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 118 STAT. 1889 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 ‘‘(E) A qualified officer who did not previously receive financial assistance under this section is eligible to receive educational assist ance under this paragraph. ‘‘(F) A Reserve officer may not be called or ordered to active duty for a deployment while participating in the program under this paragraph. ‘‘(G) Any service obligation incurred by an officer under an agreement entered into under this paragraph shall be in addition to any service obligation incurred by that officer under any other provision of law or agreement.’’. (b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SERVICE IN TROOP PROGRAM UNITS.—Section 2107a(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary of the Army may provide an individual who received a commission as a Reserve officer in the Army from a military junior college through a program under this chapter and who does not have a baccalaureate degree with financial assist ance for pursuit of a baccalaureate degree. ‘‘(B) Such assistance is in addition to any provided under para graph (1) or (2). ‘‘(C) The agreement and reimbursement requirements estab lished in section 2005 of this title are applicable to financial assist ance under this paragraph. ‘‘(D) An officer receiving financial assistance under this para graph shall be attached to a unit of the Army as determined by the Secretary and shall be considered to be a member of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps on inactive duty for training, as defined in section 101(23) of title 38. ‘‘(E) A qualified officer who did not previously receive financial assistance under this section is eligible to receive educational assist ance under this paragraph. ‘‘(F) A Reserve officer may not be called or ordered to active duty for a deployment while participating in the program under this paragraph. ‘‘(G) Any service obligation incurred by an officer under an agreement entered into under this paragraph shall be in addition to any service obligation incurred by that officer under any other provision of law or agreement.’’. (c) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2007, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report providing information on the experience of the Department of the Army under paragraph (5) of section 2107(c) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and under paragraph (4) of section 2107a(c) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (b). The report shall include any recommendations the Secretary considers necessary for the improvement of the programs under those para graphs. SEC. 525. REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCED TRAINING. Section 2103a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).

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