10 U.S.C. § 2111b — Senior military colleges: Department of

Page 1677 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2111b Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2013—Subsec. (f)(6). Pub. L. 113–66 amended par. (6) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (6) read as follows: ‘‘North Georgia College and State University.’’ 1999—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 106–65 struck out at end ‘‘This paragraph shall apply to a member of the pro- gram at a senior military college who graduates from the college after March 31, 1997.’’ 1997—Pub. L. 105–85, § 544(f)(1), substituted ‘‘Support for’’ for ‘‘Detail of officers to’’ in section catchline. Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 105–85, § 544(d)(2), added sub- secs. (d) and (e). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (f). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 105–85, § 544(e), substituted ‘‘Uni- versity’’ for ‘‘College’’ in par. (2) and inserted ‘‘and State University’’ before period at end of par. (6). Pub. L. 105–85, § 544(d)(1), redesignated subsec. (d) as (f). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CONTINUATION OF SUPPORT TO SENIOR MILITARY COLLEGES Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 544(a)–(c), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1744, provided that: ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF SENIOR MILITARY COLLEGES.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘senior military col- leges’ means the following: ‘‘(1) Texas A&M University. ‘‘(2) Norwich University. ‘‘(3) The Virginia Military Institute. ‘‘(4) The Citadel. ‘‘(5) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Uni- versity. ‘‘(6) North Georgia College and State University. ‘‘(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: ‘‘(1) The senior military colleges consistently have provided substantial numbers of highly qualified, long-serving leaders to the Armed Forces. ‘‘(2) The quality of the military leaders produced by the senior military colleges is, in part, the result of the rigorous military environment imposed on stu- dents attending the senior military colleges by the colleges, as well as the result of the long-standing close support relationship between the Corps of Ca- dets at each college and the Reserve Officer Training Corps personnel at the colleges who serve as effective leadership role models and mentors. ‘‘(3) In recognition of the quality of the young lead- ers produced by the senior military colleges, the De- partment of Defense and the military services have traditionally maintained special relationships with the colleges, including the policy to grant active duty service in the Army to graduates of the colleges who desire such service and who are recommended for such service by their ROTC professors of military science. ‘‘(4) Each of the senior military colleges has dem- onstrated an ability to adapt its systems and oper- ations to changing conditions in, and requirements of, the Armed Forces without compromising the qual- ity of leaders produced and without interruption of the close relationship between the colleges and the Department of Defense. ‘‘(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—In light of the findings in subsection (b), it is the sense of Congress that— ‘‘(1) the proposed initiative of the Secretary of the Army to end the commitment to active duty service for all graduates of senior military colleges who de- sire such service and who are recommended for such service by their ROTC professors of military science is short-sighted and contrary to the long-term inter- ests of the Army; ‘‘(2) as they have in the past, the senior military colleges can and will continue to accommodate to changing military requirements to ensure that future graduates entering military service continue to be of- ficers of superb quality who are quickly assimilated by the Armed Forces and fully prepared to make sig- nificant contributions to the Armed Forces through extended military careers; and ‘‘(3) decisions of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department that fundamen- tally and unilaterally change the long-standing rela- tionship of the Armed Forces with the senior mili- tary colleges are not in the best interests of the De- partment of Defense or the Armed Forces and are patently unfair to students who made decisions to en- roll in the senior military colleges on the basis of ex- isting Department and Armed Forces policy.’’ § 2111b. Senior military colleges: Department of Defense international student program (a) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to facilitate the enrollment and instruction of persons from foreign countries as international students at the senior military colleges. (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program shall be— (1) to provide a high-quality, cost-effective military-based educational experience for international students in furtherance of the military-to-military program objectives of the Department of Defense; and (2) to enhance the educational experience and preparation of future United States mili- tary leaders through increased, extended interaction with highly qualified potential for- eign military leaders. (c) COORDINATION WITH THE SENIOR MILITARY COLLEGES.—Guidelines for implementation of the program shall be developed in coordination with the senior military colleges. (d) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADMISSION OF STU- DENTS UNDER THE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall annually identify to the senior military colleges the international students who, based on criteria established by the Sec- retary, the Secretary recommends be considered for admission under the program. The Secretary shall identify the recommended international students to the senior military colleges as early as possible each year to enable those colleges to consider them in a timely manner in their re- spective admissions processes. (e) DOD FINANCIAL SUPPORT.—An inter- national student who is admitted to a senior military college under the program under this section is responsible for the cost of instruction at that college. The Secretary of Defense may, from funds available to the Department of De- fense other than funds available for financial as- sistance under section 2107a of this title, provide some or all of the costs of instruction for any such student. (Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 541(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 606.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 541(b), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 607, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall implement the program under section 2111b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), with students entering the senior military colleges after May 1, 2000.’’ Page 1678 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2112 CHAPTER 104—UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES Sec. 2112. Establishment. 