Duration of rehabilitation programs

In any case in which the Secretary is unable to determine whether it currently is reasonably feasible for a veteran to achieve a vocational goal, the period of extended evaluation under section 3106(c) of this title may not exceed twelve months, except that such period may be extended for additional periods of up to six months each if the Secretary determines before granting any such extension that it is reasonably likely that, during the period of any such extension, a determination can be made whether the achievement of a vocational goal is reasonably feasible in the case of such veteran.

(Added Pub. L. 96–466, title I, § 101(a) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2176 , § 1505; amended Pub. L. 99–576, title III, § 333(b)(3) , Oct. 28, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3279 ; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A) , Dec. 18, 1989 , 103 Stat. 2092 ; renumbered § 3105 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 104–275, title I, § 101(e) , Oct. 9, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3324 ; Pub. L. 107–103, title I, § 103(c)(1) , Dec. 27, 2001 , 115 Stat. 979 ; Pub. L. 110–389, title III, § 331 , Oct. 10, 2008 , 122 Stat. 4170 ; Pub. L. 112–56, title II, § 233(a)(2) , Nov. 21, 2011 , 125 Stat. 720 ; Pub. L. 115–407, title I, § 101 , Dec. 31, 2018 , 132 Stat. 5369 ; Pub. L. 117–333, § 3(c)(2) , Jan. 5, 2023 , 136 Stat. 6127 .)