10 U.S.C. § 2156 — Joint Forces Staff College: duration of

Page 1703 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES [§ 2157 military education curriculum taught in residence at— ’’ in introductory provisions, added subpars. (A) and (B), and struck out former subpars. (A) and (B) which read as follows: ‘‘(A) the Joint Forces Staff College; or ‘‘(B) a senior level service school that has been des- ignated and certified by the Secretary of Defense as a joint professional military education institution.’’ 2011—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 112–81 inserted ‘‘or at a joint intermediate level school’’ before period at end. § 2155. Joint professional military education Phase II program of instruction (a) PREREQUISITE OF COMPLETION OF JOINT PRO- FESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION PHASE I PRO- GRAM OF INSTRUCTION.—(1) After September 30, 2009, an officer of the armed forces may not be accepted for, or assigned to, a program of in- struction designated by the Secretary of Defense as joint professional military education Phase II unless the officer has successfully completed a program of instruction designated by the Sec- retary of Defense as joint professional military education Phase I. (2) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may grant exceptions to the requirement under paragraph (1). Such an exception may be granted only on a case-by-case basis under exceptional circumstances, as determined by the Chairman. An officer selected to receive such an exception shall have knowledge of joint matters and other aspects of the Phase I curriculum that, to the satisfaction of the Chairman, qualifies the offi- cer to meet the minimum requirements estab- lished for entry into Phase II instruction with- out first completing Phase I instruction. The number of officers selected to attend an offering of the principal course of instruction at the Joint Forces Staff College or a senior level serv- ice school designated by the Secretary of De- fense as a joint professional military education institution who have not completed Phase I in- struction should comprise no more than 10 per- cent of the total number of officers selected. (b) PHASE II REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall require that the curriculum for Phase II joint professional military education at any school— (1) focus on developing joint operational ex- pertise and perspectives and honing joint warfighting skills; and (2) be structured— (A) so as to adequately prepare students to perform effectively in an assignment to a joint, multiservice organization; and (B) so that students progress from a basic knowledge of joint matters learned in Phase I instruction to the level of expertise nec- essary for successful performance in the joint arena. (c) CURRICULUM CONTENT.—In addition to the subjects specified in section 2151(a) of this title, the curriculum for Phase II joint professional military education shall include the following: (1) National security strategy. (2) Theater strategy and campaigning. (3) Joint planning processes and systems. (4) Joint, interagency, and multinational ca- pabilities and the integration of those capa- bilities. (d) STUDENT RATIO; FACULTY RATIO.—Not later than September 30, 2009, for courses of instruc- tion in a Phase II program of instruction that is offered at senior level service school that has been designated by the Secretary of Defense as a joint professional military education institu- tion— (1) the percentage of students enrolled in any such course who are officers of the armed force that administers the school may not ex- ceed 60 percent, with the remaining services proportionally represented; and (2) of the faculty at the school who are ac- tive-duty officers who provide instruction in such courses, the percentage who are officers of the armed force that administers the school may not exceed 60 percent, with the remaining services proportionally represented. (Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1898; amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(13), (14), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2399.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2006—Pub. L. 109–364, § 1071(a)(13), substituted ‘‘Phase’’ for ‘‘phase’’ in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–364, § 1071(a)(14), inserted ‘‘Phase’’ after ‘‘Education’’ in heading. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries PILOT PROGRAM ON JPME PHASE II ON OTHER THAN IN-RESIDENCE BASIS Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 552(b), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1412, authorized the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advis- ability of offering a program of instruction under this section on an other than in-residence basis and pro- vided that the authority for the program would expire five years after Dec. 31, 2011. § 2156. Joint Forces Staff College: duration of principal course of instruction (a) DURATION.—The duration of the principal course of instruction offered at the Joint Forces Staff College may not be less than 10 weeks of resident instruction. (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘principal course of instruction’’ means any course of instruction offered at the Joint Forces Staff College as Phase II joint professional mili- tary education. (Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1900.) [§ 2157. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1051(a)(10)(A), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1560] Section, added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1900; amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(15), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2399, required annual reports to Congress regard- ing joint professional military education. CHAPTER 108—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS Sec. [2161. Repealed.] 2162. Preparation of budget requests for operation of professional military education schools. 2163. Degree granting authority for National De- fense University.