Arkansas Legal Resource Navigator

10 U.S.C. § 16133 — Time limitation for use of entitlement

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

10 U.S.C. § 16133 — Time limitation for use of entitlement

**(a)** Except as provided in subsection (b), the period during which a person entitled to educational assistance under this chapter may use such person’s entitlement expires on the date the person is separated from the Selected Reserve. **(b)** (1) In the case of a person— (A) who is separated from the Selected Reserve because of a disability which was not the result of the individual’s own willful misconduct incurred on or after the date on which such person became entitled to educational assistance under this chapter; or (B) who, on or after the date on which such person became entitled to educational assistance under this chapter ceases to be a member of the Selected Reserve during the period beginning on October 1, 1991, and ending on December 31, 2001, or the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on September 30, 2014, by reason of the inactivation of the person’s unit of assignment or by reason of involuntarily ceasing to be designated as a member of the Selected Reserve pursuant to [section 10143(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section10143/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the period for using entitlement prescribed by subsection (a) shall be determined without regard to clause (2) of such subsection. (2) The provisions of [section 3031(f) of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3031/f&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to the period of entitlement prescribed by subsection (a). (3) The provisions of [section 3031(d) of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3031/d&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to the period of entitlement prescribed by subsection (a) in the case of a disability incurred in or aggr

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 10 U.S.C. § 16133

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.

Original supplied file — preserved unchanged

Download original Markdown file

File SHA-256: dfdc41b735a5fa0e120b84dcf9f480458527372e61cef3916149db63891fbf84. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.

Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.

Open the recorded source website ↗

Record provenance

Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_dc22e194a4458fdee721f26e
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-10/section-16133-time-limitation-for-use-of-entitlement--e3b05a5a77.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: 1f289cb2c0166c0e91a7766939cce3c46d0ae8317989acd987ed2b4b9eacc30f

Source location: Title 10, Chapter 1606, § 16133; chapter-1606-educational-assistance-for-members-of-the-selected-reserve.md

Stored source content

**(a)** Except as provided in subsection (b), the period during which a person entitled to educational assistance under this chapter may use such person’s entitlement expires on the date the person is separated from the Selected Reserve. **(b)** (1) In the case of a person— (A) who is separated from the Selected Reserve because of a disability which was not the result of the individual’s own willful misconduct incurred on or after the date on which such person became entitled to educational assistance under this chapter; or (B) who, on or after the date on which such person became entitled to educational assistance under this chapter ceases to be a member of the Selected Reserve during the period beginning on October 1, 1991, and ending on December 31, 2001, or the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on September 30, 2014, by reason of the inactivation of the person’s unit of assignment or by reason of involuntarily ceasing to be designated as a member of the Selected Reserve pursuant to [section 10143(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section10143/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the period for using entitlement prescribed by subsection (a) shall be determined without regard to clause (2) of such subsection. (2) The provisions of [section 3031(f) of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3031/f&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to the period of entitlement prescribed by subsection (a). (3) The provisions of [section 3031(d) of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3031/d&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to the period of entitlement prescribed by subsection (a) in the case of a disability incurred in or aggravated by service in the Selected Reserve. (4) In the case of a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve who serves on active duty pursuant to an order to active duty issued under section 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, 12304a, or 12304b of this title— (A) the period of such active duty service plus four months shall not be considered in determining the expiration date applicable to such member under subsection (a); and (B) the member may not be considered to have been separated from the Selected Reserve for the purposes of clause (2) of such subsection by reason of the commencement of such active duty service. (5) In any case in which the Secretary concerned determines that a person entitled to educational assistance under this chapter has been prevented from using such person’s entitlement due to an emergency situation, the Secretary concerned shall extend the period of entitlement prescribed in subsection (a) for a period equal to the number of months that the person was so prevented from using such entitlement, as determined by the Secretary. **(c)** In this section, the term “emergency situation” has the meaning given such term in [section 3601 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3601&num=0&edition=prelim).

