12 2 STA T .4 4 59PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8theS e cr et a r yofD efe ns e sha l ls ubmi ttothe C ommittees on A rme d Ser v ices of the Senate and H ouse of R e p resentatives —‘ ‘ ( A ) a copy of the self assessment q uestionnaire required by the F ederal P olicy G overnin g Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies , at the time the assessment is submitted to the Department of E ducation ’ s N ational Advisory Committee on I nstitutional Q uality and Integrity
and ‘‘( B ) the subsequent recommendations and rationale of the Secretary of Education regarding the establishment of the degree granting authority . ‘‘( 2 ) U pon any modification or redesignation of e x isting degree granting authority, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep - resentatives a report containing the rationale for the proposed modification or redesignation and any subsequent recommendation of the Secretary of Education on the proposed modification or redesignation. ‘‘( 3 ) T he Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing an explanation of any action by the appropriate academic accrediting agency or organi z ation not to accredit the United States Army Command and General Staff College to a w ard any new or existing degree.’’. (2) C LERICA LA M E ND MEN T .—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 401 of such title is amended by stri k ing the item relating to section 4314 and inserting the following new item
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‘ 431 4 .Degr ee gr anti nga u t ho rit yf or U nite dS tate sA r m y C ommand and G enera l Staff College. ’ ’. (d) UNITED STATE S ARM YW ARC O LLE G E.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4321 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘ ‘ §4321.Degr ee gr anti nga u t ho rit yf or U nite dS tate sA r m y W ar C o l lege ‘‘(a) A U T H ORITY.—Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, the Commandant of the United States Army War College may, upon the recommendation of the faculty and dean of the college, confer appropriate degrees upon graduates who meet the degree requirements. ‘‘(b) L IMITATION.—A degree may not be conferred under this section unless— ‘‘(1) the Secretary of Education has recommended approval of the degree in accordance with the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies; and ‘‘(2) the United States Army War College is accredited by the appropriate civilian academic accrediting agency or organization to award the degree, as determined by the Sec- retary of Education. ‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTI F ICATION RE Q UIREMENTS.—(1) When seeking to establish degree granting authority under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives— ‘‘(A) a copy of the self assessment questionnaire required by the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies, at the time the assessment is submitted As s e ss m e nt s .R e por ts. Re gula t i ons. Assessments.
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