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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 106A— EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS ENLISTING FOR ACTIVE DUTY · § 2141

§ 2141. Educational assistance program: establishment

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(a)To encourage enlistments and reenlistments for service on active duty in the armed forces, the Secretary of each military department may establish a program in accordance with this chapter to provide educational assistance to persons enlisting or reenlisting in an armed force under his jurisdiction. The costs of any such program shall be borne by the Department of Defense, and a person participating in any such program may not be required to make any contribution to the program.
(b)The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this chapter. Such regulations shall take account of the differences among the several armed forces.
(c)In this chapter, the term “enlistment” means original enlistment or reenlistment.
(Added Pub. L. 96–342, title IX, § 901(a), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1111; amended Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, § 1231(18)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1161; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1233(k)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2058.)
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  • Pub. L. 96–342, title IX, § 901(a)
  • 94 Stat. 1111
  • Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, § 1231(18)(A)
  • 101 Stat. 1161
  • Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1233(k)(1)
  • 102 Stat. 2058
  • Pub. L. 100–456
  • Pub. L. 100–180
  • Pub. L. 96–342, title IX, § 902
  • 94 Stat. 1115
  • Pub. L. 97–86, title IV, § 406
  • 95 Stat. 1106
  • Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1034
  • 97 Stat. 672
  • Pub. L. 98–525, title VII, § 709
  • 98 Stat. 2572
  • Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, § 671(a)(3)
  • 99 Stat. 663
  • Pub. L. 96–342, title IX, § 903
  • Pub. L. 96–342, title IX, § 904
  • 94 Stat. 1116
  • Pub. L. 96–342, title IX, § 905
  • 94 Stat. 1117
  • Pub. L. 96–342
  • section 902 of Pub. L. 96–342
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§ 2141
Educational assistance program: establishment
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–342, title IX, § 901(a)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, § 1231(18)(A)
Stat.101 Stat. 1161
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1233(k)(1)
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