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    10 USC CHAPTER 38 - JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT                01/03/2007

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    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 38 - JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT

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                   CHAPTER 38 - JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT               

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    Sec.                                                     
    661.        Management policies for officers who are joint
                 qualified.                                           
    662.        Promotion policy objectives for joint officers.       
    663.        Joint duty assignments after completion of joint
                 professional military education.                     
    664.        Length of joint duty assignments.                     
    665.        Procedures for monitoring careers of joint officers.  
    666.        Reserve officers not on the active-duty list.         
    667.        Annual report to Congress.                            
    668.        Definitions.                                          

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title V, Sec. 516(e)(2), Oct. 17,
    2006, 120 Stat. 2189, substituted "officers who are joint
    qualified" for "joint specialty officers" in item 661.
      2004 - Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title V, Sec. 532(c)(2)(B), Oct.
    28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1900, substituted "Joint duty assignments after
    completion of joint professional military education" for
    "Education" in item 663.

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    10 USC Sec. 661                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 38 - JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 661. Management policies for officers who are joint qualified

-STATUTE-
      (a) Establishment. - The Secretary of Defense shall establish
    policies, procedures, and practices for the effective management of
    officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps on the
    active-duty list who are particularly trained in, and oriented
    toward, joint matters (as defined in section 668 of this title).
    Such officers shall be identified or designated (in addition to
    their principal military occupational specialty) in such manner as
    the Secretary of Defense directs.
      (b) Levels, Designation, and Numbers. - (1)(A) The Secretary of
    Defense shall establish different levels of joint qualification, as
    well as the criteria for qualification at each level. Such levels
    of joint qualification shall be established by the Secretary with
    the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Each level
    shall, as a minimum, have both joint education criteria and joint
    experience criteria. The purpose of establishing such qualification
    levels is to ensure a systematic, progressive, career-long
    development of officers in joint matters and to ensure that
    officers serving as general and flag officers have the requisite
    experience and education to be highly proficient in joint matters.
      (B) The number of officers who are joint qualified shall be
    determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the advice of the
    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Such number shall be large
    enough to meet the requirements of subsection (d).
      (2) Certain officers shall be designated as joint qualified by
    the Secretary of Defense with the advice of the Chairman of the
    Joint Chiefs of Staff.
      (3) An officer may be designated as joint qualified under
    paragraph (2) only if the officer - 
        (A) meets the education and experience criteria of subsection
      (c);
        (B) meets such additional criteria as prescribed by the
      Secretary of Defense; and
        (C) holds the grade of captain or, in the case of the Navy,
      lieutenant or a higher grade.

      (4) The authority of the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (2)
    to designate officers as joint qualified may be delegated only to
    the Deputy Secretary of Defense or an Under Secretary of Defense.
      (c) Education and Experience Requirements. - (1) An officer may
    not be designated as joint qualified until the officer - 
        (A) successfully completes an appropriate program of joint
      professional military education, as described in subsections (b)
      and (c) of section 2155 of this title, at a joint professional
      military education school; and
        (B) successfully completes - 
          (i) a full tour of duty in a joint assignment, as described
        in section 664(f) of this title; or
          (ii) such other assignments and experiences in a manner that
        demonstrate the officer's mastery of knowledge, skills, and
        abilities in joint matters, as determined under such
        regulations and policy as the Secretary of Defense may
        prescribe.

      (2) Subject to paragraphs (3) through (6), the Secretary of
    Defense may waive the requirement under paragraph (1)(A) that an
    officer has successfully completed a program of education, as
    described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 2155 of this title.
      (3) In the case of an officer in a grade below brigadier general
    or rear admiral (lower half), a waiver under paragraph (2) may be
    granted only if - 
        (A) the officer has completed two full tours of duty in a joint
      duty assignment, as described in section 664(f) of this title, in
      such a manner as to demonstrate the officer's mastery of
      knowledge, skills, and abilities on joint matters; and
        (B) the Secretary of Defense determines that the types of joint
      duty experiences completed by the officer have been of sufficient
      breadth to prepare the officer adequately for service as a
      general or flag officer in a joint duty assignment position.

      (4) In the case of a general or flag officer, a waiver under
    paragraph (2) may be granted only - 
        (A) under unusual circumstances justifying the variation from
      the education requirement under paragraph (1)(A); and
        (B) under circumstances in which the waiver is necessary to
      meet a critical need of the armed forces, as determined by the
      Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

      (5) In the case of officers in grades below brigadier general or
    rear admiral (lower half), the total number of waivers granted
    under paragraph (2) for officers in the same pay grade during a
    fiscal year may not exceed 10 percent of the total number of
    officers in that pay grade designated as joint qualified during
    that fiscal year.
      (6) There may not be more than 32 general and flag officers on
    active duty at the same time who, while holding a general or flag
    officer position, were designated joint qualified (or were selected
    for the joint specialty before October 1, 2007) and for whom a
    waiver was granted under paragraph (2).
      (d) Number of Joint Duty Assignments. - (1) The Secretary of
    Defense shall ensure that approximately one-half of the joint duty
    assignment positions in grades above major or, in the case of the
    Navy, lieutenant commander are filled at any time by officers who
    have the appropriate level of joint qualification.
      (2) The Secretary of Defense, with the advice of the Chairman of
    the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall designate an appropriate number of
    joint duty assignment positions as critical joint duty assignment
    positions. A position may be designated as a critical joint duty
    assignment position only if the duties and responsibilities of the
    position make it important that the occupant be particularly
    trained in, and oriented toward, joint matters.
      (3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), a position designated under
    paragraph (2) may be held only by an officer who - 
        (i) was designated as joint qualified in accordance with this
      chapter; or
        (ii) was selected for the joint specialty before October 1,
      2007.

      (B) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement in
    subparagraph (A) with respect to the assignment of an officer to a
    position designated under paragraph (2). Any such waiver shall be
    granted on a case-by-case basis. The authority of the Secretary to
    grant such a waiver may be delegated only to the Chairman of the
    Joint Chiefs of Staff.
      (4) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, of those joint
    duty assignment positions that are filled by general or flag
    officers, a substantial portion are among those positions that are
    designated under paragraph (2) as critical joint duty assignment
    positions.
      (e) Career Guidelines. - The Secretary, with the advice of the
    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall establish career
    guidelines for officers to achieve joint qualification and for
    officers who have been designated as joint qualified. Such
    guidelines shall include guidelines for - 
        (1) selection;
        (2) military education;
        (3) training;
        (4) types of duty assignments; and
        (5) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.

      (f) Treatment of Certain Service. - Any service by an officer in
    the grade of captain or, in the case of the Navy, lieutenant in a
    joint duty assignment shall be considered to be service in a joint
    duty assignment for purposes of all laws (including section 619a of
    this title) establishing a requirement or condition with respect to
    an officer's service in a joint duty assignment.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 99-433, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100
    Stat. 1025; amended Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1301-
    1302(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1168, 1169; Pub. L. 100-456, div.
    A, title V, Secs. 511, 512(a), 517(a), 518, Sept. 29, 1988, 102
    Stat. 1968, 1971; Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title XI, Secs. 1113,
    1122, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1554, 1556; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A,
    title V, Sec. 501(a), (d), title XV, Sec. 1503(a)(6), Feb. 10,
    1996, 110 Stat. 290, 292, 511; Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title V,
    Sec. 521(a), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1097; Pub. L. 107-314, div.
    A, title V, Sec. 502(c), title X, Sec. 1062(a)(3), Dec. 2, 2002,
    116 Stat. 2530, 2649; Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title V, Sec. 516(a)-
    (e)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2187-2189.)

