10 U.S.C. § 2168
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- (a)Subject to subsection (b), the Commandant of the Defense Language Institute may confer—
- (1)an Associate of Arts degree in a foreign language upon any graduate of the Foreign Language Center of the Institute who fulfills the requirements for that degree; or
- (2)a Bachelor of Arts degree in a foreign language upon any graduate of the Foreign Language Center of the Institute who fulfills the requirements for that degree.
- (b)A degree may be conferred upon a student under this section only if the Provost of the Center certifies to the Commandant that the student has satisfied all the requirements prescribed for the degree.
- (c)The authority provided by subsection (a) shall be exercised under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.