An Act to amend chapters 31, 34, and 35 of title 38, United States Code, in order to increase the rates of vocational rehabilitation, educational assistance, and special training allowance paid to eligible veterans and persons under such chapters
PL 91-219 (H.R.11959), enacted 03/26/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91- 219-MAR. 26, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
March 26, 1970 
[H. R. 11959] 
Public Law 91-219 
AN ACT 
To amend chapters 31, 34, and 35 of title 38, United States Code, in order to 
increase the rates of vocational rehabilitation, educational assistance, and 
special training allowance paid to eligible veterans and persons under such 
chapters; to amend chapters 34, 35, and 36 of such title to make certain 
improvements in the educational programs for eligible veterans and depend-
ents ; and for other purposes. 
Veterans 
Education and 
Training Amend-
ments Act of 
1970. 
79 Stat. 5 76; 
82 Stat. 447. 
72 Stat. 1121; 
79 Stat. 576, 
1154. 
Flight training. 
81 Stat. 185. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
be cited as the "Veterans Education and Training Amendments Act 
of 1970". 
TITLE 
I—INCREASE 
IN 
EDUCATIONAL 
AND 
VOCA-
TIONAL 
REHABILITATION 
SUBSISTENCE 
ALLOW-
ANCES 
SEC. 101. Section 1504(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(b) The subsistence allowance of a veteran-trainee is to be deter-
mined in accordance with the following table, and shall be the 
monthly amount shown in column II, III, or IV (whichever is appli-
cable as determined by the veteran's dependency status) opposite the 
appropriate type of training as specified in column I : 
"Column I 
Type ol training 
Institutional: 
Full-time 
.--
Half-time.. 
_ 
Institutionalon-farm, apprentice, orother on-job training: 
Full-time 
Column 
II 
No de-
pendents 
$135 
98 
67 
118 
Column 
III 
One de-
pendent 
$181 
133 
91 
153 
Column 
IV 
Two or 
more de-
pendents 
$210 
156 
102 
181". 
Where any full-time trainee has more than two dependents and is not 
eligible to receive additional compensation as provided by section 315 
or section 335 (whichever is applicable) of this title, the subsistence 
allowance prescribed in column IV of the foregoing table shall be 
increased by an additional $6 per month for each dependent in excess 
of two." 
SEC 102. The last sentence of section 1677(b) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out in the last sentence thereof 
"$130" and inserting in lieu thereof "|l75". 
S E C 103. (a) The table (prescribing educational assistance allow-
ance rates for eligible veterans pursuing educational programs on half-
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time or more basis) contained in paragraph (1) of section 1682(a) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
^^ stat. i84. 
"Column I 
Type of program 
Institutional: 
Full-time 
Three-quarter-time -
Half-time 
Cooperative 
Column II 
No depend-
ents 
$175 
128 
81 
141 
Column III 
One depend-
ent 
$205 
152 
100 
167 
Column IV 
Two depend-
ents 
$230 
177 
114 
192 
Column V 
More than two 
dependents 
The amount in 
column IV, plus 
the following for 
each dependent 
in excess of two: 
$13 
10 
7 
10". 
(b) Section 1682(b) of such title is amended by striking out "$130" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$175". 
(c) Section 1682(c)(2) of such title is amended by striking out 
"$130" and inserting in lieu thereof "$175". 
(d) The table (prescribing educational assistance allowance rates 
for eligible veterans pursuing a farm cooperative program) contained 
in section 1682(d) (2) of such title is amended to read as follows: 
"Column I 
Basis 
Full-time.. 
Half-time 
Column II 
No 
dependents 
$141 
101 
67 
Column III 
One 
dependent 
$165 
119 
79 
Column IV 
Two 
dependents 
$190 
138 
92 
Column V 
More than two 
dependents 
The amount in 
column IV, plus 
the following for 
each dependent 
in excess of two: 
$10 
7 
4". 
(e) The table (prescribing educational assistance allowance rates 
for eligible veterans pursuing an apprenticeship or other on-job train-
ing) contained in section 1683(b) of such title is amended to read as 
follows: 
"Periods of training 
First 6 months 
Third 6 months 
Fourth and any succeeding 6-month periods 
No de-
pendents 
$108 
81 
54 
27 
One de-
pendent 
$120 
92 
66 
39 
Two or 
more de-
pendents 
$133 
105 
79 
62". 
