Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§8479 Midshipmen: Charges and Fees for Attendance; Limitation
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART III — EDUCATION AND TRAINING › CHAPTER 853 — UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY › § 8479
Summary
The Naval Academy may not charge midshipmen for tuition, room, or board unless a law passed after October 5, 1994, specifically allows that charge. Charges that already existed on October 5, 1994, may continue. If the Naval Academy changes the amount of any of those pre-existing charges, the Secretary of Defense must tell Congress.
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Title 10, §8479
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(a)Prohibition.—
Except as provided in subsection (b), no charge or fee for tuition, room, or board for attendance at the Naval Academy may be imposed unless the charge or fee is specifically authorized by a law enacted after October 5, 1994.
(b)Exception.—
The prohibition specified in subsection (a) does not apply with respect to any item or service provided to midshipmen 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 Naval 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 6979 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. § 8479
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110