---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 U.S.C. § 104"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits"
number: "104"
heading: "Approval of educational institutions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/104"
units:
  - "Part I — General Provisions"
  - "Chapter 1 — General"
---

# §104. Approval of educational institutions

- (a) For the purpose of determining whether or not benefits are payable under this title (except [chapter 35](/usc/38/chptIII/ch35.md) of this title) for a [child](/usc/38/101.md?p=4-A) over the age of eighteen years and under the age of twenty-three years who is attending a school, college, academy, seminary, technical institute, university, or other [educational institution](/usc/38/3452.md?p=c), the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) may approve or disapprove such [educational institutions](/usc/38/3452.md?p=c).
- (b) The [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) may not approve an [educational institution](/usc/38/3452.md?p=c) under this section unless such institution has agreed to report to the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) the termination of attendance of any [child](/usc/38/101.md?p=4-A). If any [educational institution](/usc/38/3452.md?p=c) fails to report any such termination promptly, the approval of the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) shall be withdrawn.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1110; Pub. L. 91–24, § 1(c), June 11, 1969, 83 Stat. 33; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(3), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3290; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.

1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “report to the Administrator” for “report to him”.

1969—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–24 substituted “the age of twenty-three years” for “the age of twenty-one years”.