Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 4.djvu/537

 PUBLIC LAW 99-576—OCT. 28, 1986

100 STAT. 3273

"(2)(A) Any contributions which were made by a veteran disenroUed under paragraph (1) of this subsection and remain in the fund shall be refunded to the veteran after notice of disenrollment is transmitted to the veteran and the veteran applies for such refund. "(B) If no application for refund of contributions under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is received from a disenrolled veteran within one year after the date the notice referred to in such subparagraph is transmitted to the veteran, it shall be presumed, for the purposes of section 1322(a) of title 31, that the veteran's whereabouts is unknown and the funds shall be transferred as provided in such section.".

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SEC. 312. EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL COUNSELING.

Section 1663 is amended by inserting after the first sentence the 38 USC 1663. following: "In any case in which the Administrator has rated the veteran as being incompetent, such counseling shall be required to be provided to the veteran prior to the selection of a program of education or training.". SEC. 313. DELIMITING PERIOD UNDER THE SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Section 1712(b) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(3)(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, any eligible person (as defined in clause (B) or (D) of section 1701(a)(1) of this title) may, subject to the approval of the Administrator, be permitted to elect a date referred to in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph to commence receiving educational assistance benefits under this chapter. The date so elected shall be the beginning date of the delimiting period applicable to such person under this section. "(B) The date which an eligible person may elect under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is any date during the period beginning on the date the person became an eligible person within the meaning of clause (B) or (D) of section 1701(a)(l) of this title and ending on the date determined under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of this subsection to be applicable to such person.". SEC. 314. ELIMINATION OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN EDUCATION PLAN FOR SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1720 is amended to read as follows: "§ 1720. Educational and vocational counseling "The Administrator may, upon request, arrange for educational or vocational counseling for persons eligible for benefits under this chapter to assist such persons in selecting their educational, vocational, or professional objectives and in developing their programs of education.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1721 is amended—

(A) by striking out "finally"; (B) by striking out clause (1); and (C) by redesignating clauses (2), (3), (4), and (5) as clauses (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively. (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:

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