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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Pub. L. 109-364, Sec. 516(e)(1), substituted "officers who
    are joint qualified" for "joint specialty officers" in section
    catchline.
      Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109-364, Sec. 516(a), struck out at end "For
    purposes of this chapter, officers to be managed by such policies,
    procedures, and practices are referred to as having, or having been
    nominated for, the 'joint specialty'."
      Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 109-364, Sec. 516(b), amended
    subsecs. (b) to (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsecs. (b) to
    (d) related to numbers and selection of officers with the joint
    specialty, education and experience requirements, and number of
    joint duty assignments.
      Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109-364, Sec. 516(c), substituted "officers
    to achieve joint qualification and for officers who have been
    designated as joint qualified" for "officers with the joint
    specialty" in introductory provisions.
      Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109-364, Sec. 516(d), substituted "619a" for
    "619(e)(1)".
      2002 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107-314, Sec. 1062(a)(3),
    substituted "December 28, 2001," for "the date of the enactment of
    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002".
      Subsec. (c)(3)(E). Pub. L. 107-314, Sec. 502(c), substituted
    "paragraph" for "subparagraph".
      2001 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107-107, in introductory
    provisions, substituted "Each officer on the active-duty list on
    the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2002 who has not before that date been nominated
    for the joint specialty by the Secretary of a military department,
    and each officer who is placed on the active-duty list after such
    date, who meets the requirements of subsection (c) shall
    automatically be considered to have been nominated for the joint
    specialty. From among those officers considered to be nominated for
    the joint specialty, the Secretary may select for the joint
    specialty only officers - " for "The Secretaries of the military
    departments shall nominate officers for selection for the joint
    specialty. Nominations shall be made from among officers - ".
      1996 - Subsec. (c)(3)(D). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(d)(1), in
    third sentence, substituted "In the case of officers in grades
    below brigadier general and rear admiral (lower half), the total
    number" for "The total number".
      Subsec. (c)(3)(E). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(d)(2), added subpar.
    (E).
      Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(a), substituted
    "800" for "1,000".
      Subsec. (d)(2)(B). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1503(a)(6)(A),
    substituted "Each position designated by the Secretary under
    subparagraph (A)" for "Until January 1, 1994, at least 80 percent
    of the positions designated by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)
    shall be held at all times by officers who have the joint
    specialty. On and after January 1, 1994, each position so
    designated".
      Subsec. (d)(2)(C). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1503(a)(6)(B), struck
    out "the second sentence of" after "the requirement in".
      Subsec. (d)(2)(D). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1503(a)(6)(C), struck
    out subpar. (D) which read as follows: "During the period beginning
    on October 1, 1992, and ending on January 1, 1993, the Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the operation, to the
    date of the report, of the first sentence of subparagraph (B) and
    on the Secretary's projection for the use of the waiver authority
    provided under subparagraph (C), including the Secretary's estimate
    of the average annual number of waivers to be provided under
    subparagraph (C)."
      1989 - Subsec. (c)(1)(B), (3)(A). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 1113,
    substituted "(as described in section 664(f) of this title (other
    than in paragraph (2) thereof))" for "(as described in section
    664(f)(1) or (f)(3) of this title)".
      Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 1122, added par. (4).
      1988 - Subsec. (c)(3)(D). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 511, inserted
    "for officers in the same pay grade" after "under this paragraph",
    substituted "10 percent" for "5 percent", and inserted "in that pay
    grade" after "numbers of officers".
      Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 512(a), designated existing
    provisions as subpar. (A), struck out sentence at end which
    directed that each position so designated by the Secretary could be
    held only by an officer who had the joint specialty, and added
    subpars. (B) to (D).
      Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 517(a), substituted "25
    percent" for "one-third".
      Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 518, added subsec. (f).
      1987 - Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1301(a)(1), added
    par. (3).
      Subsec. (c)(1)(B). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1301(b)(1), inserted
    "(as described in section 664(f)(1) or (f)(3) of this title)" after
    "joint duty assignment".
      Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1301(b)(2)(A)-(C),
    designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted "An
    officer (other than a general or flag officer) who has a military
    occupational specialty that is" for "An officer who has" and "full
    tour of duty in a joint duty assignment (as described in section
    664(f)(2) of this title)" for "joint duty assignment of not less
    than two years", and struck out provisions that an officer selected
    for the joint specialty complete generally applicable requirements
    for selection under par. (1)(B) as soon as practicable after such
    officer's selection.
      Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1301(b)(2)(D), added
    subpar. (B).
      Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1301(b)(3), added par. (3).
      Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1302(a)(1), added subpars.
    (A) and (B) and substituted "by officers who - " for "by officers
    who have (or have been nominated for) the joint specialty." in
    introductory provisions.
      Subsec. (d)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1302(b), added pars.
    (2) to (4) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows:
    "The Secretary of Defense shall designate not fewer than 1,000
    joint duty assignment positions as critical joint duty assignment
    positions. Each such position shall be held only by an officer with
    the joint specialty."

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT                 
      Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title V, Sec. 516(f), Oct. 17, 2006, 120
    Stat. 2189, provided that: "The amendments made by this section
    [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 2007."

               TREATMENT OF CURRENT JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICERS           
      Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title V, Sec. 516(g), Oct. 17, 2006, 120
    Stat. 2189, provided that: "For the purposes of chapter 38 of title
    10, United States Code, and sections 154, 164, and 619a of such
    title, an officer who, as of September 30, 2007, has been selected
    for or has the joint specialty under section 661 of such title, as
    in effect on that date, shall be considered after that date to be
    an officer designated as joint qualified by the Secretary of
    Defense under section 661(b)(2) of such title, as amended by this
    section."

                            IMPLEMENTATION PLAN                        
      Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title V, Sec. 516(h), Oct. 17, 2006, 120
    Stat. 2189, provided that:
      "(1) Plan required. - Not later than March 31, 2007, the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the
    House of Representatives a plan for the implementation of the joint
    officer management system, which will take effect on October 1,
    2007, as provided in subsection (f) [set out above], as a result of
    the amendments made by this section [amending this section] and
    other provisions of this Act [see Tables for classification] to
    provisions of chapter 38 of title 10, United States Code.
      "(2) Elements of plan. - In developing the plan required by this
    subsection, the Secretary shall pay particular attention to matters
    related to the transition of officers from the joint specialty
    system in effect before October 1, 2007, to the joint officer
    management system in effect after that date. At a minimum, the plan
    shall include the following:
        "(A) The policies and criteria to be used for designating
      officers as joint qualified on the basis of service performed by
      such officers before that date, had the amendments made by this
      section and other provisions of this Act to provisions of chapter
      38 of title 10, United States Code, taken effect before the date
      of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006].
        "(B) The policies and criteria prescribed by the Secretary of
      Defense to be used in making determinations under section
      661(c)(1)(B)(ii) of such title, as amended by this section.
        "(C) The recommendations of the Secretary for any legislative
      changes that may be necessary to effectuate the joint officer
      management system."

    EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS FROM LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO GRANT
          A WAIVER OF REQUIRED COMPLETION OR SEQUENCING FOR JOINT
                      PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
      Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title V, Sec. 502(a), (b), Dec. 2, 2002,
    116 Stat. 2530, provided for exclusion from the limitation set
    forth in former subsec. (c)(3)(D) of this section of any officer
    selected for the joint specialty who, on Dec. 28, 2001, had met the
    requirements for nomination for the joint specialty, but had not
    been nominated before that date, and who had been automatically
    nominated before Dec. 2, 2002, and provided that such exclusion
    would terminate on Oct. 1, 2006.

          INDEPENDENT STUDY OF JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT AND JOINT
                  PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION REFORMS
      Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title V, Sec. 526, Dec. 28, 2001, 115
    Stat. 1099, directed the Secretary of Defense to provide for an
    independent study of the joint officer management system and the
    joint professional military education system and to require the
    entity conducting the study to submit a report to Congress on the
    study not later than one year after Dec. 28, 2001.

      STUDY OF DISTRIBUTION OF GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER POSITIONS IN
                          JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
      Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title IV, Sec. 404, Oct. 23, 1992, 106
    Stat. 2398, directed Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of
    whether joint organizations of Department of Defense are fully
    staffed with appropriate number of general and flag officers and,
    not later than one year after Oct. 23, 1992, submit a report to
    Congress.

