[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3676]
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  SA 6543. Ms. ALSOBROOKS submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 549F. DEFENSE INFORMATION SCHOOL: AUTHORITY TO GRANT 
                   ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 108 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2169a. Defense Information School: degree of associate 
       of arts

       ``(a) Degree Granting Authority.--Pursuant to regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Commandant of the 
     Defense Information School may confer upon a student of the 
     Defense Information School an associate of arts degree in 
     communications.
       ``(b) Limitation.--A degree may be conferred upon a student 
     under this section only after the Provost of the Defense 
     Information School certifies to the Commandant that the 
     student has satisfied all the requirements prescribed for the 
     degree.''.
       (b) Reporting.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
     subject to termination under paragraph (3), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report regarding the implementation of section 2169a of 
     such title, as added by subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--A report under this subsection shall include 
     the plan and timeline of the Secretary to carry out such 
     implementation.
       (3) Termination.--The report under this subsection shall 
     terminate on the day that the Commandant of the Defense 
     Information School first confers a degree under such section.
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