,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbj,mr4 
,panetta introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to        
prohibit the ,secretary of ,defense from
 eliminating or otherwise modifying     
certain programs of the ,national       
,defense ,university pending an         
assessment of such programs4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,special ,operations and ,international 
,security ,education ,act4  #b4 ,college
 of ,international ,security ,affairs of
 the ,national ,defense ,university  7a7
 ,prohibition ,the ,secretary of        
,defense may not eliminate1 divest1     
downsize1 or reorganize the ,college of 
,international ,security ,affairs1 nor  
its satellite program1 the ,joint       
,special ,operations ,masters of ,arts1 
of the ,national ,defense ,university1  
or seek to reduce the number of students
 educated at the ,college1 or its       

satellite program1 until #cj days after 
the date on which the congressional     
defense committees receive the report   
required by subsection 7c74  7b7        
,assessment1 determination1 and review  
,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for  
,policy1 in consultation with the ,under
 ,secretary of ,defense for ,personnel  
and ,readiness1 the ,assistant          
,secretary of ,defense for ,special     
,operations_/,low-,intensity ,conflict1 
the ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary of    
,defense for ,counternarcotics and      
,global ,threats1 the ,deputy ,assistant
 ,secretary of ,defense for ,stability  
and ,humanitarian ,affairs1 the ,deputy 
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,special ,operations and ,combating     
,terrorism1 the ,chief ,financial       
,officer of the ,department1 the        
,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of      
,staff1 and the ,commander of ,united   
,states ,special ,operations ,command1  
shall-- 7#a7 assess requirements for    
joint professional military education   

and civilian leader education in the    
counterterrorism1 irregular warfare1 and
 asymmetrical domains to support the    
,department and other national security 
institutions of the ,federal            
,government2  7#b7 determine whether the
 importance1 challenges1 and complexity 
of the modern counterterrorism          
environment and irregular and           
asymmetrical domains warrant-- 7,a7 a   
college at the ,national ,defense       
,university1 or a college independent of
 the ,national ,defense ,university     
whose leadership is responsible to the  
,office of the ,secretary of ,defense2  
and  7,b7 the provision of resources1   
services1 and capacity at levels that   
are the same as1 or decreased or        
enhanced in comparison to1 those        
resources1 services1 and capacity in    
place at the ,college of ,international 
,security ,affairs on ,january #a1      
#bjai2  7#c7 review the plan proposed by
 the ,national ,defense ,university for 
eliminating the ,college of             

,international ,security ,affairs and   
reducing and restructuring the          
counterterrorism1 irregular1 and        
asymmetrical faculty1 course offerings1 
joint professional military education   
and degree and certificate programs1 and
 other services provided by the         
,college2 and  7#d7 assess the changes  
made to the ,college of ,international  
,security ,affairs since ,january #a1   
#bjai1 and the actions necessary to     
reverse those changes1 including        
relocating the ,college and its         
associated budget1 faculty1 staff1      
students1 and facilities outside of the 
,national ,defense ,university4  7c7    
,report required ,not later than        
,february #a1 #bjba1 the ,secretary     
shall submit to the congressional       
defense committees a report on-- 7#a7   
the findings of the ,secretary with     
respect to the assessments1             
determination1 and review conducted     
under subsection 7b72 and  7#b7 such    
recommendations as the ,secretary may   

have for higher education in the        
counterterrorism1 irregular1 and        
asymmetrical domains4