10 U.S.C. § 8479 — Midshipmen: charges and fees for attendance; limitation

submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 108-375 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 107 words · no verdicts yet

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The Naval Academy generally can't charge tuition, room, or board fees unless a law passed after October 5, 1994 allows it. Fees already being charged as of that date are exempt from the ban. Congress must be told about any change to those exempt fees.

(a) Prohibition. Except as (b) allows, no charge or fee for tuition, room, or board for attending the Naval Academy may be imposed unless the charge or fee is specifically authorized by a law enacted after October 5, 1994. (b) Exception. The prohibition in (a) does not apply to any item or service provided to midshipmen for which a charge or fee was already being imposed as of October 5, 1994. The Secretary of Defense must notify Congress of any change the Naval Academy makes to the amount of a charge or fee authorized under this subsection.

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(a)Prohibition.—

Except as provided in subsection (b), no charge or fee for tuition, room, or board for attendance at the Naval Academy may be imposed unless the charge or fee is specifically authorized by a law enacted after October 5, 1994.

(b)Exception.—

The prohibition specified in subsection (a) does not apply with respect to any item or service provided to midshipmen for which a charge or fee is imposed as of October 5, 1994. The Secretary of Defense shall notify Congress of any change made by the Naval Academy in the amount of a charge or fee authorized under this subsection.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 545(b)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1908, § 6979; renumbered § 8479, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2004Enacted · Pub. L. 108-375 · 118 Stat. 1908
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1836

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 108-375 on 2004-10-28.

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