118 STAT. 1897 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 (1) by redesignating chapter 107 as chapter 106A; and (2) by inserting before chapter 108 the following new chapter: ‘‘CHAPTER 107—PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION ‘‘Sec. ‘‘2151. Definitions. ‘‘2152. Professional military education: general requirements. ‘‘2153. Capstone course: newly selected general and flag officers. ‘‘2154. Joint professional military education: three phase approach. ‘‘2155. Joint professional military education phase II program of instruction. ‘‘2156. Joint Forces Staff College: duration of principal course of instruction. ‘‘2157. Annual report to Congress. ‘‘§ 2151. Definitions ‘‘(a) JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.—Joint profes sional military education consists of the rigorous and thorough instruction and examination of officers of the armed forces in an environment designed to promote a theoretical and practical in depth understanding of joint matters and, specifically, of the subject matter covered. The subject matter to be covered by joint profes sional military education shall include at least the following: ‘‘(1) National Military Strategy. ‘‘(2) Joint planning at all levels of war. ‘‘(3) Joint doctrine. ‘‘(4) Joint command and control. ‘‘(5) Joint force and joint requirements development. ‘‘(b) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this chapter: ‘‘(1) The term ‘senior level service school’ means any of the following: ‘‘(A) The Army War College. ‘‘(B) The College of Naval Warfare. ‘‘(C) The Air War College. ‘‘(D) The Marine Corps War College. ‘‘(2) The term ‘intermediate level service school’ means any of the following: ‘‘(A) The United States Army Command and General Staff College. ‘‘(B) The College of Naval Command and Staff. ‘‘(C) The Air Command and Staff College. ‘‘(D) The Marine Corps Command and Staff College. ‘‘§ 2152. Joint professional military education: general requirements ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall implement a comprehensive framework for the joint professional military edu cation of officers, including officers nominated under section 661 of this title for the joint specialty. ‘‘§ 2153. Capstone course: newly selected general and flag officers ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Each officer selected for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or, in the case of the Navy, rear admiral (lower half) shall be required, after such selection, to attend a military education course designed specifically to prepare new gen eral and flag officers to work with the other armed forces. ‘‘(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Sec retary of Defense may waive subsection (a)—
�
