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 PUBLIC LAW 94-502—OCT. 15, 1976 "(e) A participant who has disenrolled may be permitted to reenroU in the program under such conditions as shall be prescribed jointly by the Administrator and the Secretary. "(a) Each person electing to participate in the program shall agree to have a monthly deduction made from such person's military pay. Such monthly deduction shall be in any amount not less than $50 nor more than $75 except that the amount must be divisible by 5. Any such amount contributed by the participant or contributed by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be deposited in a deposit fund account entitled the 'Post—Vietnam Era Veterans Education Account' (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the 'fund') to be established in the Treasury of the United States. Contributions made by the participant shall be limited to a maximum of $2,700. "(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each monthly contribution made by a participant under subsection (a) shall entitle the participant to matching funds from the Veterans' Administration at the rate of $2 for each $1 contributed by the participant. "(c) The Secretary is authorized to contribute to the fund of any participant such contributions as the Secretary deems necessary or appropriate to encourage persons to enter or remain in the Armed Forces. The Secretary is authorized to issue such rules and regulations as the Secretary deems necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of this subsection. "§ 1623. Refunds of contributions upon disenrollment "(a) Contributions made to the program by a participant may be refunded only after the participant has disenrolled from the program or as provided in section 1624. "(b) If a participant disenrolls from the program prior to discharge or release from active duty, such participant's contributions will be refunded on the date of the participant's discharge or release from active duty or within 60 days of receipt of notice by the Administrator of the participant's discharge or disenrollment, except that refunds may be made earlier in instances of hardship or other good reason as prescribed in regulations issued jointly by the Administrator and the Secretary. "(c) If a participant disenrolls from the program after discharge or release from active duty, the participant's contributions shall be refunded within 60 days of receipt of an application for a refund from the participant. "(d) In the event the participant (1) dies while on active duty, (2) dies after discharge or release from active duty, or (3) disenrolls or is disenrolled from the program without having utilized any entitlement, the participant may have accrued under the program, or, in the event the participant utilizes part of such participant's entitlement and disenrolls or is disenrolled from the program, the amount contributed by the Secretary under the authority of section 1622(c) remaining in the fund shall be refunded to the Secretary. "§ 1624. Death of participant "(a) If a participant dies, the amount of such participant's unused contributions to the fund shall be paid (1) to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by such participant under such participant's Servicemen's Group Life Insurance policy, or (2) to the participant's estate if no beneficiary has been designated under such policy or if the participant is not insured under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program.
 * §1622. Contributions; matching fund

90 STAT. 2395

38 USC 1622.

Rules and regulations, 38 USC 1623.

38 USC 1624.

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