38 USC § 3315A - National tests

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title: "38 USC § 3315A - National tests"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "3315A"
section_name: "National tests"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "POST–9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–377, title I, § 108(a)(1), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4118; amended Pub. L. 115–48, title I, § 108(b), Aug. 16, 2017, 131 Stat. 978.)"
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# § 3315A. National tests

**(a)** **In General.—** An individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter shall also be entitled to educational assistance for the following:

**(1)** A national test for admission to an institution of higher learning as described in the last sentence of section 3452(b).

**(2)** A national test providing an opportunity for course credit at an institution of higher learning as so described.

**(3)** A national test that evaluates prior learning and knowledge and provides an opportunity for course credit at an institution of higher learning as so described.

**(b)** **Amount.—** The amount of educational assistance payable under this chapter for a test described in subsection (a) is the lesser of—

**(1)** the fee charged for the test; or

**(2)** the amount of entitlement available to the individual under this chapter at the time of payment for the test under this section.

**(c)** **Charge Against Entitlement.—** The number of months of entitlement charged an individual under this chapter for a test described in subsection (a) shall be pro-rated based on the actual amount of the fee charged for the test relative to the rate for 1 month payable—

**(1)** for the academic year beginning on August 1, 2011, $1,460; or

**(2)** for an academic year beginning on any subsequent August 1, the amount for the previous academic year beginning on August 1 under this subsection, as increased by the percentage increase equal to the most recent percentage increase determined under section 3015(h).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–377, title I, § 108(a)(1), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4118; amended Pub. L. 115–48, title I, § 108(b), Aug. 16, 2017, 131 Stat. 978.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2017—Subsec. (a)(3). , added par. (3).

Subsec. (c). , in introductory provisions, substituted “shall be pro-rated based on the actual amount of the fee charged for the test relative to the rate for 1 month payable” for “shall be determined at the rate of one month (rounded to the nearest whole month) for each amount paid that equals”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2017 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable to a test taken on or after , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

> “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect on
> 
> , and shall apply with respect to national tests taken on or after that date.”

, , , provided that: