Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§9460 Cadets: Charges and Fees for Attendance; Limitation
Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART III — TRAINING › CHAPTER 953 — UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY › § 9460
Summary
No tuition, room, or board charge can be required for attendance at the Academy unless a law passed after October 5, 1994, specifically permits that charge. Fees that were already being charged on October 5, 1994 may keep being charged, and the Secretary of Defense must tell Congress if the Academy changes any of those allowed fee amounts.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §9460
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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 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 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 9360 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. § 9460
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110