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Summary

The Secretary of Transportation can pause a person’s required service under their student incentive agreement for up to 2 years if the person is enrolled in a graduate program that the Secretary approves. If the service would be as an active‑duty commissioned officer, that pause also must be approved by the Secretary of the military department involved, or by the Secretary of Commerce for service with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Title 46, §51510

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The Secretary of Transportation may defer the service commitment of an individual under section 51509(d)(5) of this title (as specified in the agreement under section 51509) for not more than 2 years if the individual is engaged in a graduate course of study approved by the Secretary. However, deferment of service as a commissioned officer on active duty must be approved by the Secretary of the affected military department (or the Secretary of Commerce, for service with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5151046 App.:1295c(g)(7).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, § 1304(g)(7), as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2006; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(145)(B), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 166; Pub. L. 108–136, title XXXV, § 3515(d)(7), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1795. The words “affected military department” are substituted for “military department . . . which has jurisdiction over such service” for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.

§51510 Deferment of Service Obligation Under Student Incentive Payment Agreements

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Title 46, §51510

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