Federal (United States) · Session law

Pub. L. 94-502 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to set a termination date for veterans’ educational benefits under chapters 34 and 36, to Increase vocational rehabilitation subsistence allowances, educational and training assistance allowances, and special allowances paid to eligible veterans and persons under chapters 31, 34, and 35; to extend the basic educational assistance eligibility for veterans and for certain dependents from thirty-six to forty-five months; to improve and expand the special programs for educationally disadvantaged veterans and servicemen under chapter 34; to improve and expand the education loan program for veterans and persons eligible for benefits under chapter 34 or 35; to create a new chapter 32 (Post-Vietnam Era Veterans’ Educational Assistance program) for those entering military service on or after January 1, 1977; to make other Improvements Ln the educational assistance program; to clarify, codify, and strengthen the administration of educational benefits to prevent or reduce abuse; to promote the employment of veterans by Improving and expanding the provisions governing the operation of Veterans’ Employment Service; and for other purposes.