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10 U.S.C. § 2120 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2120. Definitions
In this subchapter:
(1) The term “program” means the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program provided for in this subchapter.
(2) The term “member of the program” means a person appointed a commissioned officer in a reserve component of the armed forces who is enrolled in the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program.
(3) The term “course of study” means education received at an accredited college, university, or institution in medicine, dentistry, or other health profession, leading, respectively, to a degree related to the health professions as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
(4) The term “specialized training” means advanced training in a health professions specialty received in an accredited program that is beyond the basic education required for appointment as a commissioned officer with a designation as a health professional.
(Added Pub. L. 92–426, § 2(a), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 717; amended Pub. L. 98–94, title XII, § 1268(13), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(k)(2), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VII, § 711(a)(2), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1108; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, § 725(a), (h)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1478, 1480.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1989—Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 101–189, § 725(h)(1), substituted “Scholarship and Financial Assistance program” for “Scholarship program”.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 101–189, § 725(a), added par. (4).
1987—Pub. L. 100–180 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter” in introductory text and in par. (1).
Pub. L. 100–26 inserted “The term” after each par. designation and struck out uppercase letter of first word after first quotation marks in each par. and substituted lowercase letter.
1983—Pub. L. 98–94 substituted a colon for a dash after “In this chapter” in text preceding par. (1).
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Demonstration Project on Service of Retired Nurse Corps Officers as Faculty at Civilian Nursing Schools
text: Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 597, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4479, as amended by Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(e)(8), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4375, which authorized the Secretary of Defense to conduct a demonstration project to encourage retired military nurses to serve as faculty at civilian nursing schools, expired on June 30, 2014.
10 U.S.C. § 2122 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2122. Eligibility for participation
(a) To be eligible for participation as a member of the program, a person must be a citizen of the United States and must—
(1) be accepted for admission to, or enrolled in, an institution in a course of study or selected to receive specialized training;
(2) sign an agreement that unless sooner separated he will—
(A) complete the educational phase of the program;
(B) accept an appropriate reappointment or designation within his military service, if tendered, based upon his health profession, following satisfactory completion of the program;
(C) participate in the intern program of his service if selected for such participation;
(D) participate in the residency program of his service, if selected, or be released from active duty for the period required to undergo civilian residency if selected for such training; and
(E) because of his sincere motivation and dedication to a career in the uniformed services, participate in military training while he is in the program, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense; and
(3) meet the requirements for appointment as a commissioned officer.
(b) The Secretary of Defense may require, as part of the agreement under subsection (a)(2), that a person must agree to accept, if offered, residency training in a health profession skill which has been designated by the Secretary as a critically needed wartime skill.
(Added Pub. L. 92–426, § 2(a), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 717; amended Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VII, § 712(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1112; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, § 725(c), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1479.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1989—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–189 substituted “study or selected to receive specialized training” for “study, as that term is defined in section 2120(3) of this title”.
1987—Pub. L. 100–180 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
10 U.S.C. § 2124 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2124. Members of the program: numbers appointed
(a) Authorized Number of Members of the Program.—
The number of persons who may be designated as members of the program for training in each health profession shall be as prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, except that the total number of persons so designated may not, at any time, exceed 6,300.
(b) Mental Health Professionals.—
Of the number of persons designated as members of the program at any time, 300 may be members of the program described in section 2121(a)(1)(B) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 92–426, § 2(a), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 718; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, § 672(i), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VII, §§ 711(a)(2), 712(b)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1108, 1112; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, § 725(g), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1480; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VII, § 717, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1404; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, § 524(b), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2285.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2009—Pub. L. 111–84 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “6,300” for “6,000”, and added subsec. (b).
1991—Pub. L. 102–190 substituted “except that the total number of persons so designated may not, at any time, exceed 6,000.” for “except that—
“(1) the total number of persons so designated in all of the programs authorized by this subchapter shall not, at any time, exceed 6,000; and
“(2) after September 30, 1991, of the total number of persons so designated, at least 2,500 shall be persons—
“(A) who are in the final two years of their course of study; and
“(B) who have agreed to accept, if offered, residency training in a health profession skill which has been designated by the Secretary as a critically needed wartime skill.”
1989—Par. (2). Pub. L. 101–189 inserted “after September 30, 1991,” after “(2)”.
1987—Pub. L. 100–180, § 712(b)(1), substituted “except that—” and pars. (1) and (2) for “except that the total number of persons so designated in all of the programs authorized by this subchapter shall not, at any time, exceed 6,000.”
Pub. L. 100–180, § 711(a)(2), substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.
1985—Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “6,000” for “5,000”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VII, § 712(b)(2), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1112, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1989.”
heading: Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, § 672(j), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 664, which provided that amendment made by that section was to take effect on Oct. 1, 1985, was repealed by Pub. L. 100–180, § 711(c)(1), (e)(1), eff. Dec. 4, 1987.
heading: Repeals
text: The directory language of, but not the amendment made by, Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, § 672(i), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 664, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by Pub. L. 100–180, § 711(c)(1), (e)(1), eff. Dec. 4, 1987.
