special assistance for the educationally disadvantaged

special assistance for the educationally disadvantaged Sec. 306. (a) Subchapter III of chapter 34 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 302(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§ 1678. Special training for the educationally disadvantaged “(a) In the case of any eligible veteran who— “(1) has not received a secondary school diploma (or an equivalency certificate) at the time of his discharge from active duty, or “(2) in order to pursue a program of education for which he would otherwise be eligible, needs additional secondary school training, either refresher courses or deficiency courses, to qualify for admission to an appropriate educational institution, the Administrator may, without regard to so much of the provisions of section 1671 as prohibit the enrollment of an eligible veteran in a program of education in which he is ‘already qualified’, approve the enrollment of such veteran in an appropriate course or courses; except that no enrollment in adult evening secondary school courses shall lie approved in excess of half-time training as defined pursuant to section 1684 of this title. “(b) The Administrator shall pay to an eligible veteran pursuing a course or courses pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, an educational assistance allowance as provided in sections 1681 and 1682 of this chapter. “(c) The educational assistance allowance authorized by this section shall be paid without charge to any period of entitlement the veteran may have earned pursuant to section 1661(a) of this chapter.” (b) (1) The analysis at the head of chapter 34, title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 302(c) of this Act, is amended by adding immediately after “1677. Flight training.”. the following: “1678. Special training for the educationally disadvantaged.”. (2) Section 1661(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately after “subsection (c)” the following: “and in section 1678 of this chapter”. (c) Where the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs finds that an eligible veteran has since June 1, 1966, and prior to the enactment of this section, received educational assistance while pursuing a course 81 Stat. 189or courses of education to which he would have been entitled under section 1678 of title 38, United States Code, without charge to entitlement, he may restore to the veteran any period of entitlement expended in the pursuit of such course or courses.