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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 578

Sec. 578. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CREDENTIALING OPPORTUNITIES ON-LINE PROGRAMS OF THE ARMED FORCES

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## SEC. 578 IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CREDENTIALING OPPORTUNITIES ON-LINE PROGRAMS OF THE ARMED FORCES **[**[10 U.S.C. 2015 note](/us/usc/t10/s2015)**]** ###
(a)Study on Performance Measures The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to determine additional performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the Credentialing Opportunities On-Line programs (in this section referred to as the “COOL programs”) of each Armed Force in connecting members of the Armed Forces with professional credential programs. The study shall include the following: ####
(1)The percentage of members of the Armed Force concerned described in section 1142(a) of title 10, United States Code, who participate in a professional credential program through the COOL program of the Armed Force concerned. ####
(2)The percentage of members of the Armed Force concerned described in paragraph
(1)who have completed a professional credential program described in that paragraph. ####
(3)The amount of funds obligated and expended to execute the COOL program of each Armed Force during the five fiscal years immediately preceding the date of the study. ####
(4)Any other element determined by the Secretary of Defense. ###
(b)Information Tracking The Secretary of Defense shall establish a process to standardize the tracking of information regarding the COOL programs across the Armed Forces. ###
(c)Coordination To carry out this section, the Secretary of Defense may coordinate with the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Labor. ###
(d)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on— ####
(1)the study conducted under subsection (a); and ####
(2)the process established under subsection (b), including a timeline to implement such process.
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Sec. 578
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CREDENTIALING OPPORTUNITIES ON-LINE PROGRAMS OF THE ARMED FORCES
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