TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR OFFICERS.

SEC. 553. TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR OFFICERS.(a) Authority To Reduce or Waive Active Duty Service Obligation.—Subsection (b) of section 2007 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) by inserting “(1)” after “(b)”;(2) by inserting “or full-time National Guard duty” after “active duty” each place it appears; and(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary of the military department may reduce or waive the active duty service obligation—“(A) in the case of a commissioned officer who is subject to mandatory separation;“(B) in the case of a commissioned officer who has completed the period of active duty service in support of a contingency operation; or“(C) in other exigent circumstances as determined by the Secretary.”. (b) Increase in Tuition Assistance Authorized for Army Officers in the Selected Reserve.—Paragraph (1) of section 118 STAT. 1913 2007(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary of the Army may pay the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or expenses of an officer in the Selected Reserve of the Army National Guard or the Army Reserve for education or training of such officer.”.(c) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) may, at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, be applied to a service obligation incurred by an officer serving on active duty as of the date of the enactment of this Act.