An Act to provide vocational readjustment and to restore lost educational opportunities to certain persons who served in the Armed Forces on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to such date as shall be fixed by the President or the Congress.
PL 82-550 (H.R.7656), enacted 07/16/1952

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Public Law 550 
PUBLIC LAW 550-JULY 16, 1952 
CHAPTER 875 
AN ACT 
To provide vocational readjustment and to restore lost educational opportuni-
ties to certain persons who served in the Armed Forces on or after June 27, 
1950, and prior to such date as shall be fixed by the President or the Congress, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ 
TITLE I—SHORT TITLE AND STATEMENT OF POLICY 
SHORT TITLE 
SEC. 101. This Act may be cited as the "Veterans' Eeadjustment 
Assistance Act of 1952". 
July 16, 1952 
[H. R. 7656] 
V e t e r a n s' Re-
adjustment Assist-
ance Act of 1952. 
STATEMENT OF POUCY 
SEC. 102. The Congress of the United States hereby declares that 
the veterans' education and training program created by this Act 
is for the purpose of providing vocational readjustment and restoring 
lost educational opportunities to those service men and women whose 
educational or vocational ambitions have been interrupted or impeded 
by reason of active service in the Armed Forces during a period of 
national emergency and for the purpose of aiding such persons in 
attaining the educational and training status which they might nor-
mally have aspired to and obtained had they not served their country; 
and that the home, farm, and business-loan benefits, the unemployment 
compensation benefits, the mustering out payments, and the employ-
ment assistance provided for by this Act are for the purpose of assisting 
in the readjustment of such persons from military to civilian life. 
TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
PART I—DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 201. For the purposes of this title 
(1) the term "basic service period" means the period beginning 
on June 27, 1950, and ending on such date as shall be determined by 
Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress; 
(2) the term "eligible veteran" means any person who is not in the 
active service in the Armed Forces and who— 
(A) has served in the active service in the Armed Forces at any 
time during the basic service period, 
(B) has been discharged or released from such active service 
under conditions other than dishonorable, and 
(C) has served in the active service in the Armed Forces for 
ninety days or more (exclusive of any period he was assigned by 
the Armed Forces to a civilian institution for a course of educa-
tion or training which was substantially the same as established 
courses offered to civilians, or as a cadet or midshipman at one of 
the service academies), or has been discharged or released from 
active service by reason of an actual service-incurred injury or 
disability; 
(3) the term "program of education or training" means any single 
unit course or subject, any curriculum, or any combination of unit 
courses or subjects, which is generally accepted as necessary to fulfill 
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requirements for the attainment of a predetermined and identified edu-
cational, professional, or vocational objective; 
(4) the term "course" means an organized unit of subject matter in 
which instruction is offered within a given period of time or which 
covers a specific amount of related subject matter for which credit 
toward graduation or certification is usually given; 
(5) the term "dependent" means— 
(A) a child (as defined in paragraph VI of Veterans Regula-
ch^*i2f^"*'**^**"* 
^^^^ Numbered 10, as amended) of an eligible veteran, 
(B) a parent (as defined in paragraph VII of Veterans Regula-
tion Numbered 10, as amended) of an eligible veteran, if the 
parent is in fact dependent upon the veteran, and 
(C) the wife of an eligible veteran, or, in the case of an eligible 
veteran who is a woman, her husband if he is in fact dependent 
upon the veteran; 
(6) the term "educational institution" means any public or private 
elementary school, secondary school, vocational school, correspondence 
school, business school, junior college, teachers college, college, normal 
school, professional school, university, scientific or technical institu-
tion, or other institution furnishing education for adults; 
(7) the term "training establishment" means any business or other 
establishment providing apprentice or other training on the job, includ-
ing those under the supervision of a college or university or any State 
department of education, or any State apprenticeship agency, or any 
State board of vocational education, or any joint apprentice commit-
tee, or the Bureau of Apprenticeship established in accordance with 
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Public Law 308, Seventy-fifth Congress, or any agency of the Federal 
Government authorized to supervise such training; 
(8) the term "Armed Forces" means the Army, the Navy, the Air 
Force, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard of the United States; 
(9) the term "State" means the several States, the Territories and 
possessions of the United States, and the District of Columbia; 
(10) the term "Administrator" means the Administrator of Vet-
erans' Affairs; 
(11) the term "Commissioner" means the United States Commis-
sioner of Education. 
PART II—ELioiBiLrrY 
gti- 
ENTTTLEMENT TO EDUCATION OR TRAINING GENERALLY 
SEC. 211. Each eligible veteran shall, subject to the provisions of 
this title, be entitled to the education or training provided under this 
title. 
COMMENCEMENT; TIME LIMITATIONS 
SEC. 212. (a) No eligible veteran shall be entitled to initiate a 
program of education or training under this title after August 20, 
1954^ or after two years after his discharge or release from active 
service, whichever is later. 
(b) The program of education and training of an eligible veteran 
under this title shall, on and after the delimiting date for the veteran 
to initiate his program, be pursued continuously until completion 
except that an eligible veteran may suspend the pursuit of his pro-
gram for periods of not more than 12 consecutive months, and may 
suspend the pursuit of such program for longer periods if the Admin-
istrator finds that the suspension for each such period was due to 
conditions beyond the control of the eligible veteran. 
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(c) In the event an eligible veteran returns to active service in the 
Armed Forces during the basic service period, his date of discharge 
or release shall, for the purposes of this section and section 213, be 
the date of his discharge or release from his last period of active serv-
ice which began during the basic service period. 
EXPIRATION OF ALL EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
SEC. 213. No education or training shall be afforded an eligible 
veteran under this title beyond seven years after either his discharge 
or release from active service or the end of the basic service period, 
whichever is earlier. 
DURATION o r V E T E R A N ' S EDUCATION OR TRAINING 
SEC. 214. (a) Each eligible veteran shall be entitled to education or 
training under this title for a period equal to one and a half times 
the duration of his active service in the Armed Forces during the 
basic service period (or to the equivalent thereof in part-time train-
ing), except that— 
(1) in computing the duration of his active service in the 
Armed Forces, there shall be excluded a period equal to any period 
he was assigned by the Armed Forces to a civilian institution for 
a course of education or training which was substantially the 
same as established courses offered to civilians or as a cadet or 
midshipman at one of the service academies; 
(2) the period of education or training to which an eligible 
veteran shall be entitled under this title shall not, except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), exceed thirty-six months; and 
(3) the period of education or training to which an eligible 
veteran shall be entitled under this title together with education or 
training received under part VII (Public Law 16, Seventy-eighth 
Congress, as amended, and Public Law 894, Eighty-first Congress, 
as amended), or part VIII of Veterans Regulation Numbered 
1 (a), as amended, shall not, except as provided in subsection (b), 
exceed forty-eight months in the aggregate. 
(b) Whenever the period of entitlement to education or training 
under this title of an eligible veteran who is enrolled in an educational 
institution regularly operated on the quarter or semester system ends 
during a quarter or semester and after a major part of such semester 
or quarter has expired, such period shall be extended to the termina-
tion of such unexpired quarter or semester. 
In all other courses 
offered by educational institutions, whenever the period of eligibility 
ends after a major portion of the course is completed such period 
may be extended to the end of the course or for nine weeks, whichever 
is the lesser period. 
(c) In the case of any eligible veteran who is pursuing any pro-
gram of education or training exclusively by correspondence, one-
fourth of the elapsed time in following such program of education 
or training shall be charged against the veteran's period of entitlement. 
PART III—ENROLLMENT 
57 Stat. 43. 
64 Stat. 1121. 
38 u s e 701a and 
note. 
C o rrespondence 
courses. 
SELECTION OF PROGRAM 
SEC. 221. Subject to the provisions of this title, each eligible 
veteran may select a program of education or training to assist him 
in attaining an educational, professional, or vocational objective at 
any educational institution or training establishment selected by him, 
whether or not located in the State in which he resides, which will 
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accept and retain him as a student or trainee in any field or branch 
of knowledge which such institution or establishment finds him quali-
fied to undertake or pursue. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions 
of this section, an elegible veteran may not pursue a program of edu-
cation or training at an educational institution or training establish-
ment which is not located in a State, unless such program is pursued 
at an approved educational institution of higher learning. The 
Administrator in his discretion may deny or discontinue the enroll-
ment under this title of any veteran in a foreign educational institution 
if he finds that such enrollment is not for the best interest of the veteran 
or the Government. 
APPLICATIONS; APPROVAL 
SEC. 222. Any eligible veteran who desires to initiate a program 
of education or training under this title shall submit an application 
to the Administrator which shall be in such form, and contain such 
information, as the Administrator shall prescribe. The Adminis-
trator shall approve such application unless he finds that such veteran 
is not eligible for or entitled to the education or training applied for 
or that his program of education or training fails to meet any of the 
requirements of this title, or that the eligible veteran is already quali-
fied, by reason of previous education and training, for the educational, 
professional, or vocational objective for which the courses of the pro-
gram of education or training are offered. 
The Administrator shall 
notify the eligible veteran of the approval or disapproval of his 
application. 
CHANGE o r PROGRAM 
SEC. 223. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 222, each eligible 
veteran (except an eligible veteran whose program has been inter-
rupted or discontinued due to his own misconduct, his own neglect, or 
his own lack of application) may, at any time prior to the end of 
the period during which he is entitled to initiate a program of educa-
tion or training under this title, make not more than one change of 
program of education or training. 
