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[CITE: 10USC111]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
            PART I--ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
 
                    CHAPTER 2--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
 
Sec. 111. Executive department

    (a) The Department of Defense is an executive department of the 
United States.
    (b) The Department is composed of the following:
        (1) The Office of the Secretary of Defense.
        (2) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
        (3) The Joint Staff.
        (4) The Defense Agencies.
        (5) Department of Defense Field Activities.
        (6) The Department of the Army.
        (7) The Department of the Navy.
        (8) The Department of the Air Force.
        (9) The unified and specified combatant commands.
        (10) Such other offices, agencies, activities, and commands as 
    may be established or designated by law or by the President.
        (11) All offices, agencies, activities, and commands under the 
    control or supervision of any element named in paragraphs (1) 
    through (10).

    (c) If the President establishes or designates an office, agency, 
activity, or command in the Department of Defense of a kind other than 
those described in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (b), the 
President shall notify Congress not later than 60 days thereafter.

(Added Pub. L. 87-651, title II, Sec. 202, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 517, 
Sec. 131; renumbered Sec. 111 and amended Pub. L. 99-433, title I, 
Sec. 101(a)(2), (b), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 994, 995.)

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    The words ``There is established'', in 5 U.S.C. 171(a), are omitted 
as executed. 5 U.S.C. 171(b) (1st 26 words) is omitted as covered by the 
definitions of ``department'' and ``military departments'' in section 
101(5) and (7), respectively, of this title. 5 U.S.C. 171(b) (27th 
through 49th words) is omitted as executed. 5 U.S.C. 171(b) (last 18 
words) is omitted as surplusage.


                               Amendments

    1986--Pub. L. 99-433 renumbered section 131 of this title as this 
section, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added 
subsecs. (b) and (c).

                         Change of Name

    Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title IX, Sec. 908, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 
Stat. 406, provided that:
    ``(a) Redesignation.--The agency in the Department of Defense known 
as the Advanced Research Projects Agency shall after the date of the 
enactment of this Act [Feb. 10, 1996] be designated as the Defense 
Advanced Research Projects Agency.
    ``(b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States or in any provision of this 
Act to the Advanced Research Projects Agency shall be considered to be a 
reference to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.''


                      Short Title of 1986 Amendment

    Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 99-433 provided that: ``This Act [see Tables 
for classification] may be cited as the `Goldwater-Nichols Department of 
Defense Reorganization Act of 1986'.''


                          Transfer of Functions

    Missions and functions of elements of Department of Defense as 
specified in classified annex to Pub. L. 104-201, and related personnel, 
assets, and balances of appropriations and authorizations of 
appropriations, transferred to National Imagery and Mapping Agency, see 
sections 1111 and 1113 of Pub. L. 104-201, set out as notes under 
section 441 of this title.


 Commission To Assess United States National Security Space Management 
                            and Organization

    Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title XVI, subtitle C, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 
Stat. 813, as amended by Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, 
Sec. 1091], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-300, provided that:
``SEC. 1621. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a commission known 
as the Commission To Assess United States National Security Space 
Management and Organization (in this subtitle referred to as the 
`Commission').
    ``(b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 13 members 
appointed as follows:
        ``(1) Four members shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
    Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
        ``(2) Four members shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
    Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
        ``(3) Three members shall be appointed jointly by the ranking 
    minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
    the ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
    the House of Representatives.
        ``(4) Two members shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
    Defense, in consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence.
    ``(c) Qualifications.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed 
from among private citizens of the United States who have knowledge and 
expertise in the areas of national security space policy, programs, 
organizations, and future national security concepts.
    ``(d) Chairman.--The chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate, after consultation with the chairman of the Armed Services 
Committee of the House of Representatives and the ranking minority 
members of the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, shall designate one of the members of 
the Commission to serve as chairman of the Commission.
    ``(e) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be 
filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
    ``(f) Security Clearances.--All members of the Commission shall hold 
appropriate security clearances.
    ``(g) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All appointments to 
the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1999].
    ``(2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting not later than 
60 days after the date as of which all members of the Commission have 
been appointed, but not earlier than October 15, 1999.
``SEC. 1622. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
    ``(a) Assessment of United States National Security Space Management 
and Organization.--The Commission shall, concerning changes to be 
implemented over the near-term, medium-term, and long-term that would 
strengthen United States national security, assess the following:
        ``(1) The manner in which military space assets may be exploited 
    to provide support for United States military operations.
        ``(2) The current interagency coordination process regarding the 
    operation of national security space assets, including 
    identification of interoperability and communications issues.
        ``(3) The relationship between the intelligence and 
    nonintelligence aspects of national security space (so-called `white 
    space' and `black space'), and the potential costs and benefits of a 
    partial or complete merger of the programs, projects, or activities 
    that are differentiated by those two aspects.
        ``(4) The manner in which military space issues are addressed by 
    professional military education institutions.
        ``(5) The potential costs and benefits of establishing any of 
    the following:
            ``(A) An independent military department and service 
        dedicated to the national security space mission.
            ``(B) A corps within the Air Force dedicated to the national 
        security space mission.
            ``(C) A position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space 
        within the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
            ``(D) A new major force program, or other budget mechanism, 
        for managing national security space funding within the 
        Department of Defense.
            ``(E) Any other change to the existing organizational 
        structure of the Department of Defense for national security 
        space management and organization.
        ``(6) The advisability of--
            ``(A) various actions to eliminate the de facto requirement 
        that specified officers in the United States Space Command be 
        flight rated that results from the dual assignment of officers 
        to that command and to one or more other commands in positions 
        in which such officers are expressly required to be flight 
        rated;
            ``(B) the establishment of a requirement that, as a 
        condition of the assignment of a general or flag officer to the 
        United States Space Command, the officer have experience in 
        space, missile, or information operations that was gained 
        through either acquisition or operational experience; and
            ``(C) rotating the command of the United States Space 
        Command among the Armed Forces.
    ``(b) Cooperation From Government Officials.--In carrying out its 
duties, the Commission should receive the full and timely cooperation of 
the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Central Intelligence, and any 
other United States Government official responsible for providing the 
Commission with analyses, briefings, and other information necessary for 
the fulfillment of its responsibilities.
``SEC. 1623. REPORT.
    ``The Commission shall, not later than six months after the date of 
its first meeting, submit to Congress and to the Secretary of Defense a 
report on its findings and conclusions.
``SEC. 1624. ASSESSMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
    ``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 an assessment of the Commission's findings not later 
than 90 days after the submission of the Commission's report.
``SEC. 1625. POWERS.
    ``(a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any panel or 
member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of carrying out the 
provisions of this subtitle, hold hearings, sit and act at times and 
places, take testimony, receive evidence, and administer oaths to the 
extent that the Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
    ``(b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from the 
Department of Defense, the other departments and agencies of the 
intelligence community, and any other Federal department or agency 
information that the Commission considers necessary to enable the 
Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this subtitle.
``SEC. 1626. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.
    ``(a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
chairman.
    ``(b) Quorum.--(1) Seven members of the Commission shall constitute 
a quorum other than for the purpose of holding hearings.
    ``(2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a majority 
of the members of the Commission.
    ``(c) Commission.--The Commission may establish panels composed of 
less than full membership of the Commission for the purpose of carrying 
out the Commission's duties. The actions of each such panel shall be 
subject to the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and 
determinations made by such a panel shall not be considered the findings 
and determinations of the Commission unless approved by the Commission.
    ``(d) Authority of Individuals To Act for Commission.--Any member or 
agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any 
action which the Commission is authorized to take under this subtitle.
``SEC. 1627. PERSONNEL MATTERS.
    ``(a) Pay of Members.--Members of the Commission shall serve without 
pay by reason of their work on the Commission.
    ``(b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
regular places of business in the performance of services for the 
Commission.
    ``(c) Staff.--(1) The chairman of the Commission may, without regard 
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 
in the competitive service, appoint a staff director and such additional 
personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to perform its 
duties. The appointment of a staff director shall be subject to the 
approval of the Commission.
    ``(2) The chairman of the Commission may fix the pay of the staff 
director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, 
except that the rate of pay fixed under this paragraph for the staff 
director may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay for other 
personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable for grade GS-15 of the 
General Schedule.
    ``(d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the chairman 
of the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may 
detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any personnel of that department or 
agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties.
    ``(e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of such title.
``SEC. 1628. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
    ``(a) Postal and Printing Services.--The Commission may use the 
United States mails and obtain printing and binding services in the same 
manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies 
of the Federal Government.
    ``(b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall furnish the Commission, on a reimbursable 
basis, any administrative and support services requested by the 
Commission.
    ``(c) National Security Information.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence, shall assume 
responsibility for the handling and disposition of national security 
information received and used by the Commission.
``SEC. 1629. FUNDING.
    ``Funds for activities of the Commission shall be provided from 
amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance for Defense-wide activities for fiscal year 2000. Upon 
receipt of a written certification from the chairman of the Commission 
specifying the funds required for the activities of the Commission, the 
Secretary of Defense shall promptly disburse to the Commission, from 
such amounts, the funds required by the Commission as stated in such 
certification.
``SEC. 1630. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.
    ``The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date of the 
submission of its report under section 1623.''


