Sec. 503. Enhancement of military personnel authorities in connection with the defense acquisition workforce
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Subsection (a)(1) of section 688 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subparagraph (D), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: acquisition addressed by military personnel acting under chapter 87 of this title. . Subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section is amended by striking limited to assignments in which and all that follows and inserting “limited to— assignments in which the officer gains significant experience in joint matters; and assignments pursuant to chapter 87 of this title; and . Subsection
(a)of section 1722a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after such military department) the following: , in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps (with respect to the armed force under the jurisdiction of each), . Subsection
(b)of such section is amended— in paragraph (1), by inserting single-tracked before career path ; by redesignating paragraphs
(2)and
(3)as paragraphs
(3)and (4), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following new paragraph (2): A dual-tracked career path that attracts the highest quality officers and enlisted personnel and allows them to gain experience in, and receive credit for, a primary career in combat arms and a functional secondary career in the acquisition field in order to more closely align the military operational requirements and acquisition workforces of each armed force. . Subsection
(a)of section 2151 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by inserting
(1)before Joint professional military education ; and by striking the second sentence and inserting the following new paragraphs: The subject matter to be covered by joint professional military education shall include at least the following: National Military Strategy. Joint planning at all levels of war. Joint doctrine. Joint command and control. Joint force and joint requirements development. Operational contract support. In lieu of the subject matters covered by paragraph (2), or in supplement to one or more of such matters, the subject matter to be covered by joint professional military education may include subjects addressed in training programs under section 2013(a) of this title by, in, or through organizations described in paragraph (2)(D) of that section. . Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: A training program section 2013(a) of this title by, in, or through an organization described in paragraph (2)(D) of that section. . Section 2154(a)(2) of such title is amended— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking in residence at ; by striking subparagraph
(A)and inserting the following new subparagraph (A): in residence at the Joint Forces Staff College; ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking a senior level service school and inserting in residence at a senior level service school, or by, in, or though a senior level service school described in section 2151(b)(1)(E) of this title, . Section 2155 of such title is amended— in subsection (b)— in the subsection caption, by inserting after for joint military subjects ; and Phase II requirements by inserting described in section 2151(a)(2) of this title after joint professional military education ; in subsection (c)— in the subsection caption, by inserting after for joint military subjects ; Curriculum content by striking section 2151(a) and inserting section 2151(a)(2) ; and by inserting described in such section after joint professional military education ; by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection (e); by inserting after subsection
(c)the following new subsection (d): The curriculum for Phase II joint professional military education described in section 2151(a)(3) of this title shall include such matters as the Secretary shall specify in connection with training programs described in that section in order to satisfy requirements for successful performance in the acquisition or acquisition-related field. ; and in subsection (e), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by inserting (other than a service school described in section 2151(b)(1)(E) of this title) after senior level service school . Section 2547 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b), by striking this subsection the first place it appears and inserting subsection
(a); by redesignating subsection
(c)as subsection (d); and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsection (c): Not later than January 1 each year, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall each submit to Congress a report on the promotion rates during the preceding fiscal year of officers who are serving in, or have served in, positions covered by chapter 87 of this title, and officers who have been certified under that chapter, in the grades specified in paragraph (2). If promotion rates for any such grade of officers failed to meet objectives for the fiscal year concerned for promotion rates for such grade, the chief of the armed force concerned shall include in the report for such fiscal year information on such failure and on the actions taken or to be taken by such chief to prevent further such failures. The grades specified in this paragraph are as follows: The grade of colonel (or captain, in the case of the Navy). The grade of lieutenant colonel (or commander, in the case of the Navy). The grade of major (or lieutenant commander, in the case of the Navy). .