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Title 10
Subtitle D
Part III
Chapter 951
§ 9415. Community College of the...
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§ 9417.
Degree granting authority for Air University
(a)
Authority
.—
Except as provided in sections 9414 and 9415 of this title, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the commander of the Air University may, upon the recommendation of the faculty of the Air University components, confer appropriate degrees upon graduates who meet the degree requirements.
(b)
Limitation
.—
A degree may not be conferred under this section unless—
(1)
the Secretary of Education has recommended approval of the degree in accordance with the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies; and
(2)
the Air University is accredited by the appropriate civilian academic accrediting agency or organization to award the degree, as determined by the Secretary of Education.
(c)
Congressional Notification Requirements
.—
(1)
When seeking to establish degree granting authority under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives—
(A)
a copy of the self assessment questionnaire required by the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies, at the time the assessment is submitted to the Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; and
(B)
the subsequent recommendations and rationale of the Secretary of Education regarding the establishment of the degree granting authority.
(2)
Upon any modification or redesignation of existing degree granting authority, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the rationale for the proposed modification or redesignation and any subsequent recommendation of the Secretary of Education on the proposed modification or redesignation.
(3)
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing an explanation of any action by the appropriate academic accrediting agency or organization not to accredit the Air University to award any new or existing degree.
(Added
Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title IX, § 913(a)(1)
,
Oct. 5, 1994
,
108 Stat. 2828
, § 9317; amended
Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 543(a)
, (b)(1),
Oct. 5, 1999
,
113 Stat. 607
;
Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 556(a)
, (c)(1),
Oct. 28, 2004
,
118 Stat. 1914
, 1915;
cite as:
10 USC 9417
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