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10 U.S.C. § 2154 — Joint professional military education: three-phase approach

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10 U.S.C. § 2154 — Joint professional military education: three-phase approach

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**(a) Three-Phase Approach.—** The Secretary of Defense shall implement a three-phase approach to joint professional military education, as follows: (1) There shall be a course of instruction, designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Phase I instruction, consisting of all the elements of a joint professional military education (as specified in [section 2151(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2151/a&num=0&edition=prelim)), in addition to the principal curriculum taught to all officers at an intermediate level service school or at a joint intermediate level school. (2) There shall be a course of instruction, designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Phase II instruction, consisting of— (A) a joint professional military education curriculum taught in residence at, or offered through, the Joint Forces Staff College or a senior level service school that has been designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense as a joint professional military education institution; or (B) a senior level service course of at least ten months that has been designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense as a joint professional military education course. (3) There shall be a course of instruction, designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the Capstone course, for officers selected for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or, in the case of the Navy, rear admiral (lower half) and offered in accordance with [section 2153 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2153&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Sequenced Approach.—** The Secretary shall require the sequencing of joint professional military education so that the standard sequence of assignments for such education requires an officer to complete Phase I instruction before proceeding to Phase II instruction, as provided in [section 2155(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2155/a&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Distance Education.—** (1) Any distance education program offered to satisfy Phase I or Phase II instruction under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall include a pathway for a student who is a member of a reserve component to fully complete the course of instruction asynchronously and while physically separated from the course instructors and without any in-person attendance required to graduate from such program. (2) In this subsection, the term “distance education” has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ([20 U.S.C. 1003](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1003&num=0&edition=prelim)).

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10 U.S.C. § 2153 — Capstone course: newly selected general and flag officers

**(a) Requirement.—** Each officer selected for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or, in the case of the Navy or the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, rear admiral (lower half) shall be required, after such selection, to attend a military education course designed specifically to prepare new general and flag officers to work with the other uniformed services. **(b) Waiver Authority.—** (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Commerce, as applicable, may waive subsection (a)— (A) in the case of an officer whose immediately previous assignment was in a joint duty assignment and who is thoroughly familiar with joint matters; (B) when necessary for the good of the service; (C) in the case of an officer whose proposed selection for promotion is based primarily upon scientific and technical qualifications for which joint requirements do not exist (as determined under regulations prescribed under section 619(e)(4) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title); and (D) in the case of a medical officer, dental officer, veterinary officer, medical service officer, nurse, biomedical science officer, or chaplain. (2) The authority of the Secretary of Defense to grant a waiver under paragraph (1) may only be delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, an Under Secretary of Defense, or an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Such a waiver may be granted only on a case-by-case basis in the case of an individual officer.

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20 U.S.C. § 1003 — Additional definitions

In this chapter: (1) **Authorizing committees** — The term “authorizing committees” means the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. (2) **Combination of institutions of higher education** — The term “combination of institutions of higher education” means a group of institutions of higher education that have entered into a cooperative arrangement for the purpose of carrying out a common objective, or a public or private nonprofit agency, organization, or institution designated or created by a group of institutions of higher education for the purpose of carrying out a common objective on the group’s behalf. (3) **Critical foreign language** — Except as otherwise provided, the term “critical foreign language” means each of the languages contained in the list of critical languages designated by the Secretary in the Federal Register on August 2, 1985 (50 Fed. Reg. 31412; promulgated under the authority of section 212(d) of the Education for Economic Security Act (repealed by section 2303 of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988)), as updated by the Secretary from time to time and published in the Federal Register, except that in the implementation of this definition with respect to a specific title, the Secretary may set priorities according to the purposes of such title and the national security, economic competitiveness, and educational needs of the United States. (4) **Department** — The term “Department” means the Department of Education. (5) **Diploma mill** — The term “diploma mill” means an entity that— (A) (i) offers, for a fee, degrees, diplomas, or certificates, that may be used to rep

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50 U.S.C. § 3334a — Transfer of National Intelligence University to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

**(a) Transfer** Upon the submission of the joint certifications under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall take such actions that the Director determines necessary to transfer the National Intelligence University from the Defense Intelligence Agency to the Director of National Intelligence. **(b) Joint certifications** (1) **Requirement** — Except as provided by paragraph (2), as soon as practicable after December 20, 2019, but not later than 18 months after December 20, 2019, the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees written certifications of each of the following: (A) The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has provided regional academic accreditation for the National Intelligence University before the date of the certification, or will provide such academic accreditation as of the date on which the University is transferred under subsection (a). (B) Members of the Armed Forces attending the University will be eligible to receive credit for Phase I joint professional military education. (C) The Secretary of Education has informed the Director of National Intelligence that the Secretary has recommended approval of the degrees to be conferred pursuant to [section 3227a(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3227a/b&num=0&edition=prelim) or will provide such recommended approval as of the date on which the University is transferred under subsection (a). (D) The Director of National Intelligence, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, has established an appropriate governance model for the University. (E) The Secretary of Defense shall use

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10 U.S.C. § 2154 — Joint professional military education:

Page 1702 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2153 1 See References in Text note below. § 2153. Capstone course: newly selected general and flag officers (a) REQUIREMENT.—Each officer selected for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or, in the case of the Navy or the commissioned of- ficer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmos- pheric Administration, rear admiral (lower half) shall be required, after such selection, to attend a military education course designed specifi- cally to prepare new general and flag officers to work with the other uniformed services. (b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—(1) Subject to para- graph (2), the Secretary of Defense or the Sec- retary of Commerce, as applicable, may waive subsection (a)— (A) in the case of an officer whose imme- diately previous assignment was in a joint duty assignment and who is thoroughly famil- iar with joint matters; (B) when necessary for the good of the serv- ice; (C) in the case of an officer whose proposed selection for promotion is based primarily upon scientific and technical qualifications for which joint requirements do not exist (as de- termined under regulations prescribed under section 619(e)(4) 1 of this title); and (D) in the case of a medical officer, dental officer, veterinary officer, medical service offi- cer, nurse, biomedical science officer, or chap- lain. (2) The authority of the Secretary of Defense to grant a waiver under paragraph (1) may only be delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, an Under Secretary of Defense, or an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Such a waiver may be granted only on a case-by-case basis in the case of an individual officer. (Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1897; amended Pub. L. 116–259, title II, § 205(b

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20 U.S.C. § 1003 — Additional definitions

Page 203 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 1003 § 1003. Additional definitions In this chapter: (1) Authorizing committees The term ‘‘authorizing committees’’ means the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep- resentatives. (2) Combination of institutions of higher edu- cation The term ‘‘combination of institutions of higher education’’ means a group of institu- tions of higher education that have entered into a cooperative arrangement for the pur- pose of carrying out a common objective, or a public or private nonprofit agency, organiza- tion, or institution designated or created by a group of institutions of higher education for the purpose of carrying out a common objec- tive on the group’s behalf. (3) Critical foreign language Except as otherwise provided, the term ‘‘critical foreign language’’ means each of the languages contained in the list of critical lan- guages designated by the Secretary in the Federal Register on August 2, 1985 (50 Fed. Reg. 31412; promulgated under the authority of section 212(d) of the Education for Economic Security Act (repealed by section 2303 of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Ele- mentary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988)), as updated by the Sec- retary from time to time and published in the Federal Register, except that in the imple- mentation of this definition with respect to a specific title, the Secretary may set priorities according to the purposes of such title and the national security, economic competitiveness, and educational needs of the United States. (4) Department The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart- ment of Education. (5) Diploma mill The term ‘‘diploma mill’’ means an entity that

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