38 USC § 3114 - Vocational rehabilitation outside the United States

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s3114"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "38 USC § 3114 - Vocational rehabilitation outside the United States"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "3114"
section_name: "Vocational rehabilitation outside the United States"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 96–466, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2182, § 1514; amended Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3114, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)"
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# § 3114. Vocational rehabilitation outside the United States

Under regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter may be provided outside the United States if the Secretary determines that such training is (1) necessary in the particular case to provide the preparation needed to render a veteran employable and enable such veteran to obtain and retain suitable employment, and (2) in the best interest of such veteran and the Federal Government.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 96–466, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2182, § 1514; amended Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3114, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Prior section 3114 was renumbered .

### Amendments

1991— renumbered  as this section.

1989— substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as a note under .