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10 USC § 16401 - Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class: college tuition assistance program
Authority.— The Secretary of the Navy may provide financial assistance to an eligible member of the Marine Corps Reserve for expenses of the member while the member is pursuing on a full-time basis at an institution of higher education a program of education approved by the Secretary that leads to—
To be eligible for financial assistance under this section, a member of the Marine Corps Reserve must—
A written agreement referred to in paragraph (1)(C) is an agreement between the member and the Secretary in which the member agrees—
Covered Expenses.— Expenses for which financial assistance may be provided under this section are—
Amount.— The amount of financial assistance provided to a member under this section shall be prescribed by the Secretary, but may not exceed $5,200 for any academic year.
An enlisted member who receives financial assistance under this section may be ordered to active duty in the Marine Corps by the Secretary to serve in an appropriate enlisted grade for such period as the Secretary prescribes, but not for more than four years, and an officer who receives financial assistance under this section shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a
(e) of title 37, if the member—
Any requirement to repay any portion of financial assistance received under this section shall be administered under the regulations issued under section 303a
(e) of title 37. The Secretary of the Navy may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) in the case of a person who—
Institution of Higher Education Defined.— In this section, the term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 551(a)(1),Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 612; amended Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 533(a)–(d), (f)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–110, 1654A–111; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, § 687(c)(15),Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3336.)
2006—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 109–163, § 687(c)(15)(A), substituted “shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a
(e) of title 37” for “may be required to repay the full amount of financial assistance” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 109–163, § 687(c)(15)(B), inserted “Any requirement to repay any portion of financial assistance received under this section shall be administered under the regulations issued under section 303a
(e) of title 37.” before “The Secretary of the Navy may waive” in introductory provisions.
2000—Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 533(f)(1)], substituted “Class: college tuition assistance program” for “Class program: officer candidates pursuing degrees” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 533(a)(1), (f)(2)], struck out “for Financial Assistance Program” after “Authority” in heading and “enlisted” after “an eligible” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 533(c)], substituted “four” for “three”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 533(a)(2)(A)], substituted “a member” for “an enlisted member” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 533(a)(2)(B)], substituted “a member of” for “an officer candidate in”.
Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 533(b)(1)(A), (B)], redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: “meet the applicable age requirement specified in paragraph (2);”.
Subsec. (b)(1)(C), (D). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 533(b)(1)(B), (C)], redesignated subpar. (D) as (C) and substituted “paragraph (2)” for “paragraph (3)”.
Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 533(b)(2)–(4)], redesignated par. (3) as (2), substituted “paragraph (1)(C)” for “paragraph (1)(D)” in introductory provisions, and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows:
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 533(d)(1)(A), (B)], in introductory provisions, substituted “An enlisted member who” for “A member who” and inserted “and an officer who receives financial assistance under this section may be required to repay the full amount of financial assistance,” after “for more than four years,”.
Subsec. (f)(1)(A). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 533(d)(1)(C)], inserted “or, if already a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps, refuses to accept an assignment on active duty when offered” after “when offered”.
Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 533(d)(2)], added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “The Secretary of the Navy may waive the obligated service under paragraph (1) of a person who is not physically qualified for appointment under section 532 of this title and later is determined by the Secretary of the Navy under section 505 of this title to be unqualified for service as an enlisted member of the Marine Corps due to a physical or medical condition that was not the result of misconduct or grossly negligent conduct.”
Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 551(d),Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 614, provided that:
“(A) is eligible for financial assistance under such section 16401;
“(B) submits a request for the financial assistance to the Secretary of the Navy not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary establishes the financial assistance program; and
“(C) enters into a written agreement described in subsection (b)(3) of such section.
“(2) Section 205
(f) of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (c), applies to a member referred to in paragraph (1).”