Sec. 135. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR MEMBERS OF QUALIFYING FEDERAL SERVICE
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## SEC. 135 IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR MEMBERS OF QUALIFYING FEDERAL SERVICE **[**[20 U.S.C. 1015d](/us/usc/t20/s1015d)**]** ###
(a)Requirement In the case of a member of a qualifying Federal service whose domicile or permanent duty station is in a State that receives assistance under this Act, such State shall not charge such member (or the spouse or dependent child of such member) tuition for attendance at a public institution of higher education in the State at a rate that is greater than the rate charged for residents of the State. ###
(b)Continuation If a member of a qualifying Federal service (or the spouse or dependent child of a member) pays tuition at a public institution of higher education in a State at a rate determined by subsection (a), the provisions of subsection
(a)shall continue to apply to such member, spouse, or dependent while continuously enrolled at that institution, notwithstanding a subsequent change in the permanent duty station of the member to a location outside the State. ### (c)2 Effective Date This section shall take effect at each public institution of higher education in a State that receives assistance under this Act for the first period of enrollment at such institution that begins after July 1, 2009. 2Section 6206(a) of division F of Public Law 117–81 provides for amendments to section 135. Subsection
(b)of such section 6206 states as follows: “The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall take effect at each public institution of higher education in a State that receives assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for the first period of enrollment at such institution that begins after July 1, 2024.”. ###
(d)Definitions In this section, the term “**member of a qualifying Federal service**” means— ####
(1)a member of the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code); ####
(2)a member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3903)) who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days; or ####
(3)an officer or employee of an element of the intelligence community (as such term is defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) who serves in a position of employment in such element for a period of more than 30 days.
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IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR MEMBERS OF QUALIFYING FEDERAL SERVICE
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