FOREIGN STUDENTS ATTENDING THE SERVICE ACADEMIES.

SEC. 533. FOREIGN STUDENTS ATTENDING THE SERVICE ACADEMIES. (a) United States Military Academy.—(1) Subsection (a)(1) of section 4344 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “not more than 40 persons” and inserting “not more than 60 persons”. (2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking “unless a written waiver of reimbursement is granted by the Secretary of Defense” in the first sentence; and (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: “(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive, in whole or in part, the requirement for reimbursement of the cost of instruction fora cadet under paragraph (2). In the case of a partial waiver, the Secretary shall establish the amount waived.”. (3) The amendments made by paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect to any person who entered the United States Military Academy to receive instruction under section 4344 of title 10, United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act. 115 STAT. 1106 (b) United States Naval Academy.—(1) Subsection (a)(1) of section 6957 of such title is amended by striking “not more than 40 persons” and inserting “not more than 60 persons”. (2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking “unless a written waiver of reimbursement is granted by the Secretary of Defense” in the first sentence; and (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: “(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive, in whole or in part, the requirement for reimbursement of the cost of instruction for a midshipman under paragraph (2). In the case of a partial waiver, the Secretary shall establish the amount waived.”. (3) The amendments made by paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect to any person who entered the United States Naval Academy to receive instruction under section 6957 of title 10, United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) United States Air Force Academy.—(1) Subsection (a)(1) of section 9344 of such title is amended by striking “not more than 40 persons” and inserting “not more than 60 persons”. (2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking “unless a written waiver of reimbursement is granted by the Secretary of Defense” in the first sentence; and (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: “(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive, in whole or in part, the requirement for reimbursement of the cost of instruction fora cadet under paragraph (2). In the case of a partial waiver, the Secretary shall establish the amount waived.”. (3) The amendments made by paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect to any person who entered the United States Air Force Academy to receive instruction under section 9344 of title 10, United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall not apply with respect to any academic year that began before the date of the enactment of this Act.