               TRANSITION TO JOINT OFFICER PERSONNEL POLICY           
      Section 406(a)-(c) of Pub. L. 99-433, as amended by Pub. L. 100-
    456, div. A, title V, Sec. 516, Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1971,
    provided that:
      "(a) Joint Duty Assignments. - (1) Section 661(d) of title 10,
    United States Code, shall be implemented as rapidly as possible and
    (except as provided under paragraph (2)) not later than October 1,
    1989.
      "(2) The first sentence of section 661(d)(2)(B) of such title
    shall apply with respect to positions designated under the first
    sentence of section 661(d)(2)(A) of that title as critical joint
    duty assignment positions which become vacant after January 1,
    1989.
      "(b) Joint Specialty. - 
        "(1) Initial selections. - (A) In making the initial selections
      of officers for the joint specialty under section 661 of title
      10, United States Code (as added by section 401 of this Act), the
      Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement of either
      subparagraph (A) or (B) (but not both) of subsection (c)(1) of
      such section in the case of any officer in a grade above captain
      or, in the case of the Navy, lieutenant.
        "(B) In applying such subparagraph (B) to the initial
      selections of officers for the joint specialty, the Secretary may
      in the case of any officer - 
          "(i) waive the requirement that a joint duty assignment be
        served after the officer has completed an appropriate program
        at a joint professional military education school;
          "(ii) waive the requirement for the length of a joint duty
        assignment in the case of a joint duty assignment begun by an
        officer before January 1, 1987, if the officer served in that
        assignment for a period of sufficient duration (which may not
        be less than 12 months) to have been considered a full tour of
        duty under the policies and regulations in effect on September
        30, 1986; or
          "(iii) consider as a joint duty assignment any tour of duty
        begun by an officer before October 1, 1986, that involved
        significant experience in joint matters (as determined by the
        Secretary) if the officer served in that assignment for a
        period of sufficient duration (which may not be less than 12
        months) for his service to have been considered a full tour of
        duty under the policies and regulations in effect on September
        30, 1986.
        "(C) A waiver under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph or under
      any provision of subparagraph (B) of this paragraph may only be
      made on a case-by-case basis.
        "(D) The authority of the Secretary of Defense to grant a
      waiver under subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph may be
      delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
        "(2) Requirement for high standards. - In exercising the
      authority provided by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense
      shall ensure that the highest standards of performance,
      education, and experience are established and maintained for
      officers selected for the joint specialty.
        "(3) Sunset. - The authority provided by paragraph (1) shall
      expire on October 1, 1989.
      "(c) Career Guidelines. - The career guidelines required to be
    established by section 661(e) of such title, the procedures
    required to be established by section 665(a) of such title, and the
    personnel policies required to be established by section 666 of
    such title (as added by section 401) shall be established not later
    than the end of the eight-month period beginning on the date of the
    enactment of this Act [Oct. 1, 1986]. The provisions of section
    665(b) of such title shall be implemented not later than the end of
    such period."

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    10 USC Sec. 662                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 38 - JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 662. Promotion policy objectives for joint officers

-STATUTE-
      (a) Qualifications. - The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
    the qualifications of officers assigned to joint duty assignments
    are such that - 
        (1) officers who are serving on, or have served on, the Joint
      Staff are expected, as a group, to be promoted to the next higher
      grade at a rate not less than the rate for officers of the same
      armed force in the same grade and competitive category who are
      serving on, or have served on, the headquarters staff of their
      armed force; and
        (2) officers who are serving in or have served in joint duty
      assignments are expected, as a group, to be promoted to the next
      higher grade at a rate not less than the rate for all officers of
      the same armed force in the same grade and competitive category.

      (b) Annual Report. - Not later than January 1 of each year, the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the
    promotion rates during the preceding fiscal year of officers who
    are serving in, or have served in, joint duty assignments,
    especially with respect to the record of officer selection boards
    in meeting the objectives of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
    subsection (a). If such promotion rates fail to meet such
    objectives for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall include in the
    report for that fiscal year information on such failure and on what
    action the Secretary has taken or plans to take to prevent further
    failures.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 99-433, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100
    Stat. 1026; amended Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title V, Sec. 513,
    Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1969; Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title
    XIII, Sec. 1311(3), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1669; Pub. L. 104-201,
    div. A, title V, Sec. 510, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2514; Pub. L.
    107-107, div. A, title V, Sec. 521(b), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat.
    1097; Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title X, Sec. 1062(a)(4), Dec. 2,
    2002, 116 Stat. 2650; Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title V, Sec. 535,
    Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1901; Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title V,
    Sec. 517, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2190.)

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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109-364 inserted "and" at end of par.
    (1), added par. (2), and struck out former pars. (2) and (3) which
    read as follows:
      "(2) officers who have the joint specialty are expected, as a
    group, to be promoted - 
        "(A) during the period beginning on December 28, 2001, and
      ending on December 27, 2006, at a rate not less than the rate for
      officers of the same armed force in the same grade and
      competitive category; and
        "(B) after December 27, 2006, at a rate not less than the rate
      for officers of the same armed force in the same grade and
      competitive category who are serving on, or have served on, the
      headquarters staff of their armed force; and
      "(3) officers who are serving in, or have served in, joint duty
    assignments (other than officers covered in paragraphs (1) and (2))
    are expected, as a group, to be promoted to the next higher grade
    at a rate not less than the rate for all officers of the same armed
    force in the same grade and competitive category."
      2004 - Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 108-375 substituted "December 27,
    2006" for "December 27, 2004" in two places.
      2002 - Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 107-314, Sec. 1062(a)(4)(A),
    substituted "during the period beginning on December 28, 2001, and
    ending on December 27, 2004," for "during the three-year period
    beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002,".
      Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 107-314, Sec. 1062(a)(4)(B),
    substituted "after December 27, 2004" for "after the end of the
    period specified in subparagraph (A)".
      2001 - Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107-107 substituted "promoted - "
    for "promoted at a rate", added subpar. (A), designated "not less
    than the rate for officers of the same armed force in the same
    grade and competitive category who are serving on, or have served
    on, the headquarters staff of their armed force; and" as subpar.
    (B), and inserted "after the end of the period specified in
    subparagraph (A), at a rate" after subpar. (B) designation.
      1996 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 510(b), in first
    sentence, substituted "paragraphs" for "clauses" and, in second
    sentence, inserted "for any fiscal year" after "such objectives"
    and substituted "report for that fiscal year" for "periodic report
    required by this subsection".
      Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 510(a), substituted "Annual Report" for
    "Report" in heading and "Not later than January 1 of each year, the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the
    promotion rates during the preceding fiscal year" for "The
    Secretary of Defense shall periodically (and not less often than
    every six months) report to Congress on the promotion rates" in
    text.
      1990 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-510 substituted "the Secretary
    shall include in the periodic report required by this subsection
    information on such failure and on" for "the Secretary shall
    immediately notify Congress of such failure and of".
      1988 - Subsec. (a)(1), (3). Pub. L. 100-456 inserted "to the next
    higher grade" after "promoted".

-End-

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    10 USC Sec. 663                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 38 - JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 663. Joint duty assignments after completion of joint
      professional military education

-STATUTE-
      (a) Joint Specialty Officers. - The Secretary of Defense shall
    ensure that each officer with the joint specialty who graduates
    from a school within the National Defense University specified in
    subsection (c) shall be assigned to a joint duty assignment for
    that officer's next duty assignment after such graduation (unless
    the officer receives a waiver of that requirement by the Secretary
    in an individual case).
      (b) Other Officers. - (1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
    that a high proportion (which shall be greater than 50 percent) of
    the officers graduating from a school within the National Defense
    University specified in subsection (c) who do not have the joint
    specialty shall receive assignments to a joint duty assignment as
    their next duty assignment after such graduation or, to the extent
    authorized in paragraph (2), as their second duty assignment after
    such graduation.
      (2) The Secretary may, if the Secretary determines that it is
    necessary to do so for the efficient management of officer
    personnel, establish procedures to allow up to one-half of the
    officers subject to the joint duty assignment requirement in
    paragraph (1) to be assigned to a joint duty assignment as their
    second (rather than first) assignment after such graduation from a
    school referred to in paragraph (1).
      (c) Covered Schools Within the National Defense University. - For
    purposes of this section, a school within the National Defense
    University specified in this subsection is one of the following:
        (1) The National War College.
        (2) The Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
        (3) The Joint Forces Staff College.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 99-433, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100
    Stat. 1027; amended Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title XI, Sec.
    1123(c)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1557; Pub. L. 102-190, div. A,
    title IX, Sec. 912(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1452; Pub. L. 103-
    160, div. A, title IX, Sec. 933(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1735;
    Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title X, Sec. 1048(a)(6), Dec. 28, 2001,
    115 Stat. 1223; Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title X, Sec. 1062(a)(5),
    Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2650; Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title V,
    Sec. 532(b)-(c)(2)(A), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1900; Pub. L. 109-
    364, div. A, title V, Sec. 518, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2190.)

