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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
[Document affected by Public Law 107-107 Section 1121]
[CITE: 10USC1606]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
           CHAPTER 83--CIVILIAN DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE EMPLOYEES
 
        SUBCHAPTER I--DEFENSE-WIDE INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL POLICY
 
Sec. 1606. Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense may establish a Defense 
Intelligence Senior Executive Service for defense intelligence positions 
established pursuant to section 1601(a) of this title that are 
equivalent to Senior Executive Service positions. The number of 
positions in the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service may not 
exceed 517.
    (b) Regulations Consistent With Title 5 Provisions.--The Secretary 
of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the Defense Intelligence 
Senior Executive Service which are consistent with the requirements set 
forth in sections 3131, 3132(a)(2), 3396(c), 3592, 3595(a), 5384, and 
6304 of title 5, subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 7543 of such 
title (except that any hearing or appeal to which a member of the 
Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service is entitled shall be held 
or decided pursuant to those regulations), and subchapter II of chapter 
43 of such title. To the extent that the Secretary determines it 
practicable to apply to members of, or applicants for, the Defense 
Intelligence Senior Executive Service other provisions of title 5 that 
apply to members of, or applicants for, the Senior Executive Service, 
the Secretary shall also prescribe regulations to implement those 
provisions with respect to the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive 
Service.
    (c) Award of Rank to Members of the Defense Intelligence Senior 
Executive Service.--The President, based on the recommendations of the 
Secretary of Defense, may award a rank referred to in section 4507 of 
title 5 to members of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. 
The award of such rank shall be made in a manner consistent with the 
provisions of that section.

(Added Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title XVI, Sec. 1632(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 
110 Stat. 2747; amended Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title XI, 
Sec. 1142], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-319.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1606 was renumbered section 1622 of this title.
    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
sections 1590(f), (g) and 1601(a)-(c) of this title prior to repeal by 
Pub. L. 104-201, Secs. 1632(a)(3), 1633(a).


                               Amendments

    2000--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-398 substituted ``517'' for ``492''.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1635 of Pub. L. 104-201, 
set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under section 1593 
of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1613 of this title.
