Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§7671 Authority for Program
Title 38 › PART V — BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › CHAPTER 76 — HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER VI — EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › § 7671
Summary
The Secretary may run a scholarship called the Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Incentive Scholarship Program. It helps hire and keep health professionals for the Veterans Health Administration in jobs that are hard to fill.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §7671
Veterans' Benefits, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the Secretary may carry out a scholarship program under this subchapter. The program shall be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Incentive Scholarship Program (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Program”). The purpose of the Program is to assist, through the establishment of an incentive program for individuals employed in the Veterans Health Administration, in meeting the staffing needs of the Veterans Health Administration for health professional occupations for which recruitment or retention of qualified personnel is difficult.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2001—Pub. L. 107–14 substituted “hereinafter” for “hereafter”.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
38 U.S.C. § 7671
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102