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 119 STAT. 3252

PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

application of the Military Selective Service Act (50 App. U.S.C. 451 et seq.) to males only. ‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘ground combat exclusion policy’ means the military personnel policies of the Department of Defense and the military departments, as in effect on October 1, 1994, by which female members of the armed forces are restricted from assignment to units and positions below brigade level whose primary mission is to engage in direct combat on the ground. ‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die. ‘‘(6) For purposes of this subsection, a military career designator is one that is related to military operations on the ground as of May 18, 2005, and applies— ‘‘(A) for enlisted members and warrant officers, to military occupational specialties, specialty codes, enlisted designators, enlisted classification codes, additional skill identifiers, and special qualification identifiers; and ‘‘(B) for officers (other than warrant officers), to officer areas of concentration, occupational specialties, specialty codes, designators, additional skill identifiers, and special qualification identifiers. ‘‘(b) OTHER PERSONNEL POLICY CHANGES.—(1) Except in a case covered by section 6035 of this title or by subsection (a), whenever the Secretary of Defense proposes to make a change to military personnel policies described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, not less than 30 days before such change is implemented, submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives notice, in writing, of the proposed change. ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a proposed military personnel policy change, other than a policy change covered by subsection (a), that would make available to female members of the armed forces assignment to any of the following that, as of the date of the proposed change, is closed to such assignment: ‘‘(A) Any type of unit not covered by subsection (a). ‘‘(B) Any class of combat vessel. ‘‘(C) Any type of combat platform.’’. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 651 the following new item: ‘‘652. Notice to Congress of proposed changes in units, assignments, etc. to which female members may be assigned.’’. (b) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICIES WITH REGARD TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF WOMEN.—Not later

than March 31, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report of the Secretary’s review of the current and future implementation of the policy regarding the assignment of women as articulated in the Secretary of Defense memorandum, dated January 13, 1994, and entitled, ‘‘Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule’’. In conducting that review, the Secretary shall closely examine Army unit modularization efforts, and associated personnel assignment policies, to ensure their compliance with the Department of Defense policy articulated in the January 1994 memorandum.

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