10 USC § 8479 - Midshipmen: charges and fees for attendance; limitation

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title: "10 USC § 8479 - Midshipmen: charges and fees for attendance; limitation"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8479"
section_name: "Midshipmen: charges and fees for attendance; limitation"
chapter_number: 853
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EDUCATION AND TRAINING"
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currency: "119-73"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 545(b)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1908, § 6979; renumbered § 8479, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)"
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# § 8479. Midshipmen: charges and fees for attendance; limitation

**(a)** **Prohibition.—** Except as provided in subsection (b), no charge or fee for tuition, room, or board for attendance at the Naval Academy may be imposed unless the charge or fee is specifically authorized by a law enacted after October 5, 1994.

**(b)** **Exception.—** The prohibition specified in subsection (a) does not apply with respect to any item or service provided to midshipmen for which a charge or fee is imposed as of October 5, 1994. The Secretary of Defense shall notify Congress of any change made by the Naval Academy in the amount of a charge or fee authorized under this subsection.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 545(b)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1908, § 6979; renumbered § 8479, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— 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 .