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title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 3483 - Approval of courses

## Text

An eligible veteran shall receive the benefits of this chapter while enrolled in a course of education offered by an educational institution only if such course is approved in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I 11 See References in Text note below. of chapter 36 of this title.

(Added Pub. L. 89–358, § 2, Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 19, § 1685; renumbered § 1686, Pub. L. 90–77, title III, § 304(a), Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 186; renumbered § 1683, Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 401(7), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1090; renumbered § 3483, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextSubchapter I of chapter 36 of this title, referred to in text, was redesignated subchapter II (§ 3670 et seq.) of chapter 36 of this title by Pub. L. 117–333, § 2(a)(1), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6122.

Amendments1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1683 of this title as this section.