United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1998_register executive 2010-09-24 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1bdff1e41 D09002ee1bdff1ef4 United States Department of Defense originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Coast Guard originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Department of Veterans Affairs originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance and educational benefits regulations relating to certain elections between benefits. VA has provided by regulation that after a veteran seeks to make an election to have service in the Selected Reserve credited toward payment under the Montgomery GI Bill-- Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) program or under the Montgomery GI Bill-- Active Duty (MGIB-AD) program, the election will take effect when the individual has negotiated a check issued under the program she or he has elected. In order to adapt the regulations to the new system of electronic transfers, these election provisions are changed to make the election effective either upon negotiation of a check or electronic receipt of education benefits. VA has provided by regulation that an election to receive benefits under Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) for a program of education rather than pension, compensation, or Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) will take effect when the individual has commenced a program of education and negotiated a check issued under the program she or he has elected. In order to adapt the regulations to the new system of electronic transfers and to ensure that decisions are made with knowledge, these election provisions are changed to require a written election to be submitted and to make the election effective either upon negotiation of a check or electronic receipt of education benefits. Nonsubstantive changes are also made for purposes of clarity and to reflect current statutory codification and authority. This final rule also involves collections of information. 63 FR 45717 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-08-27/98-22856 98-22856 fr27au98-23 RIN 2900-AH88 8320-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-08-27/98-22856 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-08-27/html/98-22856.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-08-27/pdf/98-22856.pdf 3 p. 45717 45719 63 FR 45717 Title 38 Part 21 38 CFR Part 21 RIN 2900-AH88 Election of Education Benefits; Federal Register Vol. 63, Issue RULE 98-22856 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Coast Guard DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 8320-01-P 98-22856 Final rule.

This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance and educational benefits regulations relating to certain elections between benefits. VA has provided by regulation that after a veteran seeks to make an election to have service in the Selected Reserve credited toward payment under the Montgomery GI Bill-- Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) program or under the Montgomery GI Bill-- Active Duty (MGIB-AD) program, the election will take effect when the individual has negotiated a check issued under the program she or he has elected. In order to adapt the regulations to the new system of electronic transfers, these election provisions are changed to make the election effective either upon negotiation of a check or electronic receipt of education benefits. VA has provided by regulation that an election to receive benefits under Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) for a program of education rather than pension, compensation, or Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) will take effect when the individual has commenced a program of education and negotiated a check issued under the program she or he has elected. In order to adapt the regulations to the new system of electronic transfers and to ensure that decisions are made with knowledge, these election provisions are changed to require a written election to be submitted and to make the election effective either upon negotiation of a check or electronic receipt of education benefits. Nonsubstantive changes are also made for purposes of clarity and to reflect current statutory codification and authority. This final rule also involves collections of information.

September 28, 1998. William G. Susling, Jr., Education Adviser, Education Service (225C), Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, (202) 273-7187. Vol. 63, no. 166 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1998-08-27 continuing daily deposited born digital 283 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-08-27 P0b002ee180a717a8 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr27au98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-08-27 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-08-27/pdf/FR-1998-08-27.pdf fdlp 45661 45931 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1998-08-27 machine generated eng FR FR-1998-08-27 63 166