Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 86.djvu/1119

 86 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 92-540-OCT. 24, 1972

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"Correspondence Training Certifications " (b) Xo educational assistance allowance shall be paid to an eligible veteran or wife or widow enrolled in and pursuing a program of education exclusively by correspondence until the Administrator shall have received— "(1) from the eligible veteran or wife or widow a certificate as to the number of lessons actually completed by the veteran or wife or widow and serviced by the educational institution; and "(2) from the training establishment a certification or an endorsement on the veteran's or wife's or widow's certificate, as to the number of lessons completed by the veteran or wife or widow and serviced by the institution.

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"Apprenticeship and Other On-Job Training "(c) No training assistance allowance shall be paid to an eligible veteran or eligible person enrolled in and pursuing a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training until the Administrator shall have received— "(1) from such veteran or person a certification as to his actual attendance during such period; and "(2) from the training establishment a certification, or an endorsement on the veteran's or person's certificate, that such veteran or person was enrolled in and pursuing a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training during such period. "Advance Payment of Initial Educational Assistance or Subsistence Allowance " (d)(1) The educational assistance or subsistence allowance advance ayment provided for in this subsection is based upon a finding by the ongress that eligible veterans and eligible persons need additional funds at the beginning of a school term to meet the expenses of books, travel, deposits, and payment for living quarters, the initial installment of tuition, and the other special expenses which are concentrated at the beginning of a school term. "(2) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, and under regulations which the Administrator shall prescribe, an eligible veteran or eligible person shall be paid an educational assistance allowance or subsistence allowance, as appropriate, advance payment. Such advance payment shall be made in an amount equivalent to the allowance for the month or fraction thereof in which pursuit of the program will commence, plus the allowance for the succeeding month. In the case of a serviceman on active duty, who is pursuing a program of education (other than under subchapter VI of chapter 34), the advance payment shall be in a lump sum based upon the amount payable for the entire quarter, semester, or term, as applicable. In no event shall an advance payment be made under this subsection to a veteran or person intending to pursue a program of education on less than a half-time basis. The application for advance payment, to be made on a form prescribed by the Administrator, shall— " (A) in the case of an initial enrollment of a veteran or person in an educational institution, contain information showing that the veteran or person (i) is eligible for educational benefits, (ii) has been accepted by the institution, and (iii) has notified the institution of his intention to attend that institution; and " (B) in the case of a re-enrollment of a veteran or person, contain information showing that the veteran or person (i) is eligible

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