38 U.S. Code § 3104 - Scope of services and assistance
Prior section 3104 was renumbered section 5304 of this title.
2023—Subsec. (a)(12). Pub. L. 117–333, § 14(a), amended par. (12) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (12) read as follows: “For veterans with the most severe service-connected disabilities who require homebound training or self-employment, or both homebound training and self-employment, such license fees and essential equipment, supplies, and minimum stocks of materials as the Secretary determines to be necessary for such a veteran to begin employment and are within the criteria and cost limitations that the Secretary shall prescribe in regulations for the furnishing of such fees, equipment, supplies, and stocks.”
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 117–333, § 14(b), inserted “, including with respect to providing priority for services under subsection (a)(12) to veterans with the most severe service-connected disabilities who require homebound training or self-employment, or both homebound training and self-employment” after “determined by the Secretary”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117–333, § 4(a), added subsec. (e).
2018—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–177 added subsec. (d).
2016—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–315, § 402(a), inserted at end “To the maximum extent practicable, a course of education or training may be pursued by a veteran as part of a rehabilitation program under this chapter only if the course is approved for purposes of chapter 30 or 33 of this title. The Secretary may waive the requirement under the preceding sentence to the extent the Secretary determines appropriate.”
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–315, § 403, added subsec. (c).
1996—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104–275, § 101(d)(1)(A), substituted “the veteran has an employment handicap or” for “such veteran’s disability or disabilities cause” and inserted “reasonably” after “goal is”.
Subsec. (a)(7)(A). Pub. L. 104–275, § 101(d)(1)(B), struck out “(i)” after “assistance, including” and “, and (ii) job-readiness skills development and counseling under section 14(a)(2) of the Veterans’ Job Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) for a participant in a program of training under such Act” after “individual case”.
Subsec. (a)(12). Pub. L. 104–275, § 101(d)(1)(C), substituted “For veterans with the most severe service-connected disabilities who require” for “For the most severely disabled veterans requiring”.
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 104–275, § 101(d)(2), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “A program of independent living services and assistance may include the types of services and assistance described in section 702 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796a).”
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1504 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3108” for “1508”.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3485” for “1685”.
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 102–16 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), redesignated former cls. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, substituted “handling charges, licensing” for “and licensing”, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3112” for “1512”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–54 substituted “(29 U.S.C. 796a)” for “(29 U.S.C. 796)”.
1989—Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.
1988—Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 100–323 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).
Pub. L. 114–315, title IV, § 402(b), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1554, provided that:
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–275 effective Oct. 9, 1996, with amendment by section 101(d)(1)(C), (2) of Pub. L. 104–275 only applicable with respect to claims of eligibility or entitlement to services and assistance (including claims for extension of such services and assistance) under this chapter received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on or after Oct. 9, 1996, including those claims based on original applications, and applications seeking to reopen, revise, reconsider, or otherwise adjudicate or readjudicate on any basis claims for services and assistance under this chapter, see section 101(j) of Pub. L. 104–275, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
Pub. L. 102–16, § 3(b)(2), Mar. 22, 1991, 105 Stat. 49, provided that:
Pub. L. 100–323, § 16, May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 575, provided that:
Section effective Apr. 1, 1981, see section 802(a)(1) of Pub. L. 96–466, set out as a note under section 3100 of this title.
Pub. L. 109–461, title II, § 207, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3412, provided that:
During the period beginning on Oct. 1, 1980, and ending on Mar. 31, 1981, the provisions of section 3108 [formerly 1508] of this title, as added by Pub. L. 96–466, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2178, shall apply to veterans pursuing a program of vocational rehabilitation training under this chapter in the same manner as former section 1504 of this title applied to veterans pursuing such a program under this chapter on Sept. 30, 1980. See section 802(a)(4) of Pub. L. 96–466, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3100 of this title.