SEC. 104. (a) Section 1732(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(a)(1) The educational assistance allowance on behalf of an 
eligible person who is pursuing a program of education consisting of 
institutional courses shall be computed at the rate of (A) $175 per 
month if pursued on a full-time basis, (B) $128 per month if pursued 
on a three-quarter-time basis, and (C) $81 per month if pursued on a 
half-time basis. 
"(2) The educational assistance allowance on behalf of an eligible 
person pursuing a program of education on less than a half-time basis 
82 Stat. 1333. 
81 Stat. 186. 
Allowance 
computation. 
72 Stat. 1198; 
79 Stat. 896. 
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72 Stat. 1198; 
79 Stat. 896. 
Special training 
allowance. 
"Program of 
education." 
80 Stat. 13. 
"Educational 
institution." 
Certain courses, 
disapproval. 
Flight training. 
81 Stat. 185. 
shall be computed at the rate of (A) the established charges for tuition 
and fees which the institution requires other individuals enrolled in the 
same program to pay, or (B) $175 per month for a ^full-time course, 
whichever is the lesser." 
(b) Section 1732(b) of such title is amended by striking out "$105" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$141". 
(c) Section 1742(a) of such title is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) While the eligible person is enrolled in and pursuing a full-
time course of special restorative training, the parent or guardian shall 
be entitled to receive on his behalf a special training allowance com-
puted at the basic rate of $175 per month. If the charges for tuition 
and fees applicable to any such course are more than $55 per calendar 
month the basic monthly allowance may be increased by the amount 
that such charges exceed $55 a month, upon election by the parent or 
guardian of the eligible person to have such person's period of entitle-
ment reduced by one day for each $6.80 that the special training allow-
ance paid exceeds the basic monthly allowance." 
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO VETER-
ANS' AND DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. (a) Subsection (b) of section 1652 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new sentence as 
follows: "Such term also means any curriculum of unit courses or 
subjects pursued at an educational institution which fulfill require-
ments for the attainment of more than one predetermined and identi-
fied educational, professional, or vocational objective if all the 
objectives pursued are generally recognized as being reasonably 
related to a single career field." 
(b) Subsection (c) of section 1652 of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(c) The term 'educational institution' means any public or private 
elementary school, secondary school, vocational school, correspond-
ence school, business school, junior college, teachers' college, college, 
normal school, professional school, university, or scientific or tech-
nical institution, or other institution furnishing education for adults." 
SEC. 202. Section 1673(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(a) The Administrator shall not approve the enrollment of an 
eligible veteran in— 
"(1) any bartending course or personality development course; 
"(2) any sales or sales management course which does not pro-
vide specialized training within a specific vocational field, unless 
the eligible veteran or the institution offering such course submits 
justification showing that at least one-half of the persons com-
pleting such course over the preceding two-year period have been 
employed in the sales or sales management field; or 
"(3) any type of course which the Administrator finds to be 
avocational or recreational in character unless the veteran sub-
mits justification showing that the course will be of bona fide use 
in the pursuit of his present or contemplated business or 
occupation." 
SEC. 203. (a) Subsection (a) of section 1677 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out the material preceding clause 
(1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
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"(a) The Administrator may approve the pui-suit by an eligible 
veteran of flight training where such training is generally accepted as 
necessary for the attainment of a recognized vocational objective in the 
field of aviation or where generally recognized as ancillary to the pur-
suit of a vocational endeavor other than aviation, subject to the follow-
ing conditions:". 
(b) Section 1677(a) (1) of such title is amended by deleting "or 
must have satisfactorily completed the number of hours of flight 
training instruction required for a private pilot's license,". 
SEC. 204. (a) Chapter 34 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by— 
(1) striking out "section 1678 of this title'' in section 1661(c) 
and inserting "subchapters V and VI of this chapter"; 
81 Stat. 185. 
82 Stat. 1331. 
(2) Striking out section 1678; 
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81 Stat. 184. 
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(3) inserting immediately after the period at the end of section computation. 
