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[USC02] 38 USC 3512: Periods of eligibility
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38 USC 3512: Periods of eligibility Text contains those laws in effect on December 11, 2019
(a) The educational assistance to which an eligible person whose eligibility is based on the death or disability of a parent or on a parent being listed in one of the categories referred to in section 3501(a)(1)(C) of this title is entitled under section 3511 of this title or subchapter V of this chapter may be afforded the person during the period beginning on the person's eighteenth birthday, or on the successful completion of the person's secondary schooling, whichever first occurs, and ending on the person's twenty-sixth birthday, except that-
(3) if the Secretary first finds that the parent from whom eligibility is derived has a service-connected total disability permanent in nature, or if the death of the parent from whom eligibility is derived occurs, after the eligible person's eighteenth birthday but before the person's twenty-sixth birthday, then (unless paragraph (4) or (5) applies) such period shall end 8 years after the date that is elected by that person to be the beginning date of entitlement under section 3511 of this title or subchapter V of this chapter if-
(C) that beginning date-
(ii) in the case of a person whose eligibility is based on the death of a parent, is between-
(c)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and subject to paragraph (2), an eligible person may be afforded educational assistance beyond the age limitation applicable to the person under such subsection if-
(3) Educational assistance may not be afforded a person under paragraph (1) after the earlier of-
[(f) Repealed. Pub. L. 108–183, title III, §306(f)(2), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2661 .]
[(g) Repealed. Pub. L. 107–103, title I, §108(b)(2), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 985 .]
( Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1194 , §1712; Pub. L. 87–815, §2(a), Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 926 ; Pub. L. 87–819, §2, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 935 ; Pub. L. 88–361, §3, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 297 ; Pub. L. 90–77, title III, §307(a), Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 189 ; Pub. L. 90–631, §2(e), Oct. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 1333 ; Pub. L. 91–219, title II, §208, Mar. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 83 ; Pub. L. 91–584, §3, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1575 ; Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, §402(1), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1090 ; Pub. L. 93–337, §2, July 10, 1974, 88 Stat. 292 ; Pub. L. 94–502, title III, §§304, 310(7)–(9), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2390 , 2391; Pub. L. 95–202, title II, §203(a)(2), (b)(2), Nov. 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 1439 , 1440; Pub. L. 96–466, title III, §§321, 322, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2195 ; Pub. L. 97–66, title VI, §605(a), Oct. 17, 1981, 95 Stat. 1036 ; Pub. L. 97–295, §4(44), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1308 ; Pub. L. 98–160, title VII, §702(13), Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 1009 ; Pub. L. 99–576, title III, §313, Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3273 ; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, §423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092 ; renumbered §3512 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 106–419, title I, §§112, 114(b), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1831 , 1833; Pub. L. 107–14, §§7(f)(1), 8(a)(6), June 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 33 , 34; Pub. L. 107–103, title I, §§103(b), 108(b)(2), (c)(2), (3), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 979 , 985; Pub. L. 107–330, title III, §308(e)(1), Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2828 ; Pub. L. 108–183, title III, §§303(a), 306(f)(2), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2659 , 2661; Pub. L. 108–454, title I, §105, Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3602 ; Pub. L. 109–444, §3(b)(3), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3306 ; Pub. L. 109–461, title III, §301(b)(3), title X, §1006(b), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3426 , 3468; Pub. L. 110–389, title III, §321, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4168 ; Pub. L. 111–275, title X, §1001(h), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2896 ; Pub. L. 111–377, title II, §201(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4124 .)
2011-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–377 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, an eligible person may be afforded educational assistance beyond the age limitation applicable to such person under such subsection if (1) such person suspends pursuit of such person's program of education after having enrolled in such program within the time period applicable to such person under such subsection, (2) such person is unable to complete such program after the period of suspension and before attaining the age limitation applicable to such person under such subsection, and (3) the Secretary finds that the suspension was due to conditions beyond the control of such person; but in no event shall educational assistance be afforded such person by reason of this subsection beyond the age limitation applicable to such person under subsection (a) of this section plus a period of time equal to the period such person was required to suspend the pursuit of such person's program, or beyond such person's thirty-first birthday, whichever is earlier."