                 Commission on National Military Museum

    Pub. L. 106-65, div. B, title XXIX, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 881, 
provided that:
``SEC. 2901. ESTABLISHMENT.
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a commission to be 
known as the `Commission on the National Military Museum' (in this title 
referred to as the `Commission').
    ``(b) Composition.--(1) The Commission shall be composed of 11 
voting members appointed from among individuals who have an expertise in 
military or museum matters as follows:
        ``(A) Five shall be appointed by the President.
        ``(B) Two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
    Representatives, in consultation with the chairman of the Committee 
    on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
        ``(C) One shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House 
    of Representatives, in consultation with the ranking member of the 
    Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
        ``(D) Two shall be appointed by the majority leader of the 
    Senate, in consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Armed 
    Services of the Senate.
        ``(E) One shall be appointed by the minority leader of the 
    Senate, in consultation with the ranking member of the Committee on 
    Armed Services of the Senate.
    ``(2) The following shall be nonvoting members of the Commission:
        ``(A) The Secretary of Defense.
        ``(B) The Secretary of the Army.
        ``(C) The Secretary of the Navy.
        ``(D) The Secretary of the Air Force.
        ``(E) The Secretary of Transportation.
        ``(F) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
        ``(G) The Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission.
        ``(H) The Chairperson of the Commission of Fine Arts.
    ``(c) Chairman.--The President shall designate one of the 
individuals first appointed to the Commission under subsection (b)(1)(A) 
as the chairman of the Commission.
    ``(d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be 
filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
    ``(e) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All appointments to 
the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1999].
    ``(2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting not later than 
60 days after the date as of which all members of the Commission have 
been appointed.
``SEC. 2902. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
    ``(a) Study of National Military Museum.--The Commission shall 
conduct a study in order to make recommendations to Congress regarding 
an authorization for the construction of a national military museum in 
the National Capital Area.
    ``(b) Study Elements.--In conducting the study, the Commission shall 
do the following:
        ``(1) Determine whether existing military museums, historic 
    sites, and memorials in the United States are adequate--
            ``(A) to provide in a cost-effective manner for display of, 
        and interaction with, adequately visited and adequately 
        preserved artifacts and representations of the Armed Forces and 
        of the wars in which the United States has been engaged;
            ``(B) to honor the service to the United States of the 
        active and reserve members of the Armed Forces and the veterans 
        of the United States;
            ``(C) to educate current and future generations regarding 
        the Armed Forces and the sacrifices of members of the Armed 
        Forces and the Nation in furtherance of the defense of freedom; 
        and
            ``(D) to foster public pride in the achievements and 
        activities of the Armed Forces.
        ``(2) Determine whether adequate inventories of artifacts and 
    representations of the Armed Forces and of the wars in which the 
    United States has been engaged are available, either in current 
    inventories or in private or public collections, for loan or other 
    provision to a national military museum.
        ``(3) Develop preliminary proposals for--
            ``(A) the dimensions and design of a national military 
        museum in the National Capital Area;
            ``(B) the location of the museum in that Area; and
            ``(C) the approximate cost of the final design and 
        construction of the museum and of the costs of operating the 
        museum.
    ``(c) Additional Duties.--If the Commission determines to recommend 
that Congress authorize the construction of a national military museum 
in the National Capital Area, the Commission shall also, as a part of 
the study under subsection (a), do the following:
        ``(1) Recommend not fewer than three sites for the museum ranked 
    by preference.
        ``(2) Propose a schedule for construction of the museum.
        ``(3) Assess the potential effects of the museum on the 
    environment, facilities, and roadways in the vicinity of the site or 
    sites where the museum is proposed to be located.
        ``(4) Recommend the percentages of funding for the museum to be 
    provided by the United States, State and local governments, and 
    private sources, respectively.
        ``(5) Assess the potential for fundraising for the museum during 
    the 20-year period following the authorization of construction of 
    the museum.
        ``(6) Assess and recommend various governing structures for the 
    museum, including a governing structure that places the museum 
    within the Smithsonian Institution.
    ``(d) Requirements for Location on Navy Annex Property.--In the case 
of a recommendation under subsection (c)(1) to authorize construction of 
a national military museum on the Navy Annex property authorized for 
reservation for such purpose by section 2871(b) [probably means section 
2881(b) of Pub. L. 106-65, 113 Stat. 879], the design of the national 
military museum on such property shall be subject to the following 
requirements:
        ``(1) The design shall be prepared in consultation with the 
    Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery.
        ``(2) The design may not provide for access by vehicles to the 
    national military museum through Arlington National Cemetery.
``SEC. 2903. REPORT.
    ``The Commission shall, not later than 12 months after the date of 
its first meeting, submit to Congress a report on its findings and 
conclusions under this title, including any recommendations under 
section 2902.
``SEC. 2904. POWERS.
    ``(a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any panel or 
member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of carrying out the 
provisions of this title, hold hearings, sit and act at times and 
places, take testimony, receive evidence, and administer oaths to the 
extent that the Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
    ``(b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from the 
Department of Defense and any other Federal department or agency 
information that the Commission considers necessary to enable the 
Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this title.
``SEC. 2905. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.
    ``(a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
chairman.
    ``(b) Quorum.--(1) Six of the members appointed under section 
2901(b)(1) shall constitute a quorum other than for the purpose of 
holding hearings.
    ``(2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a majority 
of the members of the Commission.
    ``(c) Commission.--The Commission may establish panels composed of 
less than full membership of the Commission for the purpose of carrying 
out the Commission's duties. The actions of each such panel shall be 
subject to the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and 
determinations made by such a panel shall not be considered the findings 
and determinations of the Commission unless approved by the Commission.
    ``(d) Authority of Individuals To Act for Commission.--Any member or 
agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any 
action which the Commission is authorized to take under this title.
``SEC. 2906. PERSONNEL MATTERS.
    ``(a) Pay of Members.--Members of the Commission appointed under 
section 2901(b)(1) shall serve without pay by reason of their work on 
the Commission.
    ``(b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
regular places of business in the performance of services for the 
Commission.
    ``(c) Staff.--(1) The chairman of the Commission may, without regard 
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 
in the competitive service, appoint a staff director and such additional 
personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to perform its 
duties. The appointment of a staff director shall be subject to the 
approval of the Commission.
    ``(2) The chairman of the Commission may fix the pay of the staff 
director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, 
except that the rate of pay fixed under this paragraph for the staff 
director may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay for other 
personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable for grade GS-15 of the 
General Schedule.
    ``(d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the chairman 
of the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may 
detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any personnel of that department or 
agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties.
    ``(e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of such title.
``SEC. 2907. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
    ``(a) Postal and Printing Services.--The Commission may use the 
United States mails and obtain printing and binding services in the same 
manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies 
of the United States.
    ``(b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall furnish the Commission, on a reimbursable 
basis, any administrative and support services requested by the 
Commission.
``SEC. 2908. FUNDING.
    ``(a) In General.--Funds for activities of the Commission shall be 
provided from amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense for 
operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities for fiscal year 
2000.
    ``(b) Request.--Upon receipt of a written certification from the 
chairman of the Commission specifying the funds required for the 
activities of the Commission, the Secretary of Defense shall promptly 
disburse to the Commission, from such amounts, the funds required by the 
Commission as stated in such certification.
    ``(c) Availability of Certain Funds.--Of the funds available for 
activities of the Commission under this section, $2,000,000 shall be 
available for the activities, if any, of the Commission under section 
2902(c).
``SEC. 2909. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.
    ``The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date of the 
submission of its report under section 2903.''


