§2171 Education loan repayment program: enlisted members on active duty in specified military specialties

The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219. Parts B, D, and E of title IV of the Act are classified to parts B (§ 1071 et seq.), D (§ 1087a et seq.), and E (§ 1087aa et seq.), respectively, of subchapter IV of chapter 28 of Title 20, Education. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

note set out under section 1001 of Title 20 and Tables.

2017—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 115–91 inserted “or 373” before “of title 37”. 2011—Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 111–383 added subsecs. (g) and (h). 2006—Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Pub. L. 109–163, § 537(a), added subpar. (D). Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–163, § 537(b), substituted “a member in an officer program or military specialty” for “an enlisted member in a military specialty”. 1996—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104–106 struck out “or” at end of subpar. (A), added subpar. (B), and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C). 1994—Pub. L. 103–337, § 1663(e)(6), substituted “Education loan repayment program: enlisted members on active duty in specified military specialties” for “General educational loan repayment program” as section catchline. Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1663(e)(1), struck out “or” after “(B)”. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1663(e)(2), substituted “case of any person for— “(A) service performed— “(i) as an enlisted member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force; and “(ii) in a reserve component and military specialty specified by the Secretary of Defense; or “(B) service performed” and struck out at end “In the case of service described in clause (A) of the first sentence of this paragraph, the Secretary may repay a loan described in paragraph (1) only if the person to whom the loan was made performed such service after the loan was made.” Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1663(e)(3), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “The portion or amount of a loan that may be repaid under subsection (a) is— “(1) 15 percent or $500, whichever is greater, for each year of service, in the case of service described in subsection (a)(2)(A); or “(2) 33⅓ percent or $1,500, whichever is greater, for each year of service, in the case of service described in subsection (a)(2)(B).” Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1663(e)(4), substituted “A person who transfers from service making the person eligible for repayment of loans under this section (as described in subsection (a)(2)) to service making the person eligible for repayment of loans under section 16301 of this title (as described in subsection (a)(2) of that section)” for “Any individual who transfers from service described in clause (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2) to service described in the other clause of such subsection”. Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1663(e)(5), inserted “and section 16301 of this title” after “this section” and “and section 16301(a) of this title” after “subsection (a)”.

of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–337 effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as an

note under section 10001 of this title.