Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§7460 Cadets: Charges and Fees for Attendance; Limitation
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle B— Army › Part III— TRAINING › Chapter 753— UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY › § 7460
Summary
The Academy cannot make cadets pay tuition, room, or board unless a law passed after October 5, 1994, specifically allows that charge. If a fee was already being charged on October 5, 1994, it can continue, and if the Academy changes the amount of any such allowed fee, the Secretary of Defense must tell Congress.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7460
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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), no charge or fee for tuition, room, or board for attendance at the Academy may be imposed unless the charge or fee is specifically authorized by a law enacted after October 5, 1994.
(b)The prohibition specified in subsection (a) does not apply with respect to any item or service provided to cadets for which a charge or fee is imposed as of October 5, 1994. The Secretary of Defense shall notify Congress of any change made by the Academy in the amount of a charge or fee authorized under this subsection.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4360 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7460
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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