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10 U.S.C. 661: Management policies for joint qualified officers
Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-433. Changed by 12 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 154, 10 U.S.C. 164, 10 U.S.C. 619a, 10 U.S.C. 665, 10 U.S.C. 2152.
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2023
- Pub. L. 118–31 substituted "and Marine Corps" for "Marine Corps, and Space Force" and inserted ", and officers of the Space Force on the Space Force officer list," after "active-duty list". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)
2021
- Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "Marine Corps, and Space Force" for "and Marine Corps". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
2019
- Pub. L. 116–92 inserted "or a designee of the Chairman who is an officer of the armed forces in grade O–9 or higher" after "Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (d)
2017
- Pub. L. 115–91 substituted "664(d)" for "664(f)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (c), (3)
2008
- Pub. L. 110–417 amended section catchline generally, substituting "Management policies for joint qualified officers" for "Management policies for officers who are joint qualified", and in subsec. (a), substituted "as a joint qualified officer or in such other manner as the Secretary of Defense dire… (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text
2006
- Pub. L. 109–364, §516(e)(1), substituted "officers who are joint qualified" for "joint specialty officers" in section catchline. (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text
- Pub. L. 109–364, §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'." (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 109–364, §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. (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (b), (c), (d)
- Pub. L. 109–364, §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. (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 109–364, §516(d), substituted "619a" for "619(e)(1)". (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (f)
2002
- Pub. L. 107–314, §1062(a)(3), substituted "December 28, 2001," for "the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002". (Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 107–314, §502(c), substituted "paragraph" for "subparagraph". (Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003) Law text · (c)
2001
- 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 milita… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (b)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–106, §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". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–106, §501(d)(2), added subpar. (E). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–106, §501(a), substituted "800" for "1,000". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 104–106, §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 … (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 104–106, §1503(a)(6)(B), struck out "the second sentence of" after "the requirement in". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 104–106, §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 sent… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (d)
1989
- Pub. L. 101–189, §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)". · (c), (3)
- Pub. L. 101–189, §1122, added par. (4). · (c)
1988
- Pub. L. 100–456, §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". · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–456, §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). · (d)
- Pub. L. 100–456, §517(a), substituted "25 percent" for "one-third". · (d)
- Pub. L. 100–456, §518, added subsec. (f). · (f)
1987
- Pub. L. 100–180, §1301(a)(1), added par. (3). · (b)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §1301(b)(1), inserted "(as described in section 664(f)(1) or (f)(3) of this title)" after "joint duty assignment". · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §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 des… · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §1301(b)(2)(D), added subpar. (B). · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §1301(b)(3), added par. (3). · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §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. · (d)
- Pub. L. 100–180, §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… · (d)
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