Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1473

 PUBLIC LAW 95-202—NOV. 23, 1977

91 STAT. 1439

(4) inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (f)(1) At the time of application by any eligible veteran for a loan under this section, such veteran shall assign to the benefit of the Veterans' Administration (for deposit in the Veterans' Administration Education Loan Fund established under section 1799 of this title) the amount of any accelerated payment to which such eligible veteran may become entitled from the Administrator and any matching contribution by a State or local governmental unit pursuant to section 1682A(b)(8) of this title in connection with the school term for which such veteran has applied. "(2) Payment of a loan made under this section shall be drawn in favor of the eligible veteran and mailed promptly to the educational institution in which such veteran is enrolled. Such institution shall deliver such payment to the eligible veteran as soon as practicable after receipt thereof. Upon delivery of such payment to the eligible veteran, such educational institution shall promptly submit to the Administrator a certification, on such form as the Administrator shall prescribe, of such delivery, and such delivery shall be deemed to be an advance payment under section 1780(d)(5) of this title for purposes of section 1784(b) of this title. "(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'eligible veteran' includes eligible person as such term is defined in section 1701(1) of this title.". DELIMITING PERIOD EXTENSION

SEC. 203. (a)(1) Section 1662 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out the period at the end of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and "except that, in the case of any eligible veteran who was prevented from initiating or completing such veteran's chosen program of education within such time period because of a physical or mental disability which was not the result of such veteran's own willful misconduct, such veteran shall, upon application, be granted an extension of the applicable delimiting period for such length of time as the Administrator determines, from the evidence, that such veteran was prevented from initiating or completing such program of education.". (2) Section 1712(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (A) inserting " (1) " after "(b)", (B) redesignating clauses (1) and (2) as clauses (A) and (B), and (C) adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, in the case of any eligible person (as defined in section 1701(a)(1)(B), (C), or (D) of this chapter) who was prevented from initiating or completing such person's chosen program of education within such period because of a physical or mental disability which was not the result of such person's own willfull misconduct, such person shall, upon application, be granted an extension of the applicable delimiting period for such length of time as the Administrator determines, from the evidence, that such person was prevented from initiating or completing such program of education.". (b)(1) Section 1662(a) of title 38, United States Code, is further amended by inserting " (1) " after " (a) " and inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2)(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, any veteran shall be permitted to use any of such veteran's

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Accelerated payments, assignment for benefit of VA,

Ante, p. 1437. Loan payment delivery.

Delivery certification.

38 USC 1780. Post, p. 1442. "Eligible veteran. 38 USC 1701. Eligibles with physical or mental disability.

38 USC 1701.

eertain full-time students, completion period, extension.

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