[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR191.33]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 191_HOSTAGE RELIEF ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart D_Educational Benefits
 
Sec. 191.33  Administration of benefits.

    (a) Any person desiring benefits under this part shall apply in 
writing to the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration, 
Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. The application shall specify 
the benefits desired and the basis of eligibility for those benefits. 
The Secretary of State shall make determinations of eligibility for 
benefits under this part, and shall forward approved applications to the 
Veterans Administration and advise the applicant of the name and address 
of the office in the Veterans Administration that will counsel the 
eligible persons on how to obtain the benefits that have been approved. 
Persons whose applications are disapproved shall be advised of the 
reasons for the disapproval.
    (b) The Veterans Administration shall provide the same level and 
kind of assistance, including payments (by advancement or reimbursement) 
for authorized expenses up to the same maximum amounts, to spouses and 
children of hostages, and to Principals following their release from 
captivity as it does to eligible spouses and children of veterans and to 
eligible veterans, respectively, under chapters 35 and 36 of title 38, 
United States Code. The Veterans Administration shall, following 
consultation with the Secretary of State and under procedures it has 
established to administer section 1724 of title 38, United States Code, 
discontinue assistance for any individual whose conduct or progress is 
unsat isfactory under standards consistent with those established 
pursuant to such section 1724.
    (c) An Advisory Board shall be established to advise on eligibility 
for benefits under paragraphs (c) and (d) of Sec. Sec. 191.31 and 
191.32. The Board shall be composed of the Assistant Secretary of State 
for Administration as Chairperson, the Director of the Office of Medical 
Services of the Department of State, the Executive Director of the 
regional bureau of the Department of State in whose region the relevant 
hostile action occurred, the Director of Personnel or other designee of 
the applicable employing agency, and a representative of the Veterans 
Administration designated by the Administrator.
    (d) If an application is received from a spouse or child for 
extended training under Sec. 191.31(c), the Secretary of Administration 
shall determine with the advice of the Advisory Board whether the 
Principal, following release from captivity, is incapacitated by the 
hostage experience to the extent that (1) he or she has not returned to 
full-time active duty and is unlikely to be able to resume the normal 
duties of his or her position or career, or (2) in the event of a 
separation from Government service, a comparable position or career, for 
at least six months from the date the Principal is released from 
captivity. If the Secretary makes such a determination, he or she may 
approve, within the limits of Sec. 191.34, an application under Sec. 
191.31(c) for up to one year

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of education or training. If the Principal remains incapacitated, the 
Secretary may approve additional training or education up to the maximum 
authorized under Sec. 191.34.