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[CITE: 10USC16203]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                     Subtitle E--Reserve Components
 
  PART IV--TRAINING FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
                                PROGRAMS
 
            CHAPTER 1608--HEALTH PROFESSIONS STIPEND PROGRAM
 
Sec. 16203. Penalties and limitations

    (a) Failure to Complete Program of Training.--(1) A member of the 
program who, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 
is dropped from the program for deficiency in training, or for other 
reasons, shall be required, at the discretion of the Secretary 
concerned--
        (A) to perform one year of active duty for each year (or part 
    thereof) for which such person was provided financial assistance 
    under this section; or
        (B) to repay the United States an amount equal to the total 
    amount paid to such person under the program.

    (2) The Secretary of a military department, under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may relieve a member 
participating in the program who is dropped from the program from any 
requirement that may be imposed under paragraph (1), but such relief 
shall not relieve him from any military obligation imposed by any other 
law.
    (b) Prohibitions of Duplicate Benefits.--Financial assistance may 
not be provided under this section to a member receiving financial 
assistance under section 2107 of this title.

(Added Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VII, Sec. 711(a)(3), Dec. 4, 1987, 
101 Stat. 1111, Sec. 2130; renumbered Sec. 16203 and amended Pub. L. 
103-337, div. A, title XVI, Sec. 1663(c)(4), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 
3008.)


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 1663(c)(4), renumbered section 2130 of 
this title as this section and substituted ``Penalties and limitations'' 
for ``Penalties, limitations, and other administrative provisions'' as 
section catchline.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 1663(c)(4)(A), struck out subsec. 
(c) which related to regulations. See section 16204 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-337 effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as 
otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103-337, set out as an 
Effective Date note under section 10001 of this title.
