Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§7698 Requirement for Program
Title 38 › PART V — BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › CHAPTER 76 — HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER IX — READJUSTMENT COUNSELING SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › § 7698
Summary
The Secretary must run a scholarship program under this subchapter as part of the Educational Assistance Program, called the Department of Veterans Affairs Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (the "Program").
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Title 38, §7698
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As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the Secretary shall carry out a scholarship program under this subchapter. The program shall be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (in this subchapter referred to as the “Program”).
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Effective Date
Pub. L. 116–171, title V, § 502(c), Oct. 17, 2020, 134 Stat. 818, provided that: “The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall begin awarding scholarships under subchapter IX of chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), for programs of study beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2020].”
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38 U.S.C. § 7698
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102