§ 136. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1993

   Pub. L. 103–160 div. A title IX § 903(a) · 107 Stat. 1547

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 136

   Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 903(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1727

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 903(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1727

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 135, as transferred and redesignated by section 901(a), the following new section: “§ 136. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness “(a) There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel President. and Readiness, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the consent of the Senate. “(b) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe in the areas of military readiness, total force management, military and civilian personnel requirements, military and civilian personnel training, military and civilian family matters, exchange, commissary, and nonappropriated fund activities, personnel requirements for weapons support, National Guard and reserve components, and health affairs. “(c) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the Comptroller.”.

2. 1996

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

   Pub. L. 104–106 div. A title XV § 1503(a)(2) · 110 Stat. 186

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 136(c)

   Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)” for “Comptroller”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)” for “Comptroller”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Section 136(c) is amended by striking out “Comptroller” and inserting in lieu thereof “Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)”.

3. 1999

   Pub. L. 106–65 § 1066(a)(1) · 113 Stat. 512

   Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 136(a)

   Pub. L. 106–65, § 1066(a)(1), inserted “advice and” after “by and with the”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–65, § 1066(a)(1), inserted “advice and” after “by and with the”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 136(a) is amended by inserting “advice and” after “by and with the”.

4. 1999

   Pub. L. 106–65 § 923(a) · 113 Stat. 512

   Added · 10 U.S.C. § 136(d)

   Pub. L. 106–65, § 923(a), added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–65, § 923(a), added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Responsibility Over Monitoring and Standards.— Section 136 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness is responsible, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, for the monitoring of the operations tempo and personnel tempo of the armed forces. The Under Secretary shall establish, to the extent practicable, uniform standards within the Department of Defense for terminology and policies relating to deployment of units and personnel away from their assigned duty stations (including the length of time units or personnel may be away for such a deployment) and shall establish uniform reporting systems for tracking deployments.”.

5. 2017

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

   Pub. L. 115–91 div. A title IX § 904(2) · 131 Stat. 1283

   Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 136(a)

   Pub. L. 115–91 inserted at end “A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the armed forces.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–91 inserted at end “A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the armed forces.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in section 136(a), by adding at the end the following new sentence: “A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the armed forces.”; and

6. 2021

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

   Pub. L. 117–81 div. A title IX § 901(f)(2) · 135 Stat. 1541

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 136(a)

   Pub. L. 117–81 substituted “an armed force” for “the armed forces”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–81 substituted “an armed force” for “the armed forces”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness.— Section 136(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “the armed forces” and inserting “an armed force”.

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision