§9317. Air University: conferral of degrees

(a) Authority.-Upon the recommendation of the faculty of the appropriate school of the Air University, the commander of the Air University may confer academic degrees as follows:

(1) The degree of master of strategic studies upon graduates of the Air War College who fulfill the requirements for that degree.

(2) The degree of master of military operational art and science upon graduates of the Air Command and Staff College who fulfill the requirements for that degree.

(3) The degree of master of airpower art and science upon graduates of the School of Advanced Airpower Studies who fulfill the requirements for that degree.

(4) An academic degree at the level of associate upon graduates of the Community College of the Air Force who fulfill the requirements for that degree.

(b) Regulations.-The authority provided by subsection (a) shall be exercised under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force.

(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title IX, §913(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2828 ; amended Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, §543(a), (b)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 607 ; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, §556(a), (c)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1914 , 1915.)

Amendments

2004-Pub. L. 108–375, §556(c)(1), substituted "conferral of degrees" for "graduate-level degrees" in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–375, §556(a), substituted "may confer academic degrees as follows:" for "may confer-" in introductory provisions, "The" for "the" in pars. (1) to (3), period for semicolon in par. (1), and period for "; and" in par. (2) and added par. (4).

1999-Pub. L. 106–65, §543(b)(1), substituted "graduate-level degrees" for "master of airpower art and science" in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–65, §543(a), amended heading and text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Upon the recommendation of the faculty of the School of Advanced Airpower Studies of the Air University, the Commander of the university may confer the degree of master of airpower art and science upon graduates of the school who fulfill the requirements for the degree."

Effective Date

Section 913(b) of Pub. L. 103–337 provided that: "The authority provided by section 9317(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall become effective on the date on which the Secretary of Education determines that the requirements established by the School of Advanced Airpower Studies of the Air University for the degree of master of airpower art and science are in accordance with generally applicable requirements for a degree of master of arts or a degree of master of science."