38 USC § 3535 - Approval of courses

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s3535"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "38 USC § 3535 - Approval of courses"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "3535"
section_name: "Approval of courses"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS"
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: "(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1199, § 1735; Pub. L. 88–126, § 2, Sept. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 162; Pub. L. 89–358, § 4(n), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 25; Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 402(4), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1090; renumbered § 3535 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)"
---


# 1 Approval of courses

See References in Text note below.

[^1]section 3536 of this title

An eligible person shall receive the benefits of this chapter while enrolled in a course of education offered by an educational institution only if such course (1) is approved in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I  of chapter 36 of this title, or (2) is approved for the enrollment of the particular individual under the provisions of .

---

**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1199, § 1735; Pub. L. 88–126, § 2, Sept. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 162; Pub. L. 89–358, § 4(n), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 25; Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 402(4), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1090; renumbered § 3535 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Subchapter I of chapter 36 of this title, referred to in text, was redesignated subchapter II (§ 3670 et seq.) of chapter 36 of this title by , , .

### Amendments

1991— renumbered  as this section and substituted “3536” for “1736”.

1972— substituted reference to  for reference to .

1966— redesignated former subsec. (a) as the entire section, struck out therefrom the introductory phrase “Until the date for the expiration of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title,”, substituted “An eligible person” for “and eligible person”, “chapter” for “subchapter”, and “subchapter I of chapter 36 of this title” for “this section or subchapter VII of this chapter”, and struck out former subsec. (b) which provided for scope of approval and is now incorporated in .

1963—Subsec. (a). , (2), inserted “Until the date for the expiration of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title, and” before “eligible person”, and “or subchapter VII of this chapter” after “this section”.

Subsec. (b). , inserted “or section 1778.”

Subsec. (c). , repealed subsec. (c) which related to the responsibility of the Administrator, after the expiration date of all education and training under chapter 33 of this title, for the approval of any additional courses.