38 USC § 3540 - Purpose

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s3540"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "38 USC § 3540 - Purpose"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "3540"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL RESTORATIVE TRAINING"
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. 1200, § 1740; Pub. L. 96–466, title III, § 331, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2198; renumbered § 3540 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 107–103, title I, § 109(a), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 986; Pub. L. 109–444, § 3(b)(4), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3307; Pub. L. 109–461, title III, § 301(b)(4), title X, § 1006(b), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3427, 3468.)"
---


# 1 Purpose

See References in Text note below.

[^1]

The purpose of special restorative training is to overcome, or lessen, the effects of a manifest physical or mental disability which would handicap an eligible person (other than a person made eligible under subparagraph (C) of such section  by reason of a spouse being listed in one of the categories referred to in that subparagraph) in the pursuit of a program of education.

---

**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1200, § 1740; Pub. L. 96–466, title III, § 331, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2198; renumbered § 3540 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 107–103, title I, § 109(a), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 986; Pub. L. 109–444, § 3(b)(4), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3307; Pub. L. 109–461, title III, § 301(b)(4), title X, § 1006(b), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3427, 3468.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Such section, referred to in text, probably means . See 2006 Amendment note below.

### Amendments

2006—, provided that as of the enactment of , the amendments made by  were deemed for all purposes not to have taken effect and that  ceased to be in effect. See Amendment notes below and , set out as a Coordination of Provisions With  note under .

, substituted “(other than a person made eligible under subparagraph (C) of such section by reason of a spouse being listed in one of the categories referred to in that subparagraph)” for “(as defined in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of )”.

, which substituted “(other than a person made eligible under subparagraph (C) of such section by reason of a spouse being listed in one of the categories referred to in that subparagraph)” for “(as defined in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of )”, was terminated by . See Amendment notes above.

2001— substituted “subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of ” for “”.

1991— renumbered  as this section and substituted “3501(a)(1)(A)” for “1701(a)(1)(A)”.

1980— inserted “(as defined in )” after “person”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2006 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable with respect to a payment of educational assistance for a course of education pursued after , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except as otherwise specifically provided, see , set out as a note under .