1682(b) the following: "Notwithstanding provisions of section 
so stat. i8 
1681 of this title, payment of the educational assistance allowance 
provided by this subsection may, and the educational assistance 
allowance provided by section 1696 (b) shall, be made to an eligible 
veteran in an amount computed for the entire quarter, semester, 
or term during the month immediately following the month in 
which certification is received from the educational institution that 
the veteran has enrolled in and is pursuing a program at such 
institution."; and 
(4) adding at the end of chapter 34 the following new sub- 8i^statr'i86? 
chapters: 
38usci65i-
1687. 
"Subchapter V—Special Assistance for the Educationally 
Disadvantaged 
"§ 1690. Purpose 
"It is the purpose of this subchapter (1) to encourage and assist 
veterans who have academic deficiencies to attain a high school educa-
tion or its equivalent and to qualify for and pursue courses of higher 
education, (2) to assist eli^ble veterans to j)ursue postsecondary edu-
cation througn tutorial assistance where required,*and (3) to encourage 
educational mstitutions to develop programs which provide special 
tutorial, remedial, preparatory, or other educational or supplementary 
assistance to such veterans. 
"§1691. Elementary and secondary education and preparatory 
educational assistance 
" (a) In the case of any eligible veteran not on active duty who— 
"(1) has not received a secondary school diploma (or an equiv-
alency certificate) at the time of his discharge or release from 
•"^' 
active duty, or 
"(2) in order to pursue a program of education for which he 
would otherwise be eligible, needs refresher courses, deficiency 
courses, or other preparatory or special educational assistance to 
qualify for admission to an appropriate educational institution, 
the Administrator may, without regard to so much of the provisions 
of section 1671 as prohibit the enrollment of an eligible veteran in a 
8° stat. is. 
program of education in which he is 'already qualified', approve the 
enrollment of such veteran in an appropriate course or courses or other 
special educational assistance program. 
"(b) The Administrator shall pay to an eligible veteran pursuing 
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a course or courses or program pursuant to subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, an educational assistance allowance as provided in sections 1681 
AnH^^!"77J' 
^^d 1^82 (^) ^^ (^) ^f *^is title; except that no enrollment in adult 
evening secondary school courses shall be approved in excess of half-
80 Stat. 18; 
time training as defined pursuant to section 1684 of this title. 
"§ 1692. Special supplementary assistance 
" (a) In the case of any eligible veteran who— 
"(1) is enrolled in and pursuing a postsecondary course of 
education on a half-time or more basis at an educational institu-
tion; and 
" (2) has a marked deficiency in a subject required as a part of, or 
which is prerequisite to, or which is indispensable to the satisfac-
tory pursuit of, an approved program of education, 
the Administrator may approve individualized tutorial assistance for 
such veteran if such assistance is necessary for the veteran to complete 
such program successfully. 
"(b) The Administrator shall pay to an eligible veteran receiving 
tutorial assistance pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, in addi-
tion to the educational assistance allowance provided in section 1682 
of this title, the cost of such tutorial assistance in an amount not to 
exceed $50 per month for a maximum of nine months, upon certification 
by the educational institution that— 
" (1) the individualized tutorial assistance is essential to correct 
a marked deficiency of the eligible veteran in a subject required 
as a part of, or which is prerequisite to, or which is indispensable 
to the satisfactory pursuit of, an approved program of education; 
" (2) the tutor chosen to perform such assistance is qualified; and 
" (3) the charges for such assistance do not exceed the customary 
charges for such tutorial assistance. 
"§ 1693. Effect on educational entitlement 
"The educational assistance allowance or cost of individualized 
tutorial assistance authorized by this subchapter shall be paid without 
charge to any period of entitlement the veteran may have earned pur-
suant to section 1661 (a) of this title. 
82 Stat. 1331. 
"Subchapter VI—Predischarge Education Program 
"§1695. Purpose; definition 
"(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to encourage and assist vet-
erans in preparing for their future education, training, or vocation by 
providing them with an opportunity to enroll in and pursue a program 
of education or training prior to their discharge or release from active 
PREP. 
duty with the Armed Forces. The program provided for under this 
subchapter shall be known as the Predischarge Education Program 
(PREP). 
"Eligible 
«(^^ Yov the purposcs of this subchapter, the term 'eligible person' 
means any person serving on active duty with the Armed Forces who 
has completed more than 180 consecutive days of such active duty 
service as certified to the Administrator by the Secretary concerned. 
