Notes on 10 U.S.C. § 2112 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 10 U.S.C. § 2112 : US Code - Notes

(Added Pub. L. 92-426, Sec. 2(a), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 713;
amended Pub. L. 96-107, title VIII, Sec. 803(a), Nov. 9, 1979, 93
Stat. 811; Pub. L. 96-513, title V, Sec. 511(63), (64), Dec. 12,
1980, 94 Stat. 2925, 2926; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title X, Sec.
1072(b)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 446; Pub. L. 107-107, div. A,
title X, Sec. 1048(e)(8), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1228.)
AMENDMENTS
2001 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-107 struck out ", with the first
class graduating not later than September 21, 1982" before period
at end.
1996 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-106 struck out ", upon
recommendation of the Board of Regents," before "institute actions
necessary".
1980 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-513 inserted "in this chapter"
after "hereinafter", and substituted "September 21, 1982" for "10
years after the date of the enactment of this chapter".
1979 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-107 inserted provisions respecting
the maximum number of first-year enrollments in the University.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section
701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96-513, set out as a note under section 101 of
this title.
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 92-426 provided: "That this Act [enacting
this chapter and chapter 105 of this title] may be cited as the
'Uniformed Services Health Professions Revitalization Act of
1972'."
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authority of Board of Regents of Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences to Secretary of Defense,
see section 8091 of Pub. L. 101-511, set out as a note under
section 2113 of this title.
CONTINUATION OF UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH
SCIENCES
Section 1071 of Pub. L. 104-106, as amended by Pub. L. 104-201,
div. A, title IX, Sec. 907(b)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2620,
provided that:
"(a) Policy. - Congress reaffirms -
"(1) the prohibition set forth in subsection (a) of section 922
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
(Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2829; 10 U.S.C. 2112 note)
regarding closure of the Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences; and
"(2) the expression of the sense of Congress set forth in
subsection (b) of such section regarding the budgetary commitment
to continuation of the University.
"[(b) Repealed. Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title IX, Sec.
907(b)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2620. See section 2112a(b) of
this title.]
"(c) Budgetary Commitment to Continuation. - It is the sense of
Congress that the Secretary of Defense should budget for the
operation of the Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences during fiscal year 1997 at a level at least equal to the
level of operations conducted at the University during fiscal year
1995."
Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title IX, Sec. 922, Oct. 5, 1994, 108
Stat. 2829, as amended by Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title IX, Sec.
907(b)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2620, provided that:
[(a) Repealed. Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title IX, Sec. 907(b)(1),
Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2620. See section 2112a(a) of this
title.]
"(b) Budgetary Commitment to Continuation. - It is the sense of
Congress that the Secretary of Defense should budget for the
ongoing operation of the Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences as an institution of professional education that is
vital to the education and training each year of significant
numbers of personnel of the uniformed services for careers as
uniformed services health care providers.
"(c) GAO Evaluation. - Not later than June 1, 1995, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a
detailed report on the Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences. The report shall include the following:
"(1) A comparison of the cost of obtaining physicians for the
Armed Forces from the University with the cost of obtaining
physicians from other sources.
"(2) An assessment of the retention rate needs of the Armed
Forces for physicians in relation to the respective retention
rates of physicians obtained from the University and physicians
obtained from other sources and the factors that contribute to
retention rates among military physicians obtained from all
sources.
"(3) A review of the quality of the medical education provided
at the University with the quality of medical education provided
by other sources of military physicians.
"(4) A review of the overall issue of the special needs of
military medicine and how those special needs are being met by
physicians obtained from University and physicians obtained from
other sources.
"(5) An assessment of the extent to which the University has
responded to the 1990 report of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, including recommendations as to resolution
of any continuing issues relating to management and internal
fiscal controls of the University, including issues relating to
the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military
Medicine identified in the 1990 report.
"(6) Such other recommendations as the Comptroller General
considers appropriate."
F. EDWARD HE&233;BERT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Pub. L. 98-94, title XII, Sec. 1265, Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat.
704, provided that: "The School of Medicine of the Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences shall after the date of
the enactment of this Act [Sept. 24, 1983] be known and designated
as the 'F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine'. Any reference to
such school of medicine in any law, regulation, map, document, or
other record of the United States shall after such date be deemed
to be a reference to such school of medicine as the F. Edward
Hebert School of Medicine."