Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73
§3564 Annual adjustment of amounts of educational assistance
Title 38 › Part PART III— - READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › Chapter CHAPTER 35— - SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 3564
Summary
Each fiscal year the Secretary must raise the rates in 3532, 3534(b), and 3542(a) by the percent change in the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city average), comparing the 12 months ending June 30 before the fiscal year with the previous 12 months. FY2005–FY2013 rounded down; FY2014 and later rounded to nearest whole dollar.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §3564
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(a)With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage increase in the rates payable under section 3532, 3534(b), and 3542(a) of this title equal to the percentage by which—
(1)the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase is made, exceeds
(2)such Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1).
(b)Any increase under subsection (a) in a rate with respect to a fiscal year after fiscal year 2004 and before fiscal year 2014 shall be rounded down to the next lower whole dollar amount. Any such increase with respect to a fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2003—Pub. L. 108–183 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), struck out “(rounded to the nearest dollar)” after “percentage increase”, and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 106–419, title I, § 111(f)(3), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1831, as amended by Pub. L. 107–14, § 8(b)(1),
June 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 36, provided that: “section 3564 and 3687(d) of title 38, United States Code, as added by this subsection, shall take effect on
October 1, 2001.”
Reference
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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 3564
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73