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Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102

§3564 Annual Adjustment of Amounts of Educational Assistance

Title 38 › PART III — READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › CHAPTER 35 — SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER VI — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 3564

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must raise certain education-assistance rates each year by the same percent that the all‑items Consumer Price Index for U.S. cities rose. The comparison uses the 12 months ending June 30 before the fiscal year versus the previous 12 months. For fiscal years after 2004 and before 2014, the increase is rounded down to the next lower whole dollar; for fiscal years after 2013, it is rounded to the nearest whole dollar. The adjustment applies to the rates paid under sections 3532, 3534(b), and 3542(a).

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §3564

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(a)With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage increase in the rates payable under section 3532, 3534(b), and 3542(a) of this title equal to the percentage by which—
(1)the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase is made, exceeds
(2)such Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1).
(b)Any increase under subsection (a) in a rate with respect to a fiscal year after fiscal year 2004 and before fiscal year 2014 shall be rounded down to the next lower whole dollar amount. Any such increase with respect to a fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2003—Pub. L. 108–183 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), struck out “(rounded to the nearest dollar)” after “percentage increase”, and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 106–419, title I, § 111(f)(3), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1831, as amended by Pub. L. 107–14, § 8(b)(1),
June 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 36, provided that: “section 3564 and 3687(d) of title 38, United States Code, as added by this subsection, shall take effect on
October 1, 2001.”

Reference

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 3564

Title 38, Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102