{"identifier":"/us/usc/t20/s1015d","title":20,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1015d.","heading":"In-State tuition rates for members of qualifying Federal service","text":"\u00a7\u202f1015d.\nIn-State tuition rates for members of qualifying Federal service\n(a)\nRequirement\nIn 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.\n(b)\nContinuation\nIf 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.\n(c)\nEffective date\nThis 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\nJuly 1, 2009\n(d)\nDefinitions\nIn this section, the term \u201cmember of a qualifying Federal service\u201d means\u2014\n(1) a member of the armed forces (as defined in\nsection 101 of title 10\nsection 101 of title 10\n(2) a member of the Foreign Service (as defined in\nsection 3903 of title 22\n(3) an officer or employee of an element of the intelligence community (as such term is defined in\nsection 3003 of title 50","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t20/s1015d.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1015d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1015d."},{"t":"heading","text":"In-State tuition rates for members of qualifying Federal service"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1015d/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Requirement"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1015d/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Continuation"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1015d/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Effective date"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"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 ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"July 1, 2009","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1015d/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this section, the term \u201cmember of a qualifying Federal service\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1015d/d/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" a member of the armed forces (as defined in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 101 of title 10","href":"/us/usc/t10/s101","tail":") who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days (as defined in "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 101 of title 10","href":"/us/usc/t10/s101","tail":");"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1015d/d/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" a member of the Foreign Service (as defined in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 3903 of title 22","href":"/us/usc/t22/s3903","tail":") who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days; 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