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 1576 Ante, p. 1575.

Educational counseling. 82 Stat. 1333. 72 Stat. 1203. "Veteran." 80 Stat. 629.

Basic entitlement, 72 Stat. 1203. Supra.

Educational assistance allowance, 80 Stat. 17. Apprenticeship, Ante, p. 77.

Course measurement* Post, p. 1577.

PUBLIC LAW 91-584-DEC. 24, 1970

[84 STAT.

(a)(1)(C) of this title shall be deducted from any entitlement to which he may subsequently become entitled under the provisions of this chapter." SEC. 4. Section 1720(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out "section 1701(a)(1)(B) or (C) " and inserting in lieu of thereof "section 1701(a)(1)(B), (C), or (D) ". SEC. 5. (a) Section 1801(a) of title 38, tjnited States Code, is amended by adding a new paragraph as follows: "(3) The term 'veteran' also mcludes, for purposes of home loans, the wife of any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who is listed, pursuant to section 556 of title 37, United States Code, and regulations issued thereunder, by the Secretary concerned in one or more of the following categories and has been so listed for a total of more than ninety days: (A) missing in action, (B) captured in line of duty by a hostile force, or (C) forcibly detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or power. The active duty of her husband shall be deemed to have been active duty by such wife for the purposes of this chapter. The loan eligibility of such wife under this paragraph shall be limited to one loan guaranteed or made for the acquisition of a home, and entitlement to such loan shall terminate automatically, if not used, upon receipt by such wife of official notice that her husband is no longer listed in one of the categories specified in the first sentence of this paragraph." (b) Section 1802 of such title is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: " (g) A veteran's entitlement under this chapter shall not be reduced hj any entitlement used by his wife which was based upon the provisions of paragraph (3) of section 1801(a) of this title." SEC. 6. Section 1681(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately after "degree" the following: " (excluding programs of apprenticeship and programs of other on-job training authorized by section 1683 of this title)". SEC. 7. Section 1683(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by(1) striking out " (b) " and inserting in lieu thereof " (b)(1) "; and (2) adding a new paragraph (2) to read as follows: " (2) I n any month in which an eligible veteran pursuing a program of apprenticeship or a program of other on-job training fails to complete one hundred and twenty hours of training in such month, the monthly training assistance allowance set forth in subsection (b)(1) of this section shall be reduced proportionately in the proportion that the number of hours worked bears to one hundred and twenty hours rounded off to the nearest eight hours." SEC. 8. Section 1684(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by(1) striking out "and" after the semicolon m clause (3); (2) striking out the period at the end of clause (4) and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and (3) adding at the end thereof a new clause (5) to read as follows: "(5) a program of apprenticeship or a program of other on-job training shall be considered a full-time program when the eligible veteran is required to work the number of hours constituting the standard workweek of the training establishment, but a workweek of less than thirty hours shall not be considered to constitute fulltime training unless a lesser number of hours has been established

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