Cross-references

Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

38 U.S.C. § 3601 — Definition of emergency situation

In this chapter, the term “emergency situation” means a situation that— (1) the President declares is an emergency; and (2) the Secretary determines is an emergency for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 38 U.S.C. § 3601

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

10 U.S.C. § 2133 — Renumbered § 16133]

<a id="section-2134"></a>

Source: U.S. Code supplied Markdown snapshot · 10 U.S.C. § 2133

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed; partially_verified. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

10 U.S.C. § 2134 — Renumbered § 16134]

<a id="section-2135"></a>

Source: U.S. Code supplied Markdown snapshot · 10 U.S.C. § 2134

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed; partially_verified. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

10 U.S.C. § 10001 — Definition of State

In this subtitle, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 10 U.S.C. § 10001

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

10 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title: (1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia. (2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.] (3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth. (4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. (5) The term “uniformed services” means— (A) the armed forces; (B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. (6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments. (7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government. (8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. (9) The term

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 10 U.S.C. § 101

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

10 U.S.C. § 16131 — Educational assistance program: establishment; amount

**(a)** To encourage membership in units of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, the Secretary of each military department, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall establish and maintain a program to provide educational assistance to members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned who agree to remain members of the Selected Reserve for a period of not less than six years. **(b)** (1) Except as provided in subsections (d) through (f), each educational assistance program established under subsection (a) shall provide for payment by the Secretary concerned, through the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to each person entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who is pursuing a program of education of an educational assistance allowance at the following rates: (A) $251 (as increased from time to time under paragraph (2)) per month for each month of full-time pursuit of a program of education; (B) $188 (as increased from time to time under paragraph (2)) per month for each month of three-quarter-time pursuit of a program of education; (C) $125 (as increased from time to time under paragraph (2)) per month for each month of half-time pursuit of a program of education; and (D) an appropriately reduced rate, as determined under regulations which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe, for each month of less than half-time pursuit of a program of education, except that no payment may be made to a person for less than half-time pursuit if tuition assistance is otherwise availabl

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 10 U.S.C. § 16131

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

38 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

For the purposes of this title— (1) The terms “Secretary” and “Department” mean the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, respectively. (2) The term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. (3) The term “surviving spouse” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title) a person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran’s death, and who lived with the veteran continuously from the date of marriage to the date of the veteran’s death (except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran without the fault of the spouse) and who has not remarried. (4) (A) The term “child” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title (other than with respect to a child who is an insurable dependent under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(10) of such chapter) and [section 8502(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8502/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) a person who is unmarried and— (i) who is under the age of eighteen years; (ii) who, before attaining the age of eighteen years, became permanently incapable of self-support; or (iii) who, after attaining the age of eighteen years and until completion of education or training (but not after attaining the age of twenty-three years), is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution; and who is a legitimate child, a legally adopted child, a stepchild who is a member of a veteran’s household or was a member at the time of the veteran’s death, or an illegitimate child but, as to the alleged father, onl

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 38 U.S.C. § 101

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

10 U.S.C. § 16133 — Time limitation for use of entitlement

Page 3770 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 16133 (3) Entitlement transferred under this section may not be treated as marital property, or the asset of a marital estate, subject to division in a divorce or other civil proceeding. (g) COMMENCEMENT OF USE.—A dependent to whom entitlement to basic educational assist- ance is transferred under this section may not commence the use of the transferred entitle- ment until— (1) in the case of entitlement transferred to a spouse, the completion by the member mak- ing the transfer of at least— (A) six years of service in the armed forces; or (B) the years of service as determined in regulations pursuant to subsection (j); or (2) in the case of entitlement transferred to a child, both— (A) the completion by the member making the transfer of at least— (i) ten years of service in the armed forces; or (ii) the years of service as determined in regulations pursuant to subsection (j); and (B) either— (i) the completion by the child of the re- quirements of a secondary school diploma (or equivalency certificate); or (ii) the attainment by the child of 18 years of age. (h) ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.—(1) The use of any entitlement to basic educational assistance transferred under this section shall be charged against the entitlement of the mem- ber making the transfer at the rate of one month for each month of transferred entitle- ment that is used. (2) Except as provided under subsection (e)(2) and subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), a depend- ent to whom entitlement is transferred under this section is entitled to basic educational as- sistance under this chapter in the same manner as the member from whom the entitlement was transferred. (3) The monthly rate of educational assistance payable to a dependent to

Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 10 U.S.C. § 16133

Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.