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10 U.S.C. § 2146 — Right of member upon subsequent reenlistment to lump-sum payment in lieu of educational assistance
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**(a)** A member who is entitled to educational assistance under this chapter and who reenlists at the end of the enlistment which established such entitlement may, at the time of such reenlistment, elect to receive a lump-sum payment computed under subsection (b) in lieu of receiving such educational assistance. An election to receive such a lump-sum payment is irrevocable.
**(b)** The amount of a lump-sum payment under subsection (a) is 60 percent of the sum of—
(1) the product of (A) the rate for educational assistance under [section 2143(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2143/b&num=0&edition=prelim) applicable to such member which is in effect at the time of such reenlistment, and (B) the number of standard academic years of entitlement of such member to such assistance; and
(2) the product of (A) the rate for the subsistence allowance authorized under [section 2144 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2144&num=0&edition=prelim) for pursuit of a course of instruction on a full-time basis at the time of such reenlistment, and (B) the number of months of entitlement of such member to such allowance.
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**(a)** A member who is entitled to educational assistance under this chapter and who reenlists at the end of the enlistment which established such entitlement may, at the time of such reenlistment, elect to receive a lump-sum payment computed under subsection (b) in lieu of receiving such educational assistance. An election to receive such a lump-sum payment is irrevocable.
**(b)** The amount of a lump-sum payment under subsection (a) is 60 percent of the sum of—
(1) the product of (A) the rate for educational assistance under [section 2143(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2143/b&num=0&edition=prelim) applicable to such member which is in effect at the time of such reenlistment, and (B) the number of standard academic years of entitlement of such member to such assistance; and
(2) the product of (A) the rate for the subsistence allowance authorized under [section 2144 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2144&num=0&edition=prelim) for pursuit of a course of instruction on a full-time basis at the time of such reenlistment, and (B) the number of months of entitlement of such member to such allowance.
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**(a)** Subject to subsection (b), a person entitled to educational assistance under this chapter is entitled to receive a monthly subsistence allowance during any period for which educational assistance is provided such person. The amount of a subsistence allowance under this section is $300 per month, adjusted in accordance with [section 2145 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2145&num=0&edition=prelim), in the case of a person pursuing a course of instruction on a full-time basis and is one-half of such amount (as so adjusted) in the case of a person pursuing a course of instruction on less than a full-time basis.
**(b)** The number of months for which a subsistence allowance may be provided to any person under this section is computed on the basis of nine months for each standard academic year of educational assistance to which such person is entitled.
**(c)** For purposes of subsection (a), a person shall be considered to be pursuing a course of instruction on a full-time basis if the person is enrolled in twelve or more semester hours of instruction (or the equivalent, as determined by Secretary concerned).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 2147
(2) The amount of educational assistance
which may be provided to any person for a
standard academic year (or the equivalent) may
not exceed $1,200, adjusted in accordance with
section 2145 of this title.
(c) In this section, the term ‘‘accredited insti-
tution’’ means a civilian college or university or
a trade, technical, or vocational school in the
United States (including the District of Colum-
bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,
and the Virgin Islands) that provides education
at the postsecondary level and that is accredited
by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or
association or by an accrediting agency or asso-
ciation recognized by the Secretary of Edu-
cation.
(Added Pub. L. 96–342, title IX, § 901(a), Sept. 8,
1980, 94 Stat. 1112; amended Pub. L. 100–180, div.
A, title XII, § 1231(18)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat.
1161.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1987—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–180 inserted ‘‘the term’’
after ‘‘In this section,’’.
§ 2144. Subsistence allowance
(a) Subject to subsection (b), a person entitled
to educational assistance under this chapter is
entitled to receive a monthly subsistence allow-
ance during any period for which educational as-
sistance is provided such person. The amount of
a subsistence allowance under this section is
$300 per month, adjusted in accordance with sec-
tion 2145 of this title, in the case of a person pur-
suing a course of instruction on a full-time basis
and is one-half of such amount (as so adjusted)
in the case of a person pursuing a course of in-
struction on less than a full-time basis.
(b) The number of months for which a subsist-
ence allowance may be provided to any person
under this section is computed on the basis of
nine months fo
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