# 38 U.S.C. § 3108: Allowances

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## Section

- **Citation:** 38 U.S.C. § 3108
- **Heading:** Allowances
- **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 31—TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES

## Text

Except in the case of a veteran who makes an election under subsection (f) of this section and subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection, each veteran shall be paid a subsistence allowance in accordance with this section during a period determined by the Secretary to be a period of such veteran’s participation under this chapter in a rehabilitation program.

(Added Pub. L. 96–466, title I, § 101(a) , Oct. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2178 , § 1508; amended Pub. L. 97–306, title II, § 205(a) , Oct. 14, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1434 ; Pub. L. 98–525, title VII, § 703(a) , Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2564 ; Pub. L. 98–543, title II, § 201 , Oct. 24, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2740 ; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV , §§ 402(a), 423(b)(1), Dec. 18, 1989 , 103 Stat. 2078 , 2092; Pub. L. 102–16, § 3(c) , Mar. 22, 1991 , 105 Stat. 49 ; renumbered § 3108 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 102–568, title IV, § 405(a) , (b), Oct. 29, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4338 , 4339; Pub. L. 103–446, title VI, § 602(b) , Nov. 2, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4671 ; Pub. L. 104–275, title I, § 101(g) , Oct. 9, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3325 ; Pub. L. 109–461, title X, § 1002(b) , Dec. 22, 2006 , 120 Stat. 3465 ; Pub. L. 111–377, title II, § 205(a) , Jan. 4, 2011 , 124 Stat. 4126 ; Pub. L. 112–154, title VII, § 701(b) , Aug. 6, 2012 , 126 Stat. 1203 ; Pub. L. 114–58, title VI, § 601(15) , Sept. 30, 2015 , 129 Stat. 539 .)

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