10 USC § 7417 - Military history fellowships

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title: "10 USC § 7417 - Military history fellowships"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "7417"
section_name: "Military history fellowships"
chapter_number: 751
chapter_name: "TRAINING GENERALLY"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "TRAINING"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1076(a), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2511, § 4316; renumbered § 4317, Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 201(b)(2)(A), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 98; renumbered § 7417, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)"
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# § 7417. Military history fellowships

**(a)** **Fellowships.—** The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe regulations under which the Secretary may award fellowships in military history of the Army to the persons described in subsection (b).

**(b)** **Eligible Persons.—** The persons eligible for awards of fellowships under this section are citizens and nationals of the United States who—

**(1)** are graduate students in United States military history;

**(2)** have completed all requirements for a doctoral degree other than preparation of a dissertation; and

**(3)** agree to prepare a dissertation in a subject area of military history determined by the Secretary.

**(c)** **Regulations.—** The regulations prescribed under this section shall include—

**(1)** the criteria for award of fellowships;

**(2)** the procedures for selecting recipients;

**(3)** the basis for determining the amount of a fellowship; and

**(4)** the total amount that may be awarded as fellowships during an academic year.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1076(a), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2511, § 4316; renumbered § 4317, Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 201(b)(2)(A), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 98; renumbered § 7417, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

1993— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .