Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1469

 PUBLIC LAW 95-202—NOV. 23, 1977

91 STAT. 1435

(2) striking out in section 1742(a) "$292", "$92", "$92", and 38 USC 1742. "$9.76" and inserting in lieu thereof "$311", "$98", "$98", and "$10.40", respectively. CORRESPONDENCE COURSES, ON-JOB TRAINING, AND EDUCATION

LOANS

SEC. 104. Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking out in section 1786(a)(2) "$292" and inserting in 38 USC 1786. lieu thereof "$311"; (2) amending the table contained in paragraph (1) of section 1787 (b) to read as follows: 38 USC 1787. "Column I

Column II No dependents

Periods of training

First 6 months Second 6 monthsThird 6 months. __ Fourth and any succeeding 6-month periods

Column III

One de- Two dependpendent ents

Column IV

$226 169 113

$254 197 141

$277 221 164

56

84

108

Column V

More than two dependents

The amount in column IV, plus the following for each dependent in excess of two: $12 12 12 12";

and (3) striking out in paragraph (3) of section 1798(b) and inserting in lieu thereof "$311". •

38 USC 1798.

VETERAN-STUDENT SERVICES

SEC 105. Subsection (a) of section 1685 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking out in the second sentence "in the amount of $625" and inserting in lieu thereof "in an amount equal to either the amount of the hourly minimum wage in effect under section 6(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 times two hundred and Ante, p. 1245. fifty or $625, whichever is the higher,"; and (2) striking out the third and fourth sentences and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "An agreement may be entered into for the performance of services for periods of less than two hundred and fifty hours. The amount of the work-study allowance to be paid under any such agreement shall be determined by multiplying the number of hours of work performed by the veteran-student under such agreement times either the hourly minimum wage in effect under section 6(a) of the Fair" Labor Standards Act of 1938 during the period the work is to be performed or $2.50, whichever is the higher. A veteran-student shall be paid in advance an amount equal to 40 per centum of the total

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