Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/921

 PUBLIC LAW 94-502—OCT. 15, 1976

90 STAT. 2389

(9) by striking out in section 1676 "his" and "he" and inserting 38 USC 1676. in lieu thereof "the Administrator's" and "the Administrator", respectively; (10) by striking out in section 1681(a) "his" and inserting in 38 USC 1681. lieu thereof "the veteran's"; (11) by striking out in section 1685(c) "he" and |'his" each 38 USC 1685. time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "the Administrator" and "the veteran's", respectively; (12) by striking out in section 1691(a) "his" and "he" each 38 USC 1691. time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "the veteran's" and "the veteran", respectively; (13) by striking out in section 1696(a) "he" and inserting in 38 USC 1696. lieu thereof "the Administrator"; and (14) by striking out in subsections (a) and (b) of section 1698 38 USC 1698. (as redesignated by section 211(3) of this Act) "he" and "his" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Administrator" and "such person's", respectively. TITLE III — C H A P T E R 35 SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE RATE AND PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS SEC. 301. Chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out in section 1732(b) "$217" and inserting in 38 USC 1732. lieu thereof "$235"; and (2) by amending subsection (a) of section 1742 to read as 38 USC 1742. follows: "(a) While the eligible person is enrolled in and pursuing a fulltime course of special restorative training, the parent or guardian shall be entitled to receive on behalf of such person a special training allowance computed at the basic rate of $292 per month. If the charges for tuition and fees applicable to any such course are more than $92 per calendar month, the basic monthly allowance may be increased by the amount that such charges exceed $92 a month, upon election by the parent or guardian of the eligible person to have such person's period of entitlement reduced by one day for each $9.76 that the special training allowance paid exceeds the basic monthly allowance.". SEC. 302. Section 1701(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 38 USC 1701. by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(10) For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 36 of this title, "Institution of the term 'institution of higher learning' means a college, university, higher learning." or similar institution, including a technical or business school, offering 38 USC 1770 et postsecondary level a'cademic instruction that leads to an associate or seq. higher degree if the school is empowered by the appropriate State education authority under State law to grant an associate or higher degree. When there is no State law to authorize the granting of a degree, the school may be recognized as an institution of higher learning if it is accredited for degree programs by a recognized accrediting agency. Such term shall also include a hospital offering educationjQ programs at the postsecondary level without regard to whether the hospital grants a postsecondary degree. "(11) For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 36 of this title, "Standard the term 'standard college degree' means an associate or higher degree college degree." awarded by (A) an institution of higher learning that is accredited 38 USC 1770 et as a collegiate institution by a recognized regional or national accredit- seq. ing agency; or (B) an institution of higher learning that is a 'candidate' for accreditation as that term is used by the regional or national

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