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PUBLIC LAW 92-540--OCT. 24, 1972

72 Stat. 1197; 80 Stat. 24.

84 Stat. 1577.

Ante, p. 1081. Ante, p. 1075.

84 Stat. 80.

Post,

p. 1085.

Infra. 81 Stat. 186; 84 Stat. 83. 80 Stat. 22; 81 Stat. 189. 38 USC 1651, 1700, 1770.

Ante, p. 1076.

80 Stat. 23.

80 Stat. 13. 82 Stat. 1332; 84 Stat. 1575.

•'Established charge."

[86 STAT.

(2) striking out subsections (b), (c), and (e) in their entirety; and (3) redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b). SEC. 313. Sections 1733 and 1734 of title 38, United States Code, are amended to read as follows: ^'§ 1733. Special assistance for the educationally disadvantaged " (a) Any eligible wife or widow shall, without charge to any entitlement she may have under section 1711 of this title, be entitled to the benefits provided an eligible veteran under section 1691 (if pursued in a State) of this title and be paid an educational assistance allowance under the provisions of section 1732(a) of this title. "(b) Any eligible person shall, without charge to any entitlement he may have under section 1711 of this title, be entitled to the benefits provided an eligible veteran under section 1692 of this title. "§ 1734. Apprenticeship or other on-job training; correspondence courses " (a) Any eligible person shall be entitled to pursue, in a State, a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training and be paid a training assistance allowance as provided in section 1787 of this title. " (b) Any eligible wife or widow shall be entitled to pursue a program of education exclusively by correspondence and be paid an educational assistance allowance as provided in section 1786 of this title." SEC. 314. Section 1777 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting "or person" after "veteran" each place it appears. SEC. 315. Section 1784 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking out "34 or 35" and inserting in lieu thereof "34, 35, or 36" in subsection (a) and in the first sentence of subsection (b); (2) inserting "or eligible persons" after "veterans" in the second sentence of subsection (b); and (3) striking out "enrolled under chapter 34 of this title, plus the number of eligible persons enrolled under chapter 35 of this title" and inserting in lieu thereof "or eligible persons enrolled under chapters 34, 35, and 36 of this title, or $4 in the case of those eligible veterans and eligible persons whose educational assistance checks are directed in care of each institution for temporary custody and delivery and are delivered at the time of registration as provided under section 1780(d)(5) of this title" in subsection (b). SEC. 316. Subchapter II of chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking out sections 1786 and 1787 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "§ 1786. Correspondence courses " (a)(1) Each eligible veteran (as defined in section 1652(a)(1) and (2) of this title) and each eligible wife or widow (as defined in section 1701(a)(1)(B), (C), o r (D) of this title) who enters into an enrollment agreement to pursue a program of education exclusively by correspondence shall be paid an educational assistance allowance computed at the rate of 90 per centum of the established charge which the institution requires nonveterans to pay for the course or courses pursued by the eligible veteran or wife or widow. The term 'established charge' as used herein means the charge for the course or courses determined on the basis of the lowest extended time payment plan offered by the institution and approved by the appropriate State approving a<rencv or the actual cost to the veteran or wife or widow, whichever is the lesser. Such allowance shall be paid quarterly on a pro rata basis

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