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 90 STAT. 928

PUBLIC LAW 94-361—JULY 14, 1976 (d) When the Secretary of Defense determines that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may authorize the employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized by subsection (a) of this section but such additional number may not exceed one-half of 1 per centum of the total number of civilian personnel authorized for the Department of Defense by subsection (a) of this section. The Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify the Congress of any authorization to increase civilian personnel strength under the authority of this subsection.

Notice to Congress.

TITLE VI—MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS

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10 USC 9315.

SEC. 601. (a) For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1976, the components of the Armed Forces are authorized average military training student loads as follows: (1) The Army, 81,429; (2) The Navy, 66,914; (3) The Marine Corps, 25.501; (4) The Air Force, 49,610; (5) The Army National Guard of the United States, 12,804; (6) The Army Reserve, 7,023; (7) The Naval Reserve, 1,257; (8) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,562; (9) The Air National Guard of the United States, 2,232; and (10) The Air Force Reserve, 1,107. (b) The average military training student loads for the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force and the Reserve components authorized by subsection (a) for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1976, shall be adjusted consistent with the manpower strengths authorized by titles III, IV, and V of this Act. Such adjustment shall be apportioned among the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force and the Reserve components in such manner as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe. SEC. 602. Chapter 901 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section and inserting a corresponding item in the analysis of such chapter: "§9315. Community College of the Air Force: associate degrees "(a) There is in the Air Force a Community College of the Air Force. Such college, in cooperation with civilian colleges and universities, shall— "(1) prescribe programs of higher education for enlisted members of the armed forces designed to improve the technical, managerial, and related skills of such members and to prepare such members for military jobs which require the utilization of such skills; and "(2) monitor on a continuing basis the progress of members pursuing such programs. "(b) Subject to subsection (c), the commander of the Air Training Command of the Air Force may confer an academic degree at the level of associate upon any enlisted member who has completed the program prescribed by the Community College of the Air Force. "(c) No degree may be conferred upon any enlisted member under this section unless (1) the Community College of the Air Force certifies to the commander of the Air Force Training Command that such member has satisfied all the requirements prescribed for such degree, and (2) the Commissioner of Education of the Department of Health,

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