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10 U.S.C. § 1765 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1765. Competency development
For each acquisition workforce career field, the Secretary of Defense shall—
(1) establish, for the civilian personnel in that career field, defined proficiency standards and technical and nontechnical competencies which shall be used in personnel qualification assessments; and
(2) assign resources to accomplish such technical and nontechnical competencies.
(Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title VIII, § 861(i)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1518.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Deadline for Implementation
text: Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title VIII, § 861(i)(3), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1519, provided that: “Not later than the end of the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019], the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the requirements of section 1765 of title 10, United States Code (as added by paragraph (1)).”
10 U.S.C. § 1782 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1782. Surveys of military families
(a) Authority.—
The Secretary of Defense, in order to determine the effectiveness of Federal programs relating to military families and the need for new programs, may conduct surveys of—
(1) members of the armed forces who are on active duty, in an active status, or retired;
(2) family members of such members; and
(3) survivors of deceased retired members and of members who died while on active duty.
(b) Responses To Be Voluntary.—
Responses to surveys conducted under this section shall be voluntary.
(c) Federal Recordkeeping Requirements.—
With respect to a survey authorized under subsection (a) that includes a person referred to in that subsection who is not an employee of the United States or is not otherwise considered an employee of the United States for the purposes of section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44, the person shall be considered as being an employee of the United States for the purposes of that section.
(d) Survey Required for Fiscal Year 2010.—
Notwithstanding subsection (a), during fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a survey otherwise authorized under such subsection. Thereafter, additional surveys may be conducted not less often than once every three fiscal years.
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 568(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 330; amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 572, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1122; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 581(c), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 122.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2008—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–181 added subsec. (d).
2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–107, § 572(a), reenacted heading without change and amended text generally. Text read as follows: “The Secretary of Defense may conduct surveys of members of the armed forces on active duty or in an active status, members of the families of such members, and retired members of the armed forces to determine the effectiveness of Federal programs relating to military families and the need for new programs.”
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–107, § 572(b), reenacted heading without change and amended text generally. Text read as follows: “With respect to such surveys, family members of members of the armed forces and reserve and retired members of the armed forces shall be considered to be employees of the United States for purposes of section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44.”
10 U.S.C. § 1783 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1783. Family members serving on advisory committees
A committee within the Department of Defense which advises or assists the Department in the performance of any function which affects members of military families and which includes members of military families in its membership shall not be considered an advisory committee under section 3(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) solely because of such membership.
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 568(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 330.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 3(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in text, is section 3(2) of Pub. L. 92–463, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
10 U.S.C. § 1789 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1789. Chaplain-led programs: authorized support
(a) Authority.—
The Secretary of a military department may provide support services described in subsection (b) to support chaplain-led programs to assist members of the armed forces on active duty and their immediate family members, and members of reserve components in an active status and their immediate family members, in building and maintaining a strong family structure.
(b) Authorized Support Services.—
The support services referred to in subsection (a) are costs of transportation, food, lodging, child care, supplies, fees, and training materials for members of the armed forces and their family members while participating in programs referred to in that subsection, including participation at retreats and conferences.
(c) Immediate Family Members.—
In this section, the term “immediate family members”, with respect to a member of the armed forces, means—
(1) the member’s spouse; and
(2) any child (as defined in section 1072(6) of this title) of the member who is described in subparagraph (D) of section 1072(2) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 582(a)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1489.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 582(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1490, provided that: “Section 1789 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2003.”
10 U.S.C. § 1790 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1790. Military personnel citizenship processing
Using funds provided for operation and maintenance and notwithstanding section 2215 of this title, the Secretary of Defense may reimburse the Secretary of Homeland Security for costs associated with the processing and adjudication by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of applications for naturalization described in sections 328(b)(4) and 329(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439(b)(4) and 1440(b)(4)). Such reimbursements shall be deposited and remain available as provided by subsections (m) and (n) of section 286 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1356). Such reimbursements shall be based on actual costs incurred by USCIS for processing applications for naturalization, and shall not exceed $7,500,000 per fiscal year.
(Added Pub. L. 112–74, div. A, title VIII, § 8070(a), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 822; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(f)(22), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1953.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2013—Pub. L. 112–239, in section catchline, substituted “Military personnel citizenship processing” for “MILITARY PERSONNEL CITIZENSHIP PROCESSING”, and in text, struck out “Authorization of Payments.—” before “Using funds” and substituted “this title” for “title 10, United States Code”, “8 U.S.C. 1439(b)(4)” for “8 U.S.C. §§ 1439(b)(4)”, and “subsections (m) and (n) of section 286 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1356)” for “sections 286(m) and (n) of such Act (8 U.S.C. § 1356(m))”.