   Prohibition on Restriction of Armed Forces Under Kyoto Protocol to 
          United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

    Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title XII, Sec. 1232, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 
Stat. 2155, provided that:
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
provision of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework 
Convention on Climate Change, or any regulation issued pursuant to such 
protocol, shall restrict the training or operations of the United States 
Armed Forces or limit the military equipment procured by the United 
States Armed Forces.
    ``(b) Waiver.--A provision of law may not be construed as modifying 
or superseding the provisions of subsection (a) unless that provision of 
law--
        ``(1) specifically refers to this section; and
        ``(2) specifically states that such provision of law modifies or 
    supersedes the provisions of this section.
    ``(c) Matters Not Affected.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preclude the Department of Defense from implementing any 
measure to achieve efficiencies or for any other reason independent of 
the Kyoto Protocol.''


    Applicability of Certain Pay Authorities to Members of Specified 
                     Independent Study Organizations

    Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title X, Sec. 1081, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 
1916, provided that:
    ``(a) Applicability of Certain Pay Authorities.--(1) An individual 
who is a member of a commission or panel specified in subsection (b) and 
is an annuitant otherwise covered by section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, 
United States Code, by reason of membership on the commission or panel 
is not subject to the provisions of that section with respect to such 
membership.
    ``(2) An individual who is a member of a commission or panel 
specified in subsection (b) and is a member or former member of a 
uniformed service is not subject to the provisions of subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 5532 of such title with respect to membership on the 
commission or panel.
    ``(b) Specified Entities.--Subsection (a) applies--
        ``(1) effective as of September 23, 1996, to members of the 
    National Defense Panel established by section 924 of the National 
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
    110 Stat. 2626) [formerly set out below]; and
        ``(2) effective as of October 9, 1996, to members of the 
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance 
    established by section 701 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements 
    Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-275; 110 Stat. 3346; 38 U.S.C. 545 
    note).''


              Mission of White House Communications Agency

    Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title IX, Sec. 912, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 
Stat. 2623, provided that:
    ``(a) Telecommunications Support.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that the activities of the White House Communications Agency in 
providing support services on a nonreimbursable basis for the President 
from funds appropriated for the Department of Defense for any fiscal 
year are limited to the provision of telecommunications support to the 
President and Vice President and to related elements (as defined in 
regulations of that agency and specified by the President with respect 
to particular individuals within those related elements).
    ``(b) Other Support.--Support services other than telecommunications 
support services described in subsection (a) may be provided by the 
Department of Defense for the President through the White House 
Communications Agency on a reimbursable basis.
    ``(c) White House Communications Agency.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `White House Communications Agency' means the element 
of the Department of Defense within the Defense Communications Agency 
that is known on the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 23, 1996] 
as the White House Communications Agency and includes any successor 
agency.
    ``(d) Report on Issues Raised by DOD Inspector General Review of 
White House Communications Agency.--Not later than October 1, 1996, or 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 23, 1996], 
whichever is later, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
report setting forth the actions taken by the Secretary to address the 
issues raised by the report of the Department of Defense Inspector 
General reviewing the mission of the White House Communications Agency.
    ``(e) Quarterly Reports During Fiscal Year 1997.--Not later than 30 
days after the end of each quarter of fiscal year 1997, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the support 
services other than telecommunications support services described in 
subsection (a) that were provided during the preceding quarter by the 
Department of Defense for the President through the White House 
Communications Agency.
    ``(f) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on October 1, 1997, 
and applies to funds appropriated for the Department of Defense for any 
fiscal year after fiscal year 1997.''


                     Military Force Structure Review

    Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title IX, subtitle B, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 
Stat. 2623, directed Secretary of Defense, in consultation with Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to complete in 1997 a review of defense 
program of United States, which was to include comprehensive examination 
of defense strategy, force structure, force modernization plans, 
infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of defense program and 
policies with view toward determining and expressing defense strategy of 
United States and establishing revised defense program through year 
2005, further established National Defense Panel to complete review and 
report to Secretary not later than Dec. 1, 1997, further directed 
Secretary to submit final report to Congress not later than Dec. 15, 
1997, and provided for termination of Panel 30 days after submission of 
report to Secretary.


