PUBLIC LAW 96-357—SEPT. 24, 1980
94 STAT. 1179
(3) by striking out "6,500" the first place it appears in subsection (h) and inserting in lieu thereof "12,000". (c)(1) Chapter 103 of such title, relating to Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, is amended by inserting after section 2107 the following new section: "§ 2107a. Financial assistance program for specially selected members: military junior colleges "(a)(1) The Secretary of the Army may appoint as a cadet in the Army Reserve or Army National Guard of the United States any eligible member of the program who is a student at a military junior college and who will be under 25 years of age on June 30 of the calendar year in which he is eligible under this section for appointment as a second lieutenant in the Army, except that the age of any such member who has served on active duty in the armed forces may exceed such age limitation on such date by a period equal to the period such member served on active duty, but only if such member will be under 29 years of age on such date. "(2) To be considered a military junior college for the purposes of this section, a school must be a civilian postsecondary educational institution essentially military in nature that does not confer baccalaureate degrees and that meets such other requirements as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe. "(b) To be eligible for appointment as a cadet under this section, a member of the program must— "(1) be a citizen of the United States; "(2) be specially selected for the financial assistance program under this section under procedures prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; "(3) enlist in a reserve component of the Army for the period prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; "(4) contract, with the consent of his parent or guardian if he is a minor, with the Secretary of the Army to serve for the period required by the program; "(5) agree in writing that he will accept an appointment, if offered, as a commissioned officer in the Army Reserve or the Army National Guard of the United States; and "(6) agree in writing that he will serve in such reserve component for not less than eight years. Performance of duty under an agreement under this subsection shall be under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe and may include periods of active duty, active duty for training, and other service in an active or inactive status in the reserve component in which appointed. "(c) The Secretary of the Army shall provide for the payment of all expenses of the Department of the Army in administering the financial assistance program under this section, including the cost of tuition, fees, books, and laboratory expenses which are incurred by members of the program appointed as cadets under this section while such members are students at a military junior college. "(d) Upon satisfactorily completing the academic and military requirements of the program, a cadet may be appointed as a reserve officer in the Army in the grade of second lieutenant, even though he is under 21 years of age, "(e) The date of rank of officers appointed under this section in May or June of any year is the date of graduation of cadets from the United States Military Academy in that year. The Secretary of the
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Appointment, eligibility.
Payment of ^^P^nses.
Date of rank.
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