12 2 STA T . 1 0 2 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 servic es p eci f ie d i nth e ag ree m ent , the mem b er sha l lbes u b j ect t o the repa y ment provisions of section 30 3a ( e ) of title 3 7.’ ’. (d) REGULATIONS . —S uch section is further amended by adding at the end the follo w ing new subsection
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‘(f) T his section shall be administered under regulations pre - scribed by the Secretary of D efense or, with respect to the C oast G uard when it is not operating as a service in the N avy, the Secretary of H omeland Security.’’. (e) STU DY .— ( 1 ) STUDY R E Q UIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a study on the tuition assistance program carried out under section 2 007 of title 10, U nited States Code. The study shall— ( A ) identify the number of members of the Armed F orces eligible for assistance under the program, and the number who actually receive the assistance
( B ) assess the e x tent to which the program affects retention rates; and (C) assess the extent to which State tuition assistance programs affect retention rates in those States. (2) RE P ORT.—Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the study. SEC.52 2. R E DU C TION ORE L I M IN A TION O F SER V ICE O B LI G ATION IN AN ARM Y RESERVE OR ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TROO P PROGRAM UNIT FOR CERTAIN PERSONS SELECTED AS MEDICAL STUDENTS AT UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVER - SITY OF T H E HEALTH SCIENCES. P aragraph (3) of section 2107a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (C), in the case of a person described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may, at any time and with the consent of the person, modify an agreement described in paragraph (1)(F) submitted by the person for the purpose of reducing or eliminating the troop program unit service obligation specified in the agreement and to establish, in lieu of that obligation, an active duty service obligation. ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) applies with respect to the following persons: ‘‘(i) A cadet under this section at a military junior college. ‘‘(ii) A cadet or former cadet under this section who is selected under section 211 4 of this title to be a medical student at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. ‘‘(iii) A cadet or former cadet under this section who signs an agreement under section 2122 of this title for participation in the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Finan- cial Assistance program. ‘‘(C) The modification of an agreement described in paragraph (1)(F) may be made only if the Secretary determines that it is in the best interests of the United States to do so.’’.
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