Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/3201?quicktabs_8=1
Timestamp: 2013-05-20 08:31:02
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3201', '§ 3201', '§ 3201', '§ 404', '§ 1601', '§ 309', '§ 3201', '§ 5']

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38 USC § 3201 - Purpose
to provide educational assistance to those men and women who enter the Armed Forces after December 31, 1976, and before July 1, 1985, (2)
to assist young men and women in obtaining an education they might not otherwise be able to afford, and (3)
to promote and assist the all volunteer military program of the United States by attracting qualified men and women to serve in the Armed Forces.
(Added Pub. L. 94–502, title IV, § 404,Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2393, § 1601; amended Pub. L. 99–576, title III, § 309(a)(1),Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3270; renumbered § 3201,Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a),Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
1991—Pub. L. 102–83renumbered section 1601 of this title as this section.
1986—Pub. L. 99–576inserted “and before July 1, 1985,”.
Section 406 of title IV of Pub. L. 94–502provided that: “The provisions of this title [enacting this chapter, amending sections 1652, 1661, and 1662 [now 3452, 3461, and 3462] of this title and section 725s of former Title 31, Money and Finance, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 3221 of this title] shall become effective on January 1, 1977.”
Section 309(c), (d) ofPub. L. 99–576provided that:
“(c) Exception.—Notwithstanding the amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section and sections 1602 and 1621 [now 3202 and 3221] of this title], any individual on active duty in the Armed Forces who was eligible on June 30, 1985, to enroll in the program established by chapter 32 of title 38, United States Code, may enroll, before April 1, 1987, in such program.
“(d) Notice Requirement.—The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall carry out activities for the purpose of notifying, to the maximum extent feasible, individuals described in subsection (c) of the opportunity provided by such subsection.”