2016 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part III - Training and Education
Chapter 110 - Educational Assistance for Members Held as Captives and Their Dependents
Sec. 2183 - Educational assistance: former captives
10 U.S.C. § 2183 (2016) |
§2183. Educational assistance: former captives |
(a) In order to respond to special circumstances, the Secretary concerned may pay (by advancement or reimbursement) a person who is a former captive for expenses incurred, while attending an educational or training institution, for— (1) subsistence; (2) tuition; (3) fees; (4) supplies; (5) books; (6) equipment; and (7) other educational expenses. (b) Except as provided in section 2184 of this title, payments shall be available under this section for a person who is a former captive for education or training that occurs— (1) after the termination of the status of that person as a captive; and (2) on or before— (A) the end of any semester or quarter (as appropriate) that begins before the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the status of that person as a captive terminates; or (B) if the educational or training institution is not operated on a semester or quarter system, the earlier of the end of any course that began before such date or the end of the 16-week period following that date. (c) Payments shall be available under this section only to the extent that such payments are not otherwise authorized by law. |
(Added Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, §806(d)(1), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 888.) |
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section applicable with respect to persons whose captive status begins after Jan. 21, 1981, see section 806(d)(3) of Pub. L. 99–399, set out as a note under 2181 of this title. |
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Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART III - TRAINING AND EDUCATION CHAPTER 110 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS HELD AS CAPTIVES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS Sec. 2183 - Educational assistance: former captives |
section 2183 |
2016 |
January 6, 2017 |
Yes |
standard |
100 Stat. 888 |
Public Law 99-399 |