§2114a Eligibility of Members of Foreign Militaries to Enroll in the University

Summary

The Secretary of Defense may let members of foreign militaries enroll at the University as medical students or in postdoctoral, postgraduate, or certificate programs, and join University training. Enrollment must fit the University’s academic capacity and be covered by an international agreement or similar document. Foreign enrollment cannot reduce the number of U.S. uniformed service students or be given priority over them. At any one time, no more than 10 foreign medical students and no more than 40 foreign students in the other programs may be enrolled. The Secretary can accept nominees sent by the foreign military medical command and must make rules so their qualifications and selection process are comparable to those for U.S. citizens. The foreign country must pay the U.S. for the cost of instruction at rates that meet or exceed the cost to teach a U.S. service member, although the Secretary may waive those payments in whole or in part. Payments must be used to cover instruction costs, credited to the University’s operation funds, stay available until spent, and be clearly recorded. These foreign students follow the same University regulations as U.S. service members, except the Secretary may set different rules for access to classified information. Completing a program does not give them a U.S. military appointment, and one other usual enrollment rule does not apply to them.