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Improving the Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program Act

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.

Introduced Dec 11, 2025

Latest action (Dec 11, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Referred to
Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense

Summary
  • Increases the maximum years of active duty service from 8 to 10 years for an enlisted member to be eligible for the Department of Defense-funded Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program
  • Permits the military departments to detail enlisted members with up to 10 years of active duty service as students at law schools with educational expenses funded by the Department of Defense
  • Makes technical conforming amendments to cross-references in related provisions

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Sarah Elfreth’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NAI MICHAEL $16,450
  • CI RENEWABLES $11,100
  • HASI $10,600
  • BUCH CONSTRUCTION $10,000
  • SHALOM TIKVAH $9,900

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Sarah Elfreth → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Dec 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
  2. Dec 11, 2025 Introduced in House

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Full text

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

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)”. <all>

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