            Commission on Roles and Missions of Armed Forces

    Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title IX, subtitle E, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 
Stat. 1738, as amended by Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title IX, 
Sec. 923(a)(1), (2), (b)-(d), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2830, 2831, 
provided that:
``SEC. 951. FINDINGS.
    ``Congress makes the following findings:
        ``(1) The current allocation of roles and missions among the 
    Armed Forces evolved from the practice during World War II to meet 
    the Cold War threat and may no longer be appropriate for the post-
    Cold War era.
        ``(2) Many analysts believe that a realignment of those roles 
    and mission [sic] is essential for the efficiency and effectiveness 
    of the Armed Forces, particularly in light of lower budgetary 
    resources that will be available to the Department of Defense in the 
    future.
        ``(3) The existing process of a triennial review of roles and 
    missions by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pursuant to 
    provisions of law enacted by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of 
    Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 [see Short Title of 1986 
    Amendment note above] has not produced the comprehensive review 
    envisioned by Congress.
        ``(4) It is difficult for any organization, and may be 
    particularly difficult for the Department of Defense, to reform 
    itself without the benefit and authority provided by external 
    perspectives and analysis.
``SEC. 952. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a commission to be 
known as the Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces 
(hereinafter in this subtitle referred to as the `Commission').
    ``(b) Composition and Qualifications.--(1) The Commission shall be 
composed of eleven members. Members of the Commission shall be appointed 
by the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(2) The Commission shall be appointed from among private United 
States citizens with appropriate and diverse military, organizational, 
and management experiences and historical perspectives.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall designate one of the members as chairman 
of the Commission.
    ``(c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment.
    ``(d) Initial Organizational Requirements.--(1) The Secretary shall 
make all appointments to the Commission within 45 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act [Nov. 30, 1993].
    ``(2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting within 30 days 
after the first date on which all members of the Commission have been 
appointed. At that meeting, the Commission shall develop an agenda and a 
schedule for carrying out its duties.
``SEC. 953. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
    ``(a) In General.--The Commission shall--
        ``(1) review the efficacy and appropriateness for the post-Cold 
    War era of the current allocations among the Armed Forces of roles, 
    missions, and functions;
        ``(2) evaluate and report on alternative allocations of those 
    roles, missions, and functions; and
        ``(3) make recommendations for changes in the current definition 
    and distribution of those roles, missions, and functions.
    ``(b) Review of Potential Military Operations.--The Commission shall 
review the types of military operations that may be required in the 
post-Cold War era, taking into account the requirements for success in 
various types of operations. As part of such review, the Commission 
shall take into consideration the official strategic planning of the 
Department of Defense. The types of operations to be considered by the 
Commission as part of such review shall include the following:
        ``(1) Defense of the United States.
        ``(2) Warfare against other national military forces.
        ``(3) Participation in peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and 
    other nontraditional activities.
        ``(4) Action against nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons 
    capabilities in hostile hands.
        ``(5) Support of law enforcement.
        ``(6) Other types of operations as specified by the chairman of 
    the Commission.
    ``(c) Commission To Define Broad Mission Areas and Key Support 
Requirements.--As a result of the review under subsection (b), the 
Commission shall define broad mission areas and key support requirements 
for the United States military establishment as a whole.
    ``(d) Development of Conceptual Framework for Organizational 
Allocations.--The Commission shall develop a conceptual framework for 
the review of the organizational allocation among the Armed Forces of 
military roles, missions, and functions. In developing that framework, 
the Commission shall consider--
        ``(1) static efficiency (such as duplicative overhead and 
    economies of scale);
        ``(2) dynamic effectiveness (including the benefits of 
    competition and the effect on innovation);
        ``(3) interoperability, responsiveness, and other aspects of 
    military effectiveness in the field;
        ``(4) gaps in mission coverage and so-called orphan missions 
    that are inadequately served by existing organizational entities;
        ``(5) division of responsibility on the battlefield;
        ``(6) exploitation of new technology and operational concepts;
        ``(7) the degree of disruption that a change in roles and 
    missions would entail;
        ``(8) the experience of other nations; and
        ``(9) the role of the Army National Guard of the United States, 
    the Air National Guard of the United States, and the other reserve 
    components.
    ``(e) Recommendations Concerning Military Roles and Missions.--Based 
upon the conceptual framework developed under subsection (d) to evaluate 
possible changes to the existing allocation among the Armed Forces of 
military roles, missions, and functions, the Commission shall 
recommend--
        ``(1) the functions for which each military department should 
    organize, train, and equip forces;
        ``(2) the missions of combatant commands; and
        ``(3) the roles that Congress should assign to the various 
    military elements of the Department of Defense, including the Army 
    National Guard of the United States, the Air National Guard of the 
    United States, and the other reserve components.
    ``(f) Recommendations Concerning Civilian Elements of Department of 
Defense.--The Commission may address the roles, missions, and functions 
of civilian portions of the Department of Defense and other national 
security agencies to the extent that changes in these areas are 
collateral to changes considered in military roles, missions, and 
functions.
    ``(g) Recommendations Concerning Process for Future Changes.--The 
Commission shall also recommend a process for continuing to adapt the 
roles, missions, and functions of the Armed Forces to future changes in 
technology and in the international security environment.
    ``(h) Recommendations Concerning Reserve Components.--The Commission 
shall also address the roles, missions, and functions of the Army 
National Guard of the United States, the Air National Guard of the 
United States, and the other reserve components within the total force 
of the Armed Forces, particularly in light of lower budgetary resources 
that will be available to the Department of Defense in the future.
    ``(i) Recommendations Concerning Programs and Force Structure.--The 
Commission may also recommend changes that would better align programs 
and force structure with projected missions and threats.
``SEC. 954. REPORTS.
