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Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73

§3697 Funding of contract educational and vocational counseling

Title 38 › Part PART III— - READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 3697

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Department of Veterans Affairs hires outside contractors to give educational or job counseling to people covered by section 3697A, section 1524, the Title 38 education/readjustment chapters (30, 32, 33, 34, 35), or chapter 106 of Title 10, VA must pay for it from its readjustment-benefit funds. Total payments under this rule cannot be more than $6,000,000 in any fiscal year.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §3697

Veterans' Benefits — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Subject to subsection (b) of this section, educational or vocational counseling services obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs by contract and provided to an individual under section 3697A of this title or to an individual applying for or receiving benefits under section 1524 or chapter 30, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of this title, or chapter 106 of title 10, shall be paid for out of funds appropriated, or otherwise available, to the Department of Veterans Affairs for payment of readjustment benefits.
(b)Payments under this section shall not exceed $6,000,000 in any fiscal year.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–252 inserted “33,” after “32,”. 1994—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–446 substituted “$6,000,000” for “$5,000,000”. 1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1797 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3697A” for “1797A” and “1524” for “524”. Pub. L. 102–16 inserted “under section 1797A of this title or to an individual” after “individual”. 1989—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2008 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 110–252 effective Aug. 1, 2009, see section 5003(d) of Pub. L. 110–252, set out as a note under section 16163 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Effective Date

of 1994 Amendment Pub. L. 103–446, title VI, § 609(b), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4673, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1994.”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

38 U.S.C. § 3697

Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73