,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjai,ms4  
,sherrill 7for herself and ,mr4 ,cook7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
degree granting authority for the       
,united ,states ,army ,armament         
,graduate ,school1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,armament ,graduate 
,school ,act4  #b4 ,degree granting     
authority for ,united ,states ,army     
,armament ,graduate ,school  7a7 ,in    
general ,chapter #gea of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #gdbb4 ,degree granting       
authority for ,united ,states ,army     
,armament ,graduate ,school  7a7        
,authority ,under regulations prescribed
 by the ,secretary of the ,army1 the    
,chancellor of the ,united ,states ,army

 ,armament ,graduate ,school may1 upon  
the recommendation of the faculty and   
provost of the college1 confer          
appropriate degrees upon graduates who  
meet the degree requirements4  7b7      
,limitation ,a degree may not be        
conferred under this section unless--   
7#a7 the ,secretary of ,education has   
recommended approval of the degree in   
accordance with the ,federal ,policy    
,governing ,granting of ,academic       
,degrees by ,federal ,agencies2 and     
7#b7 the ,united ,states ,army ,armament
 ,graduate ,school is accredited by the 
appropriate civilian academic           
accrediting agency or organization to   
award the degree1 as determined by the  
,secretary of ,education4  7c7          
,congressional notification requirements
  7#a7 ,when seeking to establish degree
 granting authority under this section1 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit 
to the ,committees on ,armed ,services  
of the ,senate and the ,house of        
,representatives--  7,a7 a copy of the  

self-assessment questionnaire required  
by the ,federal ,policy ,governing      
,granting of ,academic ,degrees by      
,federal ,agencies1 at the time the     
assessment is submitted to the          
,department of ,education's ,national   
,advisory ,committee on ,institutional  
,quality and ,integrity2 and  7,b7 the  
subsequent recommendations and rationale
 of the ,secretary of ,education        
regarding the establishment of the      
degree granting authority4  7#b7 ,upon  
any modification or redesignation of    
existing degree granting authority1 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 redesignation4  7#c7 ,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 degree4  4  7b7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #gdbb4 ,degree 
granting authority for ,united ,states  
,army ,armament ,graduate ,school4  4