period of eligibility, war orphans’ educational assistance program

period of eligibility, war orphans’ educational assistance program Sec. 307. (a) Section 1712(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out “twenty-third birthday” each place where it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “twenty-sixth birth-day”. (b) In the case of any eligible person (within the meaning of section 1701(a)(1) or 1765(a) of title 38, United States Code) who is made eligible for educational assistance under the provisions of chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code, solely by virtue of the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section, and who on the effective date of this Act is below the age of twenty-six years, the period referred to in section 1712 of such title shall not end with respect to such person until the expiration of the five-year period which begins on the effective date of this Act, excluding from such five-year period any period of time which may elapse between the date on which application for benefits of such chapter 35 is filed on behalf of such person and the date of final approval of such application by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs; but in no event shall educational assistance under such chapter 35 be afforded to any eligible person beyond his thirty-first birthday by reason of this section.