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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3229

SEC. 508. GRADES OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATES GENERAL.

(a) JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE ARMY.—Section 3037(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the following new sentences: ‘‘The Judge Advocate General, while so serving, shall hold a grade not lower than major general. An officer appointed as Assistant Judge Advocate General who holds a lower regular grade shall be appointed in the regular grade of major general.’’. (b) JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE NAVY.—Section 5148(b) of such title is amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘The Judge Advocate General, while so serving, shall hold a grade not lower than rear admiral or major general, as appropriate.’’. (c) JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE AIR FORCE.—Section 8037(a) of such title is amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘The Judge Advocate General, while so serving, shall hold a grade not lower than major general.’’. SEC. 509. AUTHORITY TO RETAIN PERMANENT PROFESSORS AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY BEYOND 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COMMISSIONED SERVICE.

(a) WAIVER OF MANDATORY RETIREMENT FOR YEARS OF SERVICE.— (1) LIEUTENANT COLONELS AND COMMANDERS.—Section 633 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking ‘‘Except an’’ and all that follows through ‘‘except as provided’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 28 YEARS OF ACTIVE COMMISSIONED SERVICE.—Except as provided in subsection (b) and as provided’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not apply to the following: ‘‘(1) An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps who is an officer designated for limited duty to whom section 5596(e) or 6383 of this title applies. ‘‘(2) An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps who is a permanent professor at the United States Naval Academy.’’. (2) COLONELS AND NAVY CAPTAINS.—Section 634 of such title is amended— (A) by striking ‘‘Except an’’ and all that follows through ‘‘except as provided’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COMMISSIONED SERVICE.—Except as provided in subsection (b) and as provided’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not apply to the following: ‘‘(1) An officer of the Navy who is designated for limited duty to whom section 6383(a)(4) of this title applies. ‘‘(2) An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps who is a permanent professor at the United States Naval Academy.’’. (b) AUTHORITY FOR RETENTION OF PERMANENT PROFESSORS BEYOND 30 YEARS.— (1) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 603 of such title is amended by inserting after section 6969 the following new section:

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