114 STAT. 1654A-112 PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX "§ 16401. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class: college tuition assistance program". (2) The heading for subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking "FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM". (g) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The item relating to such section in the table of chapters at the beginning of chapter 1611 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "16401. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class: college tuition assistance program.". SEC. 534. REVIEW OF ALLOCATION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS UNITS AMONG THE SERVICES. (a) REALLOCATION OF JROTC UNITS.—Not later than March 31, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) review the allocation among the military departments of the statutory maximum number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) units; and (2) redistribute the allocation of those units planned (as of the date of the enactment of this Act) for fiscal years 2001 through 2006 so as to increase the number of units for a military department that proposes to more quickly eliminate the current waiting list for such units and to commit the necessary resources for that purpose. (b) PROPOSAL FOR INCREASE IN STATUTORY MAXIMUM.—I f, based on the review under subsection (a) and the redistribution of the allocation of JROTC units under that subsection, the Secretary determines that an increase in the statutory maximum number of such units is warranted, the Secretary shall include a proposal for such an increase in the budget proposal of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2002. SEC. 535. AUTHORITY FOR NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL TO ENROLL CERTAIN DEFENSE INDUSTRY CIVILIANS IN SPECIFIED PROGRAMS RELATING TO DEFENSE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 605 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§7049. Defense industry civilians: admission to defense product development program "(a) AUTHORITY FOR ADMISSION.—The Secretary of the Navy may permit eligible defense industry employees to receive instruction at the Naval Postgraduate School in accordance with this section. Any such defense industry employee may only be enrolled in, and may only be provided instruction in, a program leading to a master's degree in a curriculum related to defense product development. No more than 10 such defense industry employees may be enrolled at any one time. Upon successful completion of the course of instruction in which enrolled, any such defense industry employee may be awarded an appropriate degree under section 7048 of this title. " (b) ELIGIBLE DEFENSE INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES. —For purposes of this section, an eligible defense industry employee is an individual employed by a private firm that is engaged in providing to the Department of Defense significant and substantial defense-related systems, products, or services. A defense industry employee admitted for instruction at the school remains eligible for such instruction only so long as that person remains employed by the same firm.
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