38 U.S.C. § 7682
Section 7682 · Eligibility
Current version, with additions and removals from the January 23, 2002 version.
(a) Eligibility.—An individual is eligible to participate in the Education Debt Reduction Program if the individual—
(a) Eligibility.—An individual is eligible to participate in the Education Debt Reduction Program if the individual—
(2) owes any amount of principal or interest under a loan, the proceeds of which were used by or on behalf of that individual to pay costs relating to a course of education or training which led to a degree that qualified the individual for the position referred to in paragraph (1).
(2) owes any amount of principal or interest under a loan, the proceeds of which were used by or on behalf of that individual to pay costs relating to a course of education or training which led to a degree that qualified the individual for the position referred to in paragraph (1).
(b) Covered Costs.—For purposes of subsection (a)(2), costs relating to a course of education or training include—
(b) Covered Costs.—For purposes of subsection (a)(2), costs relating to a course of education or training include—
(1) tuition expenses;
(1) tuition expenses;
(2) all other reasonable educational expenses, including expenses for fees, books, and laboratory expenses; and
(2) all other reasonable educational expenses, including expenses for fees, books, and laboratory expenses; and
(3) reasonable living expenses.
(3) reasonable living expenses.
(c) Recently Appointed Individuals.—For purposes of subsection (a), an individual shall be considered to be recently appointed to a position if the individual has held that position for less than 6 months.