12 2 STA T . 2 94PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 (3)CONF O RMI N GA M E N D MEN TS.— ( A ) Section21 13o f tit l e1 0,U nite d St a te s Code, is a m ended— (i)ins ub section (a), b y st r i k in g‘ ‘ T o assist ’ ’ and all t h at follo w s through the end of p aragraph ( 4 )
(ii) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (e); (iii) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), and ( j ) as subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), respecti v ely; and (iv) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘who shall also serve as a nonvoting e x officio member of the B oard’’. (B) Section 2114(h) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘2113(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘2113(e)’’. (b) STAT U TOR YR EDESIGNATION OF D EAN AS P RESIDENT.— (1) Subsection 2113 of such title is further amended by striking ‘‘Dean’’ each place it appears in subsections (b) and (c)(1), as redesignated by subsection (a)(3), and inserting ‘‘Presi - dent’’. (2) Section 2114(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Dean’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (3) and ( 5 ). SEC.95 5. ES TABLI S HM E N T OFD E P A R TMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOL OFN U RSIN G . (a) E STA BL IS H MENT PLAN RE Q UIRED.— N ot later than F ebruary 1, 200 8 , the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to establish a School of Nursing within the Uniformed Services University of the H ealth Sciences. The Secretary shall develop the plan in consultation with the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and submit the plan to the Board of Regents for review and to solicit the Board’s recommendations. (b) PROGRAMS OF I NSTRU C TION.—In consultation with the Secre- taries of the military departments, the Secretary of Defense shall include in the plan re q uired by subsection (a) programs of instruc- tion for the School of Nursing that would lead to the award of a bachelor of science in nursing and such other baccalaureate or graduate degrees in nursing as the Secretary considers appropriate. The plan shall also address the enrollment as students of enlisted members and officers of the Armed Forces and civilians for the purpose of commissioning them as military nursing officers upon graduation. The graduates of such a program of instruction shall be fully eligible to meet credentialing and licensing requirements of the military departments and at least one State in their program of study. (c) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—In developing the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the inclusion of the following types of programs
(1) A program to enroll students who already possess an associate degree in nursing so that they can earn a bachelor of science in nursing. (2) A program to enroll students who already possess other associate degrees so that they can earn a bachelor of science in nursing. (3) A program to enroll students who already possess an associate degree in nursing so that they can earn a master of science in nursing. Deadlin e .10USC2 11 7 n ot e.
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