38 USC § 7621 - Authority for program
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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s7621"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "38 USC § 7621 - Authority for program"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "7621"
section_name: "Authority for program"
chapter_number: 76
chapter_name: "HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 100–322, title II, § 216(b), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 525, § 4321; renumbered § 7621, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(2)(B)(vi), (b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403–405.)"
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# § 7621. Authority for program
As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the Secretary shall carry out a tuition reimbursement program under this subchapter. The program shall be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Education Tuition Reimbursement Program (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Tuition Reimbursement Program”).
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 100–322, title II, § 216(b), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 525, § 4321; renumbered § 7621, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(2)(B)(vi), (b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403–405.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
1991— renumbered as this section.
substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” and “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”.