---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 U.S.C. § 7504"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits"
number: "7504"
heading: "Agreement"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/7504"
units:
  - "Part V — Boards, Administrations, and Services"
  - "Chapter 75 — Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professionals Educational Assistance Program"
---

# §7504. Agreement


An agreement between the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) and a participant in the scholarship program under this chapter shall be in writing, shall be signed by the participant, and shall include—

- (1) the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1)’s agreement to provide the participant with financial assistance as authorized under this chapter;
- (2) the participant’s agreement—
  - (A) to accept such financial assistance;
  - (B) to maintain enrollment and attendance in the program of study described in [section 7501(a)(1) of this title](/usc/38/7501.md?p=a-1);
  - (C) while enrolled in such program, to maintain an acceptable level of academic standing (as determined by the [educational institution](/usc/38/3452.md?p=c) offering such program under regulations prescribed by the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1)); and
  - (D) after completion of the program, to serve as a full-time employee in the [Department](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) for a period of three years, to be served within the first six years after the participant has completed such program and received a degree or certificate described in [section 7501(a)(1) of this title](/usc/38/7501.md?p=a-1); and
- (3) any other terms and conditions that the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) considers appropriate for carrying out this chapter.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 111–163, title III, § 302(a), May 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 1148.)