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10 U.S.C. § 9415

Community College of the Air Force: associate degrees

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

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10 U.S.C. § 9415, Community College of the Air Force: associate degrees, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/436142
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There is in the Department of the Air Force a Community College of the Air Force. Such college, in cooperation with civilian colleges and universities, shall— Subject to such other eligibility requirements as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, the following members of the armed forces are eligible to participate in programs of higher education under subsection (a)(1): The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize participation in a program of higher education under subsection (a)(1) by a person who is a former or retired enlisted member of the armed forces who at the time of the person’s separation from active duty—

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. 94-361(H.R. 12438)1976-07-14
    Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1977
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-513(S. 1918)1980-12-12
    An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise and standardize the provisions of law relating to appointment, promotion, separation, and mandatory retirement of regular commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, to establish the permanent grade of commodore admiral in the Navy, to equalize the treatment of female commissioned officers with that of male commissioned officers, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-160(H.R. 2401)1993-11-30
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
    House: 273–135Senate: 77–22
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-106(S. 1124)1996-02-10
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
    House: 287–129Senate: 56–34
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-85(H.R. 1119)1997-11-18
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
    House: 286–123Senate: 90–10
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-375(H.R. 4200)2004-10-28
    Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
    House: 359–14Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-81(H.R. 1540)2011-12-31
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
    House: 283–136Senate: 86–13
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-232(H.R. 5515)2018-08-13
    John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
    House: 359–54Senate: 87–10
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-92(S. 1790)2019-12-20
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
    House: 377–48Senate: 86–8
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-283(H.R. 6395)2021-01-01
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
    House: 322–87Senate: 84–13