10 USC § 1745 - Additional education and training programs available to acquisition personnel

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title: "10 USC § 1745 - Additional education and training programs available to acquisition personnel"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1745"
section_name: "Additional education and training programs available to acquisition personnel"
chapter_number: 87
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATION AND TRAINING"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, § 1202(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1653; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1503(a)(15), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 511; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title IX, § 925(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 726; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XI, § 1123], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–317.)"
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# § 1745. Additional education and training programs available to acquisition personnel

**(a)** **Tuition Reimbursement and Training.—**

**(1)** The Secretary of Defense shall provide for tuition reimbursement and training (including a full-time course of study leading to a degree) for acquisition personnel in the Department of Defense.

**(2)** For civilian personnel, the reimbursement and training shall be provided under section 4107(b) of title 5 for the purposes described in that section. For purposes of such section 4107(b), there is deemed to be, until September 30, 2010, a shortage of qualified personnel to serve in acquisition positions in the Department of Defense.

**(3)** In the case of members of the armed forces, the limitation in section 2007(a) of this title shall not apply to tuition reimbursement and training provided for under this subsection.

**(b)** **Repayment of Student Loans.—** The Secretary of Defense may repay all or part of a student loan under section 5379 of title 5 for an employee of the Department of Defense appointed to an acquisition position.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, § 1202(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1653; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1503(a)(15), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 511; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title IX, § 925(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 726; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XI, § 1123], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–317.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2000—Subsec. (a)(2).  substituted “” for “”.

1999—Subsec. (a).  amended heading and text of subsec. (a) generally. Text read as follows: “The Secretary of Defense shall provide for tuition reimbursement and training (including a full-time course of study leading to a degree) under  for acquisition personnel in the Department of Defense for the purposes described in that section. For purposes of such section 4107(b), there is deemed to be, until , a shortage of qualified personnel to serve in acquisition positions in the Department of Defense.”

1996—Subsec. (a).  substituted “section 4107(b)” for “section 4107(d)” in two places.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

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