[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2880 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2880

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide degree granting 
authority for the United States Army Armament Graduate School, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2019

Ms. Sherrill (for herself and Mr. Cook) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide degree granting 
authority for the United States Army Armament Graduate School, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Armament Graduate School Act''.

SEC. 2. DEGREE GRANTING AUTHORITY FOR UNITED STATES ARMY ARMAMENT 
              GRADUATE SCHOOL.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 751 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7422. Degree granting authority for United States Army Armament 
              Graduate School
    ``(a) Authority.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
the Army, the Chancellor of the United States Army Armament Graduate 
School may, upon the recommendation of the faculty and provost of the 
college, confer appropriate degrees upon graduates who meet the degree 
requirements.
    ``(b) Limitation.--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 Armament Graduate School is 
        accredited by the appropriate civilian academic accrediting 
        agency or organization to award the degree, as determined by 
        the Secretary of Education.
    ``(c) Congressional Notification Requirements.--(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 the 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 to 
        the Department of Education's National Advisory Committee on 
        Institutional Quality and Integrity; and
            ``(B) the subsequent recommendations and rationale of the 
        Secretary of Education regarding the establishment of the 
        degree granting authority.
    ``(2) Upon any modification or redesignation of existing degree 
granting authority, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
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) The 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 organization not to accredit the United States 
Army Armament Graduate School to award any new or existing degree.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``7422. Degree granting authority for United States Army Armament 
                            Graduate School.''.
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