Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102

§3019 Tutorial Assistance

Title 38 › PART III — READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › CHAPTER 30 — ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER II — BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE › § 3019

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

People who get educational assistance under this law also qualify for tutorial help like the help an eligible veteran gets under section 3492, and the same rules for that veteran apply. The tutorial help can be up to $100 per month, for no more than 12 months, and no more than $1,200 total. That money is paid on top of the regular educational allowance you already get. Only the tutorial payments that are more than $600 will count against your available educational benefit time. For each amount over $600 that equals your normal monthly full‑time educational payment, one month of your educational entitlement will be used.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §3019

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(a)An individual entitled to an educational assistance allowance under this chapter shall also be entitled to benefits provided an eligible veteran under section 3492 of this title, subject to the conditions applicable to an eligible veteran under such section.
(b)The amount of such benefits payable under this section may not exceed $100 per month, for a maximum of twelve months, or until a maximum of $1,200 is utilized. This amount is in addition to the amount of educational assistance allowance payable to the individual under this chapter.
(c)(1)An individual’s period of entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged only with respect to the amount of tutorial assistance paid to the individual under this section in excess of $600.
(2)An individual’s period of entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged at the rate of one month for each amount of assistance paid to the individual under this section in excess of $600 that is equal to the amount of the monthly educational assistance allowance which the individual is otherwise eligible to receive for full-time pursuit of an institutional course under this chapter.

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Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1419 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3492” for “1692”.

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38 U.S.C. § 3019

Title 38, Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102