§ 663. Joint duty assignments after completion of joint professional military education

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. 1986

   Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–433 title IV § 401(a) · 100 Stat. 992

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 663

   Added Pub. L. 99–433, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1027

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 99–433, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1027

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Establishment of Joint Officer Management Policies.— Part II of subtitle A is amended by inserting after chapter 37 the 10 USC 501 et seq. following new chapter: “CHAPTER 38— JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT “Sec. “661. Management policies for joint specialty officers. “662. Promotion policy objectives for joint officers. “663. Education. “664. Length of joint duty assignments. “665. Procedures for monitoring careers of joint officers. “666. Reserve officen not on the active-duty list. “667. Annual report to Congress. “668. Definitions. “§ 661. Management policies for joint specialty officers “(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. 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 ‘jointspecialty’. “(b) Numbers and Selection.— (1) The number of officers with the joint specialty shall be determined by the Secretary. Such number shall be large enough to meet the requirements of subsection (d). “(2) Officers shall be selected for the joint specialty by the Secretary of Defense with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Secretaries of the military departments shall nominate officers for selection for the joint specialty. Nominations shall be made from among officers— “(A) who meet qualifications prescribed by the Secretary of Defense; and “(B) who— “(i) aresenior captains or, in the case of the Navy, senior lieutenants; or “(ii) are serving in the grade of major or lieutenant commander or a higher grade. “(c) Education and Experience Requirements.— (1) An officer who is nominated for the joint specialty may not be selected for the joint specialty until the officer— “(A) successfully completes an appropriate program at a joint professional military education school; and “(B) after completing such program of education, successfully completes a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment. “(2) An officer who has a critical occupational specialty involving combat operations (as designated by the Secretary of Defense) and who is nominated for the joint specialty may be selected for the joint specialty after successful completion of a joint duty assignment of not less than two years and successful completion of a program under paragraph (1)(A). An officer selected for the joint specialty under this paragraph shall be required to complete the generally applicable requirements for selection under paragraph (1)(B) as soon as practicable after such officer’s selection. “(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 captain or, in the case of the Navy, lieutenant are filled at any time by officers who have (or have been nominated for) the joint specialty. “(2) 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. “(e) Career Guidelines.— The Secretary, with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall establish career guidelines for officers with the joint specialty. 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. “§ 662. Promotion policy objectives for joint officers “(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 at a rate notless 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; “(2) officers who have the joint specialty are expected, as a group, to be promoted at a rate notless than the rate forofficers 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 at a rate not less than the rate for all officers of the same armed force in the same grade and competitive category. “(b) Report.— The Secretary of Defense shall periodically (and not less often than every six months) report to Congress on the pro-motion rates 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 clauses (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a). If such promotion rates fail to meet such objectives, the Secretary shall immediately notify Congress of such failure and of what action the Secretary has taken or plans to take to prevent further failures. “§ 663. Education “(a) Capstone Course for New General and Flag Officers.— (1) Each officer selected for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or, in the case of the Navy, rear admiral Oower halt) shall be required, after such selection, to attend a military education course designed specifically to prepare new general and flag officers to work with the other armed forces. “(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense may waive paragraph (1)— “(A) in the case of an officer whose immediately previous assignment was in a joint duty assignment and who is thoroughly familiar with joint matters; “(B) when necessary for the good of the service; “(C) in the case of an officer whose proposed selection for promotion is based primarily upon scientific and technical qualifications for which joint requirements do not exist (as determined under regulations prescribed under section 619(e)(4) of this title); and “(D) in the case of a medical officer, dental officer, veterinary officer, medical service officer, nurse, biomedical science officer, or chaplain. “(3) The authority of the Secretary of Defense to grant a waiver under paragraph (2) may only be delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, an Under Secretary of Defense, or an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Such a waiver may be granted only on a case-by-case basisin the case of an individual officer. “(b) Joint Military Education Schools.— The Secretary of Defense, with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall periodically review and revise the curriculum of each school of the National Defense University (and of any other joint professional military education school) to enhance the education and training of officers in joint matters. The Secretary shall require such schools to maintain rigorous standards for the military education of officers with the joint specialty. “(c) Other Professional Military Education Schools.— The Secretary of Defense shall require that each Department of Defense school concerned with professional military education periodically review and revise its curriculum for senior and intermediate grade officers in order tostrengthen the focus on— “(1) joint matters; and “(2) preparing officers for joint duty assignments. “(d) 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 nextduty assignment. “§ 664. Length of joint duty assignments “(a) General Rule.— The length of a joint duty assignment— “(1) for general and flag officers shall be not less than three years; and “(2) for other officers shall be not less than three and one-half years. “(b) Waiver Authority.— 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. “(c) Certain Officers With Critical Combat Operations Skills.— 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). “(d) Exception.— (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). “§ 665. Procedures for monitoring careers of joint officers “(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 whoserve 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 thatitcan— “(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. “§ 666. Reserve officers not on the active-duty list “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. “§ 667. Annual report to Congress “The Secretary of Defense shall include in the annual report of the Secretary to Congress under section 113(c) of this title, for the Ante, p. 1022. 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) The number of officers selected for the joint specialty and their education and experience. “(2) 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. “(3) The promotion rate for officers with the joint specialty, compared in the same manner as specified in paragraph (2). “(4) The promotion rate for other officers who are serving in joint duty assignments, compared in the same manner as specified in paragraph (2). “(5) 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 (2). “(6) An analysis of assignments of officers after selection for the joint specialty. “(7) 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. “(8) In any case in which the information under paragraphs (2) through (5) shows a sigmficant 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. “(9) 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. “(10) 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. “§ 668. Definitions “(a) Joint Matters.— 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) strategicflanningand contingency planning; and “(3) comman and control of combat operations under unified command. “(b) Joint Duty Assignment.— (1) Regulations. The Secretary of Defense shall by regulation define the term ‘Joint duty assignment’ for the purposes of this chapter. That defimtion shall be limited to assignments in which the officer gains significant experience in joint matters and shall exclude— “(A) assignments for joint training or joint education; and “(B) assignments within an officer’s own military department. “(2) The Secretary shall publish a list showing— “(A) the positions that are joint duty assignment positions under such regulation 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.”.

