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[CITE: 38USC3672]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
           CHAPTER 36--ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
 
                 SUBCHAPTER I--STATE APPROVING AGENCIES
 
Sec. 3672. Approval of courses

    (a) An eligible person or veteran shall receive the benefits of this 
chapter and chapters 34 and 35 of this title while enrolled in a course 
of education offered by an educational institution only if (1) such 
course is approved as provided in this chapter and chapters 34 and 35 of 
this title by the State approving agency for the State where such 
educational institution is located, or by the Secretary, or (2) such 
course is approved (A) for the enrollment of the particular individual 
under the provisions of section 3536 of this title or (B) for special 
restorative training under subchapter V of chapter 35 of this title. 
Approval of courses by State approving agencies shall be in accordance 
with the provisions of this chapter and chapters 34 and 35 of this title 
and such other regulations and policies as the State approving agency 
may adopt. Each State approving agency shall furnish the Secretary with 
a current list of educational institutions specifying courses which it 
has approved, and, in addition to such list, it shall furnish such other 
information to the Secretary as it and the Secretary may determine to be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and chapters 34 and 
35 of this title. Each State approving agency shall notify the Secretary 
of the disapproval of any course previously approved and shall set forth 
the reasons for such disapproval.
    (b) The Secretary shall be responsible for the approval of courses 
of education offered by any agency of the Federal Government authorized 
under other laws to supervise such education. The Secretary may approve 
any course in any other educational institution in accordance with the 
provisions of this chapter and chapters 34 and 35 of this title.
    (c) In the case of programs of apprenticeship where--
        (1) the standards have been approved by the Secretary of Labor 
    pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 16, 1937 (popularly known 
    as the ``National Apprenticeship Act'') (29 U.S.C. 50a), as a 
    national apprenticeship program for operation in more than one 
    State, and
        (2) the training establishment is a carrier directly engaged in 
    interstate commerce which provides such training in more than one 
    State,

the Secretary shall act as a ``State approving agency'' as such term is 
used in section 3687(a)(1) of this title and shall be responsible for 
the approval of all such programs.
    (d) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary in 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary shall actively 
promote the development of programs of training on the job (including 
programs of apprenticeship) for the purposes of sections 3677 and 3687 
of this title and shall utilize the services of disabled veterans' 
outreach program specialists under section 4103A of this title to 
promote the development of such programs.
    (e) A program of education exclusively by correspondence, and the 
correspondence portion of a combination correspondence-residence course 
leading to a vocational objective, that is offered by an educational 
institution (as defined in section 3452(c) of this title) may be 
approved only if (1) the educational institution is accredited by an 
entity recognized by the Secretary of Education, and (2) at least 50 
percent of those pursuing such a program or course require six months or 
more to complete the program or course.

(Added Pub. L. 88-126, Sec. 1, Sept. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 158, Sec. 1772; 
amended Pub. L. 89-358, Sec. 3(a)(7), (8), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 20, 
21; Pub. L. 91-219, title II, Sec. 211, Mar. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 83; Pub. 
L. 92-540, title IV, Sec. 403(3)-(5), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1090; Pub. 
L. 96-466, title V, Sec. 502, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2203; Pub. L. 97-
295, Sec. 4(50), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1308; Pub. L. 101-237, title 
IV, Sec. 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered 
Sec. 3672 and amended Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 
105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 103-446, title VI, Sec. 605(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1994, 
108 Stat. 4671.)


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-446 added subsec. (e).
    1991--Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), renumbered section 1772 of this 
title as this section.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``3536'' for 
``1736''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted 
``3687(a)(1)'' for ``1787(a)(1)'' in concluding provisions.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``3677 and 
3687'' for ``1777 and 1787'' and ``4103A'' for ``2003A''.
    1989--Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary'' for 
``Administrator'' wherever appearing.
    1982--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 4(50)(A), inserted 
``of this title'' after ``34 and 35'' wherever appearing.
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 4(50)(B), substituted ``section 
2 of the Act of August 16, 1937 (popularly known as the `National 
Apprenticeship Act') (29 U.S.C. 50a),'' for ``section 50a of title 29''.
    1980--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96-466 added subsec. (d).
    1972--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-540, Sec. 403(3), (4), inserted ``this 
chapter and'' before ``chapters 34 and 35'' and substituted ``1736'' for 
``1737''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92-540, Sec. 403(3), inserted ``this chapter 
and'' before ``chapters 34 and 35''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 92-540, Sec. 403(5), substituted ``1787(a)(1)'' 
for ``1683(a)(1)''.
    1970--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-219 added subsec. (c).
    1966--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89-358, Sec. 3(a)(7), (8), substituted 
``under subchapter V of chapter 35 of this title'' for ``under 
subchapter V of this chapter'' in first sentence, and substituted 
``chapters 34 and 35'' for ``this chapter'' twice in first sentence, and 
wherever appearing in second, third, and fourth sentences, and inserted 
``or veteran'' after ``eligible person'', in first sentence.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-358, Sec. 3(a)(7), substituted ``chapters 34 
and 35'' for ``this chapter''.


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Section 605(b) of Pub. L. 103-446 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by subsection (a) [amending this section and sections 3675, 3680, 
and 3686 of this title] shall apply with respect to programs of 
education exclusively by correspondence and to correspondence-residence 
courses commencing more than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act [Nov. 2, 1994].''


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-466 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 
802(e) of Pub. L. 96-466, set out as a note under section 4101 of this 
title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 3671, 3675 of this title.
