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PUBLIC LAW 90-631-OCT. 23, 1968

[82 STAT.

(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: ''(d)(1) An eligible veteran who is enrolled in an educational institution for a 'fa.rm cooperative" program consisting of institutional agricultural courses prescheduled to fall within 44 weeks of any period of 12 consecutive months and who pvirsues such program on— " (A) a full-time basis (a minimum of 12 clock hours per week), " (B) a three-quarter-time basis (a minimum of 9 clock hours per week), or " (C) a half-time basis (a minimum of 6 clock hours per week) shall be eligible to receive an educational assistance allowance at the appropriate rate provided in the table in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if such eligible veteran is concurrently engaged in agricultural employment which is relevant to such institutional agricultural courses as determined under standards prescribed by the Administrator. "(2) The monthly educational assistance allowance of an eligible veteran pursuing a farm cooperative program under this chapter shall be paid as set forth in column IT, III, IV, or V (whichever is applicable as determined by the veteran's dependency status) opposite the pasis shown in column I: " Column I

Column II

Column III

Column r v

Column V

Basis

Nodependents

One dependent

Two dependents

More than two dependents The amount in Column rv, plus the following for each dependent in excess of two:

Full-time Three-quarter-time_. Half-time__ 77 Stat. 159.

$105 75 50

$125 90 60

$145 105 70

$7 5 3".

SEC. 4. Section 1774 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting " (a) " inmiediately before the first word thereof, (2) by inserting immediately after "expenses of salary and travel incurred by employees of such agencies" in the first sentence thereof the following: "and an allowance for administrative expenses in accordance with the formula contained in subsection (b; of this section", and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (b) The allowance for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be paid in accordance with the following formula: "Total salary cost reimbursable Allowance for administrative expense under this section $5,000 or less $250. Over $5,000 but not exceeding $10,000— $450. Over $10,000 b u t not exceeding $35,000. $450 for the first $10,000 plus $400 for each additional $5,000 or fraction thereof. Over $3.'),00 but not exceeding $40,000- $2,625. Over $40,000 but not exceeding $75,000. $2,625 for the first $40,000 plus $350 for each additional $5,000 or fraction thereof. Over $75,000 but not exceeding $80,000. $5,225. $5,225 for the first $80,000 plus $300 for Over $80,000 each additional $5,000 or fraction thereof."

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