# 38 U.S.C. § 3016: Inservice enrollment in a program of education

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## Section

- **Citation:** 38 U.S.C. § 3016
- **Heading:** Inservice enrollment in a program of education
- **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

first becomes a member or first enters on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces after June 30, 1985 , and does not make an election under section 3011(c)(1) or section 3012(d)(1);

(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title VII, § 702(a)(1) , Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2558 , § 1416; amended Pub. L. 99–576, title III, § 321(4) , Oct. 28, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3278 ; Pub. L. 100–689, title I, § 103(b)(4) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4165 ; renumbered § 3016 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 .)

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