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§ 1696. Payment of educational assistance allowance 
"(a) The Administrator shall, under such regulations as he shall 
prescribe after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, pay the 
educational assistance allowance as computed in subsection (b) of this 
section to an eligible person enrolled in and pursuing (1) a course or 
person 
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courses offered by an educational institution (other than by corres-
pondence) and required to receive a secondary school diploma, or (2) 
any deficiency, remedial, or refresher course or courses offered by an 
educational institution and required for or preparatory to the pursuit 
of an appropriate course or training program in an approved educa-
tional institution or training establishment. 
"(b) The educational assistance allowance of an eligible person 
pursuing education or training under this subchapter shall be com-
puted at the rate of (1) the established charges for tuition and fees 
which the educational institution requires similarly circumstanced 
nonveterans enrolled in the same or a similar program to pay, and the 
cost of books and supplies peculiar to the course which such educa-
tional institution requires similarly circumstanced nonveterans en-
rolled in the same or a similar program to have, or (2) $175 per month 
for a full-time course, whichever is the lesser. 
"(c) The educational assistance allowance authorized by this section 
shall be paid without charge to any period of entitlement earned pur-
suant to section 1661(a) of this title. 
"§ 1697. Educational and vocational guidance 
"The Administrator shall, to the extent that professional counselors 
are available, provide, by contract or otherwise, educational and voca-
tional guidance to persons eligible for educational assistance under this 
subchapter." 
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 34 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking out 
"1678. Special training for the educationally disadvantaged." ; 
and by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"8UBCHAPTEB V—SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE EDUCATIONALLY 
DISADVANTAGED 
"1690. Purpose. 
"1691. Elementary and secondary education and preparatory 
educational 
assistance. 
"1692. Special supplementary assistance. 
"1693. Effect on educational entitlement. 
"SUBCHAPTER 
VI—PREDISCHARGE EDUCATION 
PROGRAM 
"1695. Purpose: definition. 
"1696. Payment of educational assistance allowance. 
"1697. Educational and vocational guidance." 
SEC. 205. Section 1681(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting below clause (2) the following: "Notwithstanding the 
foregoing, the Administrator may pay an educational assistance allow-
ance representing the initial payment of an enrollment period, not 
exceeding one full month, upon receipt of a certificate of enrollment." 
SEC. 206. (a) Section 1684(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by— 
(1) striking out "and" after the semicolon in clause (2); and 
(2) striking out clause (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: 
" (3) an academic high school course requiring sixteen units for a 
full course shall be considered a full-time course when a minimum 
of four units per year is required. For the purpose of this clause, a 
unit is defined to be not less than one hundred and twenty sixty-
minute hours or their equivalent of study in any subject in one 
academic year; and 
"(4) an institutional undergraduate course offered by a college 
or university on a quarter- or semester-hour basis for which credit 
is granted toward a standard college degree shall be considered a 
full-time course when a minimum of fourteen semester hours or its 
82 Stat. 1331. 
Educational 
assistance 
allowance. 
80 Stat. 17. 
Course 
measurement. 
80 Stat. 19; 
81 Stat. 186. 
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equivalent is required; except that where such college or university 
certifies, upon the request of the Administrator, that (A) full-time 
tuition is charged to all undergraduate students carrying a mini-
mum of less than fourteen semester hours or the equivalent thereof, 
or (B) all undergraduate students carrying a minimum of less 
than fourteen semester hours or the equivalent thereof are con-
sidered to be pursuing a full-time course for other administrative 
purposes, then such an institutional undergraduate course offered 
by such college or university with such minimum number of 
semester hours, for which credit is granted toward a standard 
college degree, shall be considered a full-time course, but in the 
event such minimum number of semester hours under (B) is less 
than twelve hours or the equivalent thereof, then twelve semester 
hours or the equivalent thereof shall be considered a full-time 
course. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (4), a veteran shall be 
considered to be pursuing a full-time course at a junior college, college, 
or university if (A) he is carrying a number of semester hours, or the 
equivalent tnereof, necessary to be considered a full-time course under 
clause (4), (B) credit is granted toward a standard college degree for 
not less than half the number of those hours, and (C) he is carrying 
one or more courses for which no credit is granted toward such a degree 
but which he is required to take because of a deficiency in his 
education." 
