PUBLIC LAW 99-433—OCT. 1, 1986
100 STAT. 1049
"(3) The Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations. "(4) The Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations. "(5) The Surgeon General of the Navy. "(6) The Chief of Naval Personnel. "(7) The Chief of Chaplains of the Navy. "(8) Other members of the Navy and Marine Corps assigned or detailed to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. "(9) Civilian employees in the Department of the Navy assigned or detailed to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. "(c) Except as otherwise specifically prescribed by law, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations shall be organized in such manner, and its members shall perform such duties and have such titles, as the Secretary may prescribe. "§ 5032. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations: general duties 10 USC 5032. "(a) The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations shall furnish professional assistance to the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and to the Chief of Naval Operations. "(b) Under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations shall— "(1) subject to subsections (c) and (d) of section 5014 of this title, prepare for such employment of the Navy, and for such ,,.ni recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping (including those aspects of research and development assigned by the Secretary of the Navy), training, servicing, mobilizing, demobilizing, administering, and maintaining of the Navy, as will assist in rr 08 j o: the execution of any power, duty, or function of the Secretary or the Chief of Naval Operations; "(2) investigate and report upon the efficiency of the Navy and its preparation to support military operations by combatant commands; "(3) prepare detailed instructions for the execution of ap' •* ^ proved plans and supervise the execution of those plans and instructions; "(4) as directed by the Secretary or the Chief of Naval Operations, coordinate the action of organizations of the Navy; and "(5) perform such other duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as may be prescribed by the Secretary. "§ 5033. Chief of Naval Operations "(a)(1) There is a Chief of Naval Operations, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Chief of Naval Operations shall be appointed for a term of four years, from officers on the active-duty list in the line of the Navy who are eligible to command at sea and who hold the grade of rear admiral or above. He serves at the pleasure of the President. In time of war or during a national emergency declared by Congress, he may be reappointed for a term of not more than four years. "(2) The President may appoint an officer as the Chief of Naval Operations only if— "(A) the officer has had significant experience in joint duty assignments; and "(B) such experience includes at least one joint duty assignment as a flag officer.
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