republic-os/legal/us/code/title-38/chapter-76/section-7631.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, corpus, kind, title_number, title_name, chapter_number, chapter_name, section, citation, status, release_point, release_date, source, source_url, source_identifier, source_file, source_hash, raw_snapshot_hash, text_hash, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	corpus	kind	title_number	title_name	chapter_number	chapter_name	section	citation	status	release_point	release_date	source	source_url	source_identifier	source_file	source_hash	raw_snapshot_hash	text_hash	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
LegalText	38 U.S.C. § 7631	Periodic adjustments in amount of assistance	us	united_states_code	code_section	38	VETERANS’ BENEFITS	76	HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	7631	38 U.S.C. § 7631	current	119-100	2026-06-26	official	https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc38@119-100.zip	/us/usc/t38/s7631	data/legal/raw/us/code/title-38/usc38.xml	07ce42cea96d9c42991ca64813c8aa43ae6b9b02507150ccc40fa23f0bb5972f	372998691b72ade88787dfa7633dbda4954bd1b037ec7926c5e06e9b1d17fc66	93462f86684f1e06ab672ab5123827a29dfb1acc4d790919d59b9aca7a3d8e6f	2026-07-04	official	legal us-code

38 U.S.C. § 7631 - Periodic adjustments in amount of assistance

Text

(a) (1) Whenever there is a general Federal pay increase, the Secretary shall increase the maximum monthly stipend amount, the maximum tuition reimbursement amount, the maximum Selected Reserve member stipend amount, the maximum employee incentive scholarship amount, the maximum education debt reduction payments amount, and the maximum specialty education loan repayment amount. Any such increase shall take effect with respect to any school year that ends in the fiscal year in which the pay increase takes effect.

(2) The amount of any increase under paragraph (1) of this subsection is the previous maximum amount under that paragraph multiplied by the overall percentage of the adjustment in the rates of pay under the General Schedule made under the general Federal pay increase. Such amount shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) The term “maximum monthly stipend amount” means the maximum monthly stipend that may be paid to a participant in the Scholarship Program specified in section 7613(b) of this title and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.

(2) The term “maximum tuition reimbursement amount” means the maximum amount of tuition reimbursement provided to a participant in the Tuition Reimbursement Program specified in section 7622(e) of this title and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.

(3) The term “maximum Selected Reserve member stipend amount” means the maximum amount of assistance provided to a person receiving assistance under subchapter V of this chapter, as specified in section 7653 of this title and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.

(4) The term “maximum employee incentive scholarship amount” means the maximum amount of the scholarship payable to a participant in the Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Incentive Scholarship Program under subchapter VI of this chapter, as specified in section 7673(b)(1) of this title and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.

(5) The term “maximum education debt reduction payments amount” means the maximum amount of education debt reduction payments payable to a participant in the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program under subchapter VII of this chapter, as specified in section 7683(d)(1) of this title and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.

(6) The term “general Federal pay increase” means an adjustment (if an increase) in the rates of pay under the General Schedule under subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5.

(7) The term “specialty education loan repayment amount” means the maximum amount of specialty education loan repayment payments payable to or for a participant in the Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program under subchapter VIII of this chapter, as specified in section 7694(c)(1) of this title and as previously adjusted (if at all) in accordance with this section.

(Added Pub. L. 100–322, title II, § 216(b), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 528, § 4331; amended Pub. L. 101–366, title II, § 205(b), Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 441; renumbered § 7631 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), (d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238, 239; Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(e)(10), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 287; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405; Pub. L. 107–135, title I, §§ 101(f), (g), 102(d)(1), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2448, 2449; Pub. L. 115–182, title III, § 303(b)(1)(D), June 6, 2018, 132 Stat. 1466.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments2018—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–182, § 303(b)(1)(D)(i), struck out “and” after “scholarship amount,” and inserted “, and the maximum specialty education loan repayment amount” after “reduction payments amount”. Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 115–182, § 303(b)(1)(D)(ii), added par. (7). 2002—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–135, §§ 101(f)(1), 102(d)(1)(A), substituted “the maximum Selected Reserve member stipend amount, the maximum employee incentive scholarship amount, and the maximum education debt reduction payments amount” for “and the maximum Selected Reserve member stipend amount”. Subsec. (b)(1) to (3). Pub. L. 107–135, § 101(g), substituted “this section” for “this subsection” in pars. (1) to (3). Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 107–135, § 101(f)(2)(B), added par. (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (6). Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 107–135, § 102(d)(1)(B), added par. (5). Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 107–135, § 101(f)(2)(A), redesignated par. (4) as (6). 1991—Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(b)(1), renumbered section 4331 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “7613(b)” for “4313(b)”. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “7622(e)” for “4322(e)”. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “7653” for “4353”. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 102–54 amended subsec. (b)(4) as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102–40 by substituting “chapter 53” for “chapter 51”. 1990—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–366, § 205(b)(1), substituted “stipend amount,” for “stipend amount and” and “reimbursement amount, and the maximum Selected Reserve member stipend amount” for “reimbursement amount”. Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 101–366, § 205(b)(2), added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Adjustment of Maximum Education Debt Reduction Payments AmountPub. L. 107–135, title I, § 102(d)(2), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2449, prohibited an increase of the maximum education debt reduction payments amount in calendar year 2002.

TransitionPub. L. 100–322, title II, § 216(d), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 530, provided that: “Section 4331 [now 7631] of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (b), shall not apply with respect to a school year ending during fiscal year 1988.”