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[CITE: 38USC3671]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
           CHAPTER 36--ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
 
                 SUBCHAPTER I--STATE APPROVING AGENCIES
 
Sec. 3671. Designation

    (a) Unless otherwise established by the law of the State concerned, 
the chief executive of each State is requested to create or designate a 
State department or agency as the ``State approving agency'' for such 
State for the purposes of this chapter and chapters 34 and 35 of this 
title.
    (b)(1) If any State fails or declines to create or designate a State 
approving agency, or fails to enter into an agreement under section 
3674(a), the provisions of this chapter which refer to the State 
approving agency shall, with respect to such State, be deemed to refer 
to the Secretary.
    (2) In the case of courses subject to approval by the Secretary 
under section 3672 of this title, the provisions of this chapter which 
refer to a State approving agency shall be deemed to refer to the 
Secretary.

(Added Pub. L. 88-126, Sec. 1, Sept. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 158, Sec. 1771; 
amended Pub. L. 89-358, Sec. 3(a)(6), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 20; Pub. L. 
92-540, title IV, Sec. 403(2), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1090; Pub. L. 94-
502, title V, Sec. 513(a)(1), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2402; Pub. L. 100-
323, Sec. 13(b)(4), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 573; Pub. L. 101-237, title 
IV, Sec. 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered 
Sec. 3671 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 1771 of this 
title as this section.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``3674(a)'' 
for ``1774(a)'' in par. (1) and ``3672'' for ``1772'' in par. (2).
    1989--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary'' for 
``Administrator'' wherever appearing.
    1988--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 100-323 inserted ``or fails to enter 
into an agreement under section 1774(a),'' after ``State approving 
agency,''.
    1976--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-502 substituted ``such'' for ``his''.
    1972--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-540 inserted ``this chapter and'' 
after ``purposes of''.
    1966--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89-358 substituted ``chapters 34 and 35 
of this title'' for ``this chapter after the date for the expiration of 
all education and training provided in chapter 33 of this title. Such 
agency may be the agency designated or created in accordance with 
section 1641 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.
