10 U.S.C. § 8592
10 U.S.C. § 8592
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 7102 of this title as this section. 2008- Pub. L. 110-417 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to conferral of master of military studies, master of strategic studies, and master of operational studies degrees by Marine Corps University and establishment of a board of advisors. 2004-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108-375, §1084(d) (31)(A), substituted "MASTER OF MILITARY STUDIES" for "AUTHORITY" in heading. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108-375, §1084(d) (31)(B), substituted "MASTER OF STRATEGIC STUDIES" for "MARINE CORPS WAR COLLEGE" in heading.Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108-375, §1084(d) (31)(C), substituted "MASTER OF OPERATIONAL STUDIES" for "COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE OF THE MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY" in heading.Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108-375, §1084(d) (31)(D), substituted "subsections (a), (b), and (c)" for "subsections (a) and (b)".2003-Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 108-136 added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsecs. (c) and (d) as (d) and (e), respectively.2001- Pub. L. 107-107, §532(b)(3)(A), substituted "masters degrees; board of advisors" for "master of military studies" in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-107, §532(b)(1), substituted "upon graduates of the Command and Staff College who fulfill the requirements for that degree" for "upon graduates of the college who fulfill the requirements for the degree".Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-107, §532(a)(2), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-107, §532(b)(2), substituted "subsections (a) and (b)" for "subsection (a)". Pub. L. 107-107, §532(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c).Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107-107, §532(c)(1), added subsec. (d).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115-232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115-232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 110-417 applicable to any degree granting authority established, modified, or redesignated on or after Oct. 14, 2008, for an institution of professional military education referred to in such amendment, see section 543(j) of Pub. L. 110-417, set out as a note under section 2163 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, title V, §531(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1472, provided that: "The authority to confer the degree of master of operational studies under section 7102(c) [now 8592(c)] of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) may not be exercised until the Secretary of Education determines, and certifies to the President of the Marine Corps University, that the requirements established by the Command and General Staff College of the Marine Corps University for that degree are in accordance with generally applicable requirements for a degree of master of arts." [Approval granted by Secretary of Education on Jan. 10, 2003, for Marine Corps University to award the Master's degree in operational studies for successful completion of the School of Advanced Warfighting program.]
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2001 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title V, §532(d), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1105, provided that: "The authority to confer the degree of master of strategic studies under section 7102(b) [now 8592(b)] of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) may not be exercised until the Secretary of Education determines, and certifies to the President of the Marine Corps University, that the requirements established by the Marine Corps War College of the Marine Corps University for that degree are in accordance with generally applicable requirements for a degree of master of arts. Upon receipt of such a certification, the President of the University shall promptly transmit a copy of the certification to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives." [Approval granted by Secretary of Education on Aug. 8, 2001, for Marine Corps University to award the Master's degree for successful completion of the Marine Corps War College program in strategic studies.]
EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title IX, §911(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2828, provided that: "The authority provided by section 7102(a) [now 8592(a)] of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall become effective on the date on which the Secretary of Education determines that the requirements established by the Command and Staff College of the Marine Corps University for the degree of master of military studies are in accordance with generally applicable requirements for a degree of master of arts." [Approval granted by Secretary of Education on Mar. 22, 1995, for Marine Corps University to award the Master of Military Studies degree through its Command and Staff College.]
BOARD OF ADVISORS FOR MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY Pub. L. 103-337,div. A, title IX, §912, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2828, which authorized the Secretary of the Navy to establish a board of advisors for the Marine Corps University and to ensure that the board met all requirements of the appropriate regional accrediting association, was repealed and restated in subsec. (d) of this section by Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title V, §532(c), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1105.