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[CITE: 10USC2121]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                    PART III--TRAINING AND EDUCATION
 
   CHAPTER 105--ARMED FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
                                PROGRAMS
 
 SUBCHAPTER I--HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
                       PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE SERVICE
 
Sec. 2121. Establishment

    (a) For the purpose of obtaining adequate numbers of commissioned 
officers on active duty who are qualified in the various health 
professions, the Secretary of each military department, under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may establish and 
maintain a health professions scholarship and financial assistance 
program for his department.
    (b) The program shall consist of courses of study and specialized 
training in designated health professions, with obligatory periods of 
military training.
    (c) Persons participating in the program shall be commissioned 
officers in reserve components of the armed forces. Members pursuing a 
course of study shall serve on active duty in pay grade O-1 with full 
pay and allowances of that grade for a period of 45 days during each 
year of participation in the program. Members pursuing specialized 
training shall serve on active duty in a pay grade commensurate with 
their educational level, as determined by appointment under section 
12207 of this title, with full pay and allowances of that grade for a 
period of 14 days during each year of participation in the program. They 
shall be detailed as students at accredited civilian institutions, 
located in the United States or Puerto Rico, for the purpose of 
acquiring knowledge or training in a designated health profession. In 
addition, members of the program shall, under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of Defense, receive military and professional training and 
instruction.
    (d) Except when serving on active duty pursuant to subsection (c), a 
member of the program shall be entitled to a stipend at the rate of $579 
per month. That rate shall be increased annually by the Secretary of 
Defense effective on July 1 of each year by an amount (rounded to the 
next highest multiple of $1) equal to--
        (1) the amount of such stipend (as previously adjusted (if at 
    all)), multiplied by
        (2) the overall percentage of the adjustment (if such adjustment 
    is an increase) in the rates of basic pay for members of the 
    uniformed services made effective for the fiscal year in which the 
    school year ends.

(Added Pub. L. 92-426, Sec. 2(a), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 717; amended 
Pub. L. 96-107, title VIII, Sec. 804(a), Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 812; 
Pub. L. 98-94, title IX, Sec. 935(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 652; Pub. 
L. 101-189, div. A, title VII, Sec. 725(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 
1479; Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1484(k)(7), Nov. 5, 1990, 
104 Stat. 1719; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XV, Sec. 1501(c)(22), 
Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 499.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-106 substituted ``section 12207'' for 
``section 3353, 5600, or 8353''.
    1990--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-510 substituted ``section'' for 
``sections'' in third sentence.
    1989--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 725(b)(1), substituted 
``scholarship and financial assistance program'' for ``scholarship 
program''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 725(b)(2), substituted ``study 
and specialized training'' for ``study''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 725(b)(3), substituted ``pursuing 
a course of study'' for ``of the program'' and inserted after second 
sentence ``Members pursuing specialized training shall serve on active 
duty in a pay grade commensurate with their educational level, as 
determined by appointment under sections 3353, 5600, or 8353 of this 
title, with full pay and allowances of that grade for a period of 14 
days during each year of participation in the program.''
    1983--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98-94 amended subsec. (d) generally, 
substituting ``a stipend at the rate of $579 per month'' for ``a stipend 
at the rate in effect under paragraph (1)(B) of section 751(g) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294t(g)) for students in the 
National Health Service Corps Scholarship program'' and inserting 
provision relating to an annual increase in the rate by the Secretary of 
Defense effective on July 1 of each year.
    1979--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96-107 substituted provisions relating to 
entitlement to a stipend at the rate in effect for students in the 
National Health Services Corps Scholarship program, for provisions 
authorizing a stipend at the rate of $400 per month.


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Section 1501(c)(22) of Pub. L. 104-106 provided that the amendment 
made by that section is effective on the effective date specified in 
section 1691(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103-337, set out as a note under section 
10001 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1983 Amendment

    Section 935(b) of Pub. L. 98-94 provided that: ``The amendment made 
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 
1, 1983.''


                    Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

    Section 804(c) of Pub. L. 96-107 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section and section 313 of Title 37, 
Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services] shall take effect on 
October 1, 1979.''


 Members of Reserve Components; Specialized Training Assistance in the 
                           Health Professions

    Pub. L. 99-145, title VI, Sec. 672(a)-(h), (j), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 
Stat. 663, 664, effective Oct. 1, 1985, related to establishment and 
maintenance of program to provide financial assistance to persons 
engaged in specialized training in health professions who agree to incur 
Selective Reserve obligation of 3 years for each year for which 
financial assistance is provided, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100-180, 
div. A, title VII, Sec. 711(c)(1), (e)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1111, 
effective Dec. 4, 1987, subject to a savings provision, see below.
    Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VII, Sec. 711(c)(2), Dec. 4, 1987, 
101 Stat. 1111, provided that: ``The repeal of section 672 of the 
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 [section 672 of Pub. L. 
99-145, see above], by paragraph (1) does not affect an agreement 
entered into under that section before such repeal, and the provisions 
of such section as in effect before such repeal shall continue to apply 
with respect to such agreement.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 2005, 2127, 2173, 16201 of 
this title; title 37 sections 415, 1006.
