292'', 
``$98'' for ``$92'' in two places, and ``$10.40'' for ``$9.76''.
    1976--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-502 substituted ``$292'' for ``$270'', 
``$92'' for ``$85'' in two places, and ``$9.76'' for ``$9.02''.
    1975--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-602 substituted ``$270'', ``$85'', 
``$85'', and ``$9.02'' for ``$260'', ``$82'', ``$82'', and ``$8.69'' 
respectively.
    1974--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-508 substituted ``behalf of such 
person'', ``$260'', ``$82'', ``$82'', and ``$8.69'' for ``his behalf 
a'', ``$220'', ``$69'', ``$69'', and ``$7.35'' respectively.
    1972--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-540 substituted ``$220'' for ``$175'', 
``$69'' for ``$55'', and ``$7.35'' for ``$6.80'', respectively.
    1970--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-219 substituted ``$175'' for ``$130'', 
``$55'' for ``$41'', and ``$6.80'' for ``$4.25'' respectively.
    1965--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89-222 substituted ``$130'', ``$41'', 
``$41'' and ``$4.25'' for ``$110'', ``$35'', ``$35'' and ``$3.60'', 
respectively.


                    Effective Date of 1998 Amendments

    Title IX of Pub. L. 105-206 effective simultaneously with enactment 
of Pub. L. 105-178 and to be treated as included in Pub. L. 105-178 at 
time of enactment, see section 9016 of Pub. L. 105-206, set out as a 
note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
    Amendment by Pub. L. 105-178 effective Oct. 1, 1998, and applicable 
with respect to educational assistance allowances paid for months after 
September 1998, see section 8210(e) of Pub. L. 105-178, set out as a 
note under section 3532 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

    Amendment by section 403(a)(10) of Pub. L. 101-237 effective Jan. 1, 
1990, see section 403(c) of Pub. L. 101-237, set out as a note under 
section 3532 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 98-543 effective Oct. 1, 1984, see section 205 
of Pub. L. 98-543, set out as a note under section 3108 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Amendment by sections 202(2) and 212(c) of Pub. L. 96-466 effective 
Oct. 1, 1980, and Jan. 1, 1981, respectively, see section 802(b) of Pub. 
L. 96-466, set out as a note under section 3482 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-202 effective retroactively to Oct. 1, 1977, 
see section 501 of Pub. L. 95-202, set out as a note under section 101 
of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 94-502 effective Oct. 1, 1976, see section 
703(a) of Pub. L. 94-502, set out as an Effective Date note under 
section 3693 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 93-602 effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section 206 
of Pub. L. 93-602, set out as a note under section 3482 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 93-508 effective Sept. 1, 1974, see section 501 
of Pub. L. 93-508, set out as a note under section 3482 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1972 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 92-540 effective Oct. 1, 1972, except for those 
veterans and eligible persons in training on Oct. 24, 1972, see section 
601(a) of Pub. L. 92-540, set out as a note under section 3482 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 91-219 effective Feb. 1, 1970, see section 301 
of Pub. L. 91-219, set out as a note under section 3482 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1965 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 89-222 effective first day of second calendar 
month following September 30, 1965, see section 4 of Pub. L. 89-222, set 
out as a note under section 3532 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3565 of this title.
