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[CITE: 10USC2115]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                    PART III--TRAINING AND EDUCATION
 
    CHAPTER 104--UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES
 
Sec. 2115. Graduates: limitation on number permitted to perform 
        civilian Federal service
        
    The Secretary of Defense may allow not more than 20 percent of the 
graduates of each class at the University to perform civilian Federal 
service for not less than seven years following the completion of their 
professional education in lieu of active duty in a uniformed service if 
the needs of the uniformed services do not require that such graduates 
perform active duty in a uniformed service and as long as the Secretary 
of Defense does not recall such persons to active duty in the uniformed 
services. Such persons who execute an agreement in writing to perform 
such civilian Federal service may be released from active duty following 
the completion of their professional education. The location and type of 
their duty shall be determined by the Secretary of Defense after 
consultation with the heads of Federal agencies concerned.

(Added Pub. L. 92-426, Sec. 2(a), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 716; amended 
Pub. L. 96-107, title VIII, Sec. 803(c)(1), (2), Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 
812.)


                               Amendments

    1979--Pub. L. 96-107, Sec. 803(c)(2), substituted ``permitted'' for 
``electing'' and ``service'' for ``duty'' in section catchline.
    Pub. L. 96-107, Sec. 803(c)(1), substituted provisions respecting 
authority of the Secretary of Defense to allow graduates to perform 
civilian Federal service and the execution of agreements for such 
service as prerequisites for release from active duty following 
completion of education, for provisions relating to limitations on the 
number of graduates electing to perform civilian Federal duty, 
agreements respecting such service, and release from active duty upon 
completion of their education.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2114 of this title.
