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Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73

§12578 Scholarship agreement

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Comprehensive Acts › Chapter CHAPTER 121— - VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - POLICE CORPS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Part Part B— - Law Enforcement Scholarship Program › § 12578

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone who gets a scholarship must sign an agreement with the Director. The agreement must promise that after finishing the schoolwork for an associate, bachelor, or graduate degree, the recipient will work in a law enforcement job in the State that gave the scholarship. It must also say the recipient will pay back the full scholarship if they don't follow the rules, unless they die, become physically or emotionally disabled as shown by a signed statement from a qualified doctor, or are discharged in bankruptcy. The agreement must also explain how a recipient may try to work in law enforcement in a different State. The work time required is 1 month for each credit hour paid by the scholarship, but never less than 6 months and never more than 2 years.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §12578

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(a)A person who receives a scholarship under this part shall enter into an agreement with the Director.
(b)An agreement described in subsection (a) shall—
(1)provide assurances that the scholarship recipient will work in a law enforcement position in the State that awarded the scholarship in accordance with the service obligation described in subsection (c) after completion of the scholarship recipient’s academic courses leading to an associate, bachelor, or graduate degree;
(2)provide assurances that the scholarship recipient will repay the entire scholarship in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Director shall prescribe if the requirements of the agreement are not complied with, unless the scholarship recipient—
(A)dies;
(B)becomes physically or emotionally disabled, as established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; or
(C)has been discharged in bankruptcy; and
(3)set forth the terms and conditions under which the scholarship recipient may seek employment in the field of law enforcement in a State other than the State that awarded the scholarship.
(c)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person who receives a scholarship under this part shall work in a law enforcement position in the State that awarded the scholarship for a period of 1 month for each credit hour for which funds are received under the scholarship.
(2)For purposes of satisfying the requirement of paragraph (1), a scholarship recipient shall work in a law enforcement position in the State that awarded the scholarship for not less than 6 months but shall not be required to work in such a position for more than 2 years.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14118 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 12578

Title 34 — Navy

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73