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 12 2 STA T . 2 365PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 252 —J U NE 30, 200 8‘ ‘ (2)MONTHLYPA Y ME NT S.—Paymentof t h e amo u nt p aya bl e un d e rs ubse c t i on (c)( 1 )( B ) , and of similar amounts payable under para g raphs (2) through ( 7 ) of subsection (c), for pursuit of a program of education shall be made on a monthly basis. ‘‘( 3 ) R E GU LAT I ONS.— T he S ecretary shall prescribe in regu - lations methods for determining the number of months (including fractions thereof) of entitlement of an indi v idual to educational assistance this chapter that are chargeable under this chapter for an advance payment of amounts under para- graphs (1) and (2) for pursuit of a program of education on a q uarter, semester, term, or other basis. ‘‘(e) P R OGRAMS O FED U C ATION PURSUED ON A CTI V E D UTY.— ‘‘(1) I N GENERAL.—Educational assistance is payable under this chapter for pursuit of an approved program of education w hile on active duty. ‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The amount of educational assistance payable under this chapter to an individual pursuing a program of education while on active duty is the lesser of— ‘‘(A) the established charges which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the program of edu- cation involved would be required to pay or ‘‘(B) the amount of the charges of the educational institution as elected by the individual in the manner speci- fied in section 3 0 1 4 (b)(1) ‘‘(3) Q UARTER, SEMESTER, OR TERM PAYMENTS.—Payment of the amount payable under paragraph (2) for pursuit of a program of education shall be made for the entire quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, of the program of education. ‘‘(4) MONTHLY PAYMENTS.— F or each month (as determined pursuant to the methods prescribed under subsection (d)(3)) for which amounts are paid an individual under this subsection, the entitlement of the individual to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged at the rate of one month for each such month. ‘‘(f) PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION PURSUED ON H ALF-TIME BASIS OR L ESS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Educational assistance is payable under this chapter for pursuit of an approved program of education on half-time basis or less. ‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The educational assistance payable under this chapter to an individual pursuing a program of education on half-time basis or less is the amounts as follows

‘‘(A) The amount equal to the lesser of— ‘‘(i) the established charges which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the program of education involved would be required to pay; or ‘‘(ii) the ma x imum amount that would be payable to the individual for the program of education under paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (c), or under the provi- sions of paragraphs (2) through (7) of subsection (c) applicable to the individual, for the program of edu- cation if the individual were entitled to amounts for the program of education under subsection (c) rather than this subsection. ‘‘(B) A stipend in an amount equal to the amount of the appropriately reduced amount of the lump sum

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