AUTHORIZATION FOR NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO ENLISTED MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN PROGRAMS.

SEC. 532. AUTHORIZATION FOR NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO ENLISTED MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN PROGRAMS.(a) Expanded Eligibility for Enlisted Personnel.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 7045 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(2)(A) The Secretary may permit an enlisted member of the armed forces to receive instruction at the Naval Postgraduate School through attendance at an executive level seminar.“(B) The Secretary may permit an eligible enlisted member of the armed forces to receive instruction at the Postgraduate School in connection with pursuit of a program of education in information assurance as a participant in the Information Security Scholarship program under chapter 112 of this title. To be eligible for instruction under this subparagraph, the enlisted member must have been awarded a baccalaureate degree by an institution of higher education.“(C) In addition to instruction authorized under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary may, on a space-available basis, permit 117 STAT. 1473 an enlisted member of the armed forces who is assigned permanently to the staff of the Postgraduate School or to a nearby command to receive instruction at the Postgraduate School.”.(b) Reimbursement.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended—(1) by striking “The Department” and inserting “(1) Except as provided under paragraph (3), the Department”;(2) by striking “officers” in the first sentence and inserting “members”; (3) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2) and in that sentence—(A) by inserting “under subsection (a)(2)(C)” after “permitted”; (B) by inserting “on a space-available basis” after “instruction at the Postgraduate School”; and(C) by striking “(taking into consideration the admission of enlisted members on a space-available basis)”; and(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(3) The requirements for payment of costs and fees under paragraph (1) shall be subject to such exceptions as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe for members of the armed forces who receive instruction at the Postgraduate School in connection with pursuit of a degree or certification as participants in the Information Security Scholarship program under chapter 112 of this title.”.