    ``(a) Implementation Plan.--Not later than three months after the 
date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the 
Commission shall transmit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report setting forth its plan for 
the work of the Commission. The plan shall be developed following 
discussions with the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, and the chairmen of those committees.
    ``(b) Commission Report.--The Commission shall, not later than one 
year after the date of its first meeting, submit to the committees named 
in subsection (a) and to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff a report setting forth the activities, 
findings, and recommendations of the Commission, including any 
recommendations for legislation that the Commission considers advisable.
    ``(c) Action by Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary of Defense, 
after consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall 
submit comments on the Commission's report to the committees referred to 
in subsection (b) not later than 90 days following receipt of the 
report.
``SEC. 955. POWERS.
    ``(a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any panel or 
member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of carrying out the 
provisions of this subtitle, hold hearings, sit and act at times and 
places, take testimony, receive evidence, and administer oaths to the 
extent that the Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
    ``(b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from the 
Department of Defense and any other Federal department or agency any 
information that the Commission considers necessary to enable the 
Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this subtitle. Upon 
request of the chairman of the Commission, the head of such department 
or agency shall furnish such information expeditiously to the 
Commission.
``SEC. 956. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.
    ``(a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
chairman.
    ``(b) Quorum.--(1) Seven members of the Commission shall constitute 
a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
    ``(2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a majority 
of the members of the Commission.
    ``(c) Panels.--The Commission may establish panels composed of less 
than the full membership of the Commission for the purpose of carrying 
out the Commission's duties. The actions of each such panel shall be 
subject to the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and 
determinations made by such a panel shall not be considered the findings 
and determinations of the Commission unless approved by the Commission.
    ``(d) Authority of Individuals To Act for Commission.--Any member or 
agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any 
action which the Commission is authorized to take under this subtitle.
``SEC. 957. PERSONNEL MATTERS; EXPERT SERVICES.
    ``(a) Pay of Members.--Each member of the Commission shall be paid 
at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the 
Commission. All members of the Commission who are officers or employees 
of the United States shall serve without pay in addition to that 
received for their services as officers or employees of the United 
States.
    ``(b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
regular places of business in the performance of services for the 
Commission.
    ``(c) Staff.--(1) The chairman of the Commission may, without regard 
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 
in the competitive service, appoint a staff director and such additional 
personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to perform its 
duties. The appointment of a staff director shall be subject to the 
approval of the Commission.
    ``(2) The chairman of the Commission may fix the pay of the staff 
director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, 
except that the rate of pay fixed under this paragraph for the staff 
director may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay for other 
personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable for grade GS-15 of the 
General Schedule.
    ``(d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the chairman 
of the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may 
detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any personnel of that department or 
agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties.
    ``(e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of such title.
    ``(f) FFRDC Support.--(1) Upon the request of the chairman of the 
Commission, the Secretary of Defense shall make available to the 
Commission, without reimbursement, the services of any federally funded 
research and development center that is covered by a sponsoring 
agreement of the Department of Defense. The cost of the services made 
available under this subsection may not exceed $20,000,000.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any analytic 
support or related services provided by such a center to the Commission 
shall not be subject to any overall ceiling established by this or any 
other Act on the activities or budgets of such centers.
``SEC. 958. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
    ``(a) Postal and Printing Services.--The Commission may use the 
United States mails and obtain printing and binding services in the same 
manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies 
of the Federal Government.
    ``(b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall furnish the Commission, on a reimbursable 
basis, any administrative and support services requested by the 
Commission.
    ``(c) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts 
or donations of services or property.
    ``(d) Travel.--To the maximum extent practicable, the members and 
employees of the Commission shall travel on military aircraft, military 
ships, military vehicles, or other military conveyances when travel is 
necessary in the performance of a responsibility of the Commission, 
except that no such aircraft, ship, vehicle, or other conveyance may be 
scheduled primarily for the transportation of any such member or 
employee when the cost of commercial transportation is less expensive.
``SEC. 959. PAYMENT OF COMMISSION EXPENSES.
    ``The compensation, travel expenses, and per diem allowances of 
members and employees of the Commission shall be paid out of funds 
available to the Department of Defense for the payment of compensation, 
travel allowances, and per diem allowances, respectively, of civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense. The other expenses of the 
Commission shall be paid out of funds available to the Department of 
Defense for the payment of similar expenses incurred by that Department.
``SEC. 960. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.
    ``The Commission shall terminate on the last day of the sixteenth 
month that begins after the date of its first meeting, but not earlier 
than 30 days after the date of the Secretary of Defense's submission of 
comments on the Commission's report.''
    [Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title IX, Sec. 923(a)(3), (4), Oct. 5, 
1994, 108 Stat. 2830, provided that:
    [``(3) The additional members of the Commission on Roles and 
Missions of the Armed Forces authorized by the amendment made by 
paragraph (1) [amending section 952(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103-160, set out 
above] shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1994].
    [``(4) At least one of the additional members of the Commission 
appointed pursuant to the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall have 
previous military experience and management experience with the reserve 
components.'']


