20 U.S.C. § 1015d — In-State tuition rates for members of qualifying Federal service

In the case of a member of a qualifying Federal service whose domicile or permanent duty station is in a State^* that receives assistance under this chapter, such State shall not charge such member (or the spouse or dependent child of such member) tuition for attendance at a public institution of higher education^* in the State at a rate that is greater than the rate charged for residents of the State.

If a member of a qualifying Federal service (or the spouse or dependent child of a member) pays tuition at a public institution of higher education in a State at a rate determined by subsection (a), the provisions of subsection (a) shall continue to apply to such member, spouse, or dependent while continuously enrolled at that institution, notwithstanding a subsequent change in the permanent duty station of the member to a location outside the State.

This section shall take effect at each public institution of higher education in a State that receives assistance under this chapter for the first period of enrollment at such institution that begins after July 1, 2009.

In this section, the term “member of a qualifying Federal service” means—