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10 U.S.C. § 9415 — Community College of the Air Force: associate degrees
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**(a) Establishment and Mission.—** There is in the Department of the Air Force a Community College of the Air Force. Such college, in cooperation with civilian colleges and universities, shall—
(1) prescribe programs of higher education for enlisted members described in subsection (b) designed to improve the technical, managerial, and related skills of such members and to prepare such members for military jobs which require the utilization of such skills; and
(2) monitor on a continuing basis the progress of members pursuing such programs.
**(b) Members Eligible for Programs.—** Subject to such other eligibility requirements as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, the following members of the armed forces are eligible to participate in programs of higher education under subsection (a)(1):
(1) Enlisted members of the Air Force or the Space Force.
(2) Enlisted members of the armed forces other than the Air Force or the Space Force who are serving as instructors at Department of the Air Force training schools.
(3) Enlisted members of the armed forces other than the Air Force or the Space Force who are participating in Community College of the Air Force affiliated joint-service training and education courses.
**(c) Seriously Wounded, Ill, or Injured Former and Retired Enlisted Members.—**
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize participation in a program of higher education under subsection (a)(1) by a person who is a former or retired enlisted member of the armed forces who at the time of the person’s separation from active duty—
(A) had commenced but had not completed a program of higher education under subsection (a)(1); and
(B) is categorized by the Secretary concerned as seriously wounded, ill, or injured.
(2) For purposes of this subsection,
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**(a) Establishment and Mission.—** There is in the Department of the Air Force a Community College of the Air Force. Such college, in cooperation with civilian colleges and universities, shall—
(1) prescribe programs of higher education for enlisted members described in subsection (b) designed to improve the technical, managerial, and related skills of such members and to prepare such members for military jobs which require the utilization of such skills; and
(2) monitor on a continuing basis the progress of members pursuing such programs.
**(b) Members Eligible for Programs.—** Subject to such other eligibility requirements as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, the following members of the armed forces are eligible to participate in programs of higher education under subsection (a)(1):
(1) Enlisted members of the Air Force or the Space Force.
(2) Enlisted members of the armed forces other than the Air Force or the Space Force who are serving as instructors at Department of the Air Force training schools.
(3) Enlisted members of the armed forces other than the Air Force or the Space Force who are participating in Community College of the Air Force affiliated joint-service training and education courses.
**(c) Seriously Wounded, Ill, or Injured Former and Retired Enlisted Members.—**
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize participation in a program of higher education under subsection (a)(1) by a person who is a former or retired enlisted member of the armed forces who at the time of the person’s separation from active duty—
(A) had commenced but had not completed a program of higher education under subsection (a)(1); and
(B) is categorized by the Secretary concerned as seriously wounded, ill, or injured.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, a person who may be categorized as seriously wounded, ill, or injured is a person with a serious injury or illness (as that term is defined in section 1602(8) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110–181; [10 U.S.C. 1071](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1071&num=0&edition=prelim) note)).
(3) A person may not be authorized under paragraph (1) to participate in a program of higher education after the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the person’s separation from active duty.
(4) The Secretary may not pay the tuition for participation in a program of higher education under subsection (a)(1) of a person participating in such program pursuant to an authorization under paragraph (1).
**(d) Associate Degrees.—**
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an academic degree at the level of associate may be conferred under [section 9417 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9417&num=0&edition=prelim) upon any person who has completed a program prescribed by the Community College of the Air Force.
(2) No degree may be conferred upon any person under this section unless the Secretary of Education determines that the standards for the award of academic degrees in agencies of the United States have been met.
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**(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
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The purpose of this chapter is to create and maintain high morale in the uniformed services by providing an improved and uniform program of medical and dental care for members and certain former members of those services, and for their dependents.
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**(a) Operation.—** The Secretary of the Air Force may operate the Air Force education and training facility known as the Inter-American Air Forces Academy for the purpose of providing military education and training to military personnel of Central and South American countries, Caribbean countries, and other countries eligible for assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ([22 U.S.C. 2347](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2347&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(b) Limitations.—**
(1) **Concurrence of secretary of state.—** — Military personnel of a foreign country may be provided education and training under this section only with the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
(2) **Assistance otherwise prohibited by law.—** — Education and training may not be provided under this section to the military personnel of any country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of assistance under any other provision of law.