2112a. Continued operation of University. 2113. Administration of University. 2113a. Board of Regents. 2113b. Academic Health System. 2114. Students: selection; status; obligation. 2114a. Eligibility of members of foreign militaries to enroll in the University. 2115. Graduates: limitation on number permitted to perform civilian Federal service. 2116. Military nursing research. [2117. Repealed.] Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2024—Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 553, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1894, added item 2114a. Amendment was made pursuant to operation of section 102 of this title. 2019—Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title VII, § 734(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1462, added item 2113b. 2011—Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(b)(27), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4370, transferred item 2113a ‘‘Board of Regents’’ to appear after item 2113. 2009—Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, § 525(a)(3)(A), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2286, struck out item 2117 ‘‘School of Nursing’’. 2008—Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, § 955(g)(2), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 296, added item 2117. Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, § 954(a)(2), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 293, added item 2113a at the end. 1996—Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title IX, § 907(a)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2620, added item 2112a. Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VII, § 741(b), title X, § 1072(c)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 385, 446, substituted ‘‘Administration of University’’ for ‘‘Board of Regents’’ in item 2113 and added item 2116. 1990—Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1484(b)(2)(B), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1716, struck out item 2117 ‘‘Au- thorization for appropriations’’. 1983—Pub. L. 98–94, title XII, § 1268(12)(B), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 706, struck out item 2116 ‘‘Reports to Con- gress’’. 1979—Pub. L. 96–107, title VIII, § 803(c)(3), Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 812, substituted ‘‘permitted’’ for ‘‘electing’’ and ‘‘service’’ for ‘‘duty’’ in item 2115. § 2112. Establishment (a)(1) There is established a Uniformed Serv- ices University of the Health Sciences (in this chapter referred to as the ‘‘University’’) with authority to grant appropriate certificates, cer- tifications, undergraduate degrees, and ad- vanced degrees. (2) The University shall be so organized as to graduate not fewer than 100 medical students annually. (3) The headquarters of the University shall be at a site or sites selected by the Secretary of De- fense within 25 miles of the District of Colum- bia. (b) Except as provided in subsection (a), the numbers of persons to be graduated from the University shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. In so prescribing the number of per- sons to be graduated from the University, the Secretary of Defense shall institute actions nec- essary to ensure the maximum number of first- year enrollments in the University consistent with the academic capacity of the University and the needs of the uniformed services for med- ical personnel. (c) The development of the University may be by such phases as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe subject to the requirements of sub- section (a). (Added Pub. L. 92–426, § 2(a), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 713; amended Pub. L. 96–107, title VIII, § 803(a), Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 811; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(63), (64), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2925, 2926; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1072(b)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 446; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(e)(8), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1228; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VII, § 724(a), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2230.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–328 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol- lows: ‘‘There is hereby authorized to be established within 25 miles of the District of Columbia a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the ‘University’), at a site or sites to be selected by the Secretary of Defense, with authority to grant appropriate advanced degrees. It shall be so organized as to graduate not less than 100 medical students annually.’’ 2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–107 struck out ‘‘, with the first class graduating not later than September 21, 1982’’ before period at end. 1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–106 struck out ‘‘, upon recommendation of the Board of Regents,’’ before ‘‘in- stitute actions necessary’’. 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 inserted ‘‘in this chapter’’ after ‘‘hereinafter’’, and substituted ‘‘Sep- tember 21, 1982’’ for ‘‘10 years after the date of the en- actment of this chapter’’. 1979—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–107 inserted provisions respecting the maximum number of first-year enroll- ments in the University. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title. SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 92–426, § 1, Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 713, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter and chapter 105 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Uniformed Services Health Professions Revitalization Act of 1972’.’’ TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of authority of Board of Regents of Uni- formed Services University of the Health Sciences to Secretary of Defense, see section 8091 of Pub. L. 101–511, set out as a note under section 2113 of this title. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES UNI- VERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES FROM CERTAIN PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT REQUIREMENTS Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title VII, § 716(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3694, provided that: ‘‘(a) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PAPER- WORK REDUCTION ACT REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During the two-year period begin- ning on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 1, 2021], the requirements described in paragraph (2) shall not apply with re- spect to the voluntary collection of information dur- ing the conduct of research and program evalua- tions— ‘‘(A) conducted or sponsored by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; and