Section 3
SEC. 3. Section 9 of Republic Act No. 9718 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 9. The University President. - The University shall be headed by a President, who shall render full-time service. The President shall be appointed by the Board, subject to the guidelines, qualifications and/or standards sec by the Board, upon recommendation of a duly constituted search committee: Provided, That in order to effect a smooth transition, the incumbent OIC President of the Naval State University shall serve as the first and full-fledged and duly appointed President of the University whose term is considered as a transition period for four (4) years.