10 U.S.C. § 2128 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2128. Accession bonus for members of the program
(a) Availability of Bonus.—
The Secretary of Defense may offer a person who enters into an agreement under section 2122(a)(2) of this title an accession bonus of not more than $20,000 as part of the agreement.
(b) Relation to Other Payments.—
An accession bonus paid a person under this section is in addition to any other amounts payable to the person under this subchapter.
(c) Repayment.—
A person who receives an accession bonus under this section, but fails to comply with the agreement under section 2122(a)(2) of this title or to commence or complete the active duty obligation imposed by section 2123 of this title, shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) or 373 of title 37.
(Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, § 623(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 152; amended Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VI, § 618(a)(1)(F), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1426.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior sections 2128 to 2130 were renumbered sections 16201 to 16203 of this title, respectively.
heading: Amendments
text: 2017—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–91 inserted “or 373” before “of title 37”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, § 623(c), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 152, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall apply with respect to agreements entered into under section 2122(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 28, 2008].”
10 U.S.C. § 2131 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2131. Reference to chapter 1606
Provisions of law relating to educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve under the Montgomery GI Bill program are set forth in chapter 1606 of this title (beginning with section 16131).
(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1663(b)(7), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3007.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior section 2131 was renumbered section 16131 of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2138 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2138. Savings provision
A member who entered into an agreement under this chapter before July 1, 1985, shall continue to be eligible for educational assistance in accordance with the terms of such agreement and of this chapter as in effect before such date.
(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title VII, § 705(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2567.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective July 1, 1985, applicable only to members of the Armed Forces who qualify for educational assistance under this chapter on or after such date, see section 705(b) of Pub. L. 98–525, set out as an Effective Date of 1984 Amendment note under section 16131 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2143 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2143. Educational assistance: amount
(a) Subject to subsection (b), an educational assistance program established under section 2141 of this title shall provide for payment by the Secretary concerned of educational expenses incurred for instruction at an accredited institution by a person entitled to such assistance under this chapter. Expenses for which payment may be made under this section include tuition, fees, books, laboratory fees, and shop fees for consumable materials used as part of classroom or laboratory instruction. Payments under this section shall be limited to those educational expenses normally incurred by students at the institution involved.
(b)
(1) The Secretary concerned shall establish the amount of educational assistance for a standard academic year (or the equivalent) to which a person becomes entitled under this chapter at the time of an enlistment described in section 2142 of this title. Depending on the needs of the service, different amounts may be established for different categories of persons or enlistments. The amount of educational assistance to which any person is entitled shall be adjusted in accordance with section 2145 of this title.
(2) The amount of educational assistance which may be provided to any person for a standard academic year (or the equivalent) may not exceed $1,200, adjusted in accordance with section 2145 of this title.
(c) In this section, the term “accredited institution” means a civilian college or university or a trade, technical, or vocational school in the United States (including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) that provides education at the postsecondary level and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association or by an accrediting agency or association recognized by the Secretary of Education.
(Added Pub. L. 96–342, title IX, § 901(a), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1112; amended Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, § 1231(18)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1161.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1987—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–180 inserted “the term” after “In this section,”.
10 U.S.C. § 2145 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2145. Adjustments of amount of educational assistance and of subsistence allowance
(a) Once each year, the Secretary of Defense shall adjust the amount of educational assistance which may be provided to any person in any standard academic year under section 2143 of this title, and the amount of the subsistence allowance authorized under section 2144 of this title for pursuit of a course of instruction on a full-time basis, in a manner consistent with the change over the preceding twelve-month period in the average actual cost of attendance at public institutions of higher education.
(b) In this section, the term “actual cost of attendance” has the meaning given the term “cost of attendance” by section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll).
(Added Pub. L. 96–342, title IX, § 901(a), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1113; amended Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, § 1231(18)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1161; Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 201(c)(2), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 98.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1993—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–35 substituted “has the meaning given the term ‘cost of attendance’ by section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll)” for “means the actual cost of attendance as determined by the Secretary of Education pursuant to section 411(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(a)(2)(B)(iv))”.
1987—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–180 inserted “the term” after “In this section,”.
10 U.S.C. § 2152 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2152. Joint professional military education: general requirements
(a) In General.—
The Secretary of Defense shall implement a comprehensive framework for the joint professional military education of officers, including officers nominated under section 661 of this title for the joint specialty.
(b) Joint Military Education Schools.—
The Secretary of Defense, with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall periodically review and revise the curriculum of each school of the National Defense University (and of any other joint professional military education school) to enhance the education and training of officers in joint matters. The Secretary shall require such schools to maintain rigorous standards for the military education of officers with the joint specialty.
(c) Other Professional Military Education Schools.—
The Secretary of Defense shall require that each Department of Defense school concerned with professional military education periodically review and revise its curriculum for senior and intermediate grade officers in order to strengthen the focus on—
(1) joint matters; and
(2) preparing officers for joint duty assignments.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(2), (b), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1897, 1900.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Subsecs. (b) and (c) of section 663 of this title, which were transferred to this section by Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(b), were based on Pub. L. 99–433, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1027.
heading: Amendments
text: 2004—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(b), transferred subsecs. (b) and (c) of section 663 of this title to end of this section. See Codification note above.
