Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§3603 Continuation of Educational Assistance Benefits for Certain Programs of Education Converted to Distance Learning by Reason of Emergency Situations
Title 38 › PART III — READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › CHAPTER 36 — ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS › SUBCHAPTER I — EMERGENCY SITUATIONS › § 3603
Summary
The Secretary can keep paying education benefits if a program approved by a State approving agency (or by the Secretary acting in that role) changes from in-person to online because of an emergency or health situation. That includes housing stipends under chapter 33 and payments or subsistence under chapters 30, 31, 32, 35, and chapter 1606 of title 10.
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Title 38, §3603
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In the case of a program of education approved by a State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving agency, that is converted from being offered on-site at an educational institution or training establishment to being offered by distance learning by reason of an emergency or health-related situation, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may continue to provide educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary without regard to such conversion, including with respect to paying any—
(1)monthly housing stipends under chapter 33 of this title; or
(2)payments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35 of this title and chapter 1606 of title 10.
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38 U.S.C. § 3603
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102