EMPLOYMENT OF CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBERS AT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION SCHOOLS

SEC. 1124. EMPLOYMENT OF CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBERS AT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION SCHOOLS (a) National Defense University.—(1) Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1594 (as added by section 664(b)) the following new section: “§ 1595. National Defense University: civilian faculty members “(a) Authority of Secretary.—The Secretary of Defense may employ as many civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers at the National Defense University as the Secretary considers necessary. “(b) Compensation of Faculty Members.—The compensation of persons employed under this section shall be as prescribed by the Secretary. “(c) Application to Certain Faculty Members.—This section shall apply with respect to persons who are selected by the Secretary for employment as professors, instructors, and lecturers at the National Defense University after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section. “(d) National Defense University Defined.—In this section, the term ‘National Defense University’ includes the National War College, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1594 (as added by section 664(b)) the following new item: “1595. National Defense University: civilian faculty members.”. (b) Army War College and United States Army Command and General Staff College.—(1) Chapter 373 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the table of sections the following new section: “§ 4021. Army War College and United States Army Command and General Staff College; civilian faculty members “(a) Authority of Secretary.—The Secretary of the Army may employ as many civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers at the Army War College or the United States Army Command and General Staff College as the Secretary considers necessary. “(b) Compensation of Faculty Members.—The compensation of persons employed under this section shall be as prescribed by the Secretary. “(c) Application to Certain Faculty Members.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall apply with respect to persons who are selected by the Secretary for employment as professors, instructors, and lecturers at the Army War College or the United States Army Command and General Staff College after the 103 STAT. 1559end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section. “(2) This section shall not apply with respect to professors, instructors, and lecturers employed at the Army War College or the United States Army Command and General Staff College if the duration of the principal course of instruction offered at the college involved is less than 10 months.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 4024 the following new item: “4021. Army War College and United States Army Command and General Staff College: civilian faculty members.”. (c) Naval War College and Marine Corps Command and Staff College.—(1) Section 7478 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 7478. Naval War College and Marine Corps Command and Staff College; civilian faculty members “(a) Authority of Secretary.— The Secretary of the Navy may employ as many civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers at a school of the Naval War College or at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College as the Secretary considers necessary. “(b) Compensation of Faculty Members.—The compensation of persons employed under this section shall be as prescribed by the Secretary. “(c) Application to Certain Faculty Members.—This section shall not apply with respect to professors, instructors, and lecturers employed at a school of the Naval War College or at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College if the duration of the principal course of instruction offered at the school or college involved is less than 10 months.”. (2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 643 of such title is amended to read as follows: “7478. Naval War College anti Marine Corps Command and Staff College; civilian faculty members.”. (d) Air University.—(1) Chapter 873 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the table of sections the following new section: “§ 9021. Air University: civilian faculty members “(a) Authority of Secretary.—The Secretary of the Air Force may employ as many civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers at a school of the Air University as the Secretary considers necessary. “(b) Compensation of Faculty Members.—The compensation of persons employed under this section shall be as prescribed by the Secretary. “(c) Application to Certain Faculty Members.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall apply with respect to persons who are selected by the Secretary for employment as professors, instructors, and lecturers at a school of the Air University after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section. “(2) This section shall not apply with respect to professors, instructors, and lecturers employed at a school of the Air University if the 103 STAT. 1560duration of the principal course of instruction offered at that school is less than 10 months.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 9025 the following new item: “9021. Air University, civilian faculty members.”. (e) Conforming Amendments.—Section 5102(c)(10) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting after “(10)” the following: “civilian professors, instructors, and lecturers at a professional military education school whose pay is fixed under section 1595, 4021, 7478, or 9021 of title 10;”; (2) by striking out “the Naval War College and”; and (3) by striking out “sections 6952 and 7478” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 6952”.