CHANGE IN TITLES OF LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.

SEC. 557. CHANGE IN TITLES OF LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.(a) Designation of President.—(1) The position of Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School is redesignated as President of the Naval Postgraduate School.(2) Any reference to the Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School in any law, rule, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the President of the Naval Postgraduate School.(3)(A) Section 7042 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “Superintendent” each place it appears in the text and inserting “President”.(B) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: “§ 7042. President; assistants” .(4)(A) Section 7044 of such title is amended by striking “Superintendent” and inserting “President of the school”.(B) Sections 7048(a) and 7049(e) of such title are amended by striking “Superintendent” and inserting “President”.(b) Designation of Provost and Academic Dean.—(1) The position of Academic Dean of the Naval Postgraduate School is redesignated as Provost and Academic Dean of the Naval Postgraduate School.(2) Any reference to the Academic Dean of the Naval Postgraduate School in any law, rule, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Provost and Academic Dean of the Naval Postgraduate School.(3)(A) Subsection (a) of section 7043 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(a) There is at the Naval Postgraduate School the civilian position of Provost and Academic Dean. The Provost and Academic Dean shall be appointed, to serve for periods of not more than 118 STAT. 1916 five years, by the Secretary of the Navy. Before making an appointment to the position of Provost and Academic Dean, the Secretary shall consult with the Board of Advisors for the Naval Postgraduate School and shall consider any recommendation of the leadership and faculty of the Naval Postgraduate School regarding an appointment to that position.”.(B) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:“§ 7043. Provost and Academic Dean” .(4) Sections 7043(b) and 7081(a) of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking “Academic Dean” and inserting “Provost and Academic Dean”.(5)(A) Section 5102(c)(10) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “Academic Dean of the Postgraduate School of the Naval Academy” and inserting “Provost and Academic Dean of the Naval Postgraduate School”.(B) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking “Academic Dean” and inserting “Provost and Academic Dean”.(c) Clerical Amendments.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 605 of such title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the items related to sections 7042 and 7043 and inserting the following new items: “7042. President; assistants. “7043. Provost and Academic Dean.”.