(b) Each eligible veteran, who has not made a change of program of 
education or training before the expiration of the period during which 
he is entitled to initiate a program of education or training under this 
title, may make not more than one change of program of education or 
training with the approval of the Administrator. 
The Administrator 
shall approve such a change if he finds that— 
(1) the eligible veteran is not making satisfactory progress in 
his present program and that the failure is not due to his own 
misconduct, his own neglect, or his own lack of application, and 
if the program to which the eligible veteran desires to change is 
more in keeping with his aptitude or previous education and 
training; or 
(2) the program to which the eligible veteran desires to change, 
while not a part of the program currently pursued by him, is a 
normal progression from such program. 
AVOCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL COURSES 
SEC 224. (a) The Administrator shall not approve the enrollment 
of an eligible veteran in any bartending course, dancing course, or 
personality development course. 
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(b) The Administrator shall not approve the enrollment of an 
eligible veteran— 
(1) in any photography course or entertainment course, or 
(2) in any music course—instrumental or vocal—public speak-
ing course, or course in sports or athletics such as horseback riding, 
swimming, fishing, skiing, golf, baseball, tennis, bowling, sports 
officiating, or other sport or athletic courses, except courses of 
applied music, physical education, or public speaking which are 
offered by institutions of higher learning for credit as an integral 
part of a program leading to an educational objective, or 
(3) in any other type of course which the Administrator finds to 
be avocational or recreational in character; 
unless the eligible veteran submits justification showing that the course 
will be of bona fide use in the pursuit of his present or contemplated 
business or occupation. 
DISCONTINUANCE FOR UNSATISFACTrORT PROGRESS 
SEC. 225. The Administrator shall discontinue the education and 
training allowance of an eligible veteran if, at any time, he finds that, 
according to the regularly prescribed standards and practices of the 
educational institution or training establishment, the conduct or 
progress of such veteran is unsatisfactory. 
M I N I M U M N U M B E R OF NGN VETERAN STUDENTS REQUIRED 
SEC. 226. The Administrator shall not approve the enrollment of any 
eligible veteran, not already enrolled, in any nonaccredited course 
below the college level offered by a proprietary profit or proprietary 
nonprofit educational institution for any period during which the 
Administrator finds that more than eighty-five per centum of the 
students enrolled in the course are having all or any part of their 
tuition, fees, or other charges paid to or for them by the educational 
institution or the Veterans' Administration under part VII or part ch.\^f^"°^*'^°^^' 
V I I I of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a) or this title. 
PERIOD OF OPERATION FOR APPROVAL 
SEC. 227. (a) The Administrator shall not approve the enrollment 
of an eligible veteran in any course offered by an educational insti-
tution when such course has been in operation for less than two years. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to— 
(1) any course to be pursued in a public or other tax-supported 
educational institution; 
(2) any course w^hich is offered by an educational institution 
which has been in operation for more than two years, if such 
course is similar in character to the instruction previously given 
by such institution; or 
(3) any course which has been offered by an institution for a 
period of more than two years, notwithstanding the institution 
has moved to another location within the same general locality. 
INSTITUTIONS LISTED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL 
SEC. 228. The Administrator shall not approve the enrollment of, 
or payment of an education and training allowance to, any eligible 
veteran in any course in an educational institution or training estab-
lishment while it is listed by the Attorney General under section 3 
s use 631 note, 
of part I I I of Executive Order 9835, as amended. 
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Re^quirements. 
Allowanc es. 
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PART IV—PAYMENTS TO VETERANS 
EDUCATION AND TRAINING ALLOWANCE 
SEC. 231. (a) The Administrator shall pay to each eligible veteran 
who is pursuing a program of education or training under this title, 
and who applies therefor, an education and training allowance to meet 
in part the expenses of his subsistence, tuition, fees, supplies, books, 
and equipment. 
(b) The education and training allowance for an eligible veteran 
shall be paid, as provided in section 232, only for the period of the 
veteran's enrollment as approved by the Administrator, but no allow-
ance shall be paid— 
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(1) to any veteran enrolled in a course approved under section 
253 or a course of institutional on-farm traming for any period 
when the veteran is not pursuing his course in accordance with the 
regularly established policies and regulations of the institution 
and the requirements of this title, 
(2) to any veteran enrolled in a course approved under section 
254 or in a course of apprentice or other training on the job for 
any day of absence in excess of thirty days in a twelve-month 
period, not counting as absences weekends or legal holidays 
established by Federal or State law during which the institution 
or establishment is not regularly in session or operation, or 
(3) to any veteran pursuing his program of education exclu-
sively by correspondence for any period during which no lessons 
were serviced by the institution. 
(c) No education and training allowance shall be paid to an eligible 
veteran for any period until the Administrator shall have received—• 
(1) from the eligible veteran (A) in the case of an eligible 
veteran enrolled in a course approved under section 253 or a 
course of institutional on-farm training, a certification that he 
was actually enrolled in and pursuing the course as approved by 
the Administrator, or (B) in the case of an eligible veteran 
enrolled in a course approved under section 254 or a course of 
apprentice or other training on the job, a certification as to actual 
attendance during such period, or (C) in the case of an eligible 
veteran enrolled in a program of education or training by corre-
spondence, a certification as to the number of lessons actually 
completed by the veteran and serviced by the institution, and 
(2) from the educational institution or training establishment, 
a certification, or an endorsement on the veteran's certificate, that 
such veteran was enrolled in and pursuing a course of education 
or training during such period, and, in the case of an institution 
furnishing education or training to a veteran exclusively by corre-
spondence, a certification, or an endorsement on the veteran's 
certificate, as to the number of lessons completed by the veteran 
and serviced by the institution. 
Education and training allowances shall, insofar as practicable, be 
paid within twenty days after receipt by the Administrator of the 
certifications required by this subsection. 
COMPUTATION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING ALLOWANCES 
SEC. 232. (a) The education and training allowance of an eligible 
veteran who is pursuing a program of education or training in an 
educational institution and is not entitled to receive an education and 
training allowance under subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) shall 
be computed as follows: 
(1) If such program is pi^rsued on a full-time basis, such allow-
ance shall be computed at the rate of $110 per month, if the vet-
eran has no dependent, or at the rate of $135 per month, if he has 
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one dependent, or at the rate of $160 per month, if he has more 
than one dependent. 
(2) If such program is pursued on a three-quarters time basis, 
such allowance shall be computed at the rate of $80 per month, 
if the veteran has no dependent, or at the rate of $100 per month, 
if he has one dependent, or at the rate of $120 per month, if he 
has more than one dependent. 
(3) If such program is pursued on a half-time basis, such allow-
ance shall be computed at the rate of $50 per month, if the veteran 
has no dependent, or at the rate of $60 per month, if he has one 
dependent, or at the rate of $80 per month, if he has more than 
one dependent. 
(b) The education and training allowance of an eligible veteran 
who is pursuing a full-time program of education and training which 
consists of institutional courses and on-the-job training, with the on-
the-job training portion of the program being strictly supplemental 
to the institutional portion, shall be computed at the rate of (1) $90 
per month, if he has no dependent, or (2) $110 per month, if he has 
one dependent, or (3) $130 per month, if he has more than one 
dependent. 
(c) The education and training allowance of an eligible veteran 
pursuing apprentice or other training on the job shall be computed 
at the rate of (1) $70 per month, if he has no dependent, or (2) $85 
per month, if he has one dependent, or (3) $105 per month, if he has 
more than one dependent; except that his education and training 
allowance shall be reduced at the end of each four-month period as 
his program progresses by an amount which bears the same ratio to 
the basic education and training allowance as four months bears to 
the total duration of his apprentice or other training on the job; but in 
no case shall the Administrator pay an education and training allow-
ance under this subsection in an amount which, when added to the 
compensation to be paid to the veteran, in accordance with his approved 
training program, for productive labor performed as a part of his 
course, would exceed the rate of $310 per month. 
For the purpose 
of computing allowances under this subsection, the duration of the 
training of an eligible veteran shall be the period specified in the 
approved application as the period during which he may receive an 
education and training allowance for such training, plus such addi-
tional period, if any, as is necessary to make the number of months 
of such training a multiple of four. 
(d) The education and training allowance of an eligible veteran 
pursuing institutional on-farm training shall be computed at the 
rate of (1) $95 per month, if he has no dependent, or (2) $110 per 
month, if he has one dependent, or (3) $130 per month, if he has more 
than one dependent; except that his education and training allowance 
shall be reduced at the end of each four-month period as his program 
progresses by an amount which bears the same ratio to $65 per month, 
if the veteran has no dependent, or $80 per monlh, if he has one 
dependent, or $100 per month, if he has more than one dependent, 
as four months bears to the total duration of such veteran's institu-
tional on-farm training. 
For the purpose of computing allowances 
under this subsection, the duration of the training of an eligible 
veteran shall be the period specified in the approved application as 
the period during which he may receive an education and training 
allowance for such training, plus such additional period, if any, as 
is necessary to make the number of such months of such training a 
multiple of four. 
(e) The education and training allowance of an eligible veteran pur-
suing a program of education or training exclusively by correspond-
E d uc at ion and 
training. 
Apprentice trainr 
ing. 
Institutional on-
farm training. 
Correspondence 
courses. 
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Less - than*half-
time basis. 
Flight training. 
Prohibitions. 
ence shall be computed on the basis of the established charge which 
the institution requires nonveterans to pay for the course or courses 
pursued by the eligible veteran. 
Such allowance shall be paid quar-
terly^ on a pro rata basis for the lessons completed by the veteran and 
serviced by the institution, as certified by the institution. 
