100 STAT. 1030 TlYd ')3tJ
Regulations.
PUBLIC LAW 99-433—OCT. 1, 1986
... ... I... "(1) national military strategy; "lo "(2) strategic planning and contingency planning; and "(3) command and control of combat operations under unified command.
"(b) JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall
by regulation define the term 'joint duty assignment' for the purposes of this chapter. That definition shall be limited to assignments in which the officer gains significant experience in joint matters and shall exclude— "(A) assignments for joint training or joint education; and "(B) assignments within an officer's own military department. "(2) The Secretary shall publish a list showing— "(A) the positions that are joint duty assignment positions under such regulation and the number of such positions; and "(B) of the positions listed under subparagraph (A), those that are critical joint duty assignment positions and the number of such positions.", (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, and at the beginning of part II of subtitle A, are amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 37 the following new item: "38. Joint Officer Management
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SEC. 402. PROMOTION PROCEDURES FOR JOINT OFFICERS
10 USC 612.
(a) COMPOSITION OF SELECTION BOARDS.—Section 612 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(c) Each selection board convened under section 611(a) of this title that will consider officers who are serving in, or have served in, joint duty assignments shall include at least one officer designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who is currently serving in a joint duty assignment. The Secretary of Defense may waive the preceding sentence in the case of any selection board of the Marine Corps.". (b) GUIDANCE TO SELECTION BOARDS.—Section 615 is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" before "The Secretary of the"; (2) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (4); (3) by redesignating clause (5) as clause (6); (4) by inserting after clause (4) the following new clause (5): "(5) guidelines, based upon guidelines received by the Secretary from the Secretary of Defense under subsection (b), for the purpose of ensuring that the board gives appropriate consideration to the performance in joint duty assignments of officers who are serving, or have served, in such assignments; and"; and (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(b) The Secretary of Defense, with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall furnish to the Secretaries of the military departments guidelines for the purpose of ensuring that each selection board convened under section 611(a) of this title gives appropriate consideration to the performance in joint duty assignments of officers who are serving, or have served, in such assignments.". (c) REVIEW OF PROMOTION LISTS BY CHAIRMAN OF JCS.—Section
Reports.
618 is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): .„, ,
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