50 U.S.C. § 3227a — Degree-granting authority

Page 758 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3227 1 See References in Text note below. section (a), the Director shall submit to the con- gressional intelligence committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate written notifi- cation of such exercise. (c) Covered workforce activity defined In this section, the term ‘‘covered workforce activity’’ means an activity relating to— (1) recruitment or retention of the intel- ligence community workforce; or (2) diversity, equality, inclusion, or accessi- bility, with respect to such workforce. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title X, § 1025, as added Pub. L. 117–103, div. X, title III, § 304, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 965.) PART D—NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY § 3227. Transfer date In this part, the term ‘‘transfer date’’ means the date on which the National Intelligence Uni- versity is transferred from the Defense Intel- ligence Agency to the Director of National In- telligence under section 3334a(a) of this title. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title X, § 1031, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, § 305(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2366.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The transfer date, referred to in text, is June 20, 2021. § 3227a. Degree-granting authority (a) In general Beginning on the transfer date, under regula- tions prescribed by the Director of National In- telligence, the President of the National Intel- ligence University may, upon the recommenda- tion of the faculty of the University, confer ap- propriate degrees upon graduates who meet the degree requirements. (b) Limitation A degree may not be conferred under this sec- tion unless— (1) the Secretary of Education has rec- ommended approval of the degree in accord- ance with the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies; and (2) the University is accredited by the appro- priate academic accrediting agency or organi- zation to award the degree, as determined by the Secretary of Education. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title X, § 1032, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, § 305(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2366; amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title III, § 7327(c), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1045.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2023—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–31 struck out subsec. (c) which related to congressional notification require- ments. § 3227b. Reporting (a) In general Not less frequently than once each year, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a plan for employing professors, instructors, and lecturers at the National Intelligence Univer- sity. (b) Elements Each plan submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The total number of proposed personnel to be employed at the National Intelligence University. (2) The total annual compensation to be pro- vided the personnel described in paragraph (1). (3) Such other matters as the Director con- siders appropriate. (c) Form of submittal Each plan submitted by the Director to the congressional intelligence committees under subsection (a) shall be submitted as part of an- other annual submission from the Director to the congressional intelligence committees. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title X, § 1033, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, § 305(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2366.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries PLAN REGARDING PERSONNEL AT NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, § 305(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2367, provided that: ‘‘(1) INITIAL SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2020], the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees [Select Committee on Intelligence and Committee on Appro- priations of the Senate and Permanent Select Com- mittee on Intelligence and Committee on Appropria- tions of the House of Representatives] the first submis- sion required by section 1033(a) of the National Secu- rity Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 3227b(a)], as added by sub- section (a). ‘‘(2) CERTAIN REQUIREMENT NOT APPLICABLE.—Sub- section (c) of section 1033 of the National Security Act of 1947 [50 U.S.C. 3227b(c)], as added by subsection (a), shall not apply to the submittal under paragraph (1) of this subsection.’’ § 3227c. Continued applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Board of Visi- tors The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 1 shall continue to apply to the Board of Visitors of the National Intelligence University on and after the transfer date. (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title X, § 1034, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, § 305(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2367.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees, and was substantially re- pealed and restated in chapter 10 (§ 1001 et seq.) of Title 5 by Pub. L. 117–286, §§ 3(a), 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4197, 4361. For disposition of sections of the Act into chapter 10 of Title 5, see Disposition Table preceding section 101 of Title 5.