112 STAT. 2124 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 Subtitle E—Armed Forces Retirement Home SEC. 1041. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE NAVAL HOME. (a) APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTOR AND DEP- UTY DIRECTOR. —Subsection (a) of section 1517 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 417) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking out "Each Director" and inserting in lieu thereof 'The Director of the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home"; and (B) by striking out subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(B) meet the requirements of paragraph (4)."; (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraphs (3) and (4): "(3) The Director, and any Deputy Director, of the Naval Home shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among persons recommended by the Secretaries of the military departments who— "(A) in the case of the position of Director, are commissioned officers of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in a pay grade above 0-5; "(B) in the case of the position of Deputy Director, are commissioned officers of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in a pay grade above 0-4; and "(C) meet the requirements of paragraph (4). "(4) Each Director shall have appropriate leadership and management skills, an appreciation and understanding of the culture and norms associated with military service, and significant military background.". (b) TERM OF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR. —Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) by striking out "(c) TERM OF DIRECTOR.— " and all that follows through "A Director" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "(c) TERMS OF DIRECTORS.—(1) The term of office of the Director of the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home shall be five years. The Director"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2) The Director and the Deputy Director of the Naval Home shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Defense.". (c) DEFINITIONS.— Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: "(1) The term 'United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home' means the separate facility of the Retirement Home that is known as the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home. "(2) The term 'Naval Home' means the separate facility of the Retirement Home that is known as the Naval Home.". 24 USC 417 note. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
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