2010-Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 111–275 substituted "this paragraph" for "this clause".
2008-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–389 substituted "subparagraph (B), (C), or (D)" for "subparagraph (B) or (C)" in subpar. (A) and added subpar. (D).
2004-Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 108–454, §105(1), substituted "in subparagraph (B) or (C)" for "in subparagraph (B)".
2003-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 108–183, §306(f)(2), struck out subsec. (f) which related to period of eligibility for loans under subchapter III of chapter 36 of this title.
2002-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107–330, §308(e)(1)(A)(i), substituted "paragraph (4) or (5)" for "paragraph (4)" in introductory provisions.
2001-Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 107–14, §7(f)(1)(A), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: "the eligible person makes that election after the person's eighteenth birthday but before the person's twenty-sixth birthday; and".
2000-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106–419, §112, substituted "8 years after the date that is elected by that person to be the beginning date of entitlement under section 3511 of this title or subchapter V of this chapter if-" and subpars. (A) to (C) for "8 years after, whichever date last occurs: (A) the date on which the Secretary first finds that the parent from whom eligibility is derived has a service-connected total disability permanent in nature, or (B) the date of death of the parent from whom eligibility is derived;".
1991-Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 1712 of this title as this section.
1989-Subsecs. (a)(1) to (3), (b)(1)(A), (C), (2), (3)(A), (c). Pub. L. 101–237 substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing.
1986-Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 99–576 added par. (3).
1983-Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 98–160 substituted "October 1, 1980" for "the effective date of the Veterans' Rehabilitation and Education Amendments of 1980".
1982-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–295, §4(44)(A), inserted "of this title" after "section 1701(a)(1)(A)", and inserted a colon after "last occurs" in cl. (3).
1981-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 97–66 substituted "after whichever of the following last occurs" for "after whichever last occurs" in the provisions preceding subpar. (A), "The date" for "the date" and "permanent in nature." for "permanent in nature, or;" in subpar. (A), and "The date of death of the spouse from whom eligibility is derived who dies while a total disability evaluated as permanent in nature was in existence" for "the date of death of the spouse from whom eligibility is derived" in subpar. (B), and added subpar. (C).
1980-Subsec. (a)(5), (6). Pub. L. 96–466, §321, added cl. (5) and redesignated former cl. (5) as (6).
1977-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–202, §203(a)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and former cls. (1) and (2) thereof as cls. (A) and (B), and added par. (2).
1976-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–502, §§304(1), (2), 310(7), substituted "the person" for "he" and "him" and "the person's" for "his" respectively, in the provision preceding cl. (1), and in cls. (1), (2), (3), and (4), in cls. (3) and (4) "8 years" for "five years", and cl. (5), "such person" for "he", "a quarter or semester" for "the last half of a quarter or semester", "period ends after a major portion of the course is completed" for "periods ends during the last half of the course", and "12 weeks" for "nine weeks".
1974-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–337, §2(1), substituted "may be afforded educational assistance under this chapter beyond 10 years" for "may be afforded educational assistance under this chapter beyond eight years".
1972-Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 92–540 substituted reference to section 1736 of this title for reference to section 1737 of this title.
1970-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 91–219, §208(1), substituted "last occurs" for "first occurs".
1968-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–631, §2(e)(1), inserted "(within the meaning of section 1701(a)(1)(A))" after "to which an eligible person".
1967-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–77 substituted "twenty-sixth" for "twenty-third" birthday in text preceding cl. (1) and in cls. (3) and (4).
1964-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 88–361, §3(a), inserted provisions relating to parents with a service-connected total disability permanent in nature.
1962-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87–815, among other changes, struck out from cl. (3), provisions which it incorporated into cl. (4), added to such cl. (4) the exclusion from the computation of the five year period, of all periods during which the person served on active duty before Aug. 1, 1962, pursuant to a call as a Reserve after July 30, 1961, or an extension of duty pursuant to Pub. L. 87–117, and redesignated former cl. (4) as (5).
Pub. L. 108–183, title III, §303(b), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2659 , provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as of September 11, 2001."