(f) The education and training allowance of an eligible veteran 
who is pursuing a program of education or training under this title 
in an educational institution on a less-than-half-time basis shall be 
computed at the rate of (1) the established charges for tuition and 
fees w^hich the institution requires similarly circumstanced nonvet-
erans enrolled in the same course to pay, or (2) $110 per month for 
a full-time course, whichever is the lesser. 
(g) Each eligible veteran who is pursuing an approved course of 
flight training shall be paid an education and training allowance to be 
computed at the rate of 75 per centum of the established charge which 
similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same flight course 
are required to pay for tuition for the course. If such veteran's pro-
gram of education or training consists exclusively of flight training, 
he shall not be paid an education and training allowance under one 
of the preceding subsections of this section; if his program of educa-
tion or training consists of flight training and other education or 
training, the allowance payable under this subsection shall be in addi-
tion to any education and training allowance payable to him under 
one of the preceding subsections of this section for education or train-
ing other than flight training. 
Such allowance shall be paid monthly 
upon receipt of certification from the eligible veteran and the insti-
tution as to the actual flight training received by the veteran. 
In 
each such case the eligible veteran's period of entitlement shall be 
charged (in addition to any charge made against his entitlement by 
reason of education or training other than flight training) with one 
day for each $1.25 which is paid to the veteran as an education and 
training allowance for such course. 
(h) No eligible veteran shall be paid an education and training 
allowance under this title for any period during which (1) he is 
enrolled in and pursuing a course of education or training paid for 
by the United States under any provision of law other than this title, 
where the payment of such allow^ance would constitute a duplication 
of benefits paid to the veteran from the Federal Treasury, or (2) 
he is pursuing a course of apprentice or other training on the job, 
a course of institutional on-farm training, or a course of education 
and training described in subsection (b), on a less thaji full-time basis. 
FULL-TIME COURSES 
SEC. 233. (a) For the purposes of this title, (1) an institutional 
trade or technical course offered on a clock-hour basis below the col-
lege level involving shop practice as an integral part thereof, shall 
be considered a full-time course when a minimum of thirty hours per 
week of attendance is required with not more than two and one-half 
hours of rest periods per week allowed, (2) an institutional course 
offered on a clock-hour basis below the college level in which theo-
retical or class room instruction predominates shall be considered a 
full-time course when a minimum of twenty-five hours per week net 
of instruction is required, and (3) 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 equivalent is required. 
(b) The Administrator shall define full-time training in the case 
of all types of courses of education or training other than institutional 
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on-farm training and the types of courses referred to in subsection 
(a) : Provided^ That the Administrator shall not define full-time 
apprentice training for a particular establishment other than that 
established as the standard work-week through bona-fide collective 
bargaining between employers and employees. 
OVERCHARGES BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 234. The Administrator may, if he finds that an institution 
has charged or received from any eligible veteran any amount in excess 
of the established charges for tuition and fees which the institution 
requires similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same 
course to pay, disapprove such educational institution for the enroll-
ment of any veteran not already enrolled therein, except that, in the 
case of a tax-supported public educational institution which does not 
have established charges for tuition and fees which it requires non-
veteran residents to pay, such institution may charge and receive from 
each eligible veteran who is a resident an amount equal to the estimated 
cost of teaching personnel and supplies for instruction attributable to 
such veteran, but in no event to exceed the rate of $10 per month for 
a full-time course. 
PART V—STATE APPROVING AGENCIES 
DESIGNATION 
SEC. 241. (a) Unless otherwise established by the law of the State 
concerned, the chief executive of each State is requested to create or 
designate a State department or agency as the "State approving 
agency" for his State for the purposes of this title. 
(b) (1) In the event any State fails or declines to create or desig-
nate a State approving agency, the provisions of this title which refer 
to the State approving agency shall, with respect to such State, be 
deemed to refer to the Administrator. 
(2) In the case of courses subject to approval by the Administrator 
under section 242, the provisions of this title which refer to a State 
approving agency shall be deemed to refer to the Administrator. 
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APPROVAL OF COURSES 
SEC. 242. (a) An eligible veteran shall receive the benefits of this 
title while enrolled in a course of education or training offered by an 
educational institution or training establishment only if such course is 
approved by the State approving agency for the State where such 
educational institution or training establishment is situated or by the 
Administrator. 
Approval of courses by State approving agencies 
shall be in accordance with the provisions of this title and such other 
regulations and policies as the State approving agency may adopt. 
Each State approving agency shall furnish the Administrator with a 
current list of educational institutions and training establishments, 
specifying courses which it has approved, and, in addition to such list, 
it shall furnish such other information to the Administrator as it and 
the Administrator may determine to be necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this title. 
Each State approving agency shall notify the 
Administrator of the disapproval of any course previously approved 
and shall set forth the reasons for such disapproval. 
(b) The Administrator • shall be responsible for the approval of 
courses of education or training offered by any agency of the Federal 
Government authorized under other laws to supervise such education 
or training. 
The Administrator may approve any course in any other 
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educational institution or training establishment in accordance with 
the provisions of this title. 
COOPERATION 
SEC. 243. (a) The Administrator and each State approving agency 
shall take cognizance of the fact that definite duties, functions, and 
responsibilities are conferred upon the Administrator and each State 
approving agency under the veterans' educational programs. 
To 
assure that such programs are effectively and efficiently administered, 
the cooperation of the Administrator and the State approving agencies 
is essential. 
It is necessary to establish an exchange of information 
pertaining to activities of educational institutions and training estab-
lishments, and particular attention should be given to the enforcement 
of approval standards, enforcement of wage and income limitations, 
enforcement of enrollment restrictions, and fraudulent and other 
criminal activities on the part of persons connected with educational 
institutions and training establishments in which veterans are enrolled 
under this title. 
(b) The Administrator will furnish the State approving agencies 
with copies of such Veterans' Administration informational material 
as may aid them in carrying out this title. 
USE OF OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES 
SEC. 244. (a) In carrying out his functions under this title, the 
Administrator may utilize the facilities and services of any other 
Federal department or agency. The Administrator shall utilize the 
services of the Office of Education in developing cooperative agree-
ments between the Administrator and State and local agencies relating 
to the approval of courses of education or training as provided for in 
section 245, in reviewing the plan of operations of State approving 
agencies under such agreements, and in rendering technical assistance 
to such State and local agencies in developing and improving policies, 
standards, and legislation in connection with their duties under this 
title. 
(b) Any such utilization shall be pursuant to proper agreement 
with the Federal department or agency concerned; and payment to 
cover the cost thereof shall (except in the case of the Office of Educa-
tion) be made either in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may 
be provided in such agreement. 
Funds necessary to enable the Office 
of Education to carry out its functions under this title are authorized 
to be appropriated directly to such Office. 
REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES 
SEC. 245. The Administrator is authorized to enter into contracts 
or agreements with State and local agencies to pay such State and 
local agencies for reasonable and necessary expenses of salary and 
travel incurred by employees of such agencies in (1) rendering neces-
sary services in ascertaining the qualifications of educational insti-
tutions and training establishments for furnishing courses of educa-
tion or training to eligible veterans under this title, and in the super-
vision of such educational institutions and training establishments, 
and (2) furnishing, at the request of the Administrator, any other 
services in connection with this title. Each such contract or agreement 
shall be conditioned upon compliance with the standards and pro-
visions of this title. 
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PART VI—^APPROVAL OF COURSES OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
APPRENTICE OR OTHER TRAINING ON THE JOB 
SEC. 251. (a) Apprentice or other training on the job shall consist 
of courses offered by training establishments whenever such courses 
of training are furnished in accordance with the provisions of this 
section. 
Any training establishment desiring to furnish a course of 
apprentice or other training on the job shall submit to the appro-
priate State approving agency a written application setting forth 
the course of training for each job for which an eligible veteran 
is to be trained. The written application covering the course of train-
ing shall include the following: 
(1) Title and description of the specific job objective for which 
the eligible veteran is to be trained; 
(2) The length of the training period; 
(3) A schedule listing various operations for major kinds of 
work or tasks to be learned and showing for each, job opera-
tions or work, tasks to be performed, and the approximate length 
of time to be spent on each operation or task; 
(4) The wage or salary to be paid at the beginning of the 
course of training, at each successive step in the course, and 
at the completion of training; 
(5) The entrance wage or salary paid by the establishment 
to employees already trained in the kind of work for which the 
veteran is to be trained; and 
(6) The number of hours of supplemental related instruction 
required. 
(b) The appropriate State approving agency may approve a course 
of apprentice or other training on the job specified in an appli-
cation submitted by a training establishment in accordance with sub-
section (a) if such training establishment is found upon investigation 
to have met the following criteria: 
(1) The training content of the course is adequate to qualify 
the eligible veteran for appointment to the job for which he is to 
be trained. 
(2) There is reasonable certainty that the job for which the 
eligible veteran is to be trained will be available to him at the 
end of the training period. 
(3) The job is one in which progression and appointment to 
the next higher classification are based upon skills learned 
through organized training on the job and not on such factors as 
length of service and normal turn-over. 
(4) The wages to be paid the eligible veteran for each suc-
cessive period of training are not less than those customarily 
paid in the training establishment and in the community to a 
learner in the same job who is not a veteran. 
(5) The job customarily requires a period of training of not 
less than three months and not more than two years of full-time 
training, except that this provision shall not apply to apprentice 
training. 
