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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 588 -DEC. 28,1945 the Secretary of the Treasury, as the case may be, and shall be laid by him before the President for his approval or disapproval and orders in the case." 58 Stats. . pp SEC. 5 . (a) Paragraph 1 of part VIII of Veterans Regulation Num- rv, note foll. ch. 12 . bered 1 (a), as amended, is amended to read as follows: Education and "1. Any person who served in the active military or naval service on or after September 16, 1940, and prior to the termination of the present war, and who shall have been discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, and who either shall have served ninety days or more, exclusive of any period he was assigned for a course of education or training under the Army specialized training program or the Navy college training program, which course was a continuation of his civilian course and was pursued to completion, or as a cadet or midshipman at one of the service academies, or shall have been discharged or released from active service by reason of an actual service-incurred injury or disability, shall be eligible for and entitled Limitation. to receive education or training under this part: Provided, That such course shall be initiated not later than four years after either the date of his discharge or the termination of the present war, whichever is the later: Provided further, That no such education or training shall be afforded beyond nine years after the termination of the present war." (b) Paragraph 2 of part VIII of such Regulation is amended to read as follows: riod o educa tio n "2. Any such eligible person shall be entitled to education or train- ing at an approved educational or training institution for a period of one year plus the time such person was in the active service on or after September 16, 1940, and before the termination of the war, exclusive of any period he was assigned for a course of education or training under the Army specialized training program or the Navy college training program, which course was a continuation of his civilian course and was pursued to completion, or as a cadet or mid- imt . shipman at one of the service academies, but in no event shall the total period of education or training exceed four years: Provided, That his work continues to be satisfactory throughout the period, according to the regularly prescribed standards and practices of the pietension teor O institution: Provided further, That wherever the period of eligibility mester. ends during a quarter or semester and after a major part of such quarter or semester has expired, such period shall be extended to the termination of such unexpired quarter or semester." (c) Paragraph 3 of part VIII of such Regulation is amended to read as follows: Elction of ourses "3. (a) Such person shall be eligible for and entitled to such course of education or training, full time or the equivalent thereof in part- time training, as he may elect, and at any approved educational or training institution at which he chooses to enroll, whether or not located in the State in which he resides, which will accept or retain him as a student or trainee in any field or branch of knowledge which such institution finds him qualified to undertake or pursue: Pro- tiChan or diseon- vided, That, for reasons satisfactory to the Administrator he ma change a course of instruction: And provided further, That any such course of education or training may be discontinued at any time, if it is found by the Administrator that, according to the regularly prescribed standards and practices of the institution, the conduct or progress of such person is unsatisfactory. Short com. "b(b) Any such eligible person may apply for a short, intensive postgraduate, or training course of less than thirty weeks: Provided, That the Administrator shall have the authority to contract with approved institutions for such courses if he finds that the agreed cost of such courses is reasonable and fair: Providedfurther,That (1) [59 STAT.

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