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 116 STAT. 2828 PUBLIC LAW 107-330—DEC. 6, 2002 Effective date. 38 USC 3035 note. Effective date. 38 USC 3512 note. Effective date. 38 USC 3703 note. "(4) Payments attributable to the increased usage of benefits as a result of transfers of entitlement to basic educational assistance under section 3020 of this title shall be made from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund established under section 2006 of title 10 or from appropriations made to the Department of Transportation, as appropriate.". (2) The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107), to which such amendments relate. (d) LICENSING OR CERTIFICATION TESTS.— Section 3689(c)(1)(B) is amended by striking "the test" and inserting "such test, or a test to certify or license in a similar or related occupation,". (e) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' ASSISTANCE EDUCATION BENEFITS.—(1) Section 3512(a) is amended— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking "paragraph (4)" in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting "paragraph (4) or (5)"; and (ii) by striking "subsection (d)" in subparagraph (C)(i) and inserting "subsection (d), or any date between the two dates described in subsection (d)"; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph (4): "(4) if the person otherwise eligible under paragraph (3) fails to elect a beginning date of entitlement in accordance with that paragraph, the beginning date of the person's entitlement shall be the date of the Secretary's decision that the parent has a service-connected total disability permanent in nature, or that the parent's death was service-connected, whichever is applicable;"; and (D) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking "paragraph (4)" and inserting "paragraph (5)". (2) The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect November 1, 2000. (f) LOAN FEES. —(1) Section 3703(e)(2)(A) is amended by striking " 3729(b)" and inserting "3729(b)(2)(I)". (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 402 of the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419; 114 Stat. 1861). (g) ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. —(1)(A) The tables of chapters preceding part I and at the beginning of part IV are each amended by striking "5101" in the item relating to chapter 51 and inserting " 5100". (B) The table of parts preceding part I is amended by striking "5101" in the item relating to part IV and inserting "5100". (2) Section 107(d)(2) is amended by striking "the date of the enactment of this subsection" and inserting "November 1, 2000,". (3) Section 1701(10)(A) is amended by striking "the date of the enactment of the Veterans' Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act" and inserting "November 30, 1999,". (4) Section 1705(c)(1) is amended by striking "Effective on October 1, 1998, the Secretary" and inserting "The Secretary".

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