(6) The length of the training period is no longer than that 
customarily required by the training establishment and other 
training establishments in the community to provide an eligible 
veteran with the required skills, arrange for the acquiring of job 
knowledge, technical information, and other facts which the 
eligible veteran will need to learn in order to become competent 
on the job for which he is being trained. 
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(7) Provision is made for related instruction for the individual 
eligible veteran who may need it. 
(8) There is in the training establishment adequate space, 
equipment, instructional material, and instructor personnel to 
provide satisfactory training on the job. 
(9) Adequate records are kept to show the progress made by 
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each eligible veteran toward his j ob obj ective. 
(10) Appropriate credit is given the eligible veteran for pre-
vious training and job experience, whether in the military service 
or elsewhere, his beginning wage adjusted to the level to which 
such credit advances him and his training period shortened accord-
ingly and provision is made for certification by the training 
establishment that such credit has been granted and the beginning 
wage adjusted accordingly. No course of training will be con-
sidered bona fide if given to an eligible veteran who is already 
qualified by training and experience for the job objective. 
(11) A signed copy of the training agreement for each eligible 
veteran, including the training program and wage scale as 
approved by the State approvmg agency, is provided to the 
veteran and to the Administrator and the State approving agency 
by the employer. 
(12) Upon completion of the course of training furnished by 
the training establishment the eligible veteran is given a certificate 
by the employer indicating the length and type of training pro-
vided and that the eligible veteran has completed the course of 
training on the job satisfactorily. 
(13) That the course meets such other criteria as may be estab-
lished by the State approving agency. 
INSTITUTIONAL ON-FARM TRAINING 
SEC. 252. (a) An eligible veteran shall be entitled to the benefits of 
this title while enrolled in a course of full-time institutional on-farm 
training which has been approved by the appropriate State approving 
agency in accordance with the provisions of this section. 
(b) The State approving agency may approve a course of institu-
m^I°''^^ require- tioual ou-f arm training when it satisfies the following requirements: 
(1) The course combines organized group instruction in agri-
cultural and related subjects of at least two hundred hours per 
year (and of at least eight hours each month) at an educational 
institution, with supervised work experience on a farm or other 
agricultural establishment. 
(2) The eligible veteran will perform a part of such course on 
a farm or other agricultural establishment under his control. 
(3) The course is developed with due consideration to the size 
and character of the farm or other agricultural establishment on 
which the eligible veteran will receive his supervised work expe-
rience and to the need of such eligible veteran, in the type of 
farming for which he is training, for proficiency in planning, 
producing, marketing, farm mechanics, conservation of resources, 
food conservation, farm financing, farming management, and the 
keeping of farm and home accounts. 
(4) The eligible veteran will receive not less than one hundred 
hours of individual instruction per year, not less than fifty hours 
of which shall be on such farm or other agricultural establish-
ment (with at least two visits by the instructor to such farm each 
month). 
Such individual instruction shall be given by the 
instructor responsible for the veteran's institutional instruction 
and shall include instruction and home-study assignments in the 
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preparation of budgets, inventories, and statements showing the 
production, use on the farm, and sale of crops, livestock, and 
livestock products. 
(5) The eligible veteran will be assured of control of such 
farm or other agricultural establishment (whether by owner-
ship, lease, management agreement, or other tenure arrange-
ment) until the completion of his course. 
(6) Such farm or other agricultural establishment shall be 
of a size and character which (A) will, together with the group-
instruction part of the course, occupy the full time of the eligible 
veteran, (B) will permit instruction in all aspects of the manage-
ment of the farm or other agricultural establishment of the type 
for which the eligible veteran is being trained, and will provide 
the eligible veteran an opportunity to apply to the operation of 
his farm or other agricultural establishment the major portion 
of the farm practices taught in the group instruction part of the 
course, and (C) will assure him a satisfactory income for a reason-
able living under normal conditions at least by the end of his 
course. 
(7) Provision shall be made for certification by the institution 
and the veteran that the training offered does not repeat or dupli-
cate training previously received by the veteran. 
(8) The institutional on-farm training meets such other fair 
and reasonable standards as may be established by the State 
approving agency. 
APPROVAL 
OF 
ACCREDITED 
COURSES 
SEC. 253. (a) A State approving agency may approve the courses 
offered by an educational institution when— 
(1) such courses have been accredited and approved by a 
nationally recognized accrediting agency or association; 
(2) credit for such course is approved by the State depart-
ment of education for credit toward a high school diploma; 
(3) such courses are conducted under the Act of February 
23,1917, as amended (39 Stat. 927), or the Vocational Education 
20 us^c i7i^note. 
Act of 1946; or 
(4) such courses are accepted by the State department of edu-
cation for credit for a teacher's certificate or a teacher's degree. 
For the purposes of this title the Commissioner shall publish a list ^^Publication o
f 
of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations which 
he determines to be reliable authority as to the quality of training 
offered by an educational institution and the State approving agencies 
may, upon concurrence, utilize the accreditation of such accrediting 
associations or agencies for approval of the courses specifically accred-
ited and approved by such accrediting association or agency. 
In 
making application for approval, the institution shall transmit to the 
State approving agency copies of its catalog or bulletin. 
(b) As a condition to approval under this section, the State approv- 
Records, 
ing agency must find that adequate records are kept by the educa-
tional institution to show the progress of each eligible veteran. 
The 
State approving agency must also find that the educational institution 
maintains a written record of the previous education and training 
of the veteran and clearly indicates that appropriate credit has been 
given by the institution for previous education and training, with the 
training period shortened proportionately and the veteran and the 
Administrator so notified. 
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APPROVAL OF NONACCREDITED COURSES 
y^piication. 
gj,^ 254. (a) No course of education or training (other than a 
course of institutional on-f arm training) which has not been approved 
by a State approving agency pursuant to section 253, which is offered 
by a public or private, profit or nonprofit, educational institution 
shall be approved for the purposes of this title unless the educa-
tional institution offering such course submits to the appropriate 
State approving agency a written application for approval of such 
course in accordance with the provisions of this title. 
Catalog. 
^|3^ Such application shall be accompanied by not less than two 
copies of the current catalog or bulletin which is certified as true and 
correct in content and policy by an authorized owner or official and 
includes the following: 
(1) Identifying data, such as volume number and date of 
publication; 
(2) Names of the institution and its governing body, officials 
and faculty; 
(3) A calendar of the institution showing legal holidays, 
beginning and ending date of each quarter, term, or semester, and 
other important dates; 
(4) Institution policy and regulations on enrollment with 
respect to enrollment dates and specific entrance requirements for 
each course; 
(5) Institution policy and regulations relative to leave, 
absences, class cuts, make-up work, tardiness and interruptions 
for unsatisfactory attendance; 
(6) Institution policy and regulations relative to standards of 
progress required of the student by the institution (this policy 
will define the grading system of the institution, the minimum 
grades considered satisfactory, conditions for interruption for 
unsatisfactory grades or progress and a description of the proba-
tionary period, if any, allowed by the institution, and conditions 
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of reentrance for those students dismissed for unsatisfactory prog-
ress. A statement will be made regarding progress records kept 
by the institution and furnished the student) ; 
(7) Institution policy and regulations relating to student con-
duct and conditions for dismissal for unsatisfactory conduct; 
(8) Detailed schedule of fees, charges for tuition, books, sup-
^ r* «, ,o£« 
plies, tools, student activities, laboratory fees, service charges, 
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rentals, deposits, and all other charges; 
(9) Policy and regulations of the institution relative to the 
refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges 
in the event the student does not enter the course or withdraws or 
is discontinued therefrom; 
(10) A description of the available space, facilities, and 
equipment; 
(11) A course outline for each course for which approval is 
requested, showing subjects or units in the course, type of work 
or skill to be learned, and approximate time and clock hours to 
be spent on each subject or unit; and 
(12) Policy and regulations of the institution relative to grant-
ing credit for previous educational training. 
(c) The appropriate State approving agency may approve the 
application of such institution when the institution and its non-
accredited courses are found upon investigation to have met the fol-
lowing criteria: 
(1) The courses, curriculum, and instruction are consistent in 
quality, content, and length with similar courses in public schools 
Criteria. 
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and other private schools in the State, with recognized accepted 
standards. 
(2) There is in the institution adequate space, equipment, 
instructional material, and instructor personnel to provide train-
ing of good quality. 
(3) Educational and experience qualifications of directors, 
administrators, and instructors are adequate. 
(4) The institution maintains a written record of the previous 
education and training of the veteran and clearly indicates that 
appropriate credit has been given by the institution for previous 
education and training, with the training period shortened propor-
tionately and the veteran and the Administrator so notified. 
(5) A copy of the course outline, schedule of tuition, fees, and 
other charges, regulations pertaining to absences, grading policy, 
and rules of operation and conduct will be furnished the veteran 
upon enrollment. 
; 
(6) Upon completion of training, the veteran is given a certifi-
cate by the institution indicating the approved course and indi-
cating that training was satisfactorily completed. 
(7) Adequate records as prescribed by the State approving 
agency are kept to show attendance and progress or grades, and 
satisfactory standards relating to attendance, progress, and 
conduct are enforced. 
(8) The institution complies with all local, city, county, munici-
pal. State, and Federal regulations, such as fire codes, building 
and sanitation codes. The State approving agency may require 
such evidence of compliance as is deemed necessary. 
(9) The institution is financially sound and capable of fulfill-
ing its commitments for training. 
(10) The institution does not utilize advertising of any type 
which is erroneous or misleading, either by actual statement, 
omission, or intimation. 
