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Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102

§3537 Work-study Allowance

Title 38 › PART III — READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › CHAPTER 35 — SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER IV — PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS › § 3537

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must hire any eligible person who is enrolled in at least a three-quarter-time program of education in a State (but not special restorative training) to do work connected to the activities in section 3485(a). That person must get an extra educational payment called a work-study allowance, and the amount is set under section 3485(a). Hiring and payment must follow the same rules, terms, and conditions that section 3485 uses for students in at least three-quarter-time programs mentioned in its subsection (b).

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §3537

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(a)Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall utilize, in connection with the activities described in section 3485(a) of this title, the services of any eligible person who is pursuing, in a State, at least a three-quarter-time program of education (other than a course of special restorative training) and shall pay to such person an additional educational assistance allowance (hereinafter in this section referred to as “work-study allowance”) in return for such eligible person’s agreement to perform such services. The amount of the work-study allowance shall be determined in accordance with section 3485(a) of this title.
(b)The Secretary’s utilization of, and payment of a work-study allowance for, the services of an eligible person pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the same requirements, terms, and conditions as are set out in section 3485 of this title with regard to individuals pursuing at least three-quarter-time programs of education referred to in subsection (b) of such section.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–14 substituted “hereinafter” for “hereafter”. 1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1737 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3485(a)” for “1685(a)” in two places. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3485” for “1685”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 406(b), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2082, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect on May 1, 1990.”

Reference

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 3537

Title 38, Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102