Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/3352

 119 STAT. 3334

PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

(3) TUITION FOR OFF-DUTY TRAINING OR EDUCATION.—Section 2007 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(f) If an officer who enters into an agreement under subsection (b) does not complete the period of active duty specified in the agreement, the officer shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. (4) FAILURE TO COMPLETE ADVANCED TRAINING OR TO ACCEPT COMMISSION.—Section 2105 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘If the member does not complete the period of active duty prescribed by the Secretary concerned, the member shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37’’. (5) HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE SERVICE.—Section 2123(e)(1)(C) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘equal to’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘pursuant to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. (6) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATES.—Subsection (d) of section 2130a of such title is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(d) REPAYMENT.—A person who does not complete a nursing degree program in which the person is enrolled in accordance with the agreement entered into under subsection (a), or having completed the nursing degree program, does not become an officer in the Nurse Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer designated as a nurse officer of the Air Force or commissioned corps of the Public Health Service or does not complete the period of obligated active service required under the agreement, shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. (7) EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.—Subsection (g) of section 2173 of such title is amended— (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A commissioned officer’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(2) An officer who does not complete the period of active duty specified in the agreement entered into under subsection (b)(3), or the alternative obligation imposed under paragraph (1), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. (8) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR DEGREE PROGRAM FOR DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE.—Section 2200a of such title is amended— (A) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following new subsection: ‘‘(e) REPAYMENT FOR PERIOD OF UNSERVED OBLIGATED SERVICE.—(1) A member of an armed force who does not complete the period of active duty specified in the service agreement under section (b) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37. ‘‘(2) A civilian employee of the Department of Defense who voluntarily terminates service before the end of the period of obligated service required under an agreement entered into under subsection (b) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37 in the same manner and to the same extent as if the civilian employee were a member of the armed forces.’’.

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