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Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102

§3543 Special Administrative Provisions

Title 38 › PART III — READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › CHAPTER 35 — SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER V — SPECIAL RESTORATIVE TRAINING › § 3543

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may make agreements with public or private schools or others to provide training needed under this subchapter, and may set fair fees when normal tuition rules don’t apply. The Secretary must also make rules to encourage good conduct in special restorative training. If training is approved under section 3541(a), a parent or guardian may receive the special training allowance in section 3542(a), choose an increased basic monthly allowance, and agree with the Secretary on fair fees under subsection (a).

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §3543

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(a)In carrying out the Secretary’s responsibilities under this chapter the Secretary may by agreement arrange with public or private educational institutions or others to provide training arrangements as may be suitable and necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter. In any instance where the Secretary finds that a customary tuition charge is not applicable, the Secretary may agree on the fair and reasonable amounts which may be charged for the training provided to the eligible person.
(b)The Secretary shall make such rules and regulations as the Secretary may deem necessary in order to promote good conduct on the part of the persons who are following courses of special restorative training and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(c)In a case in which the Secretary authorizes training under section 3541(a) of this title on behalf of an eligible person, the parent or guardian shall be entitled—
(1)to receive on behalf of the eligible person the special training allowance provided for under section 3542(a) of this title;
(2)to elect an increase in the basic monthly allowance provided for under such section; and
(3)to agree with the Secretary on the fair and reasonable amounts which may be charged under subsection (a).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–103, § 109(b)(3), substituted “for the training provided to the eligible person” for “the parent or guardian for the training provided to an eligible person” in last sentence. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–103, § 109(b)(4), added subsec. (c). 1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1743 of this title as this section. 1989—Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary’s” for “Administrator’s” in subsec. (a) and “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing in subsecs. (a) and (b). 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–502 substituted “the Administrator’s” for “his” and “the Administrator may agree” for “he may agree”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–502 substituted “the Administrator may deem” for “he may deem”.

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.

Reference

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 3543

Title 38, Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102