2. 1989

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

   Pub. L. 101–189 div. A title XI § 1123(c)(1) · 103 Stat. 1352

   Added · 10 U.S.C. § 663(e)

   Pub. L. 101–189 added subsec. (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–189 added subsec. (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 663 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) Duration of Principal Course of Instruction at Armed Forces Staff College.— The duration of the principal course of instruction offered at the Armed Forces Staff College may not be less than three months.”.

3. 1991

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993

   Pub. L. 102–190 div. A title IX § 912(a) · 105 Stat. 1290

   1. Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 663(e)

      Pub. L. 102–190 designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   2. Added · 10 U.S.C. § 663(e)

      Pub. L. 102–190 added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–190 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Principal Course of Instruction Defined.— Section 663(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)“ before “The”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) In this subsection, the term ‘principal oourse of instruction’ means any course of instruction offered at the Armed Forces Staff College as Phase II joint professional military education.”.

4. 1993

   Pub. L. 103–160 div. A title IX § 933(a) · 107 Stat. 1547

   Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 663(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—

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   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.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Subsection (d) of section 663 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(d) Post-Education Joint Duty Assignments.— (1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 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 after such graduation (unless the officer receives a waiver of that requirement by the Secretary in an individual case). “(2) (A) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a high proportion (which shall be greater than 50 percent) of the officers graduating from a joint professional military education school 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 subparagraph (B), as their second duty assignment after such graduation. “(B) 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 subparagraph (A) to be assigned to a joint duty assignment as their second (rather than first) assignment after such graduation from a joint professional military education school.”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 933(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1736, 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].”

5. 2001

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

   Pub. L. 107–107 div. A title X § 1048(a)(6) · 115 Stat. 1012

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(e)

   Pub. L. 107–107 substituted “Joint Forces Staff College” for “Armed Forces Staff College” in subsec. heading and in text of par. (1)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   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).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (6) Section 663(e) is amended— (A) by striking “Armed Forces Staff College” in paragraph (1) and inserting “Joint Forces Staff College”; and (B) by striking “Armed Forces Staff College” and inserting “Joint Forces Staff College”.

6. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–314 div. A title X § 1062(a)(5) · 116 Stat. 2458

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(e)(2)

   Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “Joint Forces Staff College” for “Armed Forces Staff College”

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   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “Joint Forces Staff College” for “Armed Forces Staff College”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (5)

7. 2004

   Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

   Pub. L. 108–375 § 532(c)(2)(A) · 118 Stat. 1811

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663

   Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(2)(A), substituted “Joint duty assignments after completion of joint professional military education” for “Education” in section catchline

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(2)(A), substituted “Joint duty assignments after completion of joint professional military education” for “Education” in section catchline.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: “§ 663. Joint duty assignments after completion of joint professional military education” .

8. 2004

   Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

   Pub. L. 108–375 § 532(c)(1)(A) · 118 Stat. 1811

   1. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 663(a)

      Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(1)(A), (B), redesignated subsec. (d)(1) as (a)

   2. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(a)

      Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(1)(A), (B), inserted heading

   3. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 663(a)

      Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(1)(A), (B), 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

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–375, § 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.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking subsections (a) and (e); and

9. 2004

   Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

   Pub. L. 108–375 § 532(c)(1)(C) · 118 Stat. 1811

   1. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)

      Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(1)(C)–(F), redesignated subsec. (d)(2)(A) as (b)(1)

   2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)

      Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(1)(C)–(F), substituted “in paragraph (2)” for “in subparagraph (B)”

   3. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)

      Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(1)(C)–(F), redesignated subsec. (d)(2)(B) as (b)(2)

   4. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)

      Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(1)(C)–(F), substituted “in paragraph (1)” for “in subparagraph (A)”

   5. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)

      Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(1)(C)–(F), inserted subsec. heading

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–375, § 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.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) by striking “(2)(A) The Secretary” and inserting “(b) Other Officers.—(1) The Secretary”;

10. 2004

    Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

    Pub. L. 108–375 § 532(b) · 118 Stat. 1811

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)

    Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(b), transferred subsec. (b), relating to joint military education schools, to section 2152(b) of this title

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(b), transferred subsec. (b), relating to joint military education schools, to section 2152(b) of this title.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Transfer of Other Provisions.— Subsections (b) and (c) of section 663 of title 10, United States Code, are transferred to section 2152 of such title, as added by subsection (a), and added at the end thereof.

11. 2004

    Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

    Pub. L. 108–375 § 532(b) · 118 Stat. 1811

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 663(c)

    Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(b), transferred subsec. (c), relating to other professional military education schools, to section 2152(c) of this title

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(b), transferred subsec. (c), relating to other professional military education schools, to section 2152(c) of this title.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Transfer of Other Provisions.— Subsections (b) and (c) of section 663 of title 10, United States Code, are transferred to section 2152 of such title, as added by subsection (a), and added at the end thereof.

12. 2004

    Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

    Pub. L. 108–375 § 532(c)(1)(B) · 118 Stat. 1811

    1. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 663(d)

       Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(1)(B), (C), (E), redesignated par. (1) as subsec. (a)

    2. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 663(d)

       Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(1)(B), (C), (E), redesignated subpars. (A) and (B) of par. (2) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, of subsec. (b)

    3. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 663(d)

       Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(c)(1)(B), (C), (E), struck out heading “Post-Education Joint Duty Assignments”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–375, § 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”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) by striking “(d) Post-Education Joint Duty Assignments.—(1) The” and inserting “(a) Joint Specialty Officers.—The”;

13. 2004

    Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

    Pub. L. 108–375 § 532(c)(1)(A) · 118 Stat. 1811

    Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 663(e)

    Pub. L. 108–375, § 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

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–375, § 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.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) by striking subsections (a) and (e); and

14. 2006

    John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

    Pub. L. 109–364 § 518(a)(1) · 120 Stat. 2083

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(a); 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)(1)

    Pub. L. 109–364, § 518(a)(1), (2)(A), substituted “a school within the National Defense University specified in subsection (c)” for “a joint professional military education school”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (a), (b)(1). Pub. L. 109–364, § 518(a)(1), (2)(A), substituted “a school within the National Defense University specified in subsection (c)” for “a joint professional military education school”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (a), by striking “a joint professional military education school” and inserting “a school within the National Defense University specified in subsection (c)”; and

