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10 U.S.C. § 2148

Duration of entitlement

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 2148, Duration of entitlement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433715
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The entitlement of any person to educational assistance under this chapter expires at the end of the ten-year period beginning on the date of the retirement or discharge or other separation from active duty of the person upon whose service such entitlement is based. In the case of a member entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who dies while on active duty and whose entitlement is transferred to a spouse or dependent child, such entitlement expires at the end of the ten-year period beginning on the date of such member’s death.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-342(H.R. 6974)1980-09-08
    Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally