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Timestamp: 2020-08-15 15:17:15
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 7682', '§803', '§102', '§301', '§301', '§306', '§102']

[USC02] 38 USC 7682: Eligibility
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38 USC 7682: Eligibility Text contains those laws in effect on August 14, 2020
(a) Eligibility.-An individual is eligible to participate in the Education Debt Reduction Program if the individual-
(b) Covered Costs.-For purposes of subsection (a)(2), costs relating to a course of education or training include-
(Added Pub. L. 105–368, title VIII, §803(a), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3357 ; amended Pub. L. 107–135, title I, §102(b), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2448 ; Pub. L. 111–163, title III, §301(b), May 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 1146 .)
2010-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–163, §301(b)(1), substituted "an" for "a recently appointed".
2002-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–135 substituted "in a position (as determined by the Secretary) providing direct-patient care services or services incident to direct-patient care services" for "under an appointment under section 7402(b) of this title in a position" and "(as so determined)" for "(as determined by the Secretary)".
Pub. L. 115–182, title III, §306, June 6, 2018, 132 Stat. 1470 , provided that:
"(a) In General.-The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that clinical staff working at Vet Centers are eligible to participate in the Education Debt Reduction Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under subchapter VII of chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code.
"(b) Report.-Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [June 6, 2018], the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the number of participants in the Education Debt Reduction Program of the Department under such subchapter who work at Vet Centers.
"(c) Vet Center Defined.-In this section, the term 'Vet Center' has the meaning given that term in section 1712A(h) of title 38, United States Code."
Pub. L. 107–135, title I, §102(e), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2449 , granted the Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority to treat certain individuals as recently appointed employees in the Veterans Health Administration under subsec. (a) of this section for purposes of eligibility in the Education Debt Reduction Program under this subchapter but prohibited exercise of this authority after June 30, 2002.