-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsecs. (a), (b)(1). Pub. L. 109-364, Sec. 518(a)(1),
    (2)(A), substituted "a school within the National Defense
    University specified in subsection (c)" for "a joint professional
    military education school".
      Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 109-364, Sec. 518(a)(2)(B), substituted
    "a school referred to in paragraph (1)" for "a joint professional
    military education school".
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109-364, Sec. 518(b), added subsec. (c).
      2004 - Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 532(c)(2)(A), substituted "Joint
    duty assignments after completion of joint professional military
    education" for "Education" in section catchline.
      Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 532(c)(1)(A), (B),
    redesignated subsec. (d)(1) as (a), inserted heading, and struck
    out heading and text of former subsec. (a) which related to
    capstone course for new general and flag officers. See section 2153
    of this title.
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 532(c)(1)(C)-(F), redesignated
    subsec. (d)(2)(A) as (b)(1) and substituted "in paragraph (2)" for
    "in subparagraph (B)", redesignated subsec. (d)(2)(B) as (b)(2) and
    substituted "in paragraph (1)" for "in subparagraph (A)", and
    inserted subsec. heading.
      Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 532(b), transferred subsec. (b), relating
    to joint military education schools, to section 2152(b) of this
    title.
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 532(b), transferred subsec.
    (c), relating to other professional military education schools, to
    section 2152(c) of this title.
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 532(c)(1)(B), (C), (E),
    redesignated par. (1) as subsec. (a), redesignated subpars. (A) and
    (B) of par. (2) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, of subsec. (b),
    and struck out heading "Post-Education Joint Duty Assignments".
      Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 532(c)(1)(A), struck out
    heading and text of subsec. (e) which related to the duration of
    the principal course of instruction offered at the Joint Forces
    Staff College. See section 2156 of this title.
      2002 - Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 107-314 substituted "Joint Forces
    Staff College" for "Armed Forces Staff College".
      2001 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107-107 substituted "Joint Forces
    Staff College" for "Armed Forces Staff College" in subsec. heading
    and in text of par. (1).
      1993 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-160 amended subsec. (d)
    generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: "Post-
    Education Duty Assignments. - The Secretary of Defense shall
    ensure that - 
        "(1) unless waived by the Secretary in an individual case, each
      officer with the joint specialty who graduates from a joint
      professional military education school shall be assigned to a
      joint duty assignment for that officer's next duty assignment;
      and
        "(2) a high proportion (which shall be greater than 50 percent)
      of the other officers graduating from a joint professional
      military education school also receive assignments to a joint
      duty assignment as their next duty assignment."
      1991 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102-190 designated existing
    provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
      1989 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101-189 added subsec. (e).

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT                 
      Section 933(b) of Pub. L. 103-160 provided that: "The amendments
    made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with
    respect to officers graduating from joint professional military
    education schools after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov.
    30, 1993]."

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT                 
      Pub. L. 102-190, div. A, title IX, Sec. 912(b), Dec. 5, 1991, 105
    Stat. 1452, as amended by Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title IX, Sec.
    921, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2473, provided that the amendment
    made by section 912(a)(2) of Pub. L. 102-190 to this section was
    not to apply with respect to the Armed Forces Staff College until
    Jan. 1, 1994.

                     IMPLEMENTATION OF SUBSECTION (E)                 
      Section 1123(c)(2) of Pub. L. 101-189 provided that: "Subsection
    (e) of such section, as added by paragraph (1), shall be
    implemented by the Secretary of Defense not later than two years
    after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 29, 1989]."

         EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS; JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM     
      Pub. L. 99-433, title IV, Sec. 406(d), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat.
    1033, provided that:
      "(1) Capstone course. - Subsection (a) of section 663 of such
    title [10 U.S.C. 663(a)] (as added by section 401) shall apply with
    respect to officers selected in reports of officer selection boards
    submitted to the Secretary concerned after the end of the 120-day
    period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 1,
    1986].
      "(2) Review of military education schools. - (A) The first review
    under subsections (b) and (c) of such section shall be completed
    not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on
    the results of the review at each Department of Defense school not
    later than 60 days thereafter.
      "(B) Such subsections shall be implemented so that the revised
    curricula take effect with respect to courses beginning after July
    1987.
      "(3) Post-education duty assignments. - Subsection (d) of such
    section shall take effect with respect to classes graduating from
    joint professional military education schools after January 1987."

-End-

-CITE-
    10 USC Sec. 664                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 38 - JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 664. Length of joint duty assignments

-STATUTE-
      (a) General Rule. - The length of a joint duty assignment - 
        (1) for general and flag officers shall be not less than two
      years; and
        (2) for other officers shall be not less than three years.

      (b) Waiver Authority. - The Secretary of Defense may waive
    subsection (a) in the case of any officer.
      (c) Initial Assignment of Officers With Critical Occupational
    Specialties. - The Secretary may for purposes of section
    661(c)(1)(B) of this title authorize a joint duty assignment of
    less than the period prescribed by subsection (a), but not less
    than two years, without the requirement for a waiver under
    subsection (b) in the case of an officer - 
        (1) who has a military occupational specialty designated under
      section 668(d) of this title as a critical occupational
      specialty; and
        (2) for whom such joint duty assignment is the initial joint
      duty assignment.

      (d) Exclusions From Tour Length. - The Secretary of Defense may
    exclude the following service from the standards prescribed in
    subsection (a):
        (1) Service in a joint duty assignment in which the full tour
      of duty in the assignment is not completed by the officer because
      of - 
          (A) retirement;
          (B) release from active duty;
          (C) suspension from duty under section 155(f)(2) or 164(g) of
        this title; or
          (D) a qualifying reassignment (as described in subsection
        (g)(4)).

        (2) Service in a joint duty assignment outside the United
      States or in Alaska or Hawaii which is less than the applicable
      standard prescribed in subsection (a).
        (3) Service in a joint duty assignment in a case in which - 
          (A) the officer's tour of duty in that assignment brings the
        officer's cumulative service for purposes of subsection (f)(3)
        to the applicable standard prescribed in subsection (a); and
          (B) the length of time served in that assignment (in any case
        other than an assignment which is described in subsection
        (g)(4)(B)) was not less than two years.

      (e) Average Tour Lengths. - (1) The Secretary shall ensure that
    the average length of joint duty assignments during any fiscal
    year, measured by the lengths of the joint duty assignments ending
    during that fiscal year, meets the standards prescribed in
    subsection (a).
      (2) In computing the average length of joint duty assignments for
    purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary may exclude the following
    service:
        (A) Service described in subsection (c), except that not more
      than 12 1/2  percent of all joint duty assignments shown on the
      list published pursuant to section 668(b)(2)(A) of this title may
      be so excluded in any year.
        (B) Service described in subsection (d).
        (C) Service described in subsection (f)(6), except that no more
      than 10 percent of all joint duty assignments shown on the list
      published pursuant to section 668(b)(2)(A) of this title may be
      so excluded in any year.

      (f) Full Tour of Duty. - An officer shall be considered to have
    completed a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment upon
    completion of any of the following:
        (1) A joint duty assignment that meets the standards prescribed
      in subsection (a).
        (2) A joint duty assignment under the circumstances described
      in subsection (c).
        (3) Cumulative service in joint duty assignments as described
      in subsection (g).
        (4) A joint duty assignment outside the United States or in
      Alaska or Hawaii for which the normal accompanied-by-dependents
      tour of duty is prescribed by regulation to be at least two years
      in length, if the officer serves in the assignment for a period
      equivalent to the accompanied-by-dependents tour length (except
      that not more than 6 percent of all joint duty assignments may be
      considered to be under this paragraph at any time).
        (5) A joint duty assignment with respect to which the Secretary
      of Defense has granted a waiver under subsection (b), but only in
      a case in which the Secretary determines that the service
      completed by that officer in that duty assignment shall be
      considered to be a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment.
        (6) A second joint duty assignment that is less than the period
      required under subsection (a), but not less than two years,
      without regard to whether a waiver was granted for such
      assignment under subsection (b).

