ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL

SEC. 344. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL (a) Requirement To Establish Program.— The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program for the purpose of educating Department of Defense personnel in environmental management. (b) Program Requirements.— Under the program, the Secretary shall— (1) in consultation with environmental education personnel of colleges and universities in the United States that offer under-graduate and graduate level courses in a wide range of environmental disciplines, develop a curriculum of environmental management courses offered by such colleges and universities; (2) provide opportunities for Department of Defense personnel to attend such courses at such colleges and universities; and (3) develop the criteria for the selection of Department of Defense personnel to attend such courses. (c) Fiscal Year 1991 Funding Matters.— Of the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 301, not more than $100,000 shall be available for the program established pursuant to subsection (a). (d) Recommendations Regarding Continuation of Program After Fiscal Year 1991.— Not later than the date on which the President submits the budget for fiscal year 1992 to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives in writing his recommendations regarding whether the program established under subsection (a) should be continued after September 30, 1991.