33 USC 3079-1 - Limitation on educational assistance

U.S Code last checked for updates: Feb 22, 2025

§ 3079–1.

Limitation on educational assistance

(a)

In general

Each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, the Secretary of Commerce shall ensure that the total amount expended by the Secretary under section 3077 of this title (as added by section 201(a)), section 3078 of this title (as added by section 202(a)), and section 3079 of this title (as added by section 203(a)) does not exceed the amount by which—

(1)

the total amount the Secretary would pay in that fiscal year to officer candidates under section 203(f)(1) of title 37 (as added by section 305(d)), if such section entitled officer candidates to pay at monthly rates equal to the basic pay of a commissioned officer in the pay grade O–1 with less than 2 years of service, exceeds

(2)

the total amount the Secretary actually pays in that fiscal year to officer candidates under section 203(f)(1) of such title.

(b)

Officer candidate defined

(Pub. L. 116–259, title II, § 204, Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1165.)

cite as: 33 USC 3079-1