[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1490 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1490


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 8, 2005

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the National 
 Defense University to award the degree of Master of Science in Joint 
        Campaign Planning and Strategy, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY AWARD OF DEGREE OF 
              MASTER OF SCIENCE IN JOINT CAMPAIGN PLANNING AND 
              STRATEGY.

    (a) Joint Forces Staff College Program.--Section 2163 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2163. National defense university: master of science degrees
    ``(a) Authority to Award Specified Degrees.--The President of the 
National Defense University, upon the recommendation of the faculty of 
the respective college or other school within the University, may 
confer the master of science degrees specified in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Authorized Degrees.--The following degrees may be awarded 
under subsection (a):
            ``(1) Master of science in national security strategy.--The 
        degree of master of science in national security strategy, to 
        graduates of the University who fulfill the requirements of the 
        program of the National War College.
            ``(2) Master of science in national resource strategy.--The 
        degree of master of science in national resource strategy, to 
        graduates of the University who fulfill the requirements of the 
        program of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
            ``(3) Master of science in joint campaign planning and 
        strategy.--The degree of master of science in joint campaign 
        planning and strategy, to graduates of the University who 
        fulfill the requirements of the program of the Joint Advanced 
        Warfighting School at the Joint Forces Staff College.
    ``(c) Regulations.--The authority provided by this section shall be 
exercised under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 2163 in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 108 of such title is 
amended to read as follows:

``2163. National Defense University: master of science degrees.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Paragraph (3) of section 2163(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall take effect for 
degrees awarded after May 2005.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2005.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.