 Termination of Department of Defense Reporting Requirements Determined 
by Secretary of Defense To Be Unnecessary or Incompatible With Efficient 
                   Management of Department of Defense

    Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title XI, Sec. 1151, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 
Stat. 1758, provided that:
    ``(a) Termination of Report Requirements.--Unless otherwise provided 
by a law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 30, 
1993], each provision of law requiring the submittal to Congress (or any 
committee of Congress) of any report specified in the list submitted 
under subsection (b) shall, with respect to that requirement, cease to 
be effective on October 30, 1995.
    ``(b) Preparation of List.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a list of each provision of law that, as of the date 
specified in subsection (c), imposes upon the Secretary of Defense (or 
any other officer of the Department of Defense) a reporting requirement 
described in paragraph (2). The list of provisions of law shall include 
a statement or description of the report required under each such 
provision of law.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a requirement imposed by law to 
submit to Congress (or specified committees of Congress) a report on a 
recurring basis, or upon the occurrence of specified events, if the 
Secretary determines that the continued requirement to submit that 
report is unnecessary or incompatible with the efficient management of 
the Department of Defense.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall submit with the list an explanation, for 
each report specified in the list, of the reasons why the Secretary 
considers the continued requirement to submit the report to be 
unnecessary or incompatible with the efficient management of the 
Department of Defense.
    ``(c) Submission of List.--The list under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted not later than April 30, 1994.
    ``(d) Scope of Section.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`report' includes a certification, notification, or other 
characterization of a communication.
    ``(e) Interpretation of Section.--This section does not require the 
Secretary of Defense to review each report required of the Department of 
Defense by law.''


    Report Provisions Previously Terminated by Goldwater-Nichols Act

    Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1321, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 
Stat. 1670, provided that section 1322 of Pub. L. 101-510, with respect 
to Goldwater-Nichols terminations, repeals certain provisions of law 
containing terminated report requirements and section 1323 of Pub. L. 
101-510, with respect to such terminations, restores effectiveness of 
selected other provisions of law containing such requirements and 
described Goldwater-Nichols terminations for purposes of such repeals or 
restorations.


Restoration of Certain Reporting Requirements of Title 10 Terminated by 
                          Goldwater-Nichols Act

    Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1323, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 
Stat. 1672, restored effectiveness of following report and notification 
provisions previously terminated by section 602(c) of the Goldwater-
Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-
433, formerly set out below: (1) the quarterly report required by 
section 127(c) of this title relating to emergency and extraordinary 
expenses, (2) the notifications required by section 2672a(b) of this 
title relating to urgent acquisitions of interests in land, (3) the 
notifications required by section 7308(c) of this title relating to the 
transfer or gift of obsolete, condemned, or captured vessels, and (4) 
the notifications required by section 7309(b) of this title relating to 
construction or repair of vessels in foreign shipyards.


  Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986; 
                   Congressional Declaration of Policy

    Section 3 of Pub. L. 99-433 provided that: ``In enacting this Act 
[see Short Title of 1986 Amendment note above], it is the intent of 
Congress, consistent with the congressional declaration of policy in 
section 2 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401)--
        ``(1) to reorganize the Department of Defense and strengthen 
    civilian authority in the Department;
        ``(2) to improve the military advice provided to the President, 
    the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense;
        ``(3) to place clear responsibility on the commanders of the 
    unified and specified combatant commands for the accomplishment of 
    missions assigned to those commands;
        ``(4) to ensure that the authority of the commanders of the 
    unified and specified combatant commands is fully commensurate with 
    the responsibility of those commanders for the accomplishment of 
    missions assigned to their commands;
        ``(5) to increase attention to the formulation of strategy and 
    to contingency planning;
        ``(6) to provide for more efficient use of defense resources;
        ``(7) to improve joint officer management policies; and
        ``(8) otherwise to enhance the effectiveness of military 
    operations and improve the management and administration of the 
    Department of Defense.''


                   Reduction of Reporting Requirements

    Section 602 of Pub. L. 99-433, as amended by Pub. L. 100-180, div. 
A, title XIII, Sec. 1314(a)(4), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1175; Pub. L. 
101-189, div. A, title II, Sec. 243, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1402; Pub. 
L. 101-510, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1324, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1673; 
Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(2), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406, directed 
Secretary of Defense to compile a list of all provisions of law in 
effect on or after Oct. 1, 1986, and before Feb. 1, 1987, which require 
President or any official or employee of Department of Defense to submit 
a report, notification, or study to Congress or any committee of 
Congress and to submit this list not later than six months after Oct. 1, 
1986, with any recommendation or draft of legislation to implement any 
changes in law recommended by the Secretary.


         Legislation To Make Required Conforming Changes in Law

    Section 604 of Pub. L. 99-433 directed Secretary of Defense, not 
later than six months after Oct. 1, 1986, to submit to Committees on 
Armed Services of Senate and House of Representatives a draft of 
legislation to make any technical and conforming changes to title 10, 
United States Code, and other provisions of law that are required or 
should be made by reason of the amendments made by Pub. L. 99-433.


