10 USC § 2183 - Educational assistance: former captives

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s2183"
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title: "10 USC § 2183 - Educational assistance: former captives"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "2183"
section_name: "Educational assistance: former captives"
chapter_number: 110
chapter_name: "EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS HELD AS CAPTIVES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "TRAINING AND EDUCATION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, § 806(d)(1), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 888.)"
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# § 2183. Educational assistance: former captives

**(a)** In order to respond to special circumstances, the Secretary concerned may pay (by advancement or reimbursement) a person who is a former captive for expenses incurred, while attending an educational or training institution, for—

**(1)** subsistence;

**(2)** tuition;

**(3)** fees;

**(4)** supplies;

**(5)** books;

**(6)** equipment; and

**(7)** other educational expenses.

**(b)** Except as provided in section 2184 of this title, payments shall be available under this section for a person who is a former captive for education or training that occurs—

**(1)** after the termination of the status of that person as a captive; and

**(2)** on or before—

**(A)** the end of any semester or quarter (as appropriate) that begins before the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the status of that person as a captive terminates; or

**(B)** if the educational or training institution is not operated on a semester or quarter system, the earlier of the end of any course that began before such date or the end of the 16-week period following that date.

**(c)** Payments shall be available under this section only to the extent that such payments are not otherwise authorized by law.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, § 806(d)(1), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 888.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section applicable with respect to persons whose captive status begins after , see , set out as a note under 2181 of this title.