Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73not60
§1930 Cadets: Charges and Fees for Attendance; Limitation
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 19— COAST GUARD ACADEMY › Subchapter II— CADETS › § 1930
Summary
Cadets cannot be charged tuition, room, or board unless a specific law passed after October 5, 1994, allows that charge. If a fee was already in place on October 5, 1994, it can continue, and the Secretary must tell Congress if the Academy changes its amount.
Full Legal Text
Title 14, §1930
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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 shall notify Congress of any change made by the Academy in the amount of a charge or fee authorized under this subsection.
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Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 197 of this title as this section. 2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–281 struck out “of Homeland Security” after “Secretary”.
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14 U.S.C. § 1930
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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