10 U.S.C. § 1793 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1793. Parent fees
(a) In General.—
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations establishing fees to be charged parents for the attendance of children at military child development centers. Those regulations shall be uniform for the military departments and shall require that, in the case of children who attend the centers on a regular basis, the fees shall be based on family income.
(b) Local Waiver Authority.—
The Secretary of Defense may provide authority to installation commanders, on a case-by-case basis, to establish fees for attendance of children at child development centers at rates lower than those prescribed under subsection (a) if the rates prescribed under subsection (a) are not competitive with rates at local non-military child development centers.
(c) Family Discount.—
In the case of a family with two or more children attending a child development center, the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) may require that installations commanders charge a fee for attendance at the center of any child of the family after the first child of the family in amount equal to 85 percent of the amount of the fee otherwise chargeable for the attendance of such child at the center.
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 568(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 333; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title V, § 585(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3654.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2021—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–283 added subsec. (c).
10 U.S.C. § 1799 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1799. Child care services and youth program services for dependents: participation by children and youth otherwise ineligible
(a) Authority.—
The Secretary of Defense may authorize participation in child care or youth programs of the Department of Defense, to the extent of the availability of space and services, by children and youth under the age of 19 who are not dependents of members of the armed forces or of employees of the Department of Defense and are not otherwise eligible for participation in those programs.
(b) Limitation.—
Authorization of participation in a program under subsection (a) shall be limited to situations in which that participation promotes the attainment of the objectives set forth in subsection (c), as determined by the Secretary.
(c) Objectives.—
The objectives for authorizing participation in a program under subsection (a) are as follows:
(1) To support the integration of children and youth of military families into civilian communities.
(2) To make more efficient use of Department of Defense facilities and resources.
(3) To establish or support a partnership or consortium arrangement with schools and other youth services organizations serving children of members of the armed forces.
(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 584(a)(1)(B), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 634; amended Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1041(a)(7), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2645.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2002—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–314 struck out heading and text of subsec. (d). Text read as follows:
“(1) Every two years the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the exercise of authority under this section. The report shall include an evaluation of the effectiveness of that authority for achieving the objectives set out under subsection (c). The report may include any recommendations for legislation that the Secretary considers appropriate to enhance the capability of the Department of Defense to attain those objectives.
“(2) A biennial report under this subsection may be combined with the biennial report under section 1798(d) of this title into a single report for submission to Congress.”
10 U.S.C. § 1800 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1800. Definitions
In this subchapter:
(1) The term “military child development center” means a facility on a military installation (or on property under the jurisdiction of the commander of a military installation) at which child care services are provided for members of the armed forces or any other facility at which such child care services are provided that is operated by the Secretary of a military department.
(2) The term “family home day care” means home-based child care services that are provided for members of the armed forces by an individual who (A) is certified by the Secretary of the military department concerned as qualified to provide those services, and (B) provides those services on a regular basis for compensation.
(3) The term “child care employee” means a civilian employee of the Department of Defense who is employed to work in a military child development center (regardless of whether the employee is paid from appropriated funds or nonappropriated funds).
(4) The term “child care fee receipts” means those nonappropriated funds that are derived from fees paid by members of the armed forces for child care services provided at military child development centers.
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 568(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 335, § 1798; renumbered § 1800, Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 584(a)(1)(A), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 634.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1999—Pub. L. 106–65 renumbered section 1798 of this title as this section.
10 U.S.C. § 2001 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2001. Human relations training
(a) Human Relations Training.—
(1)
(A) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Secretary of each military department conducts ongoing programs for human relations training for all members of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
(B) Matters covered by such training include race relations, equal opportunity, opposition to gender discrimination, and sensitivity to hate group activity.
(C) Such training shall be provided during basic training (or other initial military training) and on a regular basis thereafter.
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a unit commander is aware of the responsibility to ensure that impermissible activity, based upon discriminatory motives, does not occur in a unit under the command of such commander.
(b) Information Provided to Prospective Recruits.—
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that—
(1) each individual preparing to enter an officer accession program or to execute an original enlistment agreement is provided information concerning the meaning of the oath of office or oath of enlistment for service in the armed forces in terms of the equal protection and civil liberties guarantees of the Constitution; and
(2) each such individual is informed that if supporting such guarantees is not possible personally for that individual, then that individual should decline to enter the armed forces.
(Added Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, § 552(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1735.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 2001, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 119, related to division of reserve components into training categories, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(3)(A), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2980. See section 10141(c) of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2008 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2008. Authority to use funds for certain educational purposes
Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may be used to carry out construction, as defined in section 7013(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, or to carry out section 7008 of such Act, relating to the provision of assistance to certain school facilities under the impact aid program.