The institution shall not be deemed to 
have met this requirement until the State approving agency (1) 
has ascertained from the Federal Trade Commission whether the 
Commission has issued an order to the institution to cease and 
desist from any act or practice, and (2) has, if such an order has 
been issued, given due weight to that fact. 
(11) The institution does not exceed its enrollment limitations 
as established by the State approving agency. 
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(12) The institution's administrators, directors, owners, and 
instructors are of good reputation and character. 
(13) The institution has and maintains a policy for the refund 
of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges in the 
event the veteran fails to enter the course or withdraws or is dis-
continued therefrom at any time prior to completion and such 
policy must provide that the amount charged to the veteran for 
tuition, fees, and other charges for a portion of the course shall not 
exceed the approximate pro rata portion of the total charges for 
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tuition, fees, and other charges that the length of the completed 
portion of the course bears to its total length. 
(14) Such additional criteria as may be deemed necessary by 
the State approving agency. 
NOTICE o r APPROVAL OF COURSES 
SEC. 255. The State approving agency, upon determining that an 
educational institution has complied with all the requirements of this 
title, will issue a letter to such institution setting forth the courses 
which have been approved for the purposes of this title, and will fur-
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38 u s e note foil, 
ch. 12. 
nish an official copy of such letter and any subsequent amendments 
to the Administrator. 
The letter of approval shall be accompanied 
by a copy of the catalog or bulletin of the institution, as approved 
by the State approving agency, and shall contain the following 
information: 
(1) date of letter and effective date of approval of courses; 
(2) proper address and name of each educational institution 
or training establishment; 
(3) authority for approval and conditions of approval, refer-
ring specifically to the approved catalog or bulletin published by 
the educational institution; 
(4) name of each course approved; 
(5) where applicable, enrollment limitations such as maximum 
numbers authorized and student-teacher ratio; 
(6) signature of responsible official of State approving agency; 
and 
(7) such other fair and reasonable provisions as are considered 
necessary by the appropriate State approving agency. 
DISAPPROVAL OF COURSES AND DISCONTINUANCE OF ALLOWANCES 
SEC. 256. (a) Any course approved for the purposes of this title 
which fails to meet any of the requirements of this title shall be 
immediately disapproved by the appropriate State approving agency. 
An educational institution or training establishment which has its 
courses disapproved by a State approving agency will be notified of 
such disapproval by a registered letter of notification and a return 
receipt secured. 
(b) The Administrator may discontinue the education and training 
allowance of any eligible veteran if he finds that the course of educa-
tion or training in which such veteran is enrolled fails to meet anj 
of the requirements of this title or if he finds that the educational insti-
tution or training establishment offering such course has violated any 
provision of this title or fails to meet any of its requirements. 
(c) Each State approving agency shall notify the Administrator 
of each course which it has disapproved under this section. The 
Administrator shall notify the State approving agency of his dis-
approval of any educational institution or training establishment 
under part VII of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended. 
PART VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
38 u s e 11a-2. 
42 Stat. 20. 
64 Stat. 832. 
31 u s e 1,2 note. 
Guidance. 
AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR 
SEC. 261. (a) The Administrator is authorized to prescribe, promul-
gate, and publish such rules and regulations as are consistent with the 
provisions of this title and necessary to carry out its purposes. Not-
withstanding the provisions of section 11 of the Act of October 17, 
1940, as amended (54 Stat. 1193), payments under this title shall be 
subject to audit and review by the General Accounting Office as pro-
vided by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, as amended, and 
the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950. 
(b) The Administrator is authorized to accept uncompensated 
services and to enter into contracts or agreements with private or 
public agencies, or persons, for necessary services, incident to the 
administration of this title, including personal services, as he may 
deem practicable. 
(c) The Administrator may arrange for educational and vocational 
guidance to persons eligible for education and training under this 
title and, if the Administrator requires such educational and voca-
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tional guidance, he is authorized, in his discretion, to defray, or reim-
burse the veteran for his traveling expenses to and from the place of 
advisement. At such intervals as he deems necessary, he shall make 
available information respecting the need for general education and 
for trained personnel in the various crafts, trades, and professions: 
Provided^ That facilities of other Federal agencies collecting such 
information shall be utilized to the extent he deems practicable. 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
SEC. 262. The Administrator shall form an advisory committee 
which shall be composed of persons who are eminent in their respective 
fields of education, labor, and management, and of representatives of 
the various types of institutions and establishments furnishing educa-
tion and training to veterans enrolled under this title. The Commis-
sioner and the Director, Bureau of Apprenticeship, Department of 
Labor shall be ex-officio members of the advisory committee. The 
Administrator shall advise and consult with the committee from time 
to time with respect to the administration of this title and the com-
mittee may make such reports and recommendations as it deems 
desirable to the Administrator and to the Congress. 
CONTROL BY AGENCIES o r UNITED STATES 
SEC. 263. No department, agency, or officer of the United States, in 
carrying out this title, shall exercise any supervision or control, what-
soever, over any State approving agency, State educational agency, or 
State apprenticeship agency, or any educational institution or training 
establishment: Provided^ That nothing in this section shall be deemed 
to prevent any department, agency, or officer of the United States from 
exercising any supervision or control which such department, agency, 
or officer is authorized, by existing provisions of law, to exercise over 
any Federal educational institution or training establishment, or to 
prevent the furnishing of education or training under this title in any 
institution or establishment over which supervision or control is 
exercised by such other department, agency, or officer under authority 
of existing provisions of law. 
CONFLICTING INTERESTS 
SEC. 264. (a) Every officer or employee of the Veterans' Adminis-
tration, or of the Office of Education, who has, while such an officer or 
employee, owned any interest in, or received any wages, salary, divi-
dends, profits, gratuities, or services from, any educational institution 
operated for profit in which an eligible veteran was pursuing a course 
of education or training under this title shall be immediately dismissed 
from his office or employment. 
(b) If the Administrator finds that any person who is an officer or 
employee of a State approving agency has, while he was such an officer 
or employee, owned any interest in, or received any wages, salary, 
dividends, profits, gratuities, or services from, an educational institu-
tion operated for profit in which an eligible veteran was pursuing a 
course of education or training under this title, he shall discontinue 
making payments under section 245 to such State approving agency 
unless such agency shall, without delay, take such steps as may be nec-
essary to terminate the employment of such person and such payments 
shall not be resumed while such person is an officer or employee of the 
State approving agency, or State Department of Veterans Affairs or 
State Department of Education. 
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(c) A State approving agency shall not approve any course 
offered by an educational institution operated for profit and, if any 
such course has been approved, shall disapprove each such course, if 
it finds that any officer or employee of the Veterans' Administration, 
the Office of Education, or the State approving agency owns an 
interest in, or receives any wages, salary, dividends, profits, gratuities, 
or services from, such institution. 
(d) The Administrator may, after reasonable notice and public 
hearings, waive in writing the application of this section in the case 
of any officer or employee of the Veterans' Administration, of the 
Office of Education, or of a State approving agency, if he finds that 
no detriment will result to the United States or to eligible veterans 
by reason of such interest or connection of such officer or employee. 
REPORTS BY INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 265. (a) Educational institutions and training establishments 
shall, without delay, report to the Administrator in the form pre-
scribed by him, the enrollment, interruption, and termination of the 
education or training of each eligible veteran enrolled therein under 
this title. 
(b) The Administrator shall pay to each educational institution 
which is required to submit reports and certifications to the Adminis-
trator under this title, an allowance at the rate of $1.50 per month 
for each eligible veteran enrolled in and attending such institution 
under the provisions of this title to assist the educational institu-
tion in defraying the expense of preparing and submitting such reports 
and certifications. 
Such allowances shall be paid in such manner 
and at such times as may be prescribed by the Administrator, except 
that in the event any institution fails to submit reports or certifica-
tions to the Administrator as required by this title, no allowance shall 
be paid to such institution for the month or months during which 
such reports or certifications were not submitted as required by the 
Administrator. 
OVERPAYMENTS TO VETERANS 
SEC. 266. In any case where it is found by the Administrator that 
an overpayment has been made to a veteran as the result of (1) the 
willful or negligent failure of the educational institution or training 
establishment to report, as required by this title and applicable regu-
lations, to the Veterans' Administration excessive absences from a 
course, or discontinuance or interruption of a course by the veteran 
or (2) false certification by the educational institution or training 
establishment, the amount of such overpayment shall constitute a 
liability of such institution or establishment, and may be recovered in 
the same manner as any other debt due the United States: Provided^ 
That any amount so collected shall be reimbursed if the overpayment 
is recovered from the veteran. 
This provision shall not preclude the 
imposition of any civil or criminal action under this or any other 
statute. 
EXAMINATION OV RECORDS 
SEC. 267. The records and accounts of educational institutions and 
training establishments pertaining to eligible veterans who received 
education or training under this title shall be available for examina-
tion by duly authorized representatives of the Government. 
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FALSE OR MISLEADING STAl'EMENTS 
SEC. 268. The Administrator shall not make any payments under 
this title to any person found by him to have willfully submitted any 
false or misleading claims. In each case where the Administrator 
finds that an educational institution or training establishment has 
willfully submitted a false or misleading claim, or where a veteran, 
with the complicity of an educational institution or training establish-
ment, has submitted such a claim, he shall make a complete report of 
the facts of the case to the appropriate State approving agency and 
where deemed advisable to the Attorney General of the United States 
for appropriate action. 