      (g) Cumulative Credit. - (1) Cumulative service for purposes of
    subsection (f)(3) is service in joint duty assignments which totals
    in length not less than the applicable standard prescribed in
    subsection (a) and which includes at least one tour of duty in a
    joint duty assignment that - 
        (A) was performed outside the United States or in Alaska or
      Hawaii; or
        (B) was terminated because of a qualifying reassignment (as
      described in paragraph (4)).

      (2) In computing cumulative service of an officer in joint duty
    assignments for purposes of paragraph (1), a tour of duty of the
    officer in a joint duty assignment other than a tour of duty
    specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) may not be
    counted unless the officer served at least two years in the
    assignment. The prohibition on counting certain tours of duty in
    the preceding sentence does not apply to a joint duty assignment
    which follows a reassignment described in paragraph (4)(B).
      (3) In computing the cumulative service of an officer in joint
    duty assignments for purposes of paragraph (1), a tour of duty in a
    joint duty assignment shall be excluded if the officer served less
    than 10 months in that assignment.
      (4) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a qualifying reassignment
    is a reassignment of an officer from a joint duty assignment - 
        (A) for unusual personal reasons (including extreme hardship
      and medical conditions) beyond the control of the officer or the
      armed forces; or
        (B) to another joint duty assignment immediately after - 
          (i) the officer was promoted to a higher grade if the
        reassignment was made because no joint duty assignment was
        available within the same organization that was commensurate
        with the officer's new grade; or
          (ii) the officer's position was eliminated in a
        reorganization.

      (h) Constructive Credit. - (1) The Secretary of Defense may
    accord constructive credit in the case of an officer (other than a
    general or flag officer) who, for reasons of military necessity, is
    reassigned from a joint duty assignment within 60 days of meeting
    the tour length criteria prescribed in subsection (f)(1), (f)(2),
    (f)(4), or (g)(2). The amount of constructive service that may be
    credited to such officer shall be the amount sufficient for the
    completion of the applicable tour of duty requirement, but in no
    case more than 60 days.
      (2) For the purpose of computing under subsection (e) the average
    length of joint duty assignments during a fiscal year, the amount
    of any constructive service credited under this subsection with
    respect to a joint duty assignment to be counted in that
    computation shall be excluded.
      (3) This subsection shall not apply in the case of an officer who
    serves less than 10 months in the joint duty assignment.
      (i) Joint Duty Credit for Certain Joint Task Force Assignments. -
    (1) In the case of an officer who completes service in a qualifying
    temporary joint task force assignment, the Secretary of Defense,
    with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, may
    (subject to the criteria prescribed under paragraph (4)) grant the
    officer - 
        (A) credit for having completed a full tour of duty in a joint
      duty assignment; or
        (B) credit countable for determining cumulative service in
      joint duty assignments.

      (2)(A) For purposes of paragraph (1), a qualifying temporary
    joint task force assignment of an officer is a temporary
    assignment, any part of which is performed by the officer on or
    after February 10, 1996 - 
        (i) to the headquarters staff of a United States joint task
      force that is part of a unified command or the United States
      element of the headquarters staff of a multinational force; and
        (ii) with respect to which the Secretary of Defense determines
      that service of the officer in that assignment is equivalent to
      that which would be gained by the officer in a joint duty
      assignment.

      (B) An officer may not be granted credit under this subsection
    unless the officer is recommended for such credit by the Chairman
    of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
      (3) Credit under paragraph (1) (including a determination under
    paragraph (2)(A)(ii) and a recommendation under paragraph (2)(B)
    with respect to such credit) may be granted only on a case-by-case
    basis in the case of an individual officer.
      (4) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe by regulation
    criteria for determining whether an officer may be granted credit
    under paragraph (1) with respect to service in a qualifying
    temporary joint task force assignment. The criteria shall apply
    uniformly among the armed forces and shall include the following
    requirements:
        (A) For an officer to be credited as having completed a full
      tour of duty in a joint duty assignment, the length of the
      officer's service in the qualifying temporary joint task force
      assignment must meet the requirements of subsection (a) or (c).
        (B) For an officer to be credited with service for purposes of
      determining cumulative service in joint duty assignments, the
      officer must serve at least 90 consecutive days in the qualifying
      temporary joint task force assignment.
        (C) The service must be performed in support of a mission that
      is directed by the President or that is assigned by the President
      to United States forces in the joint task force involved.
        (D) The joint task force must be constituted or designated by
      the Secretary of Defense or by the commander of a combatant
      command or of another force.
        (E) Except as provided in subparagraph (F), the joint task
      force must conduct combat or combat-related operations in a
      unified action under joint or multinational command and control.
        (F) Service in a temporary joint task force assignment not
      involved in combat or combat-related operations may not be
      credited for the purposes of joint duty, unless, and only if - 
          (i) the service of the officer and the nature of the joint
        task force not only meet all criteria of this section, except
        subparagraph (E), but also any additional criteria the
        Secretary may establish;
          (ii) the Secretary has specifically approved the operation
        conducted by the joint task force as one that qualifies for
        joint service credit, and notifies Congress upon each approval,
        providing the criteria that led to that approval; and
          (iii) the operation is conducted by the joint task force in
        an environment where an extremely fragile state of peace and
        high potential for hostilities coexist.

      (5) Officers for whom joint duty credit is granted pursuant to
    this subsection may not be taken into account for the purposes of
    any of the following provisions of this title: section 661(d)(1),
    section 662(a)(3),(!1) section 662(b), subsection (a) of this
    section, and paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (11), and (12) of section
    667.

      (6) In the case of an officer credited with having completed a
    full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment pursuant to this
    subsection, the Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement in
    paragraph (1)(B) of section 661(c) of this title that the tour of
    duty in a joint duty assignment be performed after the officer
    completes a program of education referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of
    that section. The provisions of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of
    section 661(c)(3) of this title shall apply to such a waiver in the
    same manner as to a waiver under subparagraph (A) of that section.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 99-433, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100
    Stat. 1028; amended Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title XIII, Sec.
    1303(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1170; Pub. L. 100-456, div. A,
    title V, Secs. 514, 517(b), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1969, 1971;
    Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title V, Sec. 501(b), (e), (f), Feb. 10,
    1996, 110 Stat. 290, 292; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title X, Sec.
    1066(a)(5), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 770; Pub. L. 107-107, div. A,
    title V, Sec. 522, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1097; Pub. L. 109-364,
    div. A, title V, Sec. 519(d)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2191.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Section 662(a)(3) of this title, referred to in subsec. (i)(5),
    was repealed by Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title V, Sec. 517(2), Oct.
    17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2190.

