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title: "14 U.S.C. § 2904"
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description: "Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses"
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title_number: 14
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title_name: "COAST GUARD"
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chapter_number: "29"
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chapter_name: "COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT, CHILD CARE, AND HOUSING"
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section: "2904"
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citation: "14 U.S.C. § 2904"
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# 14 U.S.C. § 2904 - Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses
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## Text
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(a) Tuition Assistance.— The Commandant may provide, subject to the availability of appropriations, tuition assistance to an eligible spouse to facilitate the acquisition of—
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(1) education and training required for a degree or credential at an accredited college, university, or technical school in the United States that expands employment and portable career opportunities for the spouse; or
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(2) education prerequisites and a professional license or credential required, by a government or government-sanctioned licensing body, for an occupation that expands employment and portable career opportunities for the spouse.
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(b) Definitions.— In this section, the following definitions apply:
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(1) Eligible spouse.— (A) In general.— The term “eligible spouse” means the spouse of a member of the Coast Guard who is serving on active duty and includes a spouse who receives transitional compensation under section 1059 of title 10.
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(B) Exclusion.— The term “eligible spouse” does not include an individual who—
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(i) is married to, but legally separated from, a member of the Coast Guard under a court order or statute of any State or territorial possession of the United States; or
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(ii) is eligible for tuition assistance as a member of the Armed Forces.
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(2) Portable career.— The term “portable career” includes an occupation that requires education, training, or both that results in a credential that is recognized by an industry, profession, or specific type of business.
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(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3030, § 542; renumbered § 2904, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 117(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4230; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(49), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4750.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 2904 was renumbered section 5104 of this title.
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Amendments2021—Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “an individual” for “a person” in introductory provisions. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 542 of this title as this section.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Second Expansion of the My Career Advancement Account Program for Military SpousesPub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 580G, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1410, provided that: “The spouse of a member of the Coast Guard may participate in the My Career Advancement Account program of the Department of Defense if the Coast Guard reimburses the Department of Defense.”
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