; employment and compensation (1) In general Section 1595(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) The National Intelligence University. . (2) Compensation plan The Secretary of Defense shall provide each person employed as a professor, instructor, or lecturer at the National Intelligence University on the date of the enactment of this Act an opportunity to elect to be paid under the compensation plan in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act (with no reduction in pay) or under the authority of section 1595 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1). (b) Acceptance of faculty research grants Section 2161 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Acceptance of faculty research grants The Secretary of Defense may authorize the President of the National Intelligence University to accept qualifying research grants in the same manner and to the same degree as the President of the National Defense University under section 2165(e) of this title. . (c) Admission of private sector civilians (1) In general Chapter 108 of such title is amended by inserting after section 2167a the following: 2167b. National Intelligence University: admission of private sector civilians to receive instruction (a) Authority for admission (1) The Secretary of Defense may permit eligible private sector employees who work in organizations relevant to national security to receive instruction at the National Intelligence University in accordance with this section. (2) No more than the equivalent of 35 full-time student positions may be filled at any one time by private sector employees enrolled under this section. (3) Upon successful completion of the course of instruction in which enrolled, any such private sector employee may be awarded an appropriate diploma or degree under section 2161 of this title. (b) Eligible private sector employees (1) For purposes of this section, an eligible private sector employee is an individual employed by