Sec. 1047. Longer term and eligibility for appointment to rank of Admiral of Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command
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Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: An individual service as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command— subject to paragraph (2), shall serve for a term of eight years; and is eligible to be appointed to the rank of Admiral during the final three years of that term. The Secretary of the Navy may terminate the term of an individual serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command before the end of the eight-year term specified in paragraph (1)(A) if the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of the termination. .
Section 636(c) of such title is amended— by striking In the administration and inserting
(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the administration ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The officer serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command— may continue to serve after 40 years of active commissioned service in order to complete the term of the Commander specified in section 526(k)(1)(A) of this title; may in no case serve more than 45 years of active commissioned service. .