Pub. L. 107–330, title III, §308(e)(2), Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2828 , provided that: "The amendments made by this subsection [amending this section] shall take effect November 1, 2000."
Pub. L. 107–14, §7(f)(2), June 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 34 , provided that: "The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect as if enacted on November 1, 2000, immediately after the enactment of the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000 [Public Law 106–419]."
Pub. L. 92–540, title VI, §604, Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1099 , as amended by Pub. L. 93–337, §3, July 10, 1974, 88 Stat. 292 , provided that a wife or widow who was eligible to pursue a program of education exclusively by correspondence under section 1786 [now 3686] of this title or entitled to the benefits of section 1733(a) [now 3533(a)] of this title, had 10 years from Oct. 24, 1972, to complete such program of education or receive such benefits and provided that an eligible person, as defined in section 1701(a)(1) [now 3501(a)(1)] of this title, who was entitled to pursue a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training under section 1787 [now 3687] of this title had 10 years from Oct. 24, 1972, to complete such program or training.
Pub. L. 90–631, §2(f), Oct. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 1333 , as amended Pub. L. 97–66, title VI, §605(b), Oct. 17, 1981, 95 Stat. 1036 , provided that in the case of any person who was an eligible person by reason of section 1701(a)(1)(B) or (D) [now 3501(a)(1)(B) or (D)] of this title, if the date of death or the date of the determination of service-connected total disability permanent in nature of the person from whom eligibility was derived occurred before Dec. 1, 1968, the 10-year delimiting period referred to in subsec. (b)(1) of this section was to run from such date and provided that if the death of the person from whom such eligibility was derived occurred before Dec. 1, 1968, and the date on which the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs determined that such person died of a service-connected disability was later than Dec. 1, 1968, the delimiting period referred to in subsec. (b)(1) of this section was to run from the date on which the Administrator made such determination.
Pub. L. 90–77, title III, §307(b), Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 189 , provided that anyone made eligible for educational assistance under this chapter by Pub. L. 90–77, and who, on the effective date of Pub. L. 90–77, was below the age of twenty-six, was to remain eligible for said assistance until the expiration of the five year period beginning on the effective date of Pub. L. 90–77 as set out in the Effective Date of 1967 Amendment note under section 101 of this title, excluding from such period any time which elapsed between applying for the assistance and the determination of eligibility by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, and also provided that the period of eligibility was to terminate regardless of the five year period when the eligible person reached the age of thirty-one.
Pub. L. 89–349, §2, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1313 , provided that anyone made eligible for educational assistance under section 1701 [now 3501] of this title by reason of the amendment of that section by Pub. L. 89–349, and who was between the ages of seventeen and twenty-three on Nov. 8, 1965, was to remain eligible for said assistance until the expiration of the five year period beginning on Nov. 8, 1965.
Pub. L. 88–361, §5, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 298 , provided that anyone made eligible for educational assistance under section 1701 [now 3501] of this title by reason of the amendment of that section by Pub. L. 88–361, and who was between the ages of seventeen and twenty-three on July 7, 1964, was to remain eligible for said assistance until the expiration of the five year period beginning on July 7, 1964, excluding from such period any time which elapsed between applying for the assistance and the determination of eligibility by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, and also provided that the period of eligibility was to terminate regardless of the five year period when the eligible person reached the age of thirty-one.
Pub. L. 87–377, §2, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 806 , which contained a savings clause which granted five years of educational training to certain children in the Philippines, was repealed by Pub. L. 91–24, §14(d), June 11, 1969, 83 Stat. 35 , effective June 11, 1969, except as to any indebtedness which may be due the Government as the result of any benefits granted thereunder.
Pub. L. 86–236, §2, Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 471 , as amended by Pub. L. 87–815, §2(b), Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 927 , which contained a savings clause which granted five years of educational training to certain children of Spanish-American War veterans, was repealed by Pub. L. 91–24, §14(b), June 11, 1969, 83 Stat. 35 , effective June 11, 1969, except as to any indebtedness which may be due the Government as the result of any benefits granted thereunder.