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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§16203 Penalties and Limitations

Title 10 › Subtitle E — Reserve Components › PART IV — TRAINING FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 1608 — HEALTH PROFESSIONS STIPEND PROGRAM › § 16203

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a member is dropped from the program under rules set by the Secretary of Defense for poor training or other reasons, the Secretary may require them to do one year of active duty for each year (or part of a year) they received financial help under this program, or to follow the repayment rules in section 303a(e) or 373 of title 37. The Secretary of a military department can cancel that requirement, but cannot cancel any other military duties required by law. A person who already gets financial help under section 2107 cannot receive financial help under this program.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §16203

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Failure to Complete Program of Training.—
(1)A member of the program who, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, is dropped from the program for deficiency in training, or for other reasons, shall be required, at the discretion of the Secretary concerned—
(A)to perform one year of active duty for each year (or part thereof) for which such person was provided financial assistance under this section; or
(B)to comply with the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) or 373 of title 37.
(2)The Secretary of a military department, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may relieve a member participating in the program who is dropped from the program from any requirement that may be imposed under paragraph (1), but such relief shall not relieve him from any military obligation imposed by any other law.
(b)Prohibitions of Duplicate Benefits.—
Financial assistance may not be provided under this section to a member receiving financial assistance under section 2107 of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2017—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 115–91 inserted “or 373” before “of title 37”. 2006—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 109–163 amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: “to repay the United States an amount equal to the total amount paid to such person under the program.” 1994—Pub. L. 103–337, § 1663(c)(4), renumbered section 2130 of this title as this section and substituted “Penalties and limitations” for “Penalties, limitations, and other administrative provisions” as section catchline. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1663(c)(4)(A), struck out subsec. (c) which related to

Regulations

. See section 16204 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

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

Effective Date

note under section 10001 of this title.

Savings Provision

For

Savings Provision

relating to payment or repayment of any bonus, incentive pay, special pay, or similar pay obligated to be paid before Apr. 1, 2006, under a provision of this section amended by section 687(c) of Pub. L. 109–163, see section 687(f) of Pub. L. 109–163, set out as a note under section 510 of this title.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 16203

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110