10 U.S.C. § 2153 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2153. Capstone course: newly selected general and flag officers
(a) Requirement.—
Each officer selected for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or, in the case of the Navy or the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, rear admiral (lower half) shall be required, after such selection, to attend a military education course designed specifically to prepare new general and flag officers to work with the other uniformed services.
(b) Waiver Authority.—
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Commerce, as applicable, may waive subsection (a)—
(A) in the case of an officer whose immediately previous assignment was in a joint duty assignment and who is thoroughly familiar with joint matters;
(B) when necessary for the good of the service;
(C) in the case of an officer whose proposed selection for promotion is based primarily upon scientific and technical qualifications for which joint requirements do not exist (as determined under regulations prescribed under section 619(e)(4) 1 of this title); and
(D) in the case of a medical officer, dental officer, veterinary officer, medical service officer, nurse, biomedical science officer, or chaplain.
(2) The authority of the Secretary of Defense to grant a waiver under paragraph (1) may only be delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, an Under Secretary of Defense, or an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Such a waiver may be granted only on a case-by-case basis in the case of an individual officer.
(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1897; amended Pub. L. 116–259, title II, § 205(b)(3), Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1167.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 619(e)(4) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(C), was repealed by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 931(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1734. See section 619a(f) of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–259, § 205(b)(3)(A), inserted “or the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” after “in the case of the Navy” and substituted “other uniformed services” for “other armed forces”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 116–259, § 205(b)(3)(B), inserted “or the Secretary of Commerce, as applicable,” after “the Secretary of Defense” in introductory provisions.
10 U.S.C. § 2154 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2154. Joint professional military education: three-phase approach
(a) Three-Phase Approach.—
The Secretary of Defense shall implement a three-phase approach to joint professional military education, as follows:
(1) There shall be a course of instruction, designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Phase I instruction, consisting of all the elements of a joint professional military education (as specified in section 2151(a) of this title), in addition to the principal curriculum taught to all officers at an intermediate level service school or at a joint intermediate level school.
(2) There shall be a course of instruction, designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Phase II instruction, consisting of—
(A) a joint professional military education curriculum taught in residence at, or offered through, the Joint Forces Staff College or a senior level service school that has been designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense as a joint professional military education institution; or
(B) a senior level service course of at least ten months that has been designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense as a joint professional military education course.
(3) There shall be a course of instruction, designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the Capstone course, for officers selected for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or, in the case of the Navy, rear admiral (lower half) and offered in accordance with section 2153 of this title.
(b) Sequenced Approach.—
The Secretary shall require the sequencing of joint professional military education so that the standard sequence of assignments for such education requires an officer to complete Phase I instruction before proceeding to Phase II instruction, as provided in section 2155(a) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1898; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 552(a)(1), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1412; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title V, § 506, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3356; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title V, § 554, Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 824.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2015—Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 114–92 inserted “, or offered through,” after “taught in residence at”.
2014—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted “consisting of—” for “consisting of a joint professional military education curriculum taught in residence at—” in introductory provisions, added subpars. (A) and (B), and struck out former subpars. (A) and (B) which read as follows:
“(A) the Joint Forces Staff College; or
“(B) a senior level service school that has been designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense as a joint professional military education institution.”
2011—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 112–81 inserted “or at a joint intermediate level school” before period at end.
10 U.S.C. § 2161 (ARMED FORCES)
[§ 2161. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LIII, § 5324(e)(1), formerly § 5324(g)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2137, renumbered § 5324(e)(1), Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, § 305(c)(3), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2367]
text: Section, added Pub. L. 96–450, title IV, § 406(a), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1980; amended Pub. L. 105–107, title V, § 501(a), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2261; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 543(a)(1), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4456; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title IX, § 922(a), (b)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1879, related to degree granting authority for the National Intelligence University.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective on the date on which the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence jointly submit the joint certifications required under section 3334a(b)(1) of Title 50, War and National Defense, see section 3334a(e)(2) of Title 50.
10 U.S.C. § 2168 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2168. Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center: degree of Associate or Bachelor of Arts in foreign language
(a) Subject to subsection (b), the Commandant of the Defense Language Institute may confer—
(1) an Associate of Arts degree in a foreign language upon any graduate of the Foreign Language Center of the Institute who fulfills the requirements for that degree; or
(2) a Bachelor of Arts degree in a foreign language upon any graduate of the Foreign Language Center of the Institute who fulfills the requirements for that degree.
(b) A degree may be conferred upon a student under this section only if the Provost of the Center certifies to the Commandant that the student has satisfied all the requirements prescribed for the degree.
(c) The authority provided by subsection (a) shall be exercised under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
(Added Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 531(a), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1104; amended Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, § 556(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1739.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2021—Pub. L. 117–81, § 556(a)(1), substituted “Associate or Bachelor” for “Associate” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–81, § 556(a)(2), amended subsec. (a). generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “Subject to subsection (b), the Commandant of the Defense Language Institute may confer an Associate of Arts degree in a foreign language upon any graduate of the Foreign Language Center of the Institute who fulfills the requirements for that degree.”