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CKIMINAL, PENALTIES 
SEC. 269. Whoever knowingly and willfully— 
(1) makes or presents any false, fictitious, or fraudulent affi-
davit, declaration, certificate, voucher, endorsement, or paper or 
writing purporting to be such, concerning any claim for payment 
under this title, or pertaining to any matter arising under this 
title, 
(2) makes or presents any paper required under this title on 
which paper a date other than the date upon which it was actu-
ally signed or acknowledged by the claimant has been Avillfully 
inserted, 
(3) certifies falsely that the declarant, affiant, or witness named 
in such affidavit, declaration, voucher, endorsement, or other 
paper or writing personally appeared before him and was sworn 
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thereto, or acknowledged the execution thereof, or 
(4) accepts and converts to his own use payments for any 
period during which he was not actually pursuing a course of 
education or training under this title for which period payment 
was made, 
shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than three 
years, or both. 
APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS 
SEC. 270. The provisions of Public Law Numbered 262, Seventy-
fourth Congress, approved August 12,1935 (49 Stat. 607), as amended, 
the provisions of section 15 of Public Law Numbered 2, Seventy-third 
Congress, as amended, the provisions of section 12 of Public Law 
Numbered 144, Seventy-eighth Congress, approved'July 13, 1943 (57 
Stat. 557), as amended, and the provisions of titles II and III of 
Public Law Numbered 844, Seventy-fourth Congress, approved June 
29, 1936, as amended, shall be for application under this title. 
WAIVER OF RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENTS 
SEC. 271. There shall be no recovery of payments of education and 
training allowance made under this title from any person who, in the 
judgment of the Administrator, is without fault on his part and where, 
m the judgment of the Administrator, such recovery would defeat 
the purpose of benefits otherwise authorized or would be against equity 
and good conscience. No disbursing officer or certifying officer shall 
be held liable for any amount paid to any person where the recovery 
of such amount is waived under this section. 
3 8 U S C 4 5 0, 
4 5 4 a , 5 5 6 a and 
note. 
48 Stat. 11. 
38 u s e 715. 
38 u s e note foil, 
ch. 12. 
49 Stat. 2031. 
38 u s e 101- 104, 
131-133, 619 note. 
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INFORMATION FURNISHED BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SEC. 272. The Federal Trade Commission shall keep all State approv-
ing agencies advised of any information coming to its attention which 
would be of assistance to such agencies in carrying out their duties 
under this title. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 273. This title shall take effect on the date of its enactment, 
except that no education and training allowance shall be paid for any 
period prior to August 20,1952. 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEO. 274. The appropriations for the Veterans' Administration under 
the headings "Administration, medical, hospital aiid domiciliary serv-
ices" and "Readjustment benefits" are hereby made available for 
expenditures necessary to carry out the provisions of this title, and 
there is hereby authorized to be appropriated such additional amounts 
as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this title. 
TITLE III—LOANS 
P E R S O N S ELIGIBLE FOR LOANS 
SEC. 301. Subsection (a) of section 500 of the Servicemen's Readjust-
II use 694.* 
ment Act of 1944, as amended, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after "war" in the first sentence the follow-
ing: ", or at any time on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to 
such date as shall be determined by Presidential proclamation or 
concurrent resolution of the Congress,"; 
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: "Entitle-
ment derived from service on or after June 27, 1950, shall (1) 
cancel any unused entitlement derived from service prior to June 
27, 1950, and (2) be reduced by the amount entitlement from 
such prior service shall have been used to obtain a direct, guaran-
teed, or insured loan (a) on real property which the veteran owns 
at the time of application or (b) as to which the Administrator 
shall have incurred actual liability or loss, unless in the event of 
loss or the incurrence and payment of such liability by the Admin-
istrator, the resultant indebtedness of the veteran to the Govern-
ment shall have been paid in full."; and 
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(3) by inserting after "war" in the fourth sentence of such sub-
section, as amended by this section, the following: ", and any loan 
to a veteran eligible by virtue of active service on or after June 27, 
1950, if made within ten years after such date as shall be deter-
mined by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of 
the Congress,". 
POWER OF ADMINISTRATOR TO EXAMINE LOANS 
38 use 694. 
SEC. 302. Section 500 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, 
as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new subsection: 
"(f) Notwithstanding the provisions in this title respecting auto-
matically guaranteed loans, the Administrator may at any time upon 
thirty days' notice require loans to be made by any lender or class of 
lenders to be submitted for prior approval, and no guaranty or insur-
ance liability shall exist in respect to such loans unless evidence of 
guaranty or insurance is issued by the Administrator." 
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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR GUARANTEED LOANS 
SEC. 303. Section 501 (a) (2) of the Servicemen's Readjustment 
38 use 694a. 
Act of 1944, as amended, is amended by inserting after "expenses" the 
following: ", and the veteran is a satisfactory credit risk". 
STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION; SUBSTANTIAL DEFICIENCIES 
I N HOUSING 
SEC. 304. Section 504 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, 
38 use 694d. 
as amended, is amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting 
in lieu thereof the following new subsections: 
"(b) No loan for the purchase or construction of residential prop-
erty on which construction is begun subsequent to sixty days from the 
date the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 becomes 
effective shall be financed through the assistance of the provisions of 
this title unless the property meets or exceeds minimum requirements 
for planning, construction, and general acceptability prescribed by the 
Administrator: Provided, 
That subsection 504 
(b) as originally 
enacted shall continue to be applicable to construction begun prior to 
the end of such sixty-day period: Provided further, That this subsec-
tion shall not apply to a loan for the purchase of residential property 
the construction of which was completed more than one year prior to 
the making of such loan. 
"(c) The Administrator shall have the right to refuse to appraise 
any dwelling or housing project owned, sponsored, or to be constructed 
by any person identified with housing previously sold to veterans 
under this title as to which substantial deficiencies have been dis-
covered, or as to which there has been a failure or indicated inability 
to discharge contractual liabilities to veterans, or as to which it is 
ascertained that the type of contract of sale or the methods or prac-
tices pursued in relation to the marketing of such properties were 
unfair or unduly prejudicial to veteran purchasers." 
ELIGIBILITY FOR LOANS TO REFINANCE EXISTING LIABILITY 
SEC. 305. Section 507 (1) of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 
1944, as amended, is amended by inserting before the semicolon at 
^^ "^^ ^^^^' 
the end thereof the following: "or, in the case of a veteran eligible by 
virtue of active service on or after June 27, 1950, not later than ten 
years after such date as shall be determined by Presidential proclama-
tion or concurrent resolution of the Congress". 
EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE DIRECT LOANS 
SEC. 306. Section 512 (b) of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 
1944, as amended, is amended by striking out " ( D ) " and inserting in 
^^ ^ ^ ^^^^' 
lieu thereof " ( C ) " and by inserting before the period at the end 
thereof the following: ", except that if a commitment to make such 
a loan was issued by the Administrator prior to that date the loan may 
be completed subsequent to such date". 
REFUSAL TO GUARANTEE OR INSURE LOANS IN CERTAIN CASES 
SEC. 307. Title I I I of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, 5/4!"^^ ^^^• 
as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new section: 
"SEC. 514. Whenever the Administrator finds with respect to loans , 
guaranteed or insured under this title that any lender or holder has 
failed to maintain adequate loan accounting records, or to demonstrate 
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Rate of compen-
sation. 
D a t e of e l i g i -
bility. 
proper ability to service loans adequately or to exercise proper credit 
judgment or has willfully or negligently engaged in practices other-
wise detrimental to the interest of veterans or of the Government, he 
may refuse either temporarily or permanently to guarantee or insure 
any loans made by such lender or holder or bar such lender or holder 
from acquiring loans guaranteed or insured under this title: Provided^ 
That the Administrator shall not refuse to pay a guarantee on loans 
theretofore entered into in good faith between the veteran and the 
lending institution." 
TITLE IV—UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR VET-
ERANS OF SERVICE ON OR AFTER JUNE 27, 1950 
COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS UNDER STATE AGREEMENTS 
SEC. 401. (a) The Secretary is authorized on behalf of the United 
States to enter into an agreement with any State, or with the agency 
administering the unemployment compensation law of such State, 
under which such State agency (1) will make, as agent of the United 
States, payments of compensation to veterans, in accordance with the 
provisions of this title, and (2) will otherwise cooperate with the 
Secretary, and with other State agencies, in making payments of 
compensation under this title. 
(b) Any such agreement shall, except as provided in section 408, 
provide that compensation at the rate of $26 per week will be paid by 
the State to any veteran in such State with respect to weeks of unem-
ployment (not in excess of a total of 26 weeks) which occur after the 
ninetieth day after the date of the enactment of this Act: 
Provided, 
however, That if a veteran is eligible to receive mustering-out payment 
under section 502 of this Act, he shall not be eligible to receive compen-
sation under this title with respect to weeks of unemployment com-
pleted within thirty days after his discharge or ninety days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, whichever date is the later, if he 
receives $100 in such mustering-out payment; within sixty days after 
his discharge or ninety days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, whichever date is the later, if he receives $200 in such mustering-
out payment; or within ninety days after his discharge or ninety days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever date is the later, 
if he receives $300 in such mustering-out payment. 
(c) Any such agreement shall provide that any determination by a 
State agency with respect to entitlement to compensation pursuant to 
an agreement under this section shall be made in accordance with the 
State unemployment compensation law, insofar as such law is appli-
cable, and shall be subject to review in the same manner and to the 
same extent as determinations under the State unemployment compen-
sation law, and only in such manner and to such extent. 
