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 PUBLIC LAW 100-689—NOV. 18, 1988

102 STAT. 4169

"(b) An individual's period of entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged only with respect to the amount of educational assistance paid to the individual under this section in excess of $600. "(c) An individual's period of entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged at the rate of one month for each amount of assistance paid to the individual under this section in excess of $600 that is equal to the amount of monthly educational assistance the individual is otherwise eligible to receive for full-time pursuit of an institutional course under this chapter. "(d) Payments of benefits under this section shall be made— "(1) in the case of the first $600 of such benefits paid to an individual, from funds appropriated, or otherwise available, to the Veterans' Administration for the payment of readjustment benefits; and "(2) in the case of payments to an individual for such benefits in excess of $600, from the fund from contributions made to the fund by the veteran and by the Secretary of Defense in the same proportion as these contributions are used to pay other educational assistance to the individual under this chapter.". (2) The table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 32 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1633 the following new item: "1634. Tutorial assistance.". (c) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM TUTORIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.—(1)

Section 1692(b) is amended by striking out "$84" and "$1,008" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100" and "$1,200", respectively. (2)(A) The heading of section 1692 is amended to read as follows: "§1692. Tutorial assistance". (B) The item relating to section 1692 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 34 is amended to read as follows: "1692. Tutorial assistance.". SEC. 108. COOPERATIVE TRAINING.

(a) MONTGOMERY G I BILL.—(1) Section 1402(3)(B) is amended— (A) by inserting "(i)" before "a full-time"; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end ", and (ii) a cooperative program (as defined in section 1682(a)(2) of this title)". (2) Section 1432 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d)(1) The amount of the monthly educational assistance allowance payable to an individual pursuing a cooperative program under this chapter shall be 80 percent of the monthly allowance otherwise payable to such individual under section 1415 and section 1422, if applicable, of this title. (2) For each month that an individual is paid a monthly educational assistance allowance for pursuit of a cooperative program under this chapter, the individual s entitlement under this chapter shall be c h a r g ^ at the rate of 80 percent of a month.". (b) POST-VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRO-

GRAM.—(1) Section 1602(2)(B) is amended— (A) by inserting "(i)" after "includes"; and (B) by inserting after "of this title " the following: ", and (ii) in the case of an individual who is not serving on active duty, a

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