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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 412 -AUG. 10, 1949 "(f) The Secretary of Defense may, without being relieved of his responsibility therefor, and unless prohibited by some specific provi- sion of this Act or other specific provision of law, perform any function vested in him through or with the aid of such officials or organizational entities of the Department of Defense as he may designate." DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE; ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE; MILITARY ASSISTANTS; AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 581 Authority of Secre- tary. SEC. 6. (a) Section 203 of the National Security Act of 1947 is 61 Stat. 500 amended to read as follows: 5171c., Supp. I, "SEc. 203. (a) There shall be a Deputy Secretary of Defense, who Deputy Secretary. shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate: Provided, That a person who has Noneigibility for within ten years been on active duty as a commissioned officer in a appotment Regular component of the armed services shall not be eligible for appointment as Deputy Secretary of Defense. The Deputy Secretary Duties. shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe and shall take precedence in the Department of Defense next after the Secretary of Defense. The Deputy Secretary shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Secretary of Defense during his absence or disability. "(b) There shall be three Assistant Secretaries of Defense, who shall Assistant Sec- be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice es and consent of the Senate. The Assistant Secretaries shall perform Duties. such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe and shall take precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Secre- tary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force. "(c) Officers of the armed services may be detailed to duty as assist- Military assistants. ants and personal aides to the Secretary of Defense, but he shall not establish a military staff other than that provided for by section 61 Stat. 505. 211 (a) of this Act." 171f (a). (b) Section 204 of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended to 6 . 500. read as follows: 5U.S.C., Supp. 11 "SEC. 204. The Secretary of Defense is authorized, subject to the 171d. civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, to 42ustat. 14s. 5 U. S. C. §661-¢74; appoint and fix the compensation of such civilian personnel as may su,. p . i,i'2et q. be necessary for the performance of the functions of the Department st, p. 972. of Defense other than those of the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force." CREATING THE POSITION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AND PRESCRIBING HIS POWERS AND DUTIES SEC. 7. (a) Section 210 of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 210. There shall be within the Department of Defense an Armed Forces Policy Council composed of the Secretary of Defense, as Chairman, who shall have power of decision; the Deputy Secretary of Defense; the Secretary of the Army; the Secretary of the Navy; the Secretary of the Air Force; the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; the Chief of Staff, United States Army; the Chief of Naval Operations; and the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force. The Armed Forces Policy Council shall advise the Secretary of Defense on matters of broad policy relating to the armed forces and shall con- sider and report on such other matters as the Secretary of Defense may direct." (b) Section 211 of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended to read as follows: 61 Stat. 504. 5 U. S. C., Supp. II. § 171e. Armed Forces Policy Council. Duties. 61 Stat. 505 . 5U.8.C., Supp. I, I 171f.

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