38 U.S.C. § 1804

Vocational training and rehabilitation

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(a) Pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may provide vocational training under this section to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida if the Secretary determines that the achievement of a vocational goal by such child is reasonably feasible.(b) Any program of vocational training for a child under this section shall—(1) be designed in consultation with the child in order to meet the child’s individual needs;(2) be set forth in an individualized written plan of vocational rehabilitation; and(3) be designed and developed before the date specified in subsection (d)(3) so as to permit the beginning of the program as of the date specified in that subsection.(c)(1) A vocational training program for a child under this section—(A) shall consist of such vocationally oriented services and assistance, including such placement and post-placement services and personal and work adjustment training, as the Secretary determines are necessary to enable the child to prepare for and participate in vocational training or employment; and(B) may include a program of education at an institution of higher learning if the Secretary determines that the program of education is predominantly vocational in content.(2) A vocational training program under this section may not include the provision of any loan or subsistence allowance or any automobile adaptive equipment.(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subject to subsection (e)(2), a vocational training program under this section may not exceed 24 months.(2) The Secretary may grant an extension of a vocational training program for a child under this section for up to 24 additional months if the Secretary determines that the extension is necessary in order for the child to achieve a vocational goal identified (before the end of the first 24 months of such program) in the written plan of vocational rehabilitation formulated for the child pursuant to subsection (b).(3) A vocational training program under this section may begin on the child’s 18th birthday, or on the successful completion of the child’s secondary schooling, whichever first occurs, except that, if the child is above the age of compulsory school attendance under applicable State law and the Secretary determines that the child’s best interests will be served thereby, the vocational training program may begin before the child’s 18th birthday.(e)(1) A child who is pursuing a program of vocational training under this section and is also eligible for assistance under a program under chapter 35 of this title may not receive assistance under both such programs concurrently. The child shall elect (in such form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe) the program under which the child is to receive assistance.(2) The aggregate period for which a child may receive assistance under this section and chapter 35 of this title may not exceed 48 months (or the part-time equivalent thereof).(Added Pub. L. 104–204, title IV, § 421(b)(1), Sept. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 2924; amended Pub. L. 105–114, title IV, § 404(c), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2295; Pub. L. 108–183, title VII, § 708(a)(3), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2673.)Editorial NotesPrior Provisions

A prior section 1804 was renumbered section 3704 of this title.

Amendments

2003—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 108–183 substituted “section” for “subsection”.

1997—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–114, § 404(c)(1), substituted “shall—” for “shall be designed in consultation with the child in order to meet the child’s individual needs and shall be set forth in an individualized written plan of vocational rehabilitation.” and added pars. (1) to (3).

Subsec. (c)(1)(B). Pub. L. 105–114, § 404(c)(2), substituted “higher learning” for “higher education”.

Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 105–114, § 404(c)(3), added par. (3).

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 1997 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–114, title IV, § 404(d), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2295, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 1801 and 1806 of this title] shall take effect as of October 1, 1997.”

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1969–2023 · leading case: Robert E. Gollaher & Gollaher Constr., Inc., a Corp. v. United States, 419 F.2d 520 (9th Cir. 1969).

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Robert E. Gollaher & Gollaher Constr., Inc., a Corp. v. United States, 419 F.2d 520 (9th Cir. 1969). · cites it 2× “See 38 U.S.C. § 1804 (c) and 18 U.S.C. § 1010 .”

Buzinski v. Brown, 6 Vet. App. 360 (Vet. App. 1994). “manuals, and 38 U.S.C. § 1804 (d) [now 38 U.S.C. § 3704 (d)], both the V.”

Fitzgerald v. Cleland, 498 F. Supp. 341 (D. Me. 1980). “38 U.S.C. § 1804 (d). The Court finds plaintiffs’ argument in this respect unpersuasive.”

Rank v. Nimmo, 677 F.2d 692 (9th Cir. 1982). “38 U.S.C. § 1804 (d). Upon default by a veteran on his mortgage, the private lender must notify the VA within forty-five days, 38 C.”

Leeks v. Leeks, 570 A.2d 271 (D.C. 1989). “The purpose of this act was to enable a veteran of World War II to obtain guaranteed long-term low interest rate loans to be used in purchasing residential property or in constructing a dwelling on unimproved property owned by the veteran or occupied as his home.”

Leeks v. Leeks, 316 A.2d 859 (D.C. 1974). “Appellant claims that the statute which grants loan guarantees to veterans requires that the home be owned and occupied by the veteran and that any agreement whereby a veteran uses his loan guarantee to buy a home for someone else, is “contrary to the statutory policy and should…”

Simpson v. Cleland, 640 F.2d 1354 (D.C. Cir. 1981). “10 Appellees emphasize that neither 38 U.S.C. § 1804 (d), the statutory provision dealing with loan servicing nor the relevant regulations say anything about a mandatory “foreclosure avoidance” duty.”

In re Torrez v. Torrez, 827 F.2d 1299 (9th Cir. 1987). “at 645-46 (circumvention of 38 U.S.C. § 1804 (c)’s requirement that applicant for G.”

United States v. DeFilippo, 647 F. Supp. 1355 (S.D.N.Y. 1986). “The guaranteed home loan program was first authorized by the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 to assist veterans in readjusting to civilian life after their war service and has been extended repeatedly with various modifications not relevant to this proceeding.”

Jorman v. Vets. Admin. of the United States, 500 F. Supp. 460 (N.D. Ill. 1980). “38 U.S.C. § 1804 (d). Section 1804(d) belies the rigidity which defendant would read into the statutory duty of the Veterans Administration.”

Jorman v. Vets. Admin. of US, 500 F. Supp. 460 (N.D. Ill. 1980). “38 U.S.C. § 1804 (d). Section 1804(d) belies the rigidity which defendant would read into the statutory duty of the Veterans Administration.”

Rodney Wright v. Denis McDonough (Vet. App. 2023). “See 38 U.S.C. §§ 1804 (e)(1) ("A child who is pursuing a program of vocational training .”

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