(d) Each agreement shall provide the terms and conditions upon 
which it may be amended or terminated. 
COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS I N ABSENCE OF STATE AGREEMENTS 
SEC. 402. (a) In the case of a veteran who is in a State which has no 
agreement under this title with the Secretary, the Secretary, in accord-
ance with regulations prescribed by him, shall, upon the filing by such 
veteran of a claim for compensation under this subsection, make pay-
ments of compensation to him in the same amounts and for the same 
periods as provided in section 401 (b). Any determination by the 
Secretary with respect to entitlement to compensation under this sub-
section shall be made in accordance with the State unemployment 
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compensation law of the State in which the veteran is insofar as such 
law is applicable. 
(b) In the case of a veteran who is in Puerto Rico or in the Virgin 
Islands, the Secretary, in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
him, shall, upon the filing by such veteran of a claim for compensation 
under this subsection, make payments of compensation to him in the 
same amounts and for the same periods as provided in section 401 (b). 
Any determination by the Secretary with respect to entitlement to 
compensation under this subsection shall be made in accordance with 
the unemployment compensation law of the District of Columbia, inso-
far as such law is applicable. 
(c) Any veteran whose claim for compensation under subsection (a) 
or (b) of this section has been denied shall be entitled to a fair hearing 
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Any final 
determination by the Secretary with respect to entitlement to compen-
sation under this section shall be subject to review by the courts in the 
same manner and to the same extent as is provided in section 205 (g) 
of title II of the Social Security Act, as amended, with respect to final 
decisions of the Administrator under such title. 
(d) The Secretary may utilize for the purposes of this section the 
personnel and facilities of the agencies in Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
Islands cooperating with the United States Employment Service 
under the Act of June 6, 1933 (48 Stat. 113), as amended. For the 
purpose of payments made to such agencies under such Act, the fur-
nishing of such personnel and facilities shall be deemed to be a part of 
the administration of the public employment offices of such agencies. 
P u e r t o 
R i c o | 
Virgin Islands. 
D e n i a l of coiw 
pensation. 
53 Stat. 1368. 
42 u s e 405. 
5 u s e 6 1 6 ; 29 
u s e 4 9 - 4 9 k ; 39 
use 338. 
PAYMENTS TO STATES 
SEC. 403. (a) Each State shall be entitled to be paid b j the United 
States an amount equal to the payments of compensation made by 
such State under and in accordance with an agreement under this 
title. 
(b) In making payments pursuant to subsection (a) of this section 
there shall be paid to the State, either in advance or by way of reim-
bursement, as may be determined by the Secretary, such sum as the 
Secretary estimates the State will be entitled to receive under this 
title for each calendar month, reduced or increased, as the case may 
be, by any sum by which the Secretary finds that his estimates for any 
prior calendar month were greater or less than the amounts which 
should have been paid to the State. 
Such estimates may be made 
upon the basis of such statistical, sampling, or other method as may 
be agreed upon by the Secretary and the State agency. 
(c) The Secretary shall from time to time certify to the Secretary 
of the Treasury for payment to each State sums payable to such State 
under this section. The Secretary of the Treasury, prior to audit 
or settlement by the General Accounting Office, shall make payment 
to the State in accordance with such certification, from the funds for 
carrying out the purposes of this title. 
(d) All money paid to a State under this title shall be used solely 
for the purposes for which it is paid; and any money so paid which 
is not used for such purposes shall be returned, at the time specified 
in the agreement under this title, to the Treasury and credited to 
current applicable appropriations, funds, or accounts from which 
payments to States under this title may be made. 
(e) An agreement under this title may require any officer or 
employee of the State certifying payments or disbursing funds pur-
suant to the agreement, or otherwise participating in its performance, 
to give a surety bond to the United States in such amount as the 
eertification. 
Bond. 
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Certifying offi-
cer. 
D isbursing offi-
cer. 
49 Stat. 626. 
42 u s e 501-503. 
A v a i l a b i l i t y of 
funds. 
Secretary may deem necessary, and may provide for the payment of 
the cost of such bond from funds for carrying out the purposes 
of this title. 
(f) No person designated by the Secretary, or designated pursuant 
to an agreement under this title, as a certifying officer, shall, in the 
absence of gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, 
be liable with respect to the payment of any compensation certified 
by him under this title. 
(g) No disbursing officer shall, in the absence of gross negligence 
or intent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect to any 
payment by him under this title if it was based upon a voucher signed 
by a certifying officer designated as provided in subsection (f) of 
this section. 
(h) For the purpose of payments made to a State under title I I I 
of the Social Security Act, administration by the State agency of 
such State pursuant to an agreement under this title shall be deemed 
to be a part of the administration of the State unemployment 
compensation law. 
(i) Until such time as funds are appropriated to carry out the 
provisions of this title, any funds available to the Department of 
Labor for "Grants to States for unemployment compensation and 
employment service administration" are hereby made available for 
expenditures necessary to carry out the provisions of this title: Pro-
vided^ That any such expenditures made or obligations incurred shall 
be adjusted and charged to any applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization whenever a law is enacted which contains such applicable 
appropriation, fund, or authorization. 
Reports. 
42 u s e 503. 
INFORMATION 
SEC. 404. (a) All Federal departments and agencies are directed to 
make available to State agencies which have agreements under this 
title or to the Secretary, as the case may be, such information with 
respect to military service of any veteran as the Secretary may find 
practicable and necessary for the determination of such veteran's 
entitlement to compensation under this title. 
(b) The agency administering the unemployment compensation 
law of any State shall furnish to the Secretary such information as 
the Secretary may find necessary or appropriate in carrying out the 
provisions of this title, and such information shall be deemed reports 
required by the Secretary for the purposes of paragraph (6) of sub-
section (a) of section 303 of the Social Security Act, as amended. 
PENALTIES 
SEC. 405. (a) Whoever makes a false statement or representation of 
a material fact knowing it to be false, or knowingly fails to disclose 
a material fact, to obtain or increase for himself or for any other 
individual any payment authorized to be paid under this title or under 
an agreement thereunder shall be fined not more than $1,000 or 
imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. 
(b) Any person who makes, or causes to be made by another, a 
false statement or representation of a material fact knowing it to be 
false or knowingly fails, or causes another to fail, to disclose a material 
fact, and, as a result thereof, has received any amount as compensation 
under this title to which he was not entitled, shall be liable to repay 
such amount to the State agency or the Secretary, as the case may 
be, for the fund from which the amount was paid or, in the discretion 
of the State agency or the Secretary, as the case may be, to have 
such amount deducted from any future compensation payable to 
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him under this title within the two-year period following the finding, 
if the existence of such nondisclosure or misrepresentation has been 
found by a court of competent jurisdiction or in connection with a 
reconsideration or appeal. 
REGULATIONS 
SEC. 406. The Secretary is hereby authorized to make such rules and 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
title. The Secretary shall insofar as practicable consult with repre-
sentatives of the State unemployment compensation agencies before 
prescribing any rules or regulations which may affect the performance 
by such agencies of functions pursuant to agreements under this title. 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 407. When used in this title— 
(a) The term "veteran" means any person who has served in the 
active service in the Armed Forces at smy time on or after June 27, 
1950, and prior to such date as shall be determined by Presidential 
proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress, and who has 
been discharged or released from such active service under conditions 
other than dishonorable after continuous service of ninety days or 
more, or by reason of an actual service-incurred injury or disability. 
(b) The term "compensation" means the money payments to indi-
viduals with respect to their unemployment. 
(c) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor. 
(d) The term "State" includes Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. 
(e) The term "Armed Forces" means the Army, the Navy, the Air 
Force, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard of the United States. 
NONDUPLICATION OF BENEFITS 
SEC. 408. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no 
payment shall be made under any agreement under this title, or, in the 
absence of such an agreement, by the Secretary under this title, to a 
veteran for— 
(1) any week or any part of a week he is eligible (or would be 
eligible except for the provisions of this title or except for any 
action taken by such veteran under this title) to receive unemploy-
ment benefits at a rate equal to or in excess of $26 per week under 
any Federal or State unemployment compensation law, 
(2) any period with respect to which he receives an education 
and training allowance under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) of 
section 232 of this Act or a subsistence allowance under part 
VII or part VIII of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as chfu^*^""*^ ^°"' 
amended, or 
(3) any period he receives additional compensation necessary 
for his maintenance under section 6 (b) (2) of the Federal 
t^ifsc^st^' 
Employees Compensation Act, as amended, 
(b) In any case in which, for any week or any part of a week, a 
veteran is eligible for payment of compensation under this title and 
is also eligible (or would be eligible except for the provisions of this 
title or except for any action taken by such vgteran under this title) 
to receive for such week or such part of a week unemployment bene-
fits at a rate less than $26 per week under any Federal or State unem-
ployment compensation law, such veteran may elect to receive 
payment of compensation under this title; but if the veteran so 
elects, the amount of compensation payable under this title shall be 
reduced by the amount of such compensation benefits for which such 
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veteran is eligible (or would be eligible except for the provisions of 
this title or except for any action taken by such veteran under this 
title) under such Federal or State unemployment compensation law. 
(c) If the veteran elects under subsection (b) to receive payment 
of compensation under this title, he shall be entitled to compensation 
at the rate of $26 per week after the exhaustion of State unemploy-
ment benefits until the total compensation received under this title 
equals $676. 
(d) Under no circumstances shall any veteran receive compensa-
tion under this title from more than one State at one time or in a 
total amount in excess of $676. 
