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 91 STAT. 328

PUBLIC LAW 95-79—JULY 30, 1977 in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at any time during the fiscal year. Whenever such units or such individual members are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the average strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such Reserve component shall be proportionately increased by the total authorized strength of such units and by the total number of such individual members. SEC. 402. (a) Part III of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, relating to training, is amended by adding after chapter 105 the following new chapter: "Chapter 106.—EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE OF THE READY RESERVE "Sec. "2131. Educational assistance program: establishment; amount. "2132. Eligibility for educational assistance. "2133. Termination of assistance; refund by member. "2134. Reports to Congress. "2135. Termination of program. v \

10 USC 2131.

"Accredited institution."

"§2131. Educational assistance program: establishment; amount "(a) To encourage enlistments in units of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, the Secreary of each military department, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation, under regulations prescribed by him with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may establish and maintain a program to provide educational assistance to enlisted members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of the armed force under his jurisdiction. "(b)(1) An educational assistance program established under subsection (a) shall provide for payment by the Secretary concerned of 50 percent of the educational expenses incurred by a member for instruction at an accredited institution. Expenses for which payment may be made under this section include tuition, fees, books, laboratory fees, and shop fees for consumable materials used as part of classroom or shop instruction. Payments under this section shall be limited to those educational expenses normally incurred by students at the institution involved. "(2) To receive assistance under this section, a member nmst be eligible for such assistance under section 2132 and must submit an application for such assistance in such form and manner as the Secretary concerned shall prescribe and be approved for such assistance by the Secretary concerned. "(c) Educational assistance may be provided to a member under this section until the member completes a course of instruction required for the award of a baccalaureate degree, or the equivalent evidence of completion of study, by an accredited institution, but the amount of educational assistance provided a member under this section may not exceed $500 in any twelve-month period, nor a total of $2,000. "(d) For purposes of this section, the term 'accredited institution' means a civilian college, university, or trade, technical, or vocational school in the United States (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) that provides education at the

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