10 U.S.C. § 9419 — Recruit basic training: separate housing

Page 3513 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 9419 submitted to the Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; and (B) the subsequent recommendations and ra- tionale of the Secretary of Education regard- ing the establishment of the degree granting authority. (2) Upon any modification or redesignation of existing degree granting authority, the Sec- retary of Defense shall submit to the Commit- tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the ra- tionale for the proposed modification or redesig- nation 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 Sen- ate and House of Representatives a report con- taining an explanation of any action by the ap- propriate academic accrediting agency or orga- nization 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; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 527, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 105; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 543(i)(1), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4464; renumbered § 9417 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(a)(3), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832, 1840.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 9417 was renumbered section 9487 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 806(a)(3), renumbered section 9317 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted ‘‘sec- tions 9414 and 9415’’ for ‘‘sections 9314 and 9315’’. 2008—Pub. L. 110–417 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to the authority of Air University to confer academic degrees and regulations under which author- ity would be exercised. Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 110–181 added par. (4) and redesignated former par. (4) as (5). 2004—Pub. L. 108–375, § 556(c)(1), substituted ‘‘con- ferral of degrees’’ for ‘‘graduate-level degrees’’ in sec- tion catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–375, § 556(a), substituted ‘‘may confer academic degrees as follows:’’ for ‘‘may confer— ’’ in introductory provisions, ‘‘The’’ for ‘‘the’’ in pars. (1) to (3), period for semicolon in par. (1), and period for ‘‘; and’’ in par. (2) and added par. (4). 1999—Pub. L. 106–65, § 543(b)(1), substituted ‘‘graduate- level degrees’’ for ‘‘master of airpower art and science’’ in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–65, § 543(a), amended heading and text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘Upon the recommendation of the faculty of the School of Advanced Airpower Studies of the Air University, the Commander of the university may confer the degree of master of airpower art and science upon graduates of the school who fulfill the re- quirements for the degree.’’ 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. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 110–417 applicable to any de- gree granting authority established, modified, or redes- ignated on or after Oct. 14, 2008, for an institution of professional military education referred to in such amendment, see section 543(j) of Pub. L. 110–417, set out as a note under section 2163 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title IX, § 913(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2828, provided that: ‘‘The authority provided by section 9317(a) [now 9417(a)] of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall become effective on the date on which the Secretary of Education deter- mines that the requirements established by the School of Advanced Airpower Studies of the Air University for the degree of master of airpower art and science are in accordance with generally applicable requirements for a degree of master of arts or a degree of master of science.’’ § 9419. Recruit basic training: separate housing for male and female recruits (a) PHYSICALLY SEPARATE HOUSING.—(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall provide for housing male recruits and female recruits sepa- rately and securely from each other during basic training. (2) To meet the requirements of paragraph (1), the sleeping areas and latrine areas provided for male recruits shall be physically separated from the sleeping areas and latrine areas provided for female recruits by permanent walls, and the areas for male recruits and the areas for female recruits shall have separate entrances. (3) The Secretary shall ensure that, when a re- cruit is in an area referred to in paragraph (2), the area is supervised by one or more persons who are authorized and trained to supervise the area. (b) ALTERNATIVE SEPARATE HOUSING.—If male recruits and female recruits cannot be housed as provided under subsection (a) by October 1, 2001, at a particular installation, the Secretary of the Air Force shall require (on and after that date) that male recruits in basic training at such in- stallation be housed in barracks or other troop housing facilities that are only for males and that female recruits in basic training at such in- stallation be housed in barracks or other troop housing facilities that are only for females. (c) CONSTRUCTION PLANNING.—In planning for the construction of housing to be used for hous- ing recruits during basic training, the Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the housing is to be constructed in a manner that facilitates the housing of male recruits and female recruits separately and securely from each other. (d) BASIC TRAINING DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘basic training’’ means the initial entry training program of the Air Force or the Space Force that constitutes the basic training of new recruits. (Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 521(c)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2011, § 9319; renumbered Page 3514 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 9420 § 9419, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(a)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832; amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1741(b)(6), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 681.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2023—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 118–31 inserted ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘training program of the Air Force’’. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9319 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. IMPLEMENTATION Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 521(c)(3), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2012, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of the Air Force shall implement section 9319 [now 9419] of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the provisions of that section are applied to all recruit basic training classes beginning not later than the first such class that enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.’’ § 9420. Recruit basic training: privacy The Secretary of the Air Force shall require that access by military training instructors and other training personnel to a living area in which recruits are housed during basic training shall be limited after the end of the training day, other than in the case of an emergency or other exigent circumstance, to military training instructors and other training personnel who are of the same sex as the recruits housed in that living area or to superiors in the chain of com- mand of those recruits who, if not of the same sex as the recruits housed in that living area, are accompanied by a member (other than a re- cruit) who is of the same sex as the recruits housed in that living area. (Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 522(c)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2013, § 9320; renumbered § 9420, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(a)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9320 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. IMPLEMENTATION Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 522(c)(3), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2013, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of the Air Force shall implement section 9320 [now 9420] of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), as rapidly as feasible and shall ensure that the provisions of that section are applied to all recruit basic training classes beginning not later than the first such class that enters basic training on or after April 15, 1999.’’ CHAPTER 953—UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY Sec. 9431. Establishment; Superintendent; faculty. 9432. Departments and professors: titles. 9433. Superintendent; faculty: appointment and de- tail. 9433a. Superintendent: condition for detail to posi- tion. 9434. Command and supervision. 9435. Dean of the Faculty. 9436. Permanent professors; director of admissions. 9438. Civilian faculty: number; compensation. 9441. Faculty and other officers: leaves of absence. 9441a. Cadets: appointment by the President. 9442. Cadets: appointment; numbers, territorial distribution. 9442a. Cadets: nomination in event of death, res- ignation, or expulsion from office of Mem- ber of Congress otherwise authorized to nominate. 9443. Cadets: appointment; to bring to full strength. 9446. Cadets: requirements for admission. 9447. Cadets; nominees: effect of redistricting of States. 9448. Cadets: service obligation. 9449. Cadets: organization; service; instruction. 9450. Cadets: clothing and equipment. 9451. Cadets: deficiencies in conduct or studies; ef- fect of failure on successor. 9452. Cadets: hazing. 9453. Cadets: degree and commission on gradua- tion. 9454. Buildings and grounds: buildings for religious worship. 9455. Board of Visitors. 9456. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major projects. 9457. Grants for faculty research for scientific, lit- erary, and educational purposes: accept- ance; authorized grantees. 9459. Mixed-funded athletic and recreational extra- curricular programs: authority to manage appropriated funds in same manner as non- appropriated funds. 9460. Cadets: charges and fees for attendance; limi- tation. 9461. Policy on sexual harassment and sexual vio- lence. 9462. Support of athletic programs. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior chapter 953, consisting of sections 9831 to 9842, related to accountability and responsibility, prior to renumbering as chapter 983 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2024—Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 557(c)(1), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1897, substituted ‘‘service obligation’’ for ‘‘agreement to serve as officer’’ in item 9448. Amendment was made pursuant to operation of section 102 of this title. 2021—Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, § 553(c)(2), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1738, added item 9442a. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(d)(2), (e)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, redesignated chapter 903 of this title as this chapter and items 9331 to 9336, 9338 to 9343, and 9346 to 9362 as 9431 to 9436, 9438 to 9443, and 9446 to 9462, respectively.