§2183 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary may pay (as an advance or by reimbursement) a person who was held captive for school costs. Payments can cover living expenses, tuition and fees, supplies, books, equipment, and other educational costs. Payments only apply to education after the person’s release and must meet time limits. For semester or quarter schools, the Secretary can pay for any semester or quarter that starts within 10 years after release. For schools without semesters, payments cover courses that began before that 10-year cutoff but only until the course ends or until 16 weeks after release, whichever comes first. Payments are allowed only if another law does not already pay for them.

Title 10, §2183

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(a)In order to respond to special circumstances, the Secretary concerned may pay (by advancement or reimbursement) a person who is a former captive for expenses incurred, while attending an educational or training institution, for—

(1)subsistence;

(2)tuition;

(3)fees;

(4)supplies;

(5)books;

(6)equipment; and

(7)other educational expenses.

(b)Except as provided in section 2184 of this title, payments shall be available under this section for a person who is a former captive for education or training that occurs—

(1)after the termination of the status of that person as a captive; and

(2)on or before—

(A)the end of any semester or quarter (as appropriate) that begins before the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the status of that person as a captive terminates; or

(B)if the educational or training institution is not operated on a semester or quarter system, the earlier of the end of any course that began before such date or the end of the 16-week period following that date.

(c)Payments shall be available under this section only to the extent that such payments are not otherwise authorized by law.

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Effective Date

Section applicable with respect to persons whose captive status begins after Jan. 21, 1981, see section 806(d)(3) of Pub. L. 99–399, set out as a note under 2181 of this title.

§2183 Educational Assistance: Former Captives

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Title 10, §2183

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