Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§3697 Funding of Contract Educational and Vocational Counseling
Title 38 › PART III — READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › CHAPTER 36 — ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS › SUBCHAPTER III — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 3697
Summary
VA must pay for education or job counseling it hires by contract for people covered by section 3697A or by the education and benefit programs listed in law. The payments must come from VA readjustment-benefits funds and cannot exceed $6,000,000 per fiscal year.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §3697
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(a)Subject to subsection (b) of this section, educational or vocational counseling services obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs by contract and provided to an individual under section 3697A of this title or to an individual applying for or receiving benefits under section 1524 or chapter 30, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of this title, or chapter 106 of title 10, shall be paid for out of funds appropriated, or otherwise available, to the Department of Veterans Affairs for payment of readjustment benefits.
(b)Payments under this section shall not exceed $6,000,000 in any fiscal year.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–252 inserted “33,” after “32,”. 1994—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–446 substituted “$6,000,000” for “$5,000,000”. 1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1797 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3697A” for “1797A” and “1524” for “524”. Pub. L. 102–16 inserted “under section 1797A of this title or to an individual” after “individual”. 1989—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration” wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2008 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 110–252 effective Aug. 1, 2009, see section 5003(d) of Pub. L. 110–252, set out as a note under section 16163 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Effective Date
of 1994 Amendment Pub. L. 103–446, title VI, § 609(b), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4673, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1994.”
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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 3697
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102