Improving the Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6627 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6627

To amend section 2004 of title 10, United States Code, to increase the 
maximum number of years on active duty an enlisted member may serve and 
   be eligible for detail as a student at a law school with funding 
     provided by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2025

 Ms. Elfreth (for herself and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 2004 of title 10, United States Code, to increase the 
maximum number of years on active duty an enlisted member may serve and 
   be eligible for detail as a student at a law school with funding 
     provided by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving the Enlisted to Officer 
Judge Advocate Program Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO MAXIMUM YEARS OF SERVICE FOR ELIGIBILITY DETAIL 
              AS A STUDENT AT A LAW SCHOOL.

    (a) Modification.--Section 2004(b)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
                ``detailed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)'' and 
                inserting ``with respect to whom the Secretary of a 
                military department is providing funding for 
                educational expenses in accordance with subsection 
                (a)(2)''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``eight years'' and 
                inserting ``10 years''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
        by striking ``detailed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)'' and 
        inserting ``with respect to whom the Secretary of a military 
        department is not providing funding for educational expenses in 
        accordance with subsection (a)(3)''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 2004(b)(3)(C) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (a)(2)''; and
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (a)(3)''.
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