Sec. 592. Senior Military Acquisition Advisors in the Defense Acquisition Corps
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Subchapter II of chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary of Defense may establish in the Defense Acquisition Corps positions to be known as Senior Military Acquisition Advisor . A Senior Military Acquisition Advisor shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. An officer who is appointed as a Senior Military Acquisition Advisor— shall serve as an advisor to, and provide senior level acquisition expertise to, the Service Acquisition Executive of that officer’s military department in accordance with this section; and shall be assigned as an adjunct professor at the Defense Acquisition University.
An officer who is appointed as a Senior Military Acquisition Advisor may continue on active duty while serving in such position without regard to any mandatory retirement date that would otherwise be applicable to that officer by reason of years of service or age. An officer who is continued on active duty pursuant to this section is not eligible for consideration for selection for promotion. Upon retirement, an officer who is a Senior Military Acquisition Advisor may, in the discretion of the President, be retired in the grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half) if— the officer has served as a Senior Military Acquisition Advisor for a period of not less than three years; and the officer’s service as a Senior Military Acquisition Advisor has been distinguished.
Selection of an officer for recommendation for appointment as a Senior Military Acquisition Advisor shall be made competitively, and shall be based upon demonstrated experience and expertise in acquisition. Officers shall be selected for recommendation for appointment as Senior Military Acquisition Advisors from among officers of the Defense Acquisition Corps who are serving in the grade of colonel or, in the case of the Navy, captain, and who have at least 12 years of acquisition experience.
An officer selected for recommendation for appointment as a Senior Military Acquisition Advisor shall have at least 30 years of active commissioned service at the time of appointment. The appointment of an officer as a Senior Military Acquisition Advisor shall be for a term of not longer than five years. There may not be more than 15 Senior Military Acquisition Advisors at any time, of whom— not more than five may be officers of the Army; not more than five may be officers of the Navy and Marine Corps; and not more than five may be officers of the Air Force.
Subject to paragraph (1), the number of Senior Military Acquisition Advisors for each military department shall be as required and identified by the Service Acquisition Executive of such military department and approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. An officer who is a Senior Military Acquisition Advisor shall have as the officer’s primary duty providing strategic, technical, and programmatic advice to the Service Acquisition Executive of the officer’s military department on matters pertaining to the Defense Acquisition System, including matters pertaining to procurement, research and development, advanced technology, test and evaluation, production, program management, systems engineering, and lifecycle logistics. .
The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 87 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1725. Senior Military Acquisition Advisors. . Section 523(b) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Officers who are Senior Military Acquisition Advisors under section 1725 of this title, but not to exceed 15. .