,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjai,ms4   
,%]rill 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cook7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide degree grant+  
au?ority = ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army        
,armam5t ,graduate ,s*ool1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,armam5t ,graduate ,s*ool  
,act4  #b4 ,degree grant+ au?ority =    
,unit$ ,/ates ,army ,armam5t ,graduate  
,s*ool  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #gea ( title
 #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     
#gdbb4 ,degree grant+ au?ority = ,unit$ 
,/ates ,army ,armam5t ,graduate ,s*ool  
7a7 ,au?ority ,"u regulations prescrib$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army1 ! ,*ancellor (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army ,armam5t         
,graduate ,s*ool may1 ^u ! recomm5dation
 ( ! faculty & provo/ ( ! college1 conf]
 appropriate degrees ^u graduates :o    

meet ! degree requirem5ts4  7b7         
,limitation ,a degree may n be conf]r$  
"u ?is section unless-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,education has recomm5d$ approval ( !
 degree 9 accordance ) ! ,f$]al ,policy 
,gov]n+ ,grant+ ( ,academic ,degrees by 
,f$]al ,ag5cies2 &  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,army ,armam5t ,graduate ,s*ool is     
accr$it$ by ! appropriate civilian      
academic accr$it+ ag5cy or organization 
to aw>d ! degree1 z det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y ( ,education4  7c7            
,congressional notification requirem5ts 
7#a7 ,:5 seek+ to e/abli% degree grant+ 
au?ority "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y (  
,def5se %all submit to ! ,committees on 
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives--  7,a7 a copy ( !      
self-assessm5t que/ionnaire requir$ by !
 ,f$]al ,policy ,gov]n+ ,grant+ (       
,academic ,degrees by ,f$]al ,ag5cies1  
at ! "t ! assessm5t is submitt$ to !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,education's ,national      
,advisory ,committee on ,in/itutional   
,quality & ,integrity2 &  7,b7 !        

subsequ5t recomm5dations & rationale ( !
 ,secret>y ( ,education reg>d+ !        
e/abli%m5t ( ! degree grant+ au?ority4  
7#b7 ,^u any modification or            
r$esignation ( exi/+ degree grant+      
au?ority1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all    
submit to ! ,committees on ,arm$        
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a report conta9+ !      
rationale = ! propos$ modification or   
r$esignation & any subsequ5t            
recomm5dation ( ! ,secret>y ( ,education
 on ! propos$ modification or           
r$esignation4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y (      
,def5se %all submit to ! ,committees on 
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives a report conta9+ an     
explanation ( any action by !           
appropriate academic accr$it+ ag5cy or  
organization n to accr$it ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,army ,armam5t ,graduate ,s*ool  
to aw>d any new or exi/+ degree4  4  7b7
 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at
 ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  #gdbb4     

,degree grant+ au?ority = ,unit$ ,/ates 
,army ,armam5t ,graduate ,s*ool4  4