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118 STAT. 1911 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 unserved part of the total required period of service bears to the total period. ‘‘(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States. ‘‘(3) A discharge of a person in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the date on which the person was, or was to be, enlisted in the regular Army pursuant to the delayed entry authority under section 513 does not discharge that person from a debt arising under paragraph (1). ‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned may waive, in whole or in part, a debt arising under paragraph (1) in any case for which the Secretary determines that recovery would be against equity and good conscience or would be contrary to the best interests of the United States. ‘‘(f) SPECIAL PAY AND BONUSES.—Upon enlisting in the regular component of the member’s armed force, a person who initially enlisted as a Reserve under this section may, at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, be eligible for all regular special pays, bonuses, education benefits, and loan repayment programs.’’. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 510 the following new item: ‘‘511. College First Program.’’. (b) CONTINUATION FOR ARMY OF PRIOR ARMY COLLEGE FIRST PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Army shall treat the program under section 511 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), as a continuation of the program under section 573 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 513 note), and for such purpose the Secretary may treat such section 511 as having been enacted on October 1, 2004. SEC. 552. SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS AND RECRUITER ACCESS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU CATION. (a) EQUAL TREATMENT OF MILITARY RECRUITERS WITH OTHER RECRUITERS.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 983 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘entry to campuses’’ and inserting ‘‘access to campuses’’; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the fol lowing: ‘‘in a manner that is at least equal in quality and scope to the access to campuses and to students that is provided to any other employer’’. (b) PROHIBITION OF FUNDING FOR POST SECONDARY SCHOOLS THAT PREVENT ROTC ACCESS OR MILITARY RECRUITING.—(1) Sub section (d) of such section is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘limitation established in subsection (a) applies’’ and inserting ‘‘limitations established in sub sections (a) and (b) apply’’; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘for any depart ment or agency for which regular appropriations are made’’ after ‘‘made available’’; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subpara graphs: 10 USC 511 note.