PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 115 STAT. 1105 and inserting "upon graduates of the Command and Staff College who fulfill the requirements for that degree.". (2) Subsection (c) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking "subsection (a)" and inserting "subsections (a) and (b)". (3)(A) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: "§ 7102. Marine Corps University: masters degrees; board of advisors". (B) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 609 of such title is amended to read as follows: "7102. Marine Corps University: masters degrees; board of advisors.". (c) CODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD OF ADVISORS.— (1) Section 7102 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) BOARD OF ADVISORS. — The Secretary of the Navy shall establish a board of advisors for the Marine Corps University. The Secretary shall ensure that the board is established so as to meet all requirements of the appropriate regional accrediting association.". (2) Section 912 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 7102 note) is repealed. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The authority to confer the degree of master of strategic studies under section 7102(b) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) may not be exercised until the Secretary of Education determines, and certifies to the President of the Marine Corps University, that the requirements established by the Marine Corps War College of the Marine Corps University for that degree are in accordance with generally applicable requirements for a degree of master of arts. Upon receipt of such a certification, the President of the University shall promptly transmit a copy of the certification to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. SEC. 533. FOREIGN STUDENTS ATTENDING THE SERVICE ACADEMIES. (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.— (1) Subsection (a)(1) of section 4344 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "not more than 40 persons" and inserting "not more than 60 persons". (2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking "unless a written waiver of reimbursement is granted by the Secretary of Defense" in the first sentence; and (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: "(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive, in whole or in part, the requirement for reimbursement of the cost of instruction for a cadet under paragraph (2). In the case of a partial waiver, the Secretary shall establish the amount waived.". (3) The amendments made by paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect to any person who entered the United States Military Academy to receive instruction under section 4344 of title 10, United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act. Establishment. 10 USC 7102 note. Certification. 10 USC 4344 note.
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