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[CITE: 10USC2183]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                    PART III--TRAINING AND EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER 110--EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS HELD AS CAPTIVES AND 
                            THEIR DEPENDENTS
 
Sec. 2183. Educational assistance: former captives

    (a) In order to respond to special circumstances, the Secretary 
concerned may pay (by advancement or reimbursement) a person who is a 
former captive for expenses incurred, while attending an educational or 
training institution, for--
        (1) subsistence;
        (2) tuition;
        (3) fees;
        (4) supplies;
        (5) books;
        (6) equipment; and
        (7) other educational expenses.

    (b) Except as provided in section 2184 of this title, payments shall 
be available under this section for a person who is a former captive for 
education or training that occurs--
        (1) after the termination of the status of that person as a 
    captive; and
        (2) on or before--
            (A) the end of any semester or quarter (as appropriate) that 
        begins before the end of the 10-year period beginning on the 
        date on which the status of that person as a captive terminates; 
        or
            (B) if the educational or training institution is not 
        operated on a semester or quarter system, the earlier of the end 
        of any course that began before such date or the end of the 16-
        week period following that date.

    (c) Payments shall be available under this section only to the 
extent that such payments are not otherwise authorized by law.

(Added Pub. L. 99-399, title VIII, Sec. 806(d)(1), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 
Stat. 888.)
