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title: "38 U.S.C. § 3315A"
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description: "National tests"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 38
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title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
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chapter_number: "33"
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chapter_name: "POST–9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE"
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section: "3315A"
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citation: "38 U.S.C. § 3315A"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 3315A - National tests
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## Text
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(a) In General.— An individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter shall also be entitled to educational assistance for the following:
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(1) A national test for admission to an institution of higher learning as described in the last sentence of section 3452(b).
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(2) A national test providing an opportunity for course credit at an institution of higher learning as so described.
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(3) A national test that evaluates prior learning and knowledge and provides an opportunity for course credit at an institution of higher learning as so described.
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(b) Amount.— The amount of educational assistance payable under this chapter for a test described in subsection (a) is the lesser of—
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(1) the fee charged for the test; or
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(2) the amount of entitlement available to the individual under this chapter at the time of payment for the test under this section.
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(c) Charge Against Entitlement.— The number of months of entitlement charged an individual under this chapter for a test described in subsection (a) shall be pro-rated based on the actual amount of the fee charged for the test relative to the rate for 1 month payable—
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(1) for the academic year beginning on August 1, 2011, $1,460; or
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(2) for an academic year beginning on any subsequent August 1, the amount for the previous academic year beginning on August 1 under this subsection, as increased by the percentage increase equal to the most recent percentage increase determined under section 3015(h).
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(Added Pub. L. 111–377, title I, § 108(a)(1), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4118; amended Pub. L. 115–48, title I, § 108(b), Aug. 16, 2017, 131 Stat. 978.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2017—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 115–48, § 108(b)(1), added par. (3). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–48, § 108(b)(2), in introductory provisions, substituted “shall be pro-rated based on the actual amount of the fee charged for the test relative to the rate for 1 month payable” for “shall be determined at the rate of one month (rounded to the nearest whole month) for each amount paid that equals”.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 2017 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–48 applicable to a test taken on or after Aug. 1, 2018, see section 108(d) of Pub. L. 115–48, set out as a note under section 3315 of this title.
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Effective DatePub. L. 111–377, title I, § 108(b), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4119, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect on August 1, 2011, and shall apply with respect to national tests taken on or after that date.”
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