-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109-364, in introductory provisions,
    substituted "661(c)(1)(B)" for "661(c)(2)", redesignated pars. (2)
    and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively, in par. (1), substituted
    "668(d)" for "661(c)(2)", and struck out former par. (1) which read
    as follows: "who is nominated for the joint specialty;".
      2001 - Subsec. (i)(4)(E). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 522(1),
    substituted "Except as provided in subparagraph (F), the joint task
    force" for "The joint task force".
      Subsec. (i)(4)(F). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 522(2), added subpar.
    (F).
      1999 - Subsec. (i)(2)(A). Pub. L. 106-65 substituted "February
    10, 1996" for "the date of the enactment of this subsection" in
    introductory provisions.
      1996 - Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(f), struck out
    "(after fiscal year 1990)" after "any fiscal year".
      Subsec. (e)(2)(C). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(e)(1), added subpar.
    (E).
      Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(e)(2)(A), substituted
    "completion of any of the following:" for "completion of - " in
    introductory provisions.
      Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(e)(2)(B), (D),
    substituted "A joint duty" for "a joint duty" and "subsection (a)."
    for "subsection (a);".
      Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(e)(2)(B), (D),
    substituted "A joint duty" for "a joint duty" and "subsection (c)."
    for "subsection (c);".
      Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(e)(2)(C), (D),
    substituted "Cumulative" for "cumulative" and "subsection (g)." for
    "subsection (g);".
      Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(e)(2)(B), (D),
    substituted "A joint duty" for "a joint duty" and "any time)." for
    "any time); or".
      Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(e)(2)(B), substituted
    "A joint duty" for "a joint duty".
      Subsec. (f)(6). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(e)(2)(E), added par.
    (6).
      Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 501(b), added subsec. (i).
      1988 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 514(1)(A),
    substituted "two years" for "three years".
      Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 514(1)(B), substituted
    "three years" for "three and one-half years".
      Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 514(2), substituted "is"
    for "has been" and struck out "before such assignment begins" after
    "specialty".
      Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 514(3), inserted "which is
    less than the applicable standard prescribed in subsection (a)"
    after "Hawaii".
      Subsec. (e)(2)(A). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 517(b), substituted "12
    1/2  percent" for "10 percent".
      Subsec. (f)(4), (5). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 514(4), added pars.
    (4) and (5).
      Subsec. (g)(3). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 514(5), substituted "shall
    be excluded if the officer served less than 10 months in that
    assignment" for "shall be excluded - 
        "(A) if the officer served less than 10 months in that
      assignment; and
        "(B) to the extent that the assignment was served more than
      eight years before the date of computation of the cumulative
      service."
      Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 514(6), added subsec. (h).
      1987 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-180 added subsec. (b) and struck
    out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "The Secretary of
    Defense may waive subsection (a) in the case of any officer, but
    the Secretary shall ensure that the average length of joint duty
    assignments meets the standards prescribed in that subsection."
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-180 added subsec. (c) and struck out
    former subsec. (c), "Certain officers with critical combat
    operations skills", which read as follows: "Joint duty assignments
    of less than the period prescribed by subsection (a), but not less
    than two years, may be authorized for the purposes of section
    661(c)(2) of this title. Such an assignment may not be counted for
    the purposes of determining the average length of joint duty
    assignments under subsection (b)."
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-180 added subsec. (d) and struck out
    former subsec. (d), "Exception", which read as follows:
      "(1) Subsection (a) does not apply in the case of an officer who
    fails to complete a joint duty assignment as the result of - 
        "(A) retirement;
        "(B) separation from active duty; or
        "(C) suspension from duty under section 155(f)(2) or 164(g) of
      this title.
      "(2) In computing the average length of joint duty assignments
    for purposes of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall
    exclude joint duty assignments not completed because of a reason
    specified in paragraph (1)."
      Subsecs. (e) to (g). Pub. L. 100-180 added subsecs. (e) to (g).

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT                 
      Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title V, Sec. 519(e), Oct. 17, 2006, 120
    Stat. 2191, provided that: "The amendments made by this section
    [amending this section and sections 667 and 668 of this title]
    shall take effect on October 1, 2007."

      RETROACTIVE JOINT SERVICE CREDIT FOR DUTY IN CERTAIN JOINT TASK
                                  FORCES
      Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title V, Sec. 523, Dec. 28, 2001, 115
    Stat. 1097, provided that:
      "(a) Authority. - In accordance with section 664(i) of title 10,
    United States Code, as amended by section 522, the Secretary of
    Defense may award joint service credit to any officer who served on
    the staff of a United States joint task force headquarters in an
    operation and during the period set forth in subsection (b) and who
    meets the criteria specified in such section. To determine which
    officers qualify for such retroactive credit, the Secretary shall
    undertake a case-by-case review of the records of officers.
      "(b) Eligible Operations. - Service in the following operations,
    during the specified periods, may be counted for credit under
    subsection (a):
        "(1) Operation Northern Watch, during the period beginning on
      August 1, 1992, and ending on a date to be determined.
        "(2) Operation Southern Watch, during the period beginning on
      August 27, 1992, and ending on a date to be determined.
        "(3) Operation Able Sentry, during the period beginning on June
      26, 1993, and ending on February 28, 1999.
        "(4) Operation Joint Endeavor, during the period beginning on
      December 25, 1995, and ending on December 19, 1996.
        "(5) Operation Joint Guard, during the period beginning on
      December 20, 1996, and ending on June 20, 1998.
        "(6) Operation Desert Thunder, beginning on January 24, 1998,
      and ending on December 15, 1998.
        "(7) Operation Joint Forge, beginning on June 20, 1998, and
      ending on June 10, 1999.
        "(8) Operation Noble Anvil, beginning on March 24, 1999, and
      ending on July 20, 1999.
        "(9) Operation Joint Guardian, beginning on June 11, 1999, and
      ending on a date to be determined.
      "(c) Report. - Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act [Dec. 28, 2001], the Secretary of Defense
    shall submit to Congress a report of the numbers, by service,
    grade, and operation, of the officers given joint service credit in
    accordance with this section."

      JOINT DUTY CREDIT FOR CERTAIN DUTY PERFORMED DURING OPERATIONS
                      DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM
      Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title IX, Sec. 932, Nov. 30, 1993, 107
    Stat. 1735, provided extension of authority until the end of the 90-
    day period beginning on Nov. 30, 1993, to give certain officers
    joint duty credit pursuant to Pub. L. 102-484, Sec. 933, formerly
    set out below.
      Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title IX, Sec. 933, Oct. 23, 1992, 106
    Stat. 2476, as amended by Pub. L. 103-35, title II, Sec. 202(a)(9),
    May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 101; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title IX,
    Sec. 932(c)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1735, temporarily
    authorized the Secretary of Defense to give an officer who had
    completed service during the period beginning on Aug. 2, 1990, and
    ending on Feb. 28, 1991, in an assignment in the Persian Gulf
    combat zone, credit, on a case-by-case basis, for having completed
    a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment, or credit countable
    for determining cumulative service in joint duty assignments, for
    the purposes of any provision of this title, notwithstanding the
    length of such service or whether that service had been within the
    definition of "joint duty assignment" in section 668 of this title,
    and provided that such authority would expire at the end of the six-
    month period beginning on Oct. 23, 1992.

                     LENGTH OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS                 
      Section 406(e) of Pub. L. 99-433 provided that: "Subsection (a)
    of section 664 of title 10, United States Code (as added by section
    401), shall apply to officers assigned to joint duty assignments
    after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the
    enactment of this Act [Oct. 1, 1986]. In computing an average under
    subsection (b) of such section, only joint duty assignments to
    which such subsection applies shall be considered."

         WAIVER OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT AS SERVICE CHIEF     
      For waiver of the requirements of this section for the length of
    a joint duty assignment, see section 532(c) of Pub. L. 99-433,
    formerly set out as a note under section 3033 of this title.

-FOOTNOTE-
    (!1) See References in Text note below.

-End-

-CITE-
    10 USC Sec. 665                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 38 - JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 665. Procedures for monitoring careers of joint officers

-STATUTE-
      (a) Procedures. - (1) The Secretary of Defense, with the advice
    of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall establish
    procedures for overseeing the careers of - 
        (A) officers with the joint specialty; and
        (B) other officers who serve in joint duty assignments.

      (2) Such oversight shall include monitoring of the implementation
    of the career guidelines established under section 661(e) of this
    title.
      (b) Function of Joint Staff. - The Secretary shall take such
    action as necessary to enhance the capabilities of the Joint Staff
    so that it can - 
        (1) monitor the promotions and career assignments of officers
      with the joint specialty and of other officers who have served in
      joint duty assignments; and
        (2) otherwise advise the Chairman on joint personnel matters.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 99-433, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100
    Stat. 1028.)

-MISC1-
               TRANSITION TO JOINT OFFICER PERSONNEL POLICY           
      Procedures under subsec. (a) of this section to be established
    not later than the end of the eight-month period beginning Oct. 1,
    1986, and provisions of subsec. (b) of this section to be
    implemented not later than the end of such period, see section
    406(c) of Pub. L. 99-433, set out as a note under section 661 of
    this title.

-End-

-CITE-
    10 USC Sec. 666                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 38 - JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 666. Reserve officers not on the active-duty list

-STATUTE-
      The Secretary of Defense shall establish personnel policies
    emphasizing education and experience in joint matters for reserve
    officers not on the active-duty list. Such policies shall, to the
    extent practicable for the reserve components, be similar to the
    policies provided by this chapter.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 99-433, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100
    Stat. 1028.)

-MISC1-
               TRANSITION TO JOINT OFFICER PERSONNEL POLICY           
      Personnel policies under this section to be established not later
    than the end of the eight-month period beginning Oct. 1, 1986, see
    section 406(c) of Pub. L. 99-433, set out as a note under section
    661 of this title.