TERMINATION 
SEC. 409. No compensation shall be paid under this title for any 
week commencing more than five years after the date determined by 
Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress 
prescribed in section 407 (a). 
TITLE V—MUSTERING-OUT PAYMENTS 
ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS 
SEC. 501. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, 
each member of the Armed Forces who shall have been engaged in 
active service on or after June 27,1950, and prior to such date as shall 
be determined by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution 
of the Congress, and who is discharged or relieved from active service 
under honorable conditions, shall be eligible to receive mustering-out 
payment. 
Prohibitions. 
(jj^ j^Q mustering-out payment shall be made to— 
(1) any member of the Armed Forces who, at the time of 
discharge or relief from active service, is in a pay grade higher 
than 0 - 3 ; 
(2) any member of the Armed Forces who, at the time of dis-
charge or release from active service, is entitled to severance pay 
or is transferred or returned to the retired list with retired pay, 
retirement pay, retainer pay, or equivalent pay, or to a status 
in which he receives such pay; Provided, That this paragraph 
shall not apply upon retirement or separation pursuant to title 
37 iBc 2^7^-285. 
^^ °^ *^® Career Compensation Act of 1949; 
(3) any member of the Armed Forces for any active service 
performed prior to the date of his discharge or relief from active 
service on his own initiative to accept employment or, in the case 
, 
of any member so relieved from active service, for any active 
service performed prior to the date of his discharge while in such 
inactive status, unless he has served outside the continental limits 
V . 
of the United States or in Alaska; 
(4) any member of the Armed Forces whose total period of 
service has been as a student assigned by the Armed Forces to a 
civilian institution for a course of education or training which 
was substantially the same as established courses offered to 
civilians; 
(5) any member of the Armed Forces for any active service 
performed prior to the date of his discharge from such forces for 
the purpose of entering the United States Military Academy, the 
United States Naval Academy, or the United States Coast Guard 
Academy; 
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(6) any member of the Armed Forces whose sole service has 
been as a cadet at the United States Military Academy or the 
United States Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the 
United States Naval Academy, or in a preparatory school after 
nomination as a principal, alternate, or candidate for admission 
to any of said Academies; 
(7) any commissioned officer unless he is discharged or relieved 
from active service within three years after such date as shall be 
determined by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution 
of the Congress; and 
(8) any member of the Armed Forces who is ordered to active 
service for the sole purpose of training duty or a physical exami-
nation, or for a period of less than sixty days. 
(c) A member of the Armed Forces who is eligible to receive muster-
ing-out payments under this title and under the Mustering-Out Pay-
ment Act of 1944 for the same period of active service shall elect to 
| | ^^ |^. 
receive such payment either under this title or such Act, but shall not 
be entitled to payment under both provisions of law. 
38 use 691. 
DETERMINATION OF PAYMENTS 
SEC. 502. (a) Mustering-out payment for persons eligible under sec-
tion 501 shall be in sums as follows: 
(1) $300 for persons who, having performed active service for sixty 
days or more, have served outside the continental limits of the United 
States or in Alaska. 
(2) $200 for persons who, having performed active service for sixty 
days or more, have served no part thereof outside the continentai 
limits of the United States or in Alaska. 
(3) $100 for persons who have performed active service for less 
than sixty days. 
(b) Each person eligible to receive mustering-out payment under 
^^1,^^°'^°^^^^' 
subsection (a) (1) shall receive one-third of the stipulated amount at 
the time of final discharge or ultimate relief from active service, or 
at the option of the person so eligible, at the time of discharge or 
release for the purpose of enlistment, reenlistment, or appointment in 
a regular component of the Armed Forces; and the remaining amount 
of such payment shall be paid in two equal installments—one month 
and two months, respectively, from the date of the original payment. 
Each person eligible to receive mustering-out payment under subsec-
tion (a) (2) shall receive one-half of the stipulated amount at the 
time of final discharge or ultimate relief from active service or, at 
the option of the person so eligible, at the time of discharge or release 
for the purpose of enlistment, reenlistment, or appointment in a reg-
ular component of the Armed Forces; and the remaining amount of 
such payment shall be paid one month from the date of the original 
payment. 
Each person eligible to receive mustering-out payment 
under subsection (a) (3) shall receive the stipulated amount at the 
time of such discharge or relief from active service or, at the option 
of the person so eligible, at the time of discharge or release for the 
purpose of enlistment, reenlistment, or appointment in a regular com-
ponent of the Armed Forces. A person entitled to receive the first 
installment of the mustering-out payment at the time of discharge 
or release for the purpose of enlistment, reenlistment, or appointment 
in a regular component of the Armed Forces shall, at his election, 
receive the whole of such payment in one lump sum, rather than in 
installments. 
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TIME LIMITATIONS 
SEC. 503. Any member of the Armed Forces entitled to mustering-
out payment who shall have been discharged or relieved from active 
service under honorable conditions before the effective date of this 
title shall, if application therefor is made within two years after 
the date of enactment of this title, be paid such mustering-out pay-
ment by the Department of the Army, Navy, or Air Force, or the 
Treasury Department, as the case may be, beginning within one 
month after application has been received and approved by such 
department. No member of the Armed Forces shall receive mustering-
out payment under this title more than once, and such payment shall 
accrue and the amount thereof shall be computed as of the time of 
discharge for the purpose of effecting a permanent separation from 
the service or of ultimate relief from active service or, at the option 
of such member, for the purpose of enlistment, reenlistment, or 
appointment in a regular component of the Armed Forces. 
DECEASED MEMBERS 
SEC. 504. If any member of the Armed Forces, after his discharge 
or relief from active service, shall die before receiving any portion 
of or the full amount of his mustering-out payment, the balance of 
the amount due him shall be payable, on appropriate application 
therefor, to his surviving spouse, if any; and if he shall leave no sur-
viving spouse, then in equal shares to his child or children, if any; and 
if he shall leave no surviving spouse or child or children, then in equal 
shares to his surviving parents, if any. No f)ayments under this title 
shall be made to any other person. 
Mu st er in 
payments. 
Regulations. 
P a yment 
svirvivors. 
ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE 
E-°"t 
SEC. 505. (a) Mustering-out payments due or to become due under 
this title shall not be assignable and any payments made to or on 
account of a veteran hereunder shall be exempt from taxation, shall 
be exempt from the claims of creditors, including any claim of the 
United States, and shall not be subject to attachment, levy, or seizure 
by or under any legal or equitable process whatever either before or 
after receipt by the payee. 
(b) The Secretaries of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Treasury 
shall make such regulations not inconsistent with this title as may be 
necessary effectively to carry out the provisions thereof, and their 
decisions shall be final and not subject to review by any court or other 
Government official. 
(c) The Secretaries of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Treasury, 
or such subordinate officers as they may designate, are authorized to 
make direct payment to survivors over seventeen years of age, and 
to select a proper person or persons to whom mustering-out payments 
may be made for the use and benefit of former active members of the 
Armed Forces, or survivors thereof, as defined by section 504 hereof, 
without the necessity of appointment by judicial proceedings of a 
legal representative of any such former member or such survivors 
when, in the opinion of the respective Secretaries or their designees, 
the interests of persons under seventeen years of age so justify, or 
where the former active member or his survivors is suffering from a 
mental disability sufficient to make direct payment not in the best 
interests of such person or persons. 
Payments made under the pro-
visions of this subsection shall constitute a complete discharge of the 
obligation of the United States as provided in this title; and the 
selection of a proper person or persons, as provided herein, and the 
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correctness of the amount due and paid to such person or persons 
shall have the same finality as that accorded decisions made pursuant 
to subsection (b). 
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply 
where a legal guardian or committee has been judicially appointed, 
except as to any payments made hereunder prior to the receipt of notice 
of appointment. 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 506. As used in this title— 
(a) The term "spouse" means a lawful wife or husband. 
(b) The term "child" includes (1) a legitimate child; (2) a child 
legally adopted; and (3) a stepchild, if, at the time of death of the 
member of the Armed Forces, such stepchild was a member of the 
deceased's household. 
(c) The term "parent" includes father and mother, stepfather and 
stepmother, and father and mother through adoption. 
(d) The term "Armed Forces" means the Army, the Navy, the Air 
Force, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard of the United States. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
JOB COUNSELING AND EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT 
SEC. 601. Section 607 of title IV, Servicemen's Readjustment Act 
of 1944, as amended (38 U. S. C. 695f), is hereby amended to read as 
58 stat. 295. 
follows: 
"SEC. 607. The term 'veteran' as used in this title shall mean a per-
son who served in the active service of the Armed Forces during a 
period of war in which the United States has been, or is, engaged, 
or during the period on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to such date 
as may be thereafter determined by Presidential proclamation or 
concurrent resolution of the Congress, and who has been discharged or 
released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable." 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 602. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
Approved July 16, 1952. 
Public Law 551 
CHAPTER 876 
AN ACT 
July 16, 1952 
For improvement of Gowanus Creek Channel, New York. 
[H. R. 7855] 
Be it enacted iy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 
improvement is hereby adopted and authorized in the interest of 
national security, to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary 
of the Army and supervision of the Chief of Engineers, in accordance 
with the plans recommended in the report hereinafter designated: 
Gowanus Creek Channel, New York, in accordance with the report 
submitted in House Document Numbered 318, Eighty-second Congress, 
and subject to the conditions set forth in said document. 
Approved July 16, 1952. 
Gowanus C r e e k 
Channel, N. Y. 
93300 
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