(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(g)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2618; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2891, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 590; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(uuu)(3), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2190.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Sections 7008 and 7013(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in text, are classified to sections 7708 and 7713(3), respectively, of Title 20, Education.
heading: Amendments
text: 2015—Pub. L. 114–95 substituted “section 7013(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, or to carry out section 7008 of such Act” for “section 8013(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(3)), or to carry out section 8008 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7708)”.
1996—Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “construction, as defined in section 8013(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(3)), or to carry out section 8008 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7708), relating to the provision of assistance to certain school facilities under the impact aid program.” for “section 10 of the Act of September 23, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 640), relating to impact aid authorization.”
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2015 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1404 of Pub. L. 98–525, set out as a note under section 520b of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2009 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2009. Military colleges: female students
(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, any college or university designated by the Secretary of Defense as a military college shall, as a condition of maintaining such designation, provide that qualified female undergraduate students enrolled in such college or university be eligible to participate in military training at such college or university.
(b) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not require a college or university, as a condition of maintaining its designation as a military college or for any other purpose, to require female undergraduate students enrolled in such college or university to participate in military training.
(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(g)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2619.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, § 809, Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1623, which was set out as a note under section 2102 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98–525, §§ 1403(b), 1404.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1404 of Pub. L. 98–525, set out as a note under section 520b of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2017 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2017. Limitation on establishment of postsecondary educational institutions pending notice to Congress
(a) Limitation.—
The Secretary of Defense may not establish a postsecondary educational institution within the Department of Defense until a period of one year has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of the intent of the Secretary to establish the institution.
(b) Postsecondary Educational Institution Defined.—
In this section, the term “postsecondary educational institution” means a school or other educational institution that is intended to provide students with a course of instruction that is comparable, in length and academic rigor, to a course of instruction for which an associate’s, bachelor’s, or graduate degree may be awarded.
(Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 553(b)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1387.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Applicability
text: Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 553(b)(3), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1387, provided that: “Section 2017 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to postsecondary educational institutions intended to be established by the Secretary of Defense on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019].”
10 U.S.C. § 2103 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2103. Eligibility for membership
(a) To be eligible for membership in the program a person must be a student at an institution where a unit of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps is established. However, a student at an institution that does not have a unit of the Corps is eligible, if otherwise qualified, to be a member of a unit at another institution.
(b) Persons from foreign countries may be enrolled as members of the program when their enrollment is approved by the Secretary of the military department concerned under criteria approved by the Secretary of State.
(c) A medical, dental, pharmacy, veterinary, or sciences allied to medicine, student may be admitted to a unit of the program for a course of training consisting of 90 hours of instruction a year for four academic years.
(d) Under such conditions as the Secretary of the military department concerned may prescribe, a medical, dental, pharmacy, veterinary, or sciences allied to medicine, student who is a commissioned officer of a reserve component of an armed force may be admitted to and trained in a unit of the program.
(e) An educational institution at which a unit of the program has been established shall give priority for enrollment in the program to students who are eligible for advanced training under section 2104 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 88–647, title II, § 201(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1065; amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 551(a)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2525.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–201 added subsec. (e).
10 U.S.C. § 2103a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2103a. Students not eligible for advanced training: commitment to military service
(a) Authority.—
A member of the program who has completed successfully the first year of a four-year Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps course and who is not eligible for advanced training under section 2104 of this title and is not a cadet or midshipman appointed under section 2107 of this title may—
(1) contract with the Secretary of the military department concerned, or the Secretary’s designated representative, to serve for the period required by the program; and
(2) agree in writing to accept an appointment, if offered, as a commissioned officer in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, as the case may be, and to serve in the armed forces for the period prescribed by the Secretary.
(b) Eligibility Requirements.—
A member of the program may enter into a contract and agreement under this section (and receive a subsistence allowance under section 209(c) of title 37) only if the person—
(1) is a citizen of the United States;
(2) enlists in an armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the military department concerned for the period prescribed by the Secretary; and
(3) executes a certificate of loyalty in such form as the Secretary of Defense prescribes or take a loyalty oath as prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) Parental Consent for Minors.—
A member of the program who is a minor may enter into a contract under subsection (a)(1) only with the consent of the member’s parent or guardian.
(Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 523(b)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1464; amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 525, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1889; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(10), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2398; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(3)(CC), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3822.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2021—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”.
2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted “Eligibility” for “Eligibilty” in heading.
2004—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–375 struck out heading and text of subsec. (d). Text read as follows: “No contract may be entered into under subsection (a)(1) after December 31, 2006.”
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 523(c), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1464, provided that: “The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [enacting this section and amending section 209 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services] shall take effect on January 1, 2004.”