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PUBLIC LAW 85-699-AUG. 6, 1958

designee is further authorized to engage in such advanced space projects as may be designated by the President. "Nothing in this provision oi law shall preclude the Secretary of Defense from assigning to the military departments the duty of engaging in research and development of weapons systems necessary to fulfill the combatant functions assigned by law to such military departments. "The Secretary of Defense shall assign any weapons systems developed to such military department or departments for production and operational control as he may determine/' (c) Section 171(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by renumbering clauses " (6) ", " (7) ", " (8) ", and " (9) " as clauses "(7)% " (8) ", " (9) ", and " ( 1 0) ", respectively, and inserting the following new clause (6) after clause (5): "(6) the Director of Defense Research and Engineering;".

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70A Stat. 8. Armed Forces P o l i c y Council.

REDUCING THE N U M B E R OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE

SEC. 10. (a) Subsection (c) of section 203 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (5 tJ. S. C. 171c), as redesignated by section 9 (a) of this Act, is amended as follows: (1) By striking out the word "three" and inserting the word "seven" in place thereof. (2) By striking out the word "and" after the word "Navy,". (3J^ Bj^ inserting the words ", and the Director of Defense Research and Engineering" after the words "Air Force". (b) Section 3 of Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1953 (67 Stat. 638) is repealed. AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF OFFICERS BETWEEN THE ARMED FORCES

SEC. 11. Chapter 41 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) By adding the following new item at the end of the analysis: "716. Commissioned officers: transfers between Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps." (2) By adding the following new section at the end: "§ 716. Commissioned officers: transfers between Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may, within authorized strengths, transfer any commissioned officer with his consent from the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps to, and appoint him in, any other of those armed forces. The Secretary of Defense shall establish, by regulations approved by the President, policies and procedures for such transfers and appointments. No officer transferred pursuant to this authority shall be assigned precedence or relative rank higher than that which he held on the day prior to such transfer."

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NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

SEC. 12. Section 3015 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections " (a) ", " (b) ", and " (c) " as subsections " (b) ", " (c) ", and " (d) ", respectively, and by inserting a new subsection (a) to read as follows: " (a) There is a National Guard Bureau, which is a Joint Bureau of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force, headed by a chief who is the adviser to the Army Chief of Staff and the Air Force Chief of Staff on National Guard matters. The Na-

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C h i e f olf National Guard Bureau.

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