PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 115 STAT. 1193 (c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. —No contract may be entered into pursuant to the authority provided in subsection (a) after September 30, 2003. TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A—Duties and Functions of Department of Defense Officers Sec. 901. Deputy Under Secretan^ of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Sec. 902. Sense of Congress on functions of new Office of Force Transformation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 903. Suspension of reorganization of engineering and technical authority policy within the Naval Sea Systems Command pending report to congressional committees. Subtitle B—Space Activities Sec. 911. Joint management of space programs. Sec. 912. Requirement to establish in the Air Force an officer career field for space. Sec. 913. Secretary of Defense report on space activities. Sec. 914. Comptroller General assessment of implementation of recommendations of Space Commission. Sec. 915. Sense of Congress regarding officers recommended to be appointed to serve as Commander of United States Space Command. Subtitle C—Reports Sec. 921. Revised requirement for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to advise Secretary of Defense on the assignment of roles and missions to the Armed Forces. Sec. 922. Revised requirements for content of annual report on joint warfighting experimentation. Sec. 923. Repeal of requirement for one of three remaining required reports on activities of Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 924. Revised joint report on establishment of national collaborative information analysis capability. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 931. Conforming amendments relating to change of name of Military Airlift Command to Air Mobihty Command. Sec. 932. Organizational reaUgnment for Navy Director for Expeditionary Warfare. Subtitle A—Duties and Functions of Department of Defense Officers SEC. 901. DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION. —(1) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 136 the following new section:
- § 136a. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel
and Readiness "(a) There is a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel President. and Readiness, appointed from civilian life by the President, by Congress. and with the advice and consent of the Senate. "(b) The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall assist the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness in the performance of the duties of that position. The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Under Secretary when the Under Secretary is absent or disabled.".
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