**(c) Costs.—** The fixed costs of operating and maintaining the Inter-American Air Forces Academy may be paid from funds available for operation and maintenance of the Air Force.
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**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title:
(1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.]
(3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “uniformed services” means—
(A) the armed forces;
(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments.
(7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government.
(8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
(9) The term
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1071
1976—Pub. L. 94–464, § 1(b), Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1986,
added item 1089.
1970—Pub. L. 91–481, § 2(2), Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1082,
added item 1088.
1966—Pub. L. 89–614, § 2(9), Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 866,
substituted ‘‘1087’’ for ‘‘1085’’ in items 1071 and 1073,
‘‘Medical care’’ and ‘‘authorized care in facilities of
uniformed services’’ for ‘‘Medical and dental care’’ and
‘‘specific inclusions and exclusions’’ in item 1077, ‘‘Con-
tracts for health care’’ for ‘‘Contracts for medical care
for spouses and children’’ in item 1082, and added items
1086 and 1087.
1965—Pub. L. 89–264, § 2, Oct. 19, 1965, 79 Stat. 989, sub-
stituted ‘‘executive department’’ for ‘‘uniformed serv-
ice’’ in item 1085.
1958—Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(25)(A), (C), Sept. 2, 1958, 72
Stat. 1445, 1450, substituted ‘‘Medical and Dental Care’’
for ‘‘Voting by Members of Armed Forces’’ in heading
of chapter, and substituted items 1071 to 1085 for former
items 1071 to 1086.
§ 1071. Purpose of this chapter
The purpose of this chapter is to create and
maintain high morale in the uniformed services
by providing an improved and uniform program
of medical and dental care for members and cer-
tain former members of those services, and for
their dependents.
(Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(25)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72
Stat. 1445; amended Pub. L. 89–614, § 2(1), Sept.
30, 1966, 80 Stat. 862; Pub. L. 96–513, title V,
§ 511(34)(A), (B), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2922.)
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1071 .........
37:401.
June 7, 1956, ch. 374, § 101,
70 Stat. 250.
The words ‘‘and certain former members’’ are in-
serted to reflect the fact that many of the persons enti-
tled to retired pay are fo
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 9415
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Level IV of the Executive Schedule, referred to in
subsec. (b)(3), is set out in section 5315 of Title 5, Gov-
ernment Organization and Employees.
AMENDMENTS
2024—Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 118–159 struck out ‘‘or
the equivalent grade in the Space Force’’ after ‘‘briga-
dier general’’.
2022—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–263, § 554(b)(2), sub-
stituted ‘‘Chief Academic Officer’’ for ‘‘Academic
Dean’’ wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 117–263, § 554(b)(1), substituted ‘‘Chief Aca-
demic Officer’’ for ‘‘Academic Dean’’ in heading.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 117–263, § 554(b)(3), substituted
‘‘selected’’ for ‘‘appointed’’.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 117–263, § 554(b)(4), added par. (2)
and struck out former par. (2). Prior to amendment,
text read as follows: ‘‘An individual appointed to the
position of Provost and Academic Dean shall serve in
that position for a term of five years.’’
2021—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(d)(5)(A), in-
serted ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’ in
two places.
Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(d)(5)(B), in-
serted ‘‘or the equivalent grade in the Space Force’’
after ‘‘brigadier general’’.
2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92, § 556(a)(1), (2), sub-
stituted
‘‘DIRECTOR
AND
CHANCELLOR’’
for
‘‘COM-
MANDANT’’ in heading and ‘‘Director and Chancellor’’
for ‘‘Commandant’’ wherever appearing in text.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 116–92, § 556(a)(3), which di-
rected substitution of ‘‘DIRECTOR AND CHANCELLOR’’ for
‘‘COMMANDANT’’ in heading, was executed by sub-
stituting
‘‘DIRECTOR
AND
CHANCELLOR’’
for
‘‘COM-
MANDANT’’ to reflect the probable intent of Congress
and conform the style of paragraph headings to that
used in this title.
2018—Pub. L. 11
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