Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73

§7651 Authority for program

Title 38 › Part PART V— - BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › Chapter CHAPTER 76— - HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - STIPEND PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE › § 7651

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs can choose qualified people to get help through the Educational Assistance Program. To get this help, a person must be accepted or be enrolled full-time at a school the Secretary approves. The course must lead to a degree in a health field that involves giving direct patient care or work closely tied to that care.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §7651

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(a)As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may select qualified individuals to receive assistance under this subchapter.

(b)To be eligible to receive assistance under this subchapter, an individual must be accepted for enrollment or be enrolled as a full-time student at a qualifying educational institution in a course of education or training that is approved by the Secretary and that leads toward completion of a degree in a health profession involving direct patient care or care incident to direct patient care.

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Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 4351 of this title as this section.

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 7651

Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73