-End-

-CITE-
    10 USC Sec. 667                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 38 - JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 667. Annual report to Congress

-STATUTE-
      The Secretary of Defense shall include in the annual report of
    the Secretary to Congress under section 113(c) of this title, for
    the period covered by the report, the following information (which
    shall be shown for the Department of Defense as a whole and
    separately for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps):
        (1)(A) The number of officers selected for the joint specialty
      and their education and experience.
        (B) The number of officers who meet the criteria for selection
      for the joint specialty but were not selected, together with the
      reasons why.
        (2) The number of officers with the joint specialty, shown by
      grade and branch or specialty and by education.
        (3) The number of officers on the active-duty list with a
      military occupational specialty designated under section 668(d)
      of this title as a critical occupational specialty who - 
          (A) have been selected for the joint specialty;
          (B) have been selected for the joint specialty and are
        serving in a joint duty assignment;
          (C) have completed a joint duty assignment and are attending
        an appropriate program at a joint professional military
        education school;
          (D) have completed an appropriate program at a joint
        professional military education school; and
          (E) have served, or are serving in, a second joint duty
        assignment after being selected for the joint specialty, with
        the number of such officers who have served, or are serving, in
        a critical joint duty assignment shown separately for general
        and flag officers, and for all other officers.

        (4) For each fiscal year - 
          (A) the number of officers selected for the joint specialty
        and, of those, the number who have a military occupational
        specialty designated as a critical occupational specialty; and
          (B) a comparison of the number of officers who have the joint
        specialty who qualified for the joint specialty under section
        661(c)(1) of this title with the number of officers who have
        the joint specialty who were selected for the joint specialty
        under section 661(c)(2) of this title.

        (5) The promotion rate for officers considered for promotion
      from within the promotion zone who are serving on the Joint Staff
      compared with the promotion rate for other officers considered
      for promotion from within the promotion zone in the same pay
      grade and the same competitive category, shown for all officers
      of the armed force and for officers serving on the headquarters
      staff of the armed force concerned.
        (6) The promotion rate for officers with the joint specialty,
      compared in the same manner as specified in paragraph (5).
        (7) The promotion rate for other officers who are serving in
      joint duty assignments, compared in the same manner as specified
      in paragraph (5).
        (8) The promotion rate for officers considered for promotion
      from below the promotion zone, shown for officers serving on the
      Joint Staff, officers with the joint specialty, and other
      officers serving in joint duty assignments, compared in the same
      manner as specified in paragraph (5).
        (9) The promotion rate for officers considered for promotion
      from above the promotion zone, shown for officers serving on the
      Joint Staff, officers with the joint specialty, and other
      officers serving in joint duty assignments, compared in the same
      manner as specified in paragraph (5).
        (10) An analysis of assignments of officers after selection for
      the joint specialty.
        (11) The average length of tours of duty in joint duty
      assignments - 
          (A) for general and flag officers, shown separately for
        assignments to the Joint Staff and other joint duty
        assignments; and
          (B) for other officers, shown separately for assignments to
        the Joint Staff and other joint duty assignments.

        (12) The number of times, in the case of each category of
      exclusion, that service in a joint duty assignment was excluded
      in computing the average length of joint duty assignments.
        (13) In any case in which the information under paragraphs (5)
      through (9) shows a significant imbalance between officers
      serving in joint duty assignments or having the joint specialty
      and other officers, a description of what action has been taken
      (or is planned to be taken) by the Secretary to correct the
      imbalance.
        (14)(A) An analysis of the extent to which the Secretary of
      each military department is providing officers to fill that
      department's share (as determined by law or by the Secretary of
      Defense) of Joint Staff and other joint duty assignments,
      including the reason for any significant failure by a military
      department to fill its share of such positions and a discussion
      of the actions being taken to correct the shortfall.
        (B) An assessment of the extent to which the Secretary of each
      military department is assigning personnel to joint duty
      assignments in accordance with this chapter and the policies,
      procedures, and practices established by the Secretary of Defense
      under section 661(a) of this title.
        (15) The number of times a waiver authority was exercised under
      this chapter (or under any other provision of law which permits
      the waiver of any requirement relating to joint duty assignments)
      and in the case of each such authority - 
          (A) whether the authority was exercised for a general or flag
        officer;
          (B) an analysis of the reasons for exercising the authority;
        and
          (C) the number of times in which action was taken without
        exercise of the waiver authority compared with the number of
        times waiver authority was exercised (in the case of each
        waiver authority under this chapter or under any other
        provision of law which permits the waiver of any requirement
        relating to joint duty assignments).

        (16) The number of officers granted credit for service in joint
      duty assignments under subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section
      664(i)(4) of this title and - 
          (A) of those officers - 
            (i) the number of officers credited with having completed a
          tour of duty in a joint duty assignment; and
            (ii) the number of officers granted credit for purposes of
          determining cumulative service in joint duty assignments; and

          (B) the identity of each operation for which an officer has
        been granted credit pursuant to subparagraphs (E) and (F) of
        section 664(i)(4) of this title and a brief description of the
        mission of the operation.

        (17) With regard to each time the principal course of
      instruction at the Joint Forces Staff College is offered - 
          (A) the number of officers selected to attend that course who
        did not first complete while in residence at a professional
        military education school operated by a military department the
        principal course of instruction offered at that school;
          (B) the number of those officers as a percentage of all
        officers who attended that course of instruction at the Joint
        Forces Staff College;
          (C) a description of the different reasons why officers were
        selected to attend that course without first attending the
        principal course of instruction offered at a professional
        military education school operated by a military department;
        and
          (D) the number of officers so selected for each such reason.

        (18) Such other information and comparative data as the
      Secretary of Defense considers appropriate to demonstrate the
      performance of the Department of Defense and the performance of
      each military department in carrying out this chapter.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 99-433, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100
    Stat. 1029; amended Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title XIII, Sec.
    1304(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1172; Pub. L. 100-456, div. A,
    title V, Sec. 512(b), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1968; Pub. L. 101-
    189, div. A, title XI, Sec. 1123(d), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat.
    1557; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title V, Sec. 501(c), Feb. 10, 1996,
    110 Stat. 292; Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title V, Sec. 524, title X,
    Sec. 1048(a)(7), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1098, 1223; Pub. L. 109-
    364, div. A, title V, Sec. 519(d)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat.
    2191.)

-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Par. (3). Pub. L. 109-364 substituted "668(d)" for
    "661(c)(2)" in introductory provisions.
      2001 - Par. (1). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 524(1), designated
    existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).
      Par. (2). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 524(2), amended par. (2)
    generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "The
    military occupational specialties within each of the armed forces
    that have been designated as critical occupational specialties
    under section 661(c)(2) of this title, separately identifying those
    specialties for which there is a severe shortage of trained
    officers, together with an explanation of how those specialties
    meet the criteria for that designation in section 661(c)(2)(B) of
    this title."
      Par. (3)(A), (B). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 524(3)(A), substituted
    "selected" for "nominated".
      Par. (3)(D). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 524(3)(B), inserted "and"
    after semicolon at end.
      Par. (3)(E), (F). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 524(3)(C), (D),
    redesignated subpar. (F) as (E) and struck out former subpar. (E)
    which read as follows: "have been selected for the joint specialty;
    and".
      Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 524(4), substituted "selected"
    for "nominated".
      Par. (14). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 524(5), designated existing
    provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).
      Par. (16). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 524(6), substituted
    "subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 664(i)(4)" for "section
    664(i)" in introductory provisions and in subpar. (B).
      Par. (17). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 1048(a)(7), substituted "Joint
    Forces Staff College" for "Armed Forces Staff College" in
    introductory provisions and in subpar. (B).
      1996 - Par. (16). Pub. L. 104-106 added par. (16) and struck out
    former par. (16) which read as follows: "During the period of the
    applicability of the first sentence of subparagraph (B) of section
    661(d)(2) of this title, information on critical positions not
    filled by officers with the joint specialty, including - 
        "(A) a listing by organization of the joint duty assignment
      positions which were not filled by officers with the joint
      specialty;
        "(B) an explanation of the reasons such positions were not
      filled by officers with the joint specialty, described by the
      categories of such reasons; and
        "(C) the percentage of critical joint duty assignment positions
      held by officers who have the joint specialty."
      1989 - Pars. (17), (18). Pub. L. 101-189 added par. (17) and
    redesignated former par. (17) as (18).
      1988 - Pars. (16), (17). Pub. L. 100-456 added par. (16) and
    redesignated former par. (16) as (17).
      1987 - Par. (2). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), (2), added
    par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (5).
      Par. (3). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), (2), added par. (3)
    and redesignated former par. (3) as (6).
      Par. (4). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), (2), added par. (4)
    and redesignated former par. (4) as (7).
      Par. (5). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), redesignated former
    par. (2) as (5) and former par. (5) as (8).
      Par. (6). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), (3), redesignated
    former par. (3) as (6) and substituted "paragraph (5)" for
    "paragraph (2)". Former par. (6) redesignated (10).
      Par. (7). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), (3), redesignated
    former par. (4) as (7) and substituted "paragraph (5)" for
    "paragraph (2)". Former par. (7) redesignated (11).
      Par. (8). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), (3), redesignated
    former par. (5) as (8) and substituted "paragraph (5)" for
    "paragraph (2)". Former par. (8) redesignated (13).
      Par. (9). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), (4), added par. (9)
    and redesignated former par. (9) as (14).
      Par. (10). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), redesignated former
    par. (6) as (10). Former par. (10) redesignated (16).
      Par. (11). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), redesignated former
    par. (7) as (11).
      Par. (12). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(5), added par. (12).
      Par. (13). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), (6), redesignated
    former par. (8) as (13) and substituted "paragraphs (5) through
    (9)" for "paragraphs (2) through (5)".
      Par. (14). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), redesignated former
    par. (9) as (14).
      Par. (15). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(7), added par. (15).
      Par. (16). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1304(a)(1), redesignated former
    par. (10) as (16).

