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 98 STAT. 2746

PUBLIC LAW 98-543—OCT. 24, 1984

title, placement and postplacement services of the kind described in section 1504(a)(5) of this title, and training of the kind described in section 1504(a)(6) of this title during a period not to exceed 18 months beginning on the date of such completion. "(4) A veteran may not begin pursuit of a vocational training program under this subsection after the later of (A) January 31, 1989, or (B) the end of a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Administrator, following either the evaluation of the veteran under subsection (a)(1) of this section or the award of pension to the veteran as described in subsection (a)(2) of this section. Any determination by the Administrator of such a reasonable period of time shall be made pursuant to regulations which the Administrator shall prescribe. "(c) Notwithstanding subsection (c) of section 525 of this title, a veteran who pursues a vocational training program under subsection (b) of this section shall have the benefit of the provisions of subsection (a) of section 525 of this title beginning at such time as the veteran's entitlement to pension is terminated by reason of income from work or training (as defined in subsection (b) of that section). "(d) Payments by the Administrator for education, training, and other services and assistance under subsection (b) of this section (other than the services of Veterans' Administration employees) shall be made from the Veterans' Administration appropriations account from which payments for pension are made.

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38 USC 525.

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"§ 525. Temporary protection of health-care eligibility "(a) In the case of a veteran whose entitlement to pension under section 521 of this title is terminated during the program period by reason of income from work or training, the veteran shall retain for a period of three years beginning on the date of such termination all eligibility for care and services under such chapter that the veteran would have had if the veteran's entitlement to pension had not been terminated. Care and services for which such a veteran retains eligibility include, when applicable, drugs and medicines under section 612(h) of this title and special priority with respect to such care and services under section 612(i)(5) of this title. "(b) For the purposes of this section: "(1) The term 'terminated by reason of income from work or training' means terminated as a result of the veteran's receipt of earnings from activity performed for remuneration or gain, but only if the veteran's annual income from sources other than such earnings would, taken alone, not result in the termination of the veteran's pension. "(2) The term 'program period' means the period beginning on February 1, 1985, and ending on January 31, 1989.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 523 the following new items: "524. Temporary vocational training for certain new pension recipients. "525. Temporary protection of health-care eligibility.'.

Report. (b) Not later than April 15, 1988, the Administrator of Veterans' 38 USC 524 note. Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results of the implementation of sections 524 and 525 of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(1)), during the period beginning on

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