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 PUBLIC LAW 99-576—OCT. 28, 1986

100 STAT. 3271

SEC. 310. ON-JOB TRAINING UNDER THE POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1602 is amended— (1) by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(2) The term 'program of education'— "(A) has the meaning given such term in section 1652(b) of this title, and "(B) includes a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training approved as provided in clause (1) or (2), as appropriate, of section 1787(a) of this title."; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(4) The term 'educational institution' has the meaning given such term in section 1652(c) of this title. "(5) The term 'training establishment' has the meaning given such term in section 1652(e) of this title.". (b) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—(1) Section 1631(a)(2) is amended by striking out "The" and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as provided in section 1633 of this title and subject to section 1641 of this title, the". (2) Subchapter III of chapter 32 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

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"§ 1633. Apprenticeship or other on-job training 38 USC 1633. "(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the amount of the monthly benefit payment to an individual pursuing a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training under this chapter is— "(1) for each of the first six months of the individual's pursuit of such program, 75 percent of the monthly benefit payment otherwise payable to such individual under this chapter; "(2) for each of the second six months of the individual's pursuit of such program, 55 percent of such monthly benefit payment; and "(3) for each of the months following the first 12 months of the individual's pursuit of such program, 35 percent of such monthly benefit payment. "(b) In any month in which an individual pursuing a program of education consisting of a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training fails to complete 120 hours of training, the amount of the monthly benefit payment payable under this chapter to the individual shall be limited to the same proportion of the applicable rate determined under subsection (a) of this section as the number of hours worked during such month, rounded to the nearest eight hours, bears to 120 hours. "(c) For each month that an individual is paid a monthly benefit payment under this chapter, the individual's entitlement under this chapter shall be charged at the rate of— "(1) 75 percent of a month in the case of payments made in accordance with subsection (a)(1) of this section; ,,,,;, "(2) 55 percent of a month in the case of payments made in accordance with subsection (a)(2) of this section; and "(3) 35 percent of a month in the case of payments made in accordance with subsection (a)(3) of this section.".

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