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 123STA T . 22 87PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 4—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9ab a chelor o fs c i e n ce d e g ree in t he first class of the p rogra m,50 in the second class, and 1 00 ann u all y thereafter .‘ ‘ ( c )ELEM E NTS . —A n undergraduate nurse training program shall ha v e the follo w ing elements ‘‘(1) I t shall involve an academic partnership with one or more academic institutions with e x isting accredited schools of nursing. ‘‘( 2 ) It shall recruit as participants q ualified individuals with at least two years of appropriate academic preparation, as determined by the S ecretary of D efense. ‘‘(d) LOCA T I ONO FPR O G RAMS.—An academic institution selected to operate an undergraduate nurse training program shall establish the program at or near a military installation. A military installa - tion at or near which an undergraduate nurse training program is established must— ‘‘(1) be one of the ten largest military installations in the U nited States, in terms of the number of active duty personnel assigned to the installation and family members residing on or in the vicinity of the installations and ‘‘(2) have a military treatment facility with inpatient capa- bility designated as a medical center located on the installation or within 10 miles of the installation. ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON F AC U LT Y .—An agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall not require members of the armed forces who are nurses to serve as faculty members for an undergraduate nurse training program. ‘‘(f) M ILITARY SER V ICE C OMMITMENT.— T he Secretary of Defense shall encourage members of the armed forces to apply to participate in an undergraduate nurse training program. G raduates of the program shall incur a military service obligation in a regular or reserve component, as determined by the Secretary. ’ ’. (2) CLERICAL AMEN D MENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ‘ ‘ 2016.Underg r a d u a t e nur s e tra i ning p r o gra m: esta bl is h ment through agreement w ith a c ademic institution. ’ ’. (c) UNDERGRADUATE N URSE TRAINING PROGRAM PLAN.—Not later than 1 8 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and H ouse of R epresentatives a plan to establish an undergraduate nurse training program in the Depart- ment of Defense in accordance with the authority provided by section 21 69 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), section 2016 of such title, as added by subsection (b), or any other authority available to the Secretary. (d) PILOT PROGRAM.— (1) PILOT P ROGRAM RE Q UIRED.—The plan required by sub- section (c) shall provide for the establishment of a pilot program to increase the number of nurses serving in the Armed Forces. (2) IMPLEMENTATION AND DURATION.—The pilot program shall begin not later than J uly 1, 2011, and be of not less than five years in duration. ( 3 ) GRADUATION RATES.—The pilot program shall achieve graduation rates at least equal to the rates required for the undergraduate nurse training program authori z ed by section Deadlin e .10USC2 01 6 n ot e.