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Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-110

§3541 Entitlement to Special Restorative Training

Title 38 › PART III — READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › CHAPTER 35 — SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER V — SPECIAL RESTORATIVE TRAINING › § 3541

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can, when an eligible person asks, decide if that person needs special restorative training. If the Secretary finds a need, the Secretary can set up a training program that fits the law’s goals. The program may include parts that count toward a regular education program. The total time someone can get education help under this and related parts of the law cannot go past their entitlement amount. The Secretary can extend the time if more help is needed to finish the special restorative training.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §3541

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(a)The Secretary at the request of an eligible person is authorized—
(1)to determine whether such person is in need of special restorative training; and
(2)where need is found to exist, to prescribe a course which is suitable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
Such a course, at the discretion of the Secretary, may contain elements that would contribute toward an ultimate objective of a program of education.
(b)The total period of educational assistance under this subchapter and other subchapters of this chapter may not exceed the amount of entitlement as established in section 3511 of this title, except that the Secretary may extend such period in the case of any person if the Secretary finds that additional assistance is necessary to accomplish the purpose of special restorative training as stated in subsection (a) of this section.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–103 struck out “of the parent or guardian” after “request” in introductory provisions. 1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1741 of this title as this section. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3511” for “1711”. 1989—Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing. 1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–502 substituted “if the Administrator finds” for “if he finds”. 1964—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88–361 authorized the Administrator to extend the period if he finds additional assistance necessary to accomplish the purpose of special restorative training.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1976 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 94–502 effective Oct. 15, 1976, see section 703(b) of Pub. L. 94–502, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 3693 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1964 Amendment Pub. L. 88–433, § 2, Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 442, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by section 6 of the Act of
July 7, 1964 (Public Law 88–361, 78 Stat. 297) [amending this section], shall take effect as of
January 1, 1964.”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

38 U.S.C. § 3541

Title 38, Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110