    Readiness Status of Military Forces of the North Atlantic Treaty 
    Organization; Assessment, Findings, and Report to Congressional 
                               Committees

    Pub. L. 96-107, title VIII, Sec. 808, Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 814, 
which directed Secretary of Defense to report annually to Congress on 
readiness of military forces of NATO, was repealed and restated as 
section 133a (renumbered Sec. 117 and repealed) of this title by Pub. L. 
97-295, Secs. 1(2)(A), 6(b), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1287, 1314.


                       Defense Manpower Commission

    Pub. L. 93-155, title VII, Secs. 701-708, Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 
609-611, established the Commission; provided for its composition, 
duties, powers, compensation, staff, appropriations, and use of General 
Services Administration; and directed that interim reports to President 
and Congress be submitted and that Commission terminate 60 days after 
its final report which was to be submitted not more than 24 months after 
appointment of Commission.


  Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard of United States; Study and 
   Investigation of Relative Status; Advantages and Disadvantages of 
Alternatives; Modernization and Manpower Needs; Report to President and 
                                Congress

    Pub. L. 93-155, title VIII, Sec. 810, Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 618, 
directed the Secretary of Defense to study the relative status of the 
Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard of the United States; to 
measure the effects on costs and combat capability as well as other 
advantages and disadvantages of (1) merging the Reserve into the Guard, 
(2) merging the Guard into the Reserve, and (3) retaining the status 
quo; and to consider the modernization needs and manpower problems of 
both; and also directed that a report of such study be submitted to the 
President and to the Congress no later than Jan. 31, 1975.


                    REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 6 OF 1953

Eff. June 30, 1953, 18 F.R. 3743, 67 Stat. 638, as amended Aug. 6, 1958, 
    Pub. L. 85-559, Sec. 10(b), 72 Stat. 521; Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87-
    651, title III, Sec. 307C, 76 Stat. 526

Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of 
    Representatives in Congress assembled, April 30, 1953, pursuant to 
    the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, approved June 20, 
    1949, as amended [see 5 U.S.C. 901 et seq.].


                          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                    Section 1. Transfers of Functions

    (a) All functions of the Munitions Board, the Research and 
Development Board, the Defense Supply Management Agency, and the 
Director of Installations are hereby transferred to the Secretary of 
Defense.
    (b) The selection of the Director of the Joint Staff by the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, and his tenure, shall be subject to the approval of the 
Secretary of Defense.
    (c) The selection of the members of the Joint Staff by the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, and their tenure, shall be subject to the approval of 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
    (d) The functions of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with respect to 
managing the Joint Staff and the Director thereof are hereby transferred 
to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


               Sec. 2. Abolition of Agencies and Functions

    (a) There are hereby abolished the Munitions Board, the Research and 
Development Board, and the Defense Supply Management Agency.
    (b) The offices of Chairman of the Munitions Board, Chairman of the 
Research and Development Board, Director of the Defense Supply 
Management Agency, Deputy Director of the Defense Supply Management 
Agency, and Director of Installations are hereby abolished.
    (c) The Secretary of Defense shall provide for winding up any 
outstanding affairs of the said abolished agency, boards, and offices, 
not otherwise provided for in this reorganization plan.
    (d) The function of guidance to the Munitions Board in connection 
with strategic and logistic plans as required by section 213(c) of the 
National Security Act of 1947, as amended [section 171h(c) of former 
Title 5], is hereby abolished.


                Sec. 3. Assistant Secretaries of Defense

    [Repealed. Pub. L. 85-599, Sec. 10(b), Aug. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 521, 
eff. six months after Aug. 6, 1958. Section authorized appointment of 
six additional Assistant Secretaries and prescribed their duties and 
compensation.]


                         Sec. 4. General Counsel

    [Repealed. Pub. L. 87-651, title III, Sec. 307C, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 
Stat. 526. Section authorized appointment of a General Counsel for the 
Department of Defense. See section 140 of this title.]


                    Sec. 5. Performance of Functions

    [Repealed. Pub. L. 87-651, title III, Sec. 307C, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 
Stat. 526. Section authorized the Secretary of Defense from time to time 
to make such provisions as he deemed appropriate authorizing the 
performance by any other officer, or by any agency or employee, of the 
Department of any function of the Secretary. See section 113 of this 
title.]


                    Sec. 6. Miscellaneous Provisions

    (a) The Secretary of Defense may from time to time effect such 
transfers within the Department of Defense of any of the records, 
property, and personnel affected by this reorganization plan, and such 
transfers of unexpended balances (available or to be made available for 
use in connection with any affected function or agency) of 
appropriations, allocations, and other funds of such Department, as he 
deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this reorganization plan.
    (b) Nothing herein shall affect the compensation of the Chairman of 
the Military Liaison Committee (63 Stat. 762).

                        Executive Order No. 12049

    Ex. Ord. No. 12049, Mar. 27, 1978, 43 F.R. 13363, as amended by Ex. 
Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055; Ex. Ord. No. 12608, Sept. 
9, 1987, 52 F.R. 34617, which provided for establishment of Defense 
Economic Adjustment Program and continued the Economic Adjustment 
Committee, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12788, Jan. 15, 1992, 57 F.R. 
2213, set out as a note under section 2391 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2304 of this title.
