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§3670 Scope of approval

Title 38 › Part PART III— - READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STATE APPROVING AGENCIES › § 3670

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a course is approved under this chapter, it also counts as approved for the rules in chapters 34 and 35. Also, any course approved under chapter 33 before February 1, 1965, or under subchapter VII of chapter 35 before March 3, 1966, that was not later disapproved under section 3483, section 1656 (as it was before February 1, 1965), or section 3679, will be treated as approved for this chapter.

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Title 38, §3670

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(a)A course approved under and for the purposes of this chapter shall be deemed approved for the purposes of chapters 34 and 35 of this title.
(b)Any course approved under chapter 33 of this title, prior to February 1, 1965, under subchapter VII of chapter 35 of this title, prior to March 3, 1966, and not disapproved under section 3483, section 1656 (as in effect prior to February 1, 1965), or section 3679 of this title, shall be deemed approved for the purposes of this chapter.

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Chapter 33 of this title, prior to
February 1, 1965, referred to in subsec. (b), means Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1174 to 1192, which was classified to section 1601, 1610 to 1613, 1620 to 1626, 1631 to 1634, 1641 to 1645, 1651 to 1656, and 1661 to 1669 of this title, and was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 89–358. Subchapter VII of chapter 35 of this title, prior to
March 3, 1966, referred to in subsec. (b), means Pub. L. 88–126, § 1, Sept. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 158 to 162, which was classified to sections 1771 to 1778 of this title, and was redesignated as subchapter I of this chapter by section 3(a)(4) of Pub. L. 89–358. section 1656 of this title, as in effect prior to
February 1, 1965, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 85–857, § 1656, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1189, which was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 89–358, and is covered by section 3679 of this title.

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1770 of this title as this section. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3483” for “1683” and “3679” for “1779”. 1982—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–295 substituted “March 3, 1966” and “section 1779” for “the date of enactment of this chapter” and “section 1778”, respectively. 1972—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92–540 substituted “1683” for “1686”.

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38 U.S.C. § 3670

Title 38Veterans' Benefits

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Apr 6, 2026

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