# 38 U.S.C. § 3013: Duration of basic educational assistance

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## Section

- **Citation:** 38 U.S.C. § 3013
- **Heading:** Duration of basic educational assistance
- **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 II—BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

## Text

Subject to section 3695 of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each individual entitled to basic educational assistance under section 3011 of this title is entitled to 36 months of educational assistance benefits under this chapter (or the equivalent thereof in part-time educational assistance).

(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title VII, § 702(a)(1) , Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2557 , § 1413; amended Pub. L. 99–576, title III, § 321(3) , Oct. 28, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3277 ; Pub. L. 100–689, title I , §§ 102(b)(2), 103(b)(2), 111(a)(4), Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4163 , 4165, 4171; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(a)(2) , Dec. 18, 1989 , 103 Stat. 2091 ; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 561(b)(1) , Nov. 5, 1990 , 104 Stat. 1573 ; renumbered § 3013 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 102–127, § 2(a) , Oct. 10, 1991 , 105 Stat. 619 ; Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLIV, § 4404(b)(2) , Oct. 23, 1992 , 106 Stat. 2706 ; Pub. L. 104–275, title I, § 106(b)(2) , Oct. 9, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3329 ; Pub. L. 106–419, title I, § 103(c) , Nov. 1, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1826 ; Pub. L. 107–103, title I, § 103(a) , (d), Dec. 27, 2001 , 115 Stat. 979 .)

## Nearby sections

- [38 U.S.C. § 3001 Purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s3001.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 3002 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s3002.md)
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- [38 U.S.C. § 3012 Basic educational assistance entitlement for service in the Selected Reserve](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s3012.md)
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- [38 U.S.C. § 3014 Payment of basic educational assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s3014.md)
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- [38 U.S.C. § 3016 Inservice enrollment in a program of education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s3016.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 3017 Death benefit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s3017.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 3018 Opportunity for certain active-duty personnel to withdraw election not to enroll](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s3018.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 3018A Opportunity for certain active-duty personnel to enroll before being involuntarily separated from service](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s3018A.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 3018B Opportunity for certain persons to enroll](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s3018B.md)
- [38 U.S.C. § 3018C Opportunity for certain VEAP participants to enroll](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s3018C.md)

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