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 117 STAT. 1456

PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

Sec. 582. Permanent authority for support for certain chaplain-led military family support programs. Sec. 583. Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Joint Executive Committee. Sec. 584. Review of the 1991 death of Marine Corps Colonel James E. Sabow. Sec. 585. Policy on concurrent deployment to combat zones of both military spouses of military families with minor children. Sec. 586. Congressional notification of amendment or cancellation of Department of Defense directive relating to reasonable access to military installations for certain personal commercial solicitation. Sec. 587. Study of National Guard Challenge Program. Sec. 588. Findings and sense of Congress on reward for information leading to resolution of status of members of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for.

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Matters SEC. 501. STANDARDIZATION OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT AS SERVICE CHIEF.

(a) CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.—Section 5033(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘from officers on the active-duty list in the line of the Navy who are eligible to command at sea and who hold the grade of rear admiral or above’’ and inserting ‘‘from the flag officers of the Navy’’. (b) COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.—Section 5043(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘from officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps not below the grade of colonel’’ and inserting ‘‘from the general officers of the Marine Corps’’. SEC. 502. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT AS CHIEF OF ARMY VETERINARY CORPS.

10 USC 3084 note.

(a) APPOINTMENT FROM AMONG MEMBERS OF THE CORPS.— Section 3084 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘The Chief of the Veterinary Corps of the Army’’ the following: ‘‘shall be appointed from among officers of the Veterinary Corps. The Chief of the Veterinary Corps’’. (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to appointments of the Chief of the Veterinary Corps of the Army that are made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. ´ IN SEC. 503. REPEAL OF REQUIRED GRADE OF DEFENSE ATTACHE FRANCE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 714 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 714. SEC. 504. REPEAL OF TERMINATION PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO MANAGEMENT OF GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS IN CERTAIN GRADES.

(a) SENIOR JOINT OFFICER POSITIONS.—Section 604 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c). (b) DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER GRADES.—Section 525(b)(5) of such title is amended by striking subparagraph (C).

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