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10 U.S.C. § 8591 — Degree granting authority for Naval War College
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**(a) Authority.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, the President of the Naval War College may, upon the recommendation of the faculty of the Naval War College 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 Naval War College 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 Def
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**(a) Authority.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, the President of the Naval War College may, upon the recommendation of the faculty of the Naval War College 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 Naval War College 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 Naval War College to award any new or existing degree.
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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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**(a) Authority.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the President of the National Defense University may, upon the recommendation of the faculty of the National Defense University, 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 National Defense 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) Th
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that the strength at the end of each fiscal year of officers on active duty is sufficient to enable the Army to meet at least that percentage of the programmed manpower structure for officers for the active component of the Army that is provided for in the most recent Defense Planning Guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense.
**(b)** The number of officers on active duty shall be counted for purposes of this section in the same manner as applies under [section 115(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section115/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** In this section:
(1) The term “programmed manpower structure” means the aggregation of billets describing the full manpower requirements for units and organizations in the programmed force structure.
(2) The term “programmed force structure” means the set of units and organizations that exist in the current year and that is planned to exist in each future year under the then-current Future-Years Defense Program.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 8591
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 807(c)(1), renumbered section
7087 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted ‘‘sec-
tion 8585 or 8586’’ for ‘‘section 7085 or 7086’’ in introduc-
tory provisions and concluding provisions.
1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–295 substituted ‘‘Director
of the Office of Personnel Management’’ for ‘‘Civil
Service Commission’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
§ 8588. Regulations
The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe reg-
ulations for the administration of this chapter.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 441, § 7088; re-
numbered § 8588, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title
VIII, § 807(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
7088 .........
34 U.S.C. 1073e.
Jan. 16, 1936, ch. 3, § 6, 49
Stat. 1093.
The appropriations authorization in the second sen-
tence of the source is omitted as unnecessary.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7088 of this
title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
CHAPTER 859—PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
EDUCATION SCHOOLS
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