38 U.S.C. § 3491 : US Code - Section 3491: Elementary and secondary education and preparatory educational assistance

Search 38 U.S.C. § 3491 : US Code - Section 3491: Elementary and secondary education and preparatory educational assistance

(a) In the case of any eligible veteran who -
(1) has not received a secondary school diploma (or an
equivalency certificate), or
(2) is not on active duty and who, in order to pursue a program
of education for which the veteran would otherwise be eligible,
needs refresher courses, deficiency courses, or other preparatory
or special educational assistance to qualify for admission to an
appropriate educational institution,
the Secretary may, without regard to so much of the provisions of
section 3471 of this title as prohibit the enrollment of an
eligible veteran in a program of education in which the veteran is
"already qualified", approve the enrollment of such veteran in an
appropriate course or courses or other special educational
assistance program.
(b)(1) The Secretary shall pay to an eligible veteran pursuing a
course or courses or program pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this
section, an educational assistance allowance as provided in
sections 3481 and 3482(a) or (b) of this title.
(2) The Secretary shall pay to an eligible veteran described in
subsection (a)(1) of this section who is pursuing a course or
courses or program under this subchapter for the purpose of
attaining a secondary school diploma (or an equivalency
certificate) an educational assistance allowance (A) at the rate of
established charges for tuition and fees required of similarly
circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same course, courses, or
program, or (B) at the institutional full-time rate provided in
section 3482(a) of this title, whichever is the lesser.
(c) The provisions of section 3473(d)(1) (!1) of this title,
relating to the disapproval of enrollment in certain courses, shall
be applicable to the enrollment of an eligible veteran who, while
serving on active duty, enrolls in one or more courses under this
subchapter for the purpose of attaining a secondary school diploma
(or an equivalency certificate).