12 2 STA T . 2 73PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 ‘ ‘ (b)TheS e cr e ta r yof the A r m y s ha l l p rescr i be the nu mber of D eputy C hiefs of Staff an d Assistant Chiefs of Staff , for a total of not more than ei g ht positions .’ ’. (b) NAVY . — ( 1 )D EPUT Y CHI E FSO F N AVA L OPE R ATIONS.—Section 5036 (a) of title 10, U nited States Code, is amended— (A) by stri k ing ‘‘There are in the O ffice of the Chief of Na v al Operations not more than five Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations,’’ and inserting ‘‘There are Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations,’’
and ( B ) by adding at the end the follo w ing
‘‘The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe the number of Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations under this section and Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations under section 503 7 of this title, for a total of not more than eight positions.’’. ( 2 ) ASSISTANT CHIEFS OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.—Section 5037(a) of such title is amended— (A) by striking ‘‘There are in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations not more than three Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations,’’ and inserting ‘‘There are Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations,’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe the number of Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations in accordance with section 5036(a) of this title.’’. (c) AIR F ORCE.—Section 8 035(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe the number of Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff, for a total of not more than eight positions.’’. SEC.903 .C HANG E I NE L IGI B ILI TYR E QU IRE M ENTS FO RA P POINTMENT TO D EPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. (a) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Section 113(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘seven’’. (b) DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Section 132(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘ten’’ and inserting ‘‘seven’’. (c) UN D ER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR P OLICY.—Section 13 4 (a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘seven’’. SEC. 90 4 . MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) ASSI G N M ENT OF M ANAGEMENT DUTIES AND DESIGNATION OF A CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER AND DEPUTY CHIEF MANAGE - MENT OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— (1) E STA B LISHMENT OF POSITION.—Section 132 of title 10, United States Code is amended— (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): ‘‘(c) The Deputy Secretary serves as the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense. The Deputy Secretary shall be assisted in this capacity by a Deputy Chief Management Officer, who shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.’’. (2) ASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES.— 10USC 1 32note.Pr e sid ent.
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