72 Stat. 1198. 
(j^) Sectiou 1733 (a) (3) of such title is amended to read as follows: 
" (3) an institutional undergraduate course offered by a college or uni-
versity on a quarter- or semester-hour basis for which credit is granted 
toward a standard college degree shall be considered a full-time course 
when a minimum of fourteen semester hours or its equivalent is 
required; except that where such college or university certifies, upon 
the request of the Administrator, that (A) full-time tuition is charged 
to all undergraduate students carrying a minimum of less than four-
teen semester hours or the equivalent thereof, or (B) all undergradu-
ate students carrying a minimum of less than fourteen semester hours 
or the equivalent thereof are considered to be pursuing a full-time 
course for other administrative purposes, then such an institutional 
undergraduate course offered by such a college or university with such 
minimum number of semester hours, for which credit is granted toward 
a standard college degree, shall be considered a full-time course, but in 
the event such minimum number of semester hours under clause (B) 
is less than twelve hours or the equivalent thereof, then twelve semes-
ter hours or the equivalent thereof shall be considered a full-time 
course." 
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SEC. 207. (a) Chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end of subchapter VI thereof a new section as follows: 
"§ 1763. Notification of eligibility 
"The Administrator shall notify the parent or guardian of each 
82 Stat. 1332. 
eligible person defined in section 1701 (a) (1) (A) of this chapter of the 
educational assistance available to such person under this chapter. 
Such notification shall be provided not later than the month in which 
such eligible person attains his thirteenth birthday or as soon there-
after as feasible." 
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 35 of such 
title is amended by inserting immediately below 
"1762. Nonduplication of benefits." 
the following: 
"1763. Notification of eligibiUty.". 
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SEC. 208. Section 1712 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
b y -
(1) deleting in subsection (a) (3) the words "first occurs" im-
mediately preceding " ( A ) " and inserting in lieu thereof "last 
occurs"; and 
(2) adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: 
"(e) The term 'first finds' as used in this section means the effective 
date of the rating or date of notification to the veteran from whom 
eligibility is derived establishing a service-connected total disability 
permanent in nature whichever is more advantageous to the eligible 
person." 
SEC. 209. Section 1723(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(a) The Administrator shall not approve the enrollment of an 
eligible person in— 
" (1) any bartending course or personality development course; 
"(2) any sales or sales management course which does not pro-
vide specialized training within a specific vocational field, unless 
the eligible person or the institution offering such course submits 
justification showing that at least one-half of the persons complet-
ing such course over the preceding two-year period have been 
employed in the sales or sales management field; or 
''(3) any type of course which the Administrator finds to be 
avocational or recreational in character unless the eligible person 
submits justification showing that the course will be of bona fide 
use in the pursuit of his present or contemplated business or 
occupation." 
SEC. 210. Section 1732(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(c) If a program of education is pursued by an eligible person at 
an institution located in the Republic of the Philippines, the educa-
tional assistance allowance computed for such person under this section 
shall be paid at a rate in Philippine pesos equivalent to $0.50 for each 
dollar." 
SEC. 211. Section 1772 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof a new subsection (c) as follows: 
"(c) In the case of programs of apprenticeship where— 
"(1) the standards have been approved by the Secretary of 
Labor pursuant to section 50a of title 29 as a national apprentice-
ship program for operation in more than one State, and 
"(2) the training establishment is a carrier directly engaged in 
interstate commerce which provides such training in more than 
one State, 
the Administrator shall act as a 'State approving agency' as such 
term is used in section 1683(a) (1) of this title and shall be responsible 
for the approval of all such programs.-" 
SEC. 212. Section 1777(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting "and supervised" immediately after "organized". 
SEC. 213. Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as 
follows: 
(1) by deleting section 1781 of subchapter I I in its entirety and 
inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
''§ 178L Limitations on educational assistance 
"No educational assistance allowance or special training allowance 
granted under chapter 34 or 35 of this title shall be paid to any eligible 
person (1) who is on active duty and is pursuing a course of educa-
tion which is being paid for by the Armed Forces (or by the Depart-
ment of Health, Education, and Welfare in the case of the Public 
War orphans; 
eligibility 
period. 
78 Stat. 297. 
Enrollqaent; 
excepted 
courses. 
