S.Amdt. 1639

SA 1639. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr.
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for
military construction, 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 part II of subtitle D of title V, add the
following:

SEC. 540. AUTHORITY FOR UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY TO CHARGE AND RETAIN TUITION FOR
INSTRUCTION OF PERSONS OTHER THAN AIR FORCE
PERSONNEL DETAILED FOR INSTRUCTION AT THE
INSTITUTE.

(a) Institute Instruction of Persons Other Than Air Force
Personnel.--Section 9314a of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (a), (c), (d), (e), and
(f) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively;
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as paragraph (4) of
subsection (d), as so redesignated; and
(3) by inserting before subsection (d), as so redesignated,
the following new subsections:
``(a) Members of the Armed Forces Other Than the Air Force
Who Are Detailed to the Institute.--(1) The Department of the
Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of
Homeland Security shall bear the cost of the instruction at
the United States Air Force Institute of Technology that is
received by members of the armed forces detailed for that
instruction by the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and
Homeland Security, respectively.
``(2) Members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast
Guard may only be detailed for instruction at the Institute
on a space-available basis. The Secretary of the Air Force
shall charge the Secretary concerned only for such costs and
fees in connection with such instruction as the Secretary of
the Air Force considers appropriate. Amounts received by the
Institute for such instruction shall be retained by the
Institute to defray the cost of instruction.
``(b) Federal Civilian Employees Other Than Air Force
Employees Who Are Detailed to the Institute.--(1) The United
States Air Force Institute of Technology shall charge tuition
for the cost of providing instruction at the Institute for
any civilian employee of a military department (other than a
civilian employee of the Department of the Air Force), of
another component of the Department of Defense, or of another
Federal agency who is detailed to receive instruction at the
Institute.
``(2) The cost of any tuition charged an individual under
this subsection shall be borne by the department, agency, or
component that details the individual for instruction at the
Institute. The Secretary of the Air Force shall charge the
Secretary concerned only for such costs and fees in
connection with such instruction as the Secretary of the Air
Force considers appropriate. Amounts received by the
Institute for such instruction shall be retained by the
Institute to defray the cost of instruction.
``(c) Nondetailed Persons.--(1) The Secretary of the Air
Force may permit persons described in paragraph (2) to
receive instruction at the United States Air Force Institute
of Technology on a space-available basis. The Secretary of
the Air Force shall charge the individuals concerned only for
such costs and fees in connection with such instruction as
the Secretary considers appropriate. Amounts received by the
Institute for such instruction shall be retained by the
Institute to defray the cost of instruction.
``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any of the following
persons:
``(A) A member of the armed forces not detailed for that
instruction by the Secretary concerned.

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``(B) A civilian employee of a military department, of
another component of the Department of Defense, of another
Federal agency, or of the National Guard of a State not
detailed for that instruction by the Secretary concerned or
head of the other Department of Defense component, other
Federal agency, or the National Guard.
``(C) A United States citizen who is the recipient of a
competitively selected Federal or Department of Defense
sponsored scholarship or fellowship with a defense focus in
areas of study related to the academic disciplines offered by
the Institute and which requires a service commitment to the
Federal government in exchange for educational financial
assistance.
``(3) If a scholarship or fellowship described in paragraph
(2)(C) includes a stipend, the Institute may accept the
stipend payment from the scholarship or fellowship sponsor
and make a direct payment to the individual.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments Related to Redesignation and
Other Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further
amended--
(1) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection
(a)(1)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Admission
Authorized'' and inserting ``Defense Industry Employees'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (4)''; and
(C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2),
by striking ``Eligible defense industry employees.--'';
(2) in subsection (f)(1), as redesignated by subsection
(a)(1), by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting
``subsection (d)(1)'';
(3) in subsection (g)(1), as redesignated by subsection
(a)(1)--
(A) by striking ``under this section'' and inserting
``under subsections (c) and (d)''; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``who are detailed to receive instruction at the
Institute under subsection (b)''; and
(4) in subsection (h), as redesignated by subsection
(a)(1), by striking ``defense industry employees enrolled
under this section'' and inserting ``persons enrolled under
this section who are not members of the armed forces or
Government civilian employees''.
(c) Conditions on Admission of Defense Industry
Civilians.--Subsection (e)(2) of such section, as
redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking
``will be done on a space-available basis and not require an
increase in the size of the faculty'' and inserting ``will
not require an increase in the permanently authorized size of
the faculty''.
(d) Statutory Reorganization.--Chapter 901 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by transferring subsections (d) and (f) of section 9314
to the end of section 9314b and redesignating such
subsections as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and
(2) in subsection 9314, by striking subsection (e).
(e) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Section headings.--(A) The heading of section 9314 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 9314. United States Air Force Institute of Technology:
degree-granting authority''.

(B) The heading of section 9314a of such title is amended
to read as follows:

``Sec. 9314a. United States Air Force Institute of
Technology: reimbursement and tuition; instruction of
persons other than Air Force personnel''.

(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 901 of such title is amended by striking
the items relating to sections 9314 and 9314a and inserting
the following new items:

``9314. United States Air Force Institute of Technology:
degree-granting authority.
``9314a. United States Air Force Institute of Technology:
reimbursement and tuition; instruction of persons other
than Air Force personnel.''.
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