§2120 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

§2120 Definitions

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part III— TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Chapter 105— ARMED FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Subchapter I— HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE SERVICE › § 2120

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines important words used for the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program. "Program" refers to the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program. "Member of the program" is a person who has been made a commissioned officer in a reserve part of the armed forces and who is enrolled in the program. "Course of study" is education at an accredited college, university, or institution in medicine, dentistry, or another health field that leads to a related degree, as defined by rules from the Secretary of Defense. "Specialized training" is advanced, accredited training in a health specialty that goes beyond the basic education needed to be appointed a commissioned officer with a health professional designation.

Title 10, §2120

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In this subchapter:

(1)The term “program” means the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program provided for in this subchapter.

(2)The term “member of the program” means a person appointed a commissioned officer in a reserve component of the armed forces who is enrolled in the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program.

(3)The term “course of study” means education received at an accredited college, university, or institution in medicine, dentistry, or other health profession, leading, respectively, to a degree related to the health professions as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.

(4)The term “specialized training” means advanced training in a health professions specialty received in an accredited program that is beyond the basic education required for appointment as a commissioned officer with a designation as a health professional.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1989—Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 101–189, § 725(h)(1), substituted “Scholarship and Financial Assistance program” for “Scholarship program”. Par. (4). Pub. L. 101–189, § 725(a), added par. (4). 1987—Pub. L. 100–180 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter” in introductory text and in par. (1). Pub. L. 100–26 inserted “The term” after each par. designation and struck out uppercase letter of first word after first quotation marks in each par. and substituted lowercase letter. 1983—Pub. L. 98–94 substituted a colon for a dash after “In this chapter” in text preceding par. (1).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Demonstration Project on Service of Retired Nurse Corps Officers as Faculty at Civilian Nursing Schools Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 597, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4479, as amended by Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(e)(8), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4375, which authorized the Secretary of Defense to conduct a demonstration project to encourage retired military nurses to serve as faculty at civilian nursing schools, expired on June 30, 2014.