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PUBLIC LAW 89-358-MAR. 3, 1966

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P u b l i c Law 89-358 March 3, 1966 [^- 9]

Veterans' Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966.

AN ACT To provide readjustment assistance to veterans who serve in the Armed Forces during the induction period.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives United States of America vri Congress assembled.

of the

SHORT TITLE

1. This Act may be cited as the "Veterans* Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966". SECTION

EDUCATIONAL B E N E F I T S 72 Stat. 1170. 38 USC 1501 et seq-

SEC. 2. Part III of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately after chapter 31 thereof the following new chapter: "CHAPTER 34—VETERANS* EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE " SUBCHAPTER I—PURPOSE—DEFINITIONS

"Sec. •'1651. Purpose. •'1652. Definitions. "SUBCHAPTER II—ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENT

'1661. Eligibility; entitlement; duration. '1662. Time limitations for completing a program of education. •'1663. Educational and vocational counseling. "SUBCHAPTER III—ENROLLMENT

•'1670. •'1671. "1672. "1673. "1674. •'1675. •'1676.

Selection of program. Applications; approval. Change of program. Disapproval of enrollment in certain courses. Discontinuance for unsatisfactory conduct or progress. Period of operation for approval. Education outside the United States. "SUBCHAPTER IV—PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE VETERANS

1681. •'1682. "1683. "1684. •'1685. •1686.

Educational assistance allowance. Computation of educational assistance allowances. Measurement of courses. Overcharges by educational institutions. Approval of courses. . Discontinuance of allowances.

"Subchapter I—Purpose—Definitions "§1651. Purpose "The Congress of the United States hereby declares that the education program created by this chapter is for the purpose of (1) enhancing and making more attractive service in the Armed Forces of the United States, (2) extending the l)enefits of a highei" education to qualified and deserving young persons wiio might uot otherwise be able to afford such an education, (3) providing vocational readjustment and restoring lost educational opportunities to those service men and women whose careers have been interrupted or impeded by

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