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PUBLIC LAW 99-433—OCT. 1, 1986 "(E) Advising the Secretary on the extent to which the major programs and poHcies of the armed forces in the area of manpower conform with strategic plans. "(F) Assessing military requirements for defense acquisition programs. "(5) DOCTRINE, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION.—(A) Developing doctrine for the joint employment of the armed forces. "(B) Formulating policies for the joint training of the armed forces. "(C) Formulating policies for coordinating the military education and training of members of the armed forces. "(6) OTHER MATTERS.—(A) Providing for representation of the
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United States on the Military Staff Committee of the United Nations in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. "(B) Performing such other duties as may be prescribed by law or by the President or the Secretary of Defense. "(b) REPORT ON ASSIGNMENT OF ROLES AND MISSIONS.—(1) Not less than once every three years, or upon the request of the President or the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report containing such recommendations for changes in the assignment of functions (or roles and missions) to the armed forces as the Chairman considers necessary to achieve maximum effectiveness of the armed forces. In preparing each such report, the Chairman shall consider (among other matters) the following: "(A) Changes in the nature of the threats faced by the United States. "(B) Unnecessary duplication of effort among the armed forces. "(C) Changes in technology that can be applied effectively to warfare. "(2) The Chairman shall include in each such report recommendations for such changes in policies, directives, regulations, and legislation as may be necessary to achieve the changes in the assignment of functions recommended by the Chairman. "§ 154. Vice Chairman "(a) APPOINTMENT.—(1) There is a Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the officers of the regular components of the armed forces. "(2) The Chairman and Vice Chairman may not be members of the same armed force. However, the President may waive the restriction in the preceding sentence for a limited period of time in order to provide for the orderly transition of officers appointed to serve in the positions of Chairman and Vice Chairman. "(3) The Vice Chairman serves at the pleasure of the President for a term of two years and may be reappointed in the same manner for two additional terms. However, in time of war there is no limit on the number of reappointments. "(b) REQUIREMENT FOR APPOINTMENT.—(1) The President may ap-
point an officer as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff only if the officer— "(A) has the joint specialty under section 661 of this title; and "(B) has served in at least one joint duty assignment (as defined under section 668(b) of this title) as a general or flag officer.
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