Us Code § 3243 - Deposits; reports

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§ 3243. Deposits; reports

Deductions made by the Department of Defense from the military pay of any participant shall be promptly transferred to the Secretary for deposit in the fund. The Secretary of Defense shall also submit to the Secretary a report each month showing the name, service number, and the amount of the deduction made from the military pay of each initial enrollee, any contribution made by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 3222(c) of this title, as well as any changes in each participant's enrollment and/or contribution. The report shall also include any additional information the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense deem necessary to administer this program. The Secretary shall maintain accounts showing contributions made to the fund by individual participants and by the Secretary of Defense as well as disbursements made from the fund in the form of benefits.

(Added Pub. L. 94–502, title IV, §404, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2397, §1643; amended Pub. L. 98–160, title VII, §702(9), Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 1009; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, §423(b)(1)(A), (4)(D), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered §3243 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)


Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Prior sections 3301 to 3305 and 3311 to 3313, which comprised chapter 57, were renumbered sections 5701 to 5705 and 5711 to 5713, respectively, of this title.

Prior sections 3401 to 3405, which comprised chapter 59, were renumbered sections 5901 to 5905, respectively, of this title.

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1643 of this title as this section and substituted "3222(c)" for "1622(c)".

1989—Pub. L. 101–237 substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing and inserted "of Defense" after "Secretary" in four places.

1983—Pub. L. 98–160 inserted "of this title" after "section 1622(c)".


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1977, see section 406 of Pub. L. 94–502, set out as a note under section 3201 of this title.

CHAPTER 33—POST–9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

SUBCHAPTER I—DEFINITIONS

Sec.
3301.
Definitions.

        

SUBCHAPTER II—EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

3311.
Educational assistance for service in the Armed Forces commencing on or after September 11, 2001: entitlement.
3312.
Educational assistance: duration.
3313.
Educational assistance: amount; payment.
3314.
Tutorial assistance.
3315.
Licensure and certification tests.
3315A.
National tests.
3315B.
Preparatory courses for licensure, certification, or national tests.
3316.
Supplemental educational assistance: members with critical skills or specialty; members serving additional service.
3317.
Public-private contributions for additional educational assistance.
3318.
Additional assistance: relocation or travel assistance for individual relocating or traveling significant distance for pursuit of a program of education.
3319.
Authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members.
3320.
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship.

        

SUBCHAPTER III—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

3321.
Time limitation for use of and eligibility for entitlement.
3322.
Bar to duplication of educational assistance benefits.
3323.
Administration.
3324.
Allocation of administration and costs.
3325.
Reporting requirement.
3326.
Report on student progress.
3327.
Election to receive educational assistance.

        

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2020—Pub. L. 116–154, §5(b), Aug. 8, 2020, 134 Stat. 692, added item 3315B.

2017—Pub. L. 115–48, title I, §111(b), Aug. 16, 2017, 131 Stat. 983, added item 3320.

2016—Pub. L. 114–315, title IV, §§404(b), 405(b), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1554, 1558, added items 3326 and 3327.

2012—Pub. L. 112–154, title IV, §402(a)(2), Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1189, added item 3325.

2011—Pub. L. 111–377, title I, §108(a)(2), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4119, added item 3315A.

SUBCHAPTER I—DEFINITIONS

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