§ 3109. — Entitlement to independent living services and assistance.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC3109]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
CHAPTER 31--TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-
CONNECTED DISABILITIES
Sec. 3109. Entitlement to independent living services and
assistance
In any case in which the Secretary has determined under section
3106(e) of this title that the achievement of a vocational goal by a
veteran currently is not reasonably feasible, such veteran shall be
entitled, in accordance with the provisions of section 3120 of this
title, to a program of independent living services and assistance
designed to enable such veteran to achieve maximum independence in daily
living.
(Added Pub. L. 96-466, title I, Sec. 101(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat.
2181, Sec. 1509; amended Pub. L. 99-576, title III, Sec. 333(b)(5), Oct.
28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3279; Pub. L. 101-237, title IV, Sec. 423(b)(1)(A),
Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered Sec. 3109 and amended Pub. L.
102-83, Sec. 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 104-275,
title I, Sec. 101(f)(2)(B), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3325.)
Prior Provisions
Prior section 3109 was renumbered section 5309 of this title.
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-275 substituted ``3106(e)'' for ``3106(d)''.
1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 1509 of this title as this
section and substituted ``3106(d)'' for ``1506(d)'' and ``3120'' for
``1520''.
1989--Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary'' for
``Administrator''.
1986--Pub. L. 99-576 inserted ``currently'' after first reference to
``veteran''.
Effective Date
Section effective Apr. 1, 1981, see section 802(a)(1) of Pub. L. 96-
466, set out as a note under section 3100 of this title.
