Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/3342

 119 STAT. 3324

10 USC 9837 note.

PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.’’. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to that section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 953 of such title is amended by striking the penultimate word. (3) TERMINATION.—The amendments made by this subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2007. Effective on that date, section 9873 of title 10, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be revived. SEC. 684. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR CHAPLAINS IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.

(a) LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 1609 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘§ 16303. Loan repayment program: chaplains serving in the Selected Reserve ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO REPAY EDUCATION LOANS.—For purposes of maintaining adequate numbers of chaplains in the Selected Reserve, the Secretary concerned may repay a loan that was obtained by a person who— ‘‘(1) satisfies the requirements for accessioning and commissioning of chaplains, as prescribed in regulations; ‘‘(2) holds, or is fully qualified for, an appointment as a chaplain in a reserve component of an armed force; and ‘‘(3) signs a written agreement with the Secretary concerned to serve not less than three years in the Selected Reserve. ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR CHAPLAIN CANDIDATE PROGRAM.—A person accessioned into the Chaplain Candidate Program is not eligible for the repayment of a loan under subsection (a). ‘‘(c) LOAN REPAYMENT PROCESS; MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the repayment of a loan under subsection (a) may consist of the payment of the principal, interest, and related expenses of the loan. ‘‘(2) The amount of any repayment of a loan made under subsection (a) on behalf of a person may not exceed $20,000 for each three year period of obligated service that the person agrees to serve in an agreement described in subsection (a)(3). Of such amount, not more than an amount equal to 50 percent of such amount may be paid before the completion by the person of the first year of obligated service pursuant to the agreement. The balance of such amount shall be payable at such time or times as are prescribed in regulations. ‘‘(d) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLETE OBLIGATION.—If a person on whose behalf a loan is repaid under subsection (a) fails to commence or complete the period of obligated service specified in the agreement described in subsection (a)(3), the Secretary concerned may require the person to pay the United States an amount equal to the amount of the loan repayments made on behalf of the person in connection with the agreement. ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.’’.

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