---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 191.30"
title: "22"
number: "191.30"
heading: "Eligibility for benefits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/191.30"
---

# §191.30. Eligibility for benefits.

- (a) A spouse or unmarried dependent child aged 18 or above of a hostage as determined under [subpart A](/cfr/22/subpartA.md) of this subchapter shall be eligible for benefits under [§ 191.31](/cfr/22/191.31.md) of this subpart. (Certain limitations apply, however, to persons eligible for direct assistance through other programs of the Veterans Administration under chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code).
- (b) A Principal (see definition in [§ 191.3](/cfr/22/191.3.md)) designated as a hostage under [Subpart A](/cfr/22/subpartA.md) of this subchapter, who intends to change jobs or careers because of the hostage experience and who desires additional training for this purpose, shall be eligible for benefits under [§ 191.32](/cfr/22/191.32.md) of this part unless such person is eligible for comparable benefits under [title 38](/cfr/38.md) of the United States Code as determined by the Administrator of the Veterans Administration.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Hostage Relief Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-449 and sec. 4 of Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 2658)).

### Source

Source: 46 FR 17543, Mar. 19, 1981, unless otherwise noted.