38 USC § 3697 - Funding of contract educational and vocational counseling

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s3697"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "38 USC § 3697 - Funding of contract educational and vocational counseling"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "3697"
section_name: "Funding of contract educational and vocational counseling"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
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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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. B, title XIII, § 1302(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4127, § 1797; amended Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(B), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; Pub. L. 102–16, § 2(b)(3), Mar. 22, 1991, 105 Stat. 49; renumbered § 3697 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 103–446, title VI, § 609(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4673; Pub. L. 110–252, title V, § 5003(b)(2)(A)(vi), June 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2375.)"
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# § 3697. Funding of contract educational and vocational counseling

**(a)** Subject to subsection (b) of this section, educational or vocational counseling services obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs by contract and provided to an individual under section 3697A of this title or to an individual applying for or receiving benefits under section 1524 or chapter 30, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of this title, or chapter 106 of title 10, shall be paid for out of funds appropriated, or otherwise available, to the Department of Veterans Affairs for payment of readjustment benefits.

**(b)** Payments under this section shall not exceed $6,000,000 in any fiscal year.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. B, title XIII, § 1302(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4127, § 1797; amended Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(B), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; Pub. L. 102–16, § 2(b)(3), Mar. 22, 1991, 105 Stat. 49; renumbered § 3697 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 103–446, title VI, § 609(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4673; Pub. L. 110–252, title V, § 5003(b)(2)(A)(vi), June 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2375.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2008—Subsec. (a).  inserted “33,” after “32,”.

1994—Subsec. (b).  substituted “$6,000,000” for “$5,000,000”.

1991—, renumbered  as this section.

Subsec. (a). , substituted “3697A” for “1797A” and “1524” for “524”.

inserted “under  or to an individual” after “individual”.

1989—Subsec. (a).  substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration” wherever appearing.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

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### Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

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