72 Stat. 1196. 
Educational 
assistance 
allowance. 
Courses, 
approval, 
77 Stat, 158. 
SO Stat. 665. 
"State 
approving 
agency." 
81 Stat. 186. 
80 
Stat. 20. 
38 
use 1770-
1791. 
38 
use 1651, 
1700. 
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80 Stat. 432. 
5 u s e 4101-
4118. 
72 Stat. 1114; 
79 Stat. 1110. 
38 u s e 201-
236. 
"Other govern-
mental pro-
grams." 
"Eligible 
dependent," 
82 Stat. 1332. 
Health Service); or (2) who is attending a course of education or 
training paid for under the Government Employees' Training Act and 
whose ftill salary is being paid to him while so training."; and 
(2) by deleting in the table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter the following: 
"1781. Nonduplication of benefits." 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"1781. Limitations on educational assistance." 
SEC. 214. (a) Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof a new subchapter as follows: 
"Subchapter IV—Veterans Outreach Services Program 
"§240. Purpose; definitions 
"(a)The Congress declares that the outreach services program au-
thorized by this subchapter is for the purpose of insuring that all 
veterans, especially those who have been recently discharged or re-
leased from active military, naval, or air service and those who are 
eligible for readjustment or other benefits and services under laws 
administered by the Veterans' Administration are provided timely and 
appropriate assistance to aid them in applying for and obtaining such 
benefits and services in order that they may achieve a rapid social and 
economic readjustment to civilian life and obtain a higher standard 
of living for themselves and their dependents. The Congress further 
declares that the outreach services program authorized by this sub-
chapter is for the purpose of charging the Veterans' Administration 
with the affirmative duty of seeking out eligible veterans and eligible 
dependents and providing them with such services. 
"(b) For the purposes of this subchapter, {1) the term 'other gov-
ernmental programs' shall include all programs under State or local 
laws as well as all programs under Federal law other than those 
authorized by this title, and (2) the term 'eligible dependent' means 
an 'eligible person' as defined in section 1701(a) (1) of this title. 
"§ 241. Outreach services 
"The Administrator shall provide the following outreach services: 
"(1) by letter advise each veteran at the time of his discharge 
or release from active military, naval, or air service, or as soon as 
possible thereafter, of all benefits and services under laws admin-
istered by the Veterans' Administration for which the veteran 
may be eligible and, in carrying out this paragraph, the Adminis-
trator shall give priority to so advising those veterans who, on 
the basis of their military service records, do not have a high 
school education or equivalent at the time of discharge or release; 
"(2) distribute full information regarding all benefits and 
services to which they may be entitled under laws administered 
by the Veterans' Administration and may, to the extent feasible, 
distribute information on other governmental programs (includ-
ing manpower and training programs) which he determines 
would be beneficial to veterans; and 
'-(3) provide, to the maximum extent possible, aid and assist-
ance (including personal interviews) to members of the Armed 
Forces, veterans, and eligible dependents in respect to clauses (1) 
and (2) above and in the preparation and presentation of claims 
under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration. 
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"§ 242. Veterans assistance offices 
"(a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain veterans assist-
ance offices at such places throughout the United States and its terri-
tories and possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as he 
determines to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, 
with due regard for the geographical distribution of veterans recently 
discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service, the 
special needs of educationally disadvantaged veterans (including their 
need for accessibility of outreach services), and the necessity of pro-
viding appropriate outreach services in less populated areas. 
"(b) The Administrator may implement such special telephone 
service as may be necessary to make the outreach services provided for 
under this subchapter as widely available as possible. 
"§ 243. Utilization of other agencies 
"In carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, the Administrator 
may— 
" (1) arrange with the Secretary of Labor for the State employ-
ment service to match the particular qualifications of an eligible 
veteran or eligible dependent with an appropriate job or job train-
ing opportunity, to include where possible, arrangements for 
outstationing the State employment personnel who provide 
such assistance at appropriate 
facilities of the Veterans' 
Administration; 
" (2) cooperate with and use the services of any Federal depart-
ment or agency or any State or local governmental agency or 
recognized national or other organization; 
" (3) where appropriate, make referrals to any Federal depart-
ment or agency or State or local governmental unit or recognized 
national or other organization; 
" (4) at his discretion, furnish available space and office facili-
ties for the use of authorized representatives of such governmental 
unit or other organization providing services; and 
"(5) conduct studies in consultation with appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies to determine the most effective program 
design to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. 
