Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73
§3541 Entitlement to special restorative training
Title 38 › Part PART III— - READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › Chapter CHAPTER 35— - SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - SPECIAL RESTORATIVE TRAINING › § 3541
Summary
When an eligible person asks, the Secretary may decide if they need special restorative training and, if so, set a suitable course to provide it. The total time for education under this and related parts cannot go beyond the entitlement in section 3511, unless the Secretary extends it to complete the training.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §3541
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(a)The Secretary at the request of an eligible person is authorized—
(1)to determine whether such person is in need of special restorative training; and
(2)where need is found to exist, to prescribe a course which is suitable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
(b)The total period of educational assistance under this subchapter and other subchapters of this chapter may not exceed the amount of entitlement as established in section 3511 of this title, except that the Secretary may extend such period in the case of any person if the Secretary finds that additional assistance is necessary to accomplish the purpose of special restorative training as stated in subsection (a) of this section.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–103 struck out “of the parent or guardian” after “request” in introductory provisions. 1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1741 of this title as this section. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3511” for “1711”. 1989—Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing. 1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–502 substituted “if the Administrator finds” for “if he finds”. 1964—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88–361 authorized the Administrator to extend the period if he finds additional assistance necessary to accomplish the purpose of special restorative training.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1976 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 94–502 effective Oct. 15, 1976, see section 703(b) of Pub. L. 94–502, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 3693 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1964 Amendment Pub. L. 88–433, § 2, Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 442, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by section 6 of the Act of
July 7, 1964 (Public Law 88–361, 78 Stat. 297) [amending this section], shall take effect as of
January 1, 1964.”
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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 3541
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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