CONTINUATION OF UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.

SEC. 1071. CONTINUATION OF UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES. (a) Policy.— Congress reaffirms— (1) the prohibition set forth in subsection (a) of section 922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2829; 10 U.S.C. 2112 note) regarding closure of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; and (2) the expression of the sense of Congress set forth in subsection (b) of such section regarding the budgetary commitment to continuation of the University. (b) Personnel Strength.— During the five-year period beginning on October 1, 1995, the personnel staffing levels for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences may not be reduced below the personnel staffing levels for the University as of October 1, 1993. (c) Budgetary Commitment to Continuation.— It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should budget for the operation of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 110 STAT. 446Sciences during fiscal year 1997 at a level at least equal to the level of operations conducted at the University during fiscal year 1995.