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 100 STAT. 1018 Alaska.

Reports.

PUBLIC LAW 99-433—OCT. 1, 1986

(7) Revision of the geographic area for which the United States Pacific Command has responsibility so as to include all of the State of Alaska. (8) Revision of the missions and responsibilities of the United States Readiness Command so as to include— (A) an enhanced role in securing the borders of the United States; and (B) assignment of regions of the world not assigned as part of the geographic area of responsibility of any other unified combatant command. (9) Revision of the division of missions and responsibilities between the United States Central Command and the United States Readiness Command. (10) Elimination of the command designated as United States Forces, Caribbean. (b) DEADLINE.—The first report to the President under such section shall be made not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 213. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON COMMAND STRUCTURE (a) PROHIBITION AGAINST CONSOLIDATING FUNCTIONS OF THE MILITARY TRANSPORTATION COMMANDS.—Section 1110 of the Department

10 USC 133 note.

of Defense Authorization Act, 1983 (Public Law 97-252; 96 Stat. 747), is repealed. (b) PROHIBITION AGAINST ALTERING COMMAND STRUCTURE FOR MILITARY FORCES IN ALASKA.—Section 8106 of the Department of

Defense Appropriations Act, 1986 (as contained in section 101(b) of Public Law 99-190 (99 Stat. 1221)), is repealed. SEC. 214. TRANSITION 10 USC 162 note.

(a) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES TO COMBATANT COMMANDS.—Section

162(a) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 211 of this Act), shall be implemented not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 10 USC 164 note.

(b) WAIVER OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT AS COMBATANT

COMMANDER.—(1) The President may waive, as provided in paragraph (2), the requirements provided for in section 164(a) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 201 of this Act), relating to the assignment of commanders of the combatant commands. (2) In exercising such waiver authority, the President may, in the case of any officer— (A) waive the requirement that the officer have the joint specialty; (B) waive the requirement under section 664 of such title (as added by section 401 of this Act) for the length of a joint duty assignment if the officer has served in such an assignment for not less than two years; and (C) consider as a joint duty assignment any tour of duty served by the officer as a general or flag officer before the date of the enactment of this Act (or being served on the date of the enactment of this Act) that was considered to be a joint duty assignment or a joint equivalent assignment under regulations in effect at the time the assignment began. (3)(A) A waiver under paragraph (2)(A) may not be made more than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) A waiver under paragraph (2)(B) or (2)(C) may not be made more than four years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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