12 2 STA T . 1 0 1 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 (B)bystrik i ng‘ ‘t heS e c ret a ry of the m i l itary d e p art - ment concerned ’ ’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary concerned’’
and ( C ) by striking ‘‘or f u ll-time N ational G uard duty’’ both places it appears; and ( 2 ) in paragraph (2) — ( A ) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) , by striking ‘‘the Secretary of the military department’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary concerned’’; (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ‘‘acti v e duty service’’ the follo w ing
‘‘for which the officer was ordered to active duty’’; and (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ . (c) A UTHORI T YT O PA Y TUITIO N A S SISTAN CE TO M E MB ERS O F THE R EA D Y RESER V E.— ( 1 ) AVAI L ABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(c)(1) Sub j ect to paragraphs ( 3 )and( 5 ), the Secretary con- cerned may pay the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or e x penses described in subsection (a) of a member of the Selected Reserve. ‘‘(2) Subject to paragraphs ( 4 ) and (5), the Secretary concerned may pay the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or expenses described in subsection (a) of a member of the I ndividual Ready Reserve who has a military occupational specialty designated by the Secretary concerned for purposes of this subsection. ‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned may not pay charges under para- graph (1) for tuition or expenses of an officer of the Selected Reserve unless the officer enters into an agreement to remain a member of the Selected Reserve for at least 4 years after completion of the education or training for which the charges are paid. ‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned may not pay charges under para- graph (2) for tuition or expenses of an officer of the Individual Ready Reserve unless the officer enters into an agreement to remain in the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve for at least 4 years after completion of the education or training for which the charges are paid. ‘‘(5) The Secretary of a military department may re q uire an enlisted member of the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve to enter into an agreement to serve for up to 4 years in the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve, as the case may be, after completion of the education or training for which tuition or expenses are paid under paragraph (1) or (2), as applicable.’’. (2) RE P EAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—Such section is further amended— (A) by striking subsection (d); and (B) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as sub- sections (d) and (e), respectively. (3) REPAYMENT OF UNEARNED BENEFIT.—Subsection (e) of such section, as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this sub- section, is amended— (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(2) If a member of the Ready Reserve who enters into an agreement under subsection (c) does not complete the period of
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