124 STAT. 4214 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 ‘‘(4) in the case of an officer or an enlisted member of a reserve component who is not serving on active duty, separa- tion or release from the reserve component under honorable conditions, or death; and ‘‘(5) in the case of an enlisted member of a reserve a component who is not serving on active duty, termination of enlistment in conjunction with the commencement of a succes- sive enlistment, or appointment as an officer.’’. SEC. 517. DIRECT APPOINTMENT OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY INTO THE NATIONAL GUARD. Section 305(a)(5) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or the United States Coast Guard Academy’’ and inserting ‘‘the United States Coast Guard Academy, or the United States Merchant Marine Academy’’. Subtitle C—Joint Qualified Officers and Requirements SEC. 521. TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO DEFINITION OF JOINT MATTERS FOR PURPOSES OF JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT. Section 668(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking ‘‘multiple’’ in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting ‘‘integrated’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of the subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘or’’; and (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph: ‘‘(2) In the context of joint matters, the term ‘integrated military forces’ refers to military forces that are involved in the planning or execution (or both) of operations involving participants from— ‘‘(A) more than one military department; or ‘‘(B) a military department and one or more of the following: ‘‘(i) Other departments and agencies of the United States. ‘‘(ii) The military forces or agencies of other countries. ‘‘(iii) Non-governmental persons or entities.’’. SEC. 522. MODIFICATION OF PROMOTION BOARD PROCEDURES FOR JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICERS AND OFFICERS WITH JOINT STAFF EXPERIENCE. (a) BOARD COMPOSITION.—Subsection (c) of section 612 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(c)(1) Each selection board convened under section 611(a) of this title that will consider an officer described in paragraph (2) shall include at least one officer designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who is a joint qualified officer. ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to an officer who— ‘‘(A) is serving on, or has served on, the Joint Staff; or ‘‘(B) is a joint qualified officer. ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement in paragraph (1) in the case of— ‘‘(A) any selection board of the Marine Corps; or Waiver authority. Applicability.