15. 2006

    John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

    Pub. L. 109–364 § 518(a)(2)(B) · 120 Stat. 2083

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)(2)

    Pub. L. 109–364, § 518(a)(2)(B), substituted “a school referred to in paragraph (1)” for “a joint professional military education school”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 109–364, § 518(a)(2)(B), substituted “a school referred to in paragraph (1)” for “a joint professional military education school”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “a joint professional military education school” and inserting “a school referred to in paragraph (1)”.

16. 2006

    John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

    Pub. L. 109–364 § 518(b) · 120 Stat. 2083

    Added · 10 U.S.C. § 663(c)

    Pub. L. 109–364, § 518(b), added subsec. (c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–364, § 518(b), added subsec. (c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Covered Schools Within NDU.— Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(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.” .

17. 2008

    Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

    Pub. L. 110–417 · 122 Stat. 4356

    1. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(a); 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)(1)

       Pub. L. 110–417, in subsec. (a), substituted “Qualified” for “Specialty” in text, and, in subsec. (b)(1)

    2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(a); 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)(1)

       Pub. L. 110–417, in subsec. (a), substituted “designated as a joint qualified officer” for “with the joint specialty” in text, and, in subsec. (b)(1)

    3. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(a); 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)(1)

       Pub. L. 110–417, in subsec. (a), substituted “are not designated as a joint qualified officer” for “do not have the joint specialty”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (a), (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–417, in subsec. (a), substituted “Qualified” for “Specialty” in heading and “designated as a joint qualified officer” for “with the joint specialty” in text, and, in subsec. (b)(1), substituted “are not designated as a joint qualified officer” for “do not have the joint specialty”.

18. 2011

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

    Pub. L. 112–81 § 503(a)(1) · 125 Stat. 1298

    Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)(1)

    Pub. L. 112–81, § 503(a)(1), inserted “(or, as authorized by the Secretary in an individual case, to a joint assignment other than a joint duty assignment)” after “to a joint duty assignment”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 112–81, § 503(a)(1), inserted “(or, as authorized by the Secretary in an individual case, to a joint assignment other than a joint duty assignment)” after “to a joint duty assignment”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after “to a joint duty assignment” the following: “(or, as authorized by the Secretary in an individual case, to a joint assignment other than a joint duty assignment)”; and

19. 2011

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

    Pub. L. 112–81 § 503(a)(2) · 125 Stat. 1298

    1. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)(2)

       Pub. L. 112–81, § 503(a)(2), substituted “the assignment” for “the joint duty assignment”

    2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(b)(2)

       Pub. L. 112–81, § 503(a)(2), substituted “such an assignment” for “a joint duty assignment”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 112–81, § 503(a)(2), substituted “the assignment” for “the joint duty assignment” and “such an assignment” for “a joint duty assignment”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking “the joint duty assignment” and inserting “the assignment”; and (B) by striking “a joint duty assignment” and inserting “such an assignment”.

20. 2011

    Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

    Pub. L. 112–81 § 2861(c) · 125 Stat. 1298

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 663(c)(2)

    Pub. L. 112–81, § 2861(c), substituted “Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy” for “Industrial College of the Armed Forces”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 112–81, § 2861(c), substituted “Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy” for “Industrial College of the Armed Forces”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) References.— Any reference to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.

21. 2011

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

    Pub. L. 112–81 § 503(b) · 125 Stat. 1298

    Added · 10 U.S.C. § 663(d)

    Pub. L. 112–81, § 503(b), added subsec. (d)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–81, § 503(b), added subsec. (d).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Exception.— Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) Exception for Officers Graduating From Other-than-in-residence Programs.— (1) Subsection (a) does not apply to an officer graduating from a school within the National Defense University specified in subsection (c) following pursuit of a program on an other-than-in-residence basis. “(2) Subsection (b) does not apply with respect to any group of officers graduating from a school within the National Defense University specified in subsection (c) following pursuit of a program on an other-than-in-residence basis.” .

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