# 38 U.S.C. § 3001: Purposes

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## Section

- **Citation:** 38 U.S.C. § 3001
- **Heading:** Purposes
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS > PART III—READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS > CHAPTER 30—ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER I—PURPOSES › DEFINITIONS

## Text

to provide a new educational assistance program to assist in the readjustment of members of the Armed Forces to civilian life after their separation from military service;

(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title VII, § 702(a)(1) , Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2553 , § 1401; amended Pub. L. 100–48, § 5 , June 1, 1987 , 101 Stat. 331 ; renumbered § 3001, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 .)

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