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 109-364 effective Oct. 1, 2007, see section
    519(e) of Pub. L. 109-364, set out as a note under section 664 of
    this title.

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1987 AMENDMENT                 
      Section 1304(b) of Pub. L. 100-180 provided that: "Paragraphs (3)
    and (4) of section 667 of title 10, United States Code, as added by
    subsection (a), shall apply with respect to fiscal years after
    fiscal year 1987."

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN FIVE ANNUAL JOINT OFFICER
                  POLICY REPORTS AFTER NOVEMBER 30, 1993
      Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title IX, Sec. 931(e), Nov. 30, 1993,
    107 Stat. 1734, directed the Secretary of Defense to include as
    part of the information submitted to Congress pursuant to this
    section for each of the next five years after Nov. 30, 1993, the
    degree of progress made toward meeting the requirements of section
    619a of this title and the compliance achieved with each of the
    plans developed pursuant to Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 931(d), formerly
    set out as a note under section 619a of this title.

-End-

-CITE-
    10 USC Sec. 668                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 38 - JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT

-HEAD-
    Sec. 668. Definitions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Joint Matters. - (1) In this chapter, the term "joint
    matters" means matters related to the achievement of unified action
    by multiple military forces in operations conducted across domains
    such as land, sea, or air, in space, or in the information
    environment, including matters relating to - 
        (A) national military strategy;
        (B) strategic planning and contingency planning;
        (C) command and control of operations under unified command;
        (D) national security planning with other departments and
      agencies of the United States; and
        (E) combined operations with military forces of allied nations.

      (2) In the context of joint matters, the term "multiple military
    forces" refers to forces that involve participants from the armed
    forces and one or more of the following:
        (A) Other departments and agencies of the United States.
        (B) The military forces or agencies of other countries.
        (C) Non-governmental persons or entities.

      (b) Joint Duty Assignment. - (1) The Secretary of Defense shall
    by regulation define the term "joint duty assignment" for the
    purposes of this chapter. That definition - 
        (A) shall be limited to assignments in which the officer gains
      significant experience in joint matters; and
        (B) shall exclude assignments for joint training and education,
      except an assignment as an instructor responsible for preparing
      and presenting courses in areas of the curricula designated in
      section 2155(c) of this title as part of a program designated by
      the Secretary of Defense as joint professional military education
      Phase II.

      (2) The Secretary shall publish a joint duty assignment list
    showing - 
        (A) the positions that are joint duty assignment positions
      under such regulation and the number of such positions and, of
      those positions, those that are positions held by general or flag
      officers and the number of such positions; and
        (B) of the positions listed under subparagraph (A), those that
      are critical joint duty assignment positions and the number of
      such positions and, of those positions, those that are positions
      held by general or flag officers and the number of such
      positions.

      (c) Clarification of "Tour of Duty". - For purposes of this
    chapter, a tour of duty in which an officer serves in more than one
    joint duty assignment without a break between such assignments
    shall be considered to be a single tour of duty in a joint duty
    assignment.
      (d) Critical Occupational Specialty. - (1) In this chapter, the
    term "critical occupational specialty" means a military
    occupational specialty involving combat operations within the
    combat arms, in the case of the Army, or the equivalent arms, in
    the case of the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, that the
    Secretary of Defense designates as critical.
      (2) At a minimum, the Secretary of Defense shall designate as a
    critical occupational specialty under paragraph (1) any military
    occupational specialty within a combat arms (or the equivalent)
    that is experiencing a severe shortage of trained officers in that
    specialty, as determined by the Secretary.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 99-433, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100
    Stat. 1029; amended Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title XIII, Secs.
    1302(c)(1), 1303(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1170, 1172; Pub. L.
    100-456, div. A, title V, Sec. 519(b), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat.
    1972; Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title V, Sec. 534(a), (b), Oct. 28,
    2004, 118 Stat. 1901; Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title V, Sec. 519(a)-
    (c), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2190, 2191.)

-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109-364, Sec. 519(a), amended heading
    and text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as
    follows: "In this chapter, the term 'joint matters' means matters
    relating to the integrated employment of land, sea, and air forces,
    including matters relating to - 
        "(1) national military strategy;
        "(2) strategic planning and contingency planning; and
        "(3) command and control of combat operations under unified
      command."
      Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 109-364, Sec. 519(b), substituted
    provisions limiting the definition of "joint duty assignment" to
    assignments in which the officer gains significant experience in
    joint matters and excluding assignments for joint training and
    education, except an assignment as an instructor responsible for
    courses as part of a program designated as joint professional
    military education Phase II, for provisions limiting the definition
    of "joint duty assignment" to assignments in which the officer
    gains significant experience in joint matters and excluding
    assignments for joint training or joint education and assignments
    within an officer's own military department.
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109-364, Sec. 519(c), added subsec. (d).
      2004 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 534(a), substituted
    "a joint duty assignment list" for "a list" in introductory
    provisions.
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 534(b), struck out "within the
    same organization" before "without a break".
      1988 - Subsecs. (c), (f). Pub. L. 100-456 redesignated subsec.
    (f) as (c).
      1987 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1302(c)(1), inserted
    "and, of those positions, those that are positions held by general
    or flag officers and the number of such positions" in subpars. (A)
    and (B).
      Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1303(b), added subsec. (f).

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 109-364 effective Oct. 1, 2007, see section
    519(e) of Pub. L. 109-364, set out as a note under section 664 of
    this title.

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2004 AMENDMENT                 
      Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title V, Sec. 534(c), Oct. 28, 2004, 118
    Stat. 1901, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (b)
    [amending this section] shall not apply in the case of a joint duty
    assignment completed by an officer before the date of the enactment
    of this Act [Oct. 28, 2004], except in the case of an officer who
    has continued in joint duty assignments, without a break in service
    in such assignments, between the end of such assignment and the
    date of the enactment of this Act."

             PUBLICATION OF REVISED JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT LIST         
      Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1302(c)(2), Dec. 4,
    1987, 101 Stat. 1170, directed the Secretary of Defense to publish
    a revised list under subsec. (b)(2) of this section not later than
    six months after Dec. 4, 1987, which would take into account the
    amendments to this section and section 661 of this title made by
    Pub. L. 100-180, Sec. 1302.

               TRANSITION TO JOINT OFFICER PERSONNEL POLICY           
      The list of positions required to be published by subsec. (b)(2)
    of this section to be published not later than six months after
    Oct. 1, 1986, see section 406(a)(2) of Pub. L. 99-433, set out as a
    note under section 661 of this title.

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