Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§2017 Limitation on Establishment of Postsecondary Educational Institutions Pending Notice to Congress
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART III — TRAINING AND EDUCATION › CHAPTER 101 — TRAINING GENERALLY › § 2017
Summary
The Secretary of Defense cannot set up a postsecondary educational institution inside the Department of Defense until one year has passed after telling the congressional defense committees of the plan. Postsecondary educational institution: a school that offers courses similar in length and difficulty to those that lead to an associate’s, bachelor’s, or graduate degree.
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Title 10, §2017
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(a)Limitation.—
The Secretary of Defense may not establish a postsecondary educational institution within the Department of Defense until a period of one year has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of the intent of the Secretary to establish the institution.
(b)Postsecondary Educational Institution Defined.—
In this section, the term “postsecondary educational institution” means a school or other educational institution that is intended to provide students with a course of instruction that is comparable, in length and academic rigor, to a course of instruction for which an associate’s, bachelor’s, or graduate degree may be awarded.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Applicability Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 553(b)(3), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1387, provided that: “Section 2017 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to postsecondary educational institutions intended to be established by the Secretary of Defense on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019].”
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10 U.S.C. § 2017
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110