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[CITE: 38USC3692]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
           CHAPTER 36--ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
 
                 SUBCHAPTER II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 3692. Advisory committee

    (a) There shall be a Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education 
formed by the Secretary which shall be composed of persons who are 
eminent in their respective fields of education, labor, and management 
and of representatives of institutions and establishments furnishing 
education to eligible veterans or persons enrolled under chapter 30, 32, 
or 35 of this title and chapter 106 of title 10. The committee shall 
also include veterans representative of World War II, the Korean 
conflict era, the post-Korean conflict era, the Vietnam era, the post-
Vietnam era, and the Persian Gulf War. The Assistant Secretary of 
Education for Postsecondary Education (or such other comparable official 
of the Department of Education as the Secretary of Education may 
designate) and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment 
and Training shall be ex officio members of the advisory committee.
    (b) The Secretary shall consult with and seek the advice of the 
committee from time to time with respect to the administration of this 
chapter, chapter \1\ 30, 32, and 35 of this title, and chapter 106 of 
title 10. The committee may make such reports and recommendations as it 
considers desirable to the Secretary and the Congress.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be ``chapters''.
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    (c) The committee shall remain in existence until December 31, 2003.

(Added Pub. L. 89-358, Sec. 3(b), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 23, Sec. 1788; 
renumbered Sec. 1792 and amended Pub. L. 92-540, title III, Sec. 316(2), 
(3), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1086, 1089; Pub. L. 96-466, title III, 
Sec. 346, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2200; Pub. L. 99-576, title III, 
Sec. 304, Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3269; Pub. L. 100-689, title I, 
Sec. 123, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4174; Pub. L. 101-237, title IV, 
Sec. 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; Pub. L. 102-25, title 
III, Sec. 338, Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 91; Pub. L. 102-54, 
Sec. 14(c)(7), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 285; renumbered Sec. 3692, Pub. 
L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 103-210, 
Sec. 2(d), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2497; Pub. L. 103-446, title VI, 
Sec. 608, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4672.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained 
in Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1190, which was classified to 
former section 1662 of this title, prior to repeal by section 4(a) of 
Pub. L. 89-358.


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-446, Sec. 608(1), struck out ``34,'' 
after ``chapter 30, 32,'' and inserted ``and chapter 106 of title 10'' 
after ``of this title''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-446, Sec. 608(2), substituted ``this 
chapter, chapter 30, 32, and 35 of this title, and chapter 106 of title 
10'' for ``this chapter and chapters 30, 32, 34, and 35 of this title''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-446, Sec. 608(3), substituted ``December 
31, 2003'' for ``December 31, 1994''.
    1993--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-210 substituted ``1994'' for 
``1993''.
    1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 1792 of this title as this 
section.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-54 inserted ``and Training'' after 
``Employment''.
    Pub. L. 102-25 substituted ``the post-Vietnam era, and the Persian 
Gulf War'' for ``and the post-Vietnam era''.
    1989--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary'' 
for ``Administrator'' wherever appearing.
    1988--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-689 substituted ``1993'' for 
``1989''.
    1986--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-576, Sec. 304(1), substituted ``a 
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education'' for ``an advisory 
committee'', and inserted reference to chapter 30.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-576, Sec. 304(2), inserted reference to 
chapter 30.
    1980--Pub. L. 96-466 designated existing provisions as subsecs. (a) 
and (b), substituted reference to furnishing education to eligible 
veterans or persons enrolled under chapter 32, 34, or 35 of this title 
for reference to furnishing vocational rehabilitation under chapter 31 
of this title or education to eligible persons or veterans enrolled 
under chapter 34 or 35 of this title, reference to the Assistant 
Secretary of Education for Postsecondary Education or other comparable 
official and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment, 
for reference to the Commissioner of Education and the Administrator, 
Manpower Administration, Department of Labor, and reference to seeking 
the advice of the committee with respect to the administration of this 
chapter and chapters 32, 34, and 35 of this title for reference to 
advising the committee with respect to the administration of this 
chapter and chapters 31, 34, and 35 of this title, and inserted 
provision that the committee include veterans representative of the 
post-Vietnam era, and added subsec. (c).
    1972--Pub. L. 92-540, Sec. 316(3), inserted provisions that the 
Committee also include veterans representative of World War II, the 
Korean conflict era, the post-Korean conflict era and the Vietnam era.


                    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.


                   Termination of Advisory Committees

    Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, 
unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an 
officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by 
appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in 
the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is 
otherwise provided by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 
1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government 
Organization and Employees.


             Commission To Assess Veterans' Education Policy

    Section 320 of Pub. L. 99-576, as amended by Pub. L. 100-323, 
Sec. 14, May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 574, provided for establishment of a 
Commission on Veterans' Education Policy, provided for appointment of 
members of Commission not later than Mar. 1, 1987, directed Commission 
to submit a report, not later than 18 months after at least 8 members 
had been appointed, to Committees on Veterans' Affairs of Senate and 
House of Representatives, containing the Commission's findings and 
recommendations on various matters relating to veterans' education, 
directed Administrator of Veterans Affairs to file interim and final 
reports, not later than 2 years after Commission's report, to those 
Committees responding to Commission's report, and provided for 
termination of Commission 90 days after Administrator submitted final 
report.


 Study of Educational Assistance Programs for Veterans, Survivors, and 
 Dependents; Submission to Congress and President by September 30, 1979

    Pub. L. 95-202, title III, Sec. 304(b), Nov. 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 
1442, directed Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, in consultation with 
Advisory Committee formed pursuant to this section, to conduct a study 
respecting operation of programs of educational assistance carried out 
under this chapter and chapter 34 of this title and that a report 
concerning such study be submitted to Congress not later than Sept. 30, 
1979.


   Study of Operation of Post-Korean Conflict Programs of Educational 
                               Assistance

    Section 413 of Pub. L. 92-540 provided for a comparative study of 
operation of post-Korean conflict program of educational assistance with 
similar prior programs available to veterans of World War II and Korean 
conflict, the results of such study and recommendations for improvement 
to be transmitted to President and Congress within six months of Oct. 
24, 1972.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 306 of this title; title 10 
section 16136.
