124 STAT. 4319 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 (D) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Principal Deputy Under Secretaries shall take precedence among themselves in the order pre- scribed by the Secretary of Defense.’’. (4) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE GENERALLY.—Sec- tion 138 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘16’’; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(A) The’’ and all that follows through ‘‘The other’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; (B) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), by striking ‘‘shall be’’ and inserting ‘‘is’’; (ii) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘appointed pursu- ant to section 138a of this title’’; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new para- graphs: ‘‘(8) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Sec- retary of Defense for Research and Engineering. In addition to any duties and powers prescribed under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall have the duties specified in section 138b of this title. ‘‘(9) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Sec- retary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs. In addition to any duties and powers prescribed under para- graph (1), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs shall have the duties specified in section 138c of this title. ‘‘(10) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs. In addition to any duties and powers pre- scribed under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs shall have the duties specified in section 138d of this title.’’; and (C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘and the Director of Defense Research and Engineering’’ and inserting ‘‘the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, the officials serving in positions specified in sec- tion 131(b)(4) of this title, and the Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense’’. (5) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LOGISTICS AND MATERIEL READINESS.—Section 138a(a) of such title is amended— (A) by striking ‘‘There is a’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Assistant Secretary’’. (6) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING.—Section 139a of such title is transferred so as to appear after section 138a, redesignated as section 138b, and amended— (A) by striking subsection (a); (B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as sub- sections (a) and (b), respectively; (C) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘Director of Defense Research and Engineering’’ and 10 USC 138.
