# § 1015d. In-State tuition rates for members of qualifying Federal service
**(a)** **Requirement** In the case of a member of a qualifying Federal service whose domicile or permanent duty station is in a State that receives assistance under this chapter, such State shall not charge such member (or the spouse or dependent child of such member) tuition for attendance at a public institution of higher education in the State at a rate that is greater than the rate charged for residents of the State.
**(b)** **Continuation** If a member of a qualifying Federal service (or the spouse or dependent child of a member) pays tuition at a public institution of higher education in a State at a rate determined by subsection (a), the provisions of subsection (a) shall continue to apply to such member, spouse, or dependent while continuously enrolled at that institution, notwithstanding a subsequent change in the permanent duty station of the member to a location outside the State.
**(c)** **Effective date** July 1, 2009
This section shall take effect at each public institution of higher education in a State that receives assistance under this chapter for the first period of enrollment at such institution that begins after .
**(d)** **Definitions** In this section, the term “member of a qualifying Federal service” means—
**(1)** a member of the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10) who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days (as defined in section 101 of title 10);
**(2)** a member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 3903 of title 22) who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days; or
**(3)** an officer or employee of an element of the intelligence community (as such term is defined in section 3003 of title 50) who serves in a position of employment in such element for a period of more than 30 days.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–329, title I, § 135, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title I, § 114, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3111; amended Pub. L. 117–81, div. F, title LXII, § 6206(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2392; Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title III, § 7316(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1032.)
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 1015d, , as added , , , required grant recipients to submit reports, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .
### Amendments
2023—Subsec. (d)(3). added par. (3).
2021—, substituted “qualifying Federal service” for “the armed forces on active duty, spouses, and dependent children” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). , substituted “member of a qualifying Federal service” for “member of the armed forces who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days and”.
Subsec. (b). , substituted “member of a qualifying Federal service” for “member of the armed forces”.
Subsec. (d). , added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In this section, the terms ‘armed forces’ and ‘active duty for a period of more than 30 days’ have the meanings given those terms in .”
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2023 Amendment
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### Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
> “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect at each public institution of higher education in a State that receives assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (
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