S.Amdt. 6543

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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