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[CITE: 10USC1745]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER 87--DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
 
                  SUBCHAPTER IV--EDUCATION AND TRAINING
 
Sec. 1745. Additional education and training programs available 
        to acquisition personnel
        
    (a) Tuition Reimbursement and Training.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall provide for tuition reimbursement and training (including 
a full-time course of study leading to a degree) for acquisition 
personnel in the Department of Defense.
    (2) For civilian personnel, the reimbursement and training shall be 
provided under section 4107(b) of title 5 for the purposes described in 
that section. For purposes of such section 4107(b), there is deemed to 
be, until September 30, 2010, a shortage of qualified personnel to serve 
in acquisition positions in the Department of Defense.
    (3) In the case of members of the armed forces, the limitation in 
section 2007(a) of this title shall not apply to tuition reimbursement 
and training provided for under this subsection.
    (b) Repayment of Student Loans.--The Secretary of Defense may repay 
all or part of a student loan under section 5379 of title 5 for an 
employee of the Department of Defense appointed to an acquisition 
position.

(Added Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XII, Sec. 1202(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 
104 Stat. 1653; amended Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XV, 
Sec. 1503(a)(15), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 511; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, 
title IX, Sec. 925(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 726; Pub. L. 106-398, 
Sec. 1 [[div. A], title XI, Sec. 1123], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 
1654A-317.)


                               Amendments

    2000--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 106-398 substituted ``September 30, 
2010'' for ``September 30, 2001''.
    1999--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-65 amended heading and text of 
subsec. (a) generally. Text read as follows: ``The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide for tuition reimbursement and training (including a full-
time course of study leading to a degree) under section 4107(b) of title 
5 for acquisition personnel in the Department of Defense for the 
purposes described in that section. For purposes of such section 
4107(b), there is deemed to be, until September 30, 2001, a shortage of 
qualified personnel to serve in acquisition positions in the Department 
of Defense.''
    1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-106 substituted ``section 4107(b)'' 
for ``section 4107(d)'' in two places.


                    Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

    Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title IX, Sec. 925(b), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 
Stat. 726, provided that: ``The amendment made by subsection (a) 
[amending this section] shall apply with respect to charges for tuition 
or expenses incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 
5, 1999].''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1762 of this title.
