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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part III · Chapter 101 — Training Generally

§ 2009. Military colleges: female students

Statutory text

(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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985

    Pub. L. 98–525 title XIV § 1401(g)(1) · 98 Stat. 2492

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 2009

    (Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(g)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2619.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(g)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2619.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Chapter 101 of such title is amended by adding after section 2006 (as added by section 706(a)(1)) the following new sections: “§ 2007. Limitation on payment of tuition for off-duty training or education “(a) The Secretary of a military department may not pay more than 75 percent of the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or expenses of a member of the armed forces enrolled in such institution for education or training during his off-duty periods, except that— “(1) in the case of an enlisted member in the pay grade of E–5 or higher with less than 14 years’ service, not more than 90 percent of the charges may be paid; “(2) in the case of a member enrolled in a high school completion program, all of the charges may be paid; and “(3) in the case of a commissioned officer, no part of the charges may be paid unless the officer agrees to remain on active duty for a period of at least two years after the completion of the training or education. “(b) The limitation in subsection (a) does not apply to the Program for Afloat College Education. “§ 2008. Authority to use funds for certain educational purposes “Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may be used to carry out section 10 of the Act of September 23, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 640), relating to impact aid authorization. “§ 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 Prohibition. 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.”.

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, § 809, , 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.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective , see section 1404 of Pub. L. 98–525, set out as a note under section 520b of this title.

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(g)(1), , 98 Stat. 2619.)

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