38 U.S.C. § 3461 : US Code - Section 3461: Eligibility; entitlement; duration

Search 38 U.S.C. § 3461 : US Code - Section 3461: Eligibility; entitlement; duration

ENTITLEMENT
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) and in the second
sentence of this subsection, each eligible veteran shall be
entitled to educational assistance under this chapter or chapter 36
for a period of one and one-half months (or the equivalent thereof
in part-time educational assistance) for each month or fraction
thereof of the veteran's service on active duty after January 31,
1955. If an eligible veteran has served a period of 18 months or
more on active duty after January 31, 1955, and has been released
from such service under conditions that would satisfy the veteran's
active duty obligation, the veteran shall be entitled to
educational assistance under this chapter for a period of 45 months
(or the equivalent thereof in part-time educational assistance). In
the case of any person serving on active duty on December 31, 1976,
or a person whose eligibility is based on section 3452(a)(1)(B) of
this chapter, the ending date for computing such person's
entitlement shall be the date of such person's first discharge or
release from active duty after December 31, 1976.
ENTITLEMENT LIMITATIONS
(b) Whenever the period of entitlement under this section of an
eligible veteran who is enrolled in an educational institution
regularly operated on the quarter or semester system ends during a
quarter or semester, such period shall be extended to the
termination of such unexpired quarter or semester. In educational
institutions not operated on the quarter or semester system,
whenever the period of eligibility ends after a major portion of
the course is completed such period shall be extended to the end of
the course or for twelve weeks, whichever is the lesser period.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) and in subchapter V of
this chapter, no eligible veteran shall receive educational
assistance under this chapter in excess of 45 months.