10 USC § 16161 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s16161"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 16161 - Purpose"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "16161"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 1607
chapter_name: "EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER OPERATIONS"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "TRAINING FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 527(a), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1890.)"
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# § 16161. Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to provide educational assistance to members of the reserve components called or ordered to active service in response to a war or national emergency declared by the President or the Congress, in recognition of the sacrifices that those members make in answering the call to duty.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 527(a), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1890.)