TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO CONFER DEGREES UPON GRADUATES OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE.

SEC. 556. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO CONFER DEGREES UPON GRADUATES OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE. (a) Transfer to Commander of Air University.—Subsection (a) of section 9317 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “may confer—” and inserting “may confer academic degrees as follows:”;(2) by striking “the” in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) after the paragraph designation and inserting “The”;(3) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (1) and inserting a period;(4) by striking “; and” at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting a period; and118 STAT. 1915(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(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) Conforming Amendment.—Subsection (c) of section 9315 of such title is amended to read as follows:“(c) Associate Degrees.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an academic degree at the level of associate may be conferred under section 9317 of this title upon any enlisted member who has completed a program prescribed by the Community College of the Air Force.“(2) No degree may be conferred upon any enlisted member under this section unless the Secretary of Education determines that the standards for the award of academic degrees in agencies of the United States have been met.”.(c) Clerical Amendments.—(1) The heading of section 9317 of such title is amended to read as follows: “§ 9317. Air University: conferral of degrees” .(2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 901 of such title is amended to read as follows: “9317. Air University: conferral of degrees.”.