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46 U.S.C. § 51509

Student incentive payment agreements

United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective

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46 U.S.C. § 51509, Student incentive payment agreements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/488194
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An agreement under this section shall require the student to— for at least 6 years after graduation from the academy, maintain— serve the foreign and domestic commerce and the national defense of the United States for at least 3 years after graduation from the academy— The Secretary of Defense may order an individual to serve on active duty in the armed forces of the United States for a period of not more than 2 years if— The Secretary of Defense may order an individual to serve on active duty in the armed forces of the United States for a period of not more than 3 years if— To aid in the recovery of the cost of education provided by the Government under a commitment agreement under this section, the Secretary of Transportation may—

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. 109-304(H.R. 1442)2006-10-06
    To complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", as positive law.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-163(H.R. 1815)2006-01-06
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
    House: 374–41Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-364(H.R. 5122)2006-10-17
    John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
    House: 398–23Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-181(H.R. 4986)2008-01-28
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
    House: 369–46Senate: 91–3
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-417(S. 3001)2008-10-14
    Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
    House: 392–39Senate: 88–8
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-8(H.R. 1105)2009-03-11
    Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
    House: 245–178Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-84(H.R. 2647)2009-10-28
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
    House: 281–146Senate: 68–29
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-92(S. 1356)2015-11-25
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
    House: 370–58Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-7(S. 467)2023-06-30
    CADETS Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-31(H.R. 2670)2023-12-22
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
    House: 310–118Senate: 87–13