38 USC § 3315B - Preparatory courses for licensure, certification, or national tests

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title: "38 USC § 3315B - Preparatory courses for licensure, certification, or national tests"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "3315B"
section_name: "Preparatory courses for licensure, certification, or 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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last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 116–154, § 5(a), Aug. 8, 2020, 134 Stat. 691.)"
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# § 3315B. Preparatory courses for licensure, certification, or national tests

**(a)** **In General.—** An individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter shall also be entitled to payment for a covered preparatory course.

**(b)** **Amount.—** The amount of educational assistance payable under this chapter for a covered preparatory course is the lesser of—

**(1)** the fee charged for the covered preparatory course; or

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

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

**(1)** for the academic year beginning on August 1, 2020, $2,042; 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).

**(d)** **Covered Preparatory Course Defined.—** In this section, the term “covered preparatory course” means a course—

**(1)** for a licensing or certification test that is required or used to enter into, maintain, or advance in employment in a predetermined and identified vocation or profession; and

**(2)** that has been approved by the State approving agency concerned.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 116–154, § 5(a), Aug. 8, 2020, 134 Stat. 691.)

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