Department of Veterans Affairs Disapproval of Courses Offered by Public Institutions of Higher Learning That Do Not Charge Veterans In-State Tuition Rate for Purposes of Selected Reserve Educational Assistance Program
Section 2 · Sec. 2 ·
What this chapter is about
This part changes an older law. It adds a new chapter to a list in that law. The list is about in state tuition. The change starts with school terms in August 2026.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“Subsection (c) of section 3679 of title 38, United States Code, is amended”
Subsection (a) names the provision the Act changes: subsection (c) of section 3679 of title 38, United States Code. Three numbered edits follow, reaching paragraphs (1), (2) and (6) of that subsection. This Act does not state what section 3679 says.
What the document actually says
“Subsection (c) of section 3679 of title 38, United States Code, is amended”
That sentence, in plain words
This part changes one piece of an older law. That law is about schools and veterans.
What this is about
The older law sits in title 38 of the United States Code. That title covers veterans. Three changes follow this line.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“in paragraph (1), by inserting ", or chapter 1606 of title 10," after "chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of this title";”
The first edit inserts the words ", or chapter 1606 of title 10," into paragraph (1) of section 3679(c), placing them after the existing reference to chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of title 38. Chapter 1606 of title 10 is the Selected Reserve educational assistance program named in the section's own heading.
What the document actually says
“in paragraph (1), by inserting ", or chapter 1606 of title 10," after "chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of this title";”
That sentence, in plain words
This part adds words to a list in an older law. The added words name chapter 1606 of title 10.
What this is about
Title 10 is the part of the law about the armed forces. Chapter 1606 there is a school aid program for the Selected Reserve. Adding it to the list puts that program under the same rule as the others.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“(E) An individual who is entitled to assistance under section 16131 of title 10.”
The second edit adds a new subparagraph (E) at the end of paragraph (2) of section 3679(c). The words it adds are the whole of the quotation: an individual who is entitled to assistance under section 16131 of title 10. This Act does not state what paragraph (2) does with the people it lists.
What the document actually says
“(E) An individual who is entitled to assistance under section 16131 of title 10.”
That sentence, in plain words
The new words name a person. It is someone who can get help under section 16131 of title 10.
What this is about
That section of the armed forces law is about school aid for reserve members. The older law has a list of people. This adds one more kind of person to it.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“in paragraph (6), by inserting ", or chapter 1606 of title 10" before the period at the end.”
The third edit inserts a reference to chapter 1606 of title 10 into paragraph (6) of section 3679(c), placed before the period that ends the paragraph. The inserted words carry no comma at the end, unlike the words inserted into paragraph (1).
What the document actually says
“in paragraph (6), by inserting ", or chapter 1606 of title 10" before the period at the end.”
That sentence, in plain words
This part puts the same words into another spot. They go just before the full stop at the end.
What this is about
The older law has more than one place that lists chapters. This change reaches the sixth one. It uses almost the same words as the first change.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“Subsection (e) of such section is amended”
Subsection (b) makes what the Act calls conforming amendments, all of them to subsection (e) of the same section 3679 of title 38. Three edits follow: one insertion, in paragraph (1)(A), and two strike and insert pairs, in paragraph (1)(B) and in paragraph (2).
What the document actually says
“Subsection (e) of such section is amended”
That sentence, in plain words
This part changes another piece of the same older law.
What this is about
The law calls these changes conforming. That means they keep the rest of the wording in step with the main change. They all touch part (e).
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“in subparagraph (A), by inserting ", or chapter 1606 of title 10," after "chapter 31, 33, or 35 of this title"”
The first conforming edit inserts the chapter 1606 reference into subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subsection (e), after the reference to chapter 31, 33, or 35 of title 38. The list quoted here names three chapters, where the list in subsection (a)(1) named four.
What the document actually says
“in subparagraph (A), by inserting ", or chapter 1606 of title 10," after "chapter 31, 33, or 35 of this title"”
That sentence, in plain words
Here the same new words go after a short list of chapters.
What this is about
This list is shorter than the one in the first change. It names three chapters, not four. The new words go right after them.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“by striking "chapter 31 33, or 35 of this title" and inserting "chapter 31, 33, or 35 of this title, or chapter 1606 of title 10"”
The remaining two conforming edits, in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) and in paragraph (2) of subsection (e), are worded identically and are recorded here once. The struck phrase and the inserted phrase differ in two ways: the inserted phrase carries a comma after 31, and it adds the reference to chapter 1606 of title 10.
What the document actually says
“by striking "chapter 31 33, or 35 of this title" and inserting "chapter 31, 33, or 35 of this title, or chapter 1606 of title 10"”
That sentence, in plain words
This takes out some words and puts new words in their place. The new words add chapter 1606 of title 10.
What this is about
The words taken out and the words put in are close. The new set has one more comma. It also names the new chapter. The law makes this same change in two spots.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act”
The amendments made by section 2 take effect on the date this Act was enacted. The Act was approved December 12, 2025.
What the document actually says
“The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act”
That sentence, in plain words
The changes start on the day the law was signed.
What this is about
That day was December 12, 2025.
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The document says “shall apply”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“shall apply with respect to an academic period that begins on or after August 1, 2026.”
The same subsection sets a second date. Although the amendments take effect on enactment, they apply with respect to an academic period that begins on or after August 1, 2026. The Act does not define academic period.
What the document actually says
“shall apply with respect to an academic period that begins on or after August 1, 2026.”
That sentence, in plain words
The changes only cover school terms that start on August 1, 2026, or later.
What this is about
So a term that starts before that date is not covered. The law does not say what counts as a school term.
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Every amendment the section makes: the provision it names, the place within that provision, and the words it inserts or strikes. The effective date and the date from which the amendments apply are recorded separately, because they are different things.
The two conforming strike and insert edits are recorded once, because their wording is identical. The approval line and the legislative history the Government Publishing Office prints after the last section are held out of the indexed text.
The section works entirely by amending section 3679 of title 38, United States Code, and that statute is not indexed here. So this record says what words this Act moves and where it puts them, and does not say what section 3679 required before the amendment or requires after it. The chapters the inserted words point to, chapter 1606 of title 10 and section 16131 of title 10, are likewise not indexed here.
