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[CITE: 10USC2603]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                PART IV--SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
 
              CHAPTER 155--ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND SERVICES
 
Sec. 2603. Acceptance of fellowships, scholarships, or grants

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a fellowship, 
scholarship, or grant may, under regulations to be prescribed by the 
President or his designee, be made by a corporation, fund, foundation, 
or educational institution that is organized and operated primarily for 
scientific, literary, or educational purposes to any member of the Armed 
Forces, and the benefits thereof may be accepted by him--
        (1) in recognition of outstanding performance in his field;
        (2) to undertake a project that may be of value to the United 
    States; or
        (3) for development of his recognized potential for future 
    career service.

    However, the benefits of such a fellowship, scholarship, or grant 
may be accepted by the member in addition to his pay and allowances only 
to the extent that those benefits would be conferred upon him if the 
education or training contemplated by that fellowship, scholarship, or 
grant were provided at the expense of the United States. In addition, if 
such a benefit, in cash or in kind, is for travel, subsistence, or other 
expenses, an appropriate reduction shall be made from any payment that 
is made for the same purpose to the member by the United States incident 
to his acceptance of the fellowship, scholarship, or grant.
    (b) Each member of the Armed Forces who accepts a fellowship, 
scholarship, or grant in accordance with subsection (a) shall, before he 
is permitted to undertake the education or training contemplated by that 
fellowship, scholarship, or grant, agree in writing that, after he 
completes the education or training, he will serve on active duty for a 
period at least three times the length of the period of the education or 
training.

(Added Pub. L. 87-555, Sec. 1(1), July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 244.)

     Ex. Ord. No. 11079. Regulations for Acceptance of Fellowships, 
                         Scholarships, or Grants

    Ex. Ord. No. 11079, Jan. 25, 1963, 28 F.R. 819, as amended by Ex. 
Ord. No. 11382, Nov. 28, 1967, 32 F.R. 16247; Ex. Ord. No. 12608, Sept. 
9, 1987, 52 F.R. 34617, provided:
    By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2603 of Title 10, 
United States Code [this section], I hereby designate the Secretary of 
Defense, with respect to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
Marine Corps, the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to members 
of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to 
commissioned officers of the Public Health Service, to prescribe 
regulations under which members of the Armed Forces and commissioned 
officers of the Public Health Service may accept fellowships, 
scholarships, or grants from corporations, funds, foundations, or 
educational institutions organized and operated primarily for 
scientific, literary, or educational purposes. To the extent 
practicable, such regulations shall be uniform.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 42 section 213a.
