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 115 STAT. 1102 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 Effective date. 10 USC 2165 note. (A) the reporting of the President of the National Defense University to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; or (B) provision of logistical and base operations support for components of the National Defense University by the military departments. (b) PREPARATION OF BUDGET REQUESTS. —Section 2162(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: "(2) As executive agent for funding professional development education at the National Defense University, including the Joint Forces Staff College, the Secretary of Defense, with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall prepare the annual budget for professional development education operations at the National Defense University and set forth that request as a separate budget request in the materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget request for the Department of Defense. Nothing in the preceding sentence affects policies in effect on the date of the enactment of this paragraph with respect to budgeting for the funding of logistical and base operations support for components of the National Defense University through the military departments.". (c) FUNDING SOURCE. —(1) Section 2165 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDU- CATION OPERATIONS. —Funding for the professional development education operations of the National Defense University shall be provided from funds made available to the Secretary of Defense from the annual appropriation 'Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide'.". (2) Subsection (d) of section 2165 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall become effective beginning with fiscal year 2003. SEC. 528. AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY TO ENROLL CERTAIN PRIVATE SECTOR CIVILIANS. (a) IN GENERAL.-— (1) Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§2167. National Defense University: admission of private sector civilians to professional military education program "(a) AUTHORITY FOR ADMISSION.— The Secretary of Defense may permit eligible private sector employees who work in organizations relevant to national security to receive instruction at the National Defense University in accordance with this section. No more than the equivalent of 10 full-time student positions may be filled at any one time by private sector employees enrolled under this section. Upon successful completion of the course of instruction in which enrolled, any such private sector employee may be awarded an appropriate diploma or degree under section 2165 of this title. "(b) ELIGIBLE PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES.— For purposes of this section, an eligible private sector employee is an individual employed by a private firm that is engaged in providing to the Department of Defense or other Government departments or agencies significant and substantial defense-related systems, products.

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