"§ 244. Report to Congress 
"The Administrator shall include in the annual report to the 
Congress required by section 214 of this title a report on the activities 
72 stat. 1115. 
carried out under this subchapter, each report to include an appraisal 
of the effectiveness of the programs authorized herein and recom-
mendations for the improvement or more effective administration of 
such programs." 
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title 
is amended by inserting immediately after 
"236. Administrative settlement of tort claims arising in foreign countries." 
the following: 
"SUBCHAPTEB IV—VETERANS OUTREACH SERVICES PROGRAM 
"240. Purpose; definitions. 
"241. Outreach services. 
"242. Veterans assistance offices. 
"243. Utilization of other agencies. 
"244. Report to Congress." 
SEC. 215. (a) Section 504 of the Act of October 15, 1968, entitled 
^^^P^^J- ^^^^ 
"An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act so as to extend and 
38 us^c iVsi' 
improve the provisions relating to regional medical programs, to ""t^* 
extend the authorization of grants for health of migratory agricul-
86 
PUBLIC LAW 91-220-MAR. 31, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
Repeal. 
82 Stat. 1063. 
20 u s e 1060 
note. 
20 u s e 1001 
note, 401 note, 
981 note, 701 
note. 
tural workers, to provide for specialized facilities for alcoholics and 
narcotic addicts, and for other purposes" is hereby repealed. 
(b) Section 506 of the Act of October 16, 1968, entitled "An Act 
to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, the National Defense 
Education Act of 1958, the National Vocational Student Loan Insur-
ance Act of 1965, the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, and 
related Acts" is hereby repealed. 
TITLE III—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 301. Title I of this Act takes effect February 1, 
Approved March 26, 1970. 
1970. 
March 31, 1970 
[S. 858] 
P u b l i c L a w 91-220 
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AN ACT 
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 with respect to wheat. 
wheat acreage 
allotments. 
Tulelake area, 
ealif. 
72 Stat. 101; 
77 Stat. 79. 
79 Stat. 1202; 
i2 Stat. 996. 
7 u s e 1379b. 
76 Stat. 622. 
7 u s e 1339. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserribled^ That subsection (j) 
of section 334 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended 
(7 U.S.C. 1334), is amended to read as follows: 
"(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secre-
tary shall increase the acreage allotments for the 1970 and subsequent 
crops of wheat for privately owned farms in the irrigable portion of 
the area known as the Tulelake division of the Klamath project of 
California located in Modoc and Siskiyou Counties, California, as 
defined by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Reclamation, and hereinafter referred to as the area. The increase 
for the area for each such crop shall be determined by adding, to the 
extent applications are made therefor, to the total allotments estab-
lished for privately owned farms in the area for the particular crop 
without regard to this subsection (hereinafter referred to as the 
original allotments) an acreage sufficient to make available for each 
such crop a total allotment of twelve thousand acres for the area. The 
additional allotments made available by this subsection shall be in 
addition to the National, State, and county allotments otherwise estab-
lished under this section, and the acreage planted to wheat pursuant 
to such increases in allotments shall not be taken into account in 
establishing future State, county, and farm acreage allotments except 
as may be desirable in providing increases in allotments for sub-
sequent years under this subsection for the production of Durum 
wheat. The Secretary shall apportion the additional allotment acre-
age made available under this subsection between Modoc and Siski-
you Counties on the basis of the relative needs for additional 
allotments for the portion of the area in each county. The Secretary 
shall allot such additional acreage to individual farms in the area for 
which applications for increased acreages are made on the basis of 
tillable acres, crop rotation practices, type of soil and topography, and 
the original allotment for the farm, if any. The increase in the wheat 
acreage allotment for any farm under this subsection (1) shall not be 
taken into account in computing the farm wheat marketing alloca-
tion under section 379b, and (2) shall be conditioned upon the produc-
tion of Durum wheat on the original allotment and on the increased 
acreage. The producers on a farm receiving an increased allotment 
under this subsection shall not be eligible for diversion payments 
under section 339." 
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ApprOVed March 3 1 , 1970.