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10 U.S.C. § 138c — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title IX, § 901(g)(2), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3466]

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10 U.S.C. § 138c — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title IX, § 901(g)(2), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3466]

### Statutory Notes Section, added Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title IX, § 902(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4564, § 139b; renumbered § 138c and amended Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title IX, § 901(b)(7), (k)(1)(C), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4320, 4325; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 311, Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1351; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(f)(3), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1952; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title III, § 311, Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 728; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title IX, § 901(g)(1)(B), (D), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3464, 3465, related to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs.

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10 U.S.C. § 138 — Assistant Secretaries of Defense

**(a)** (1) There are 20 Assistant Secretaries of Defense. (2) The Assistant Secretaries of Defense shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. **(b)** (1) The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. (2) (A) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision (including oversight of policy and resources) of special operations activities (as defined in [section 167(k) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section167/k&num=0&edition=prelim)) and low intensity conflict activities of the Department of Defense. The Assistant Secretary is the principal civilian adviser to the Secretary of Defense on special operations and low intensity conflict matters and (after the Secretary and Deputy Secretary) is the principal special operations and low intensity conflict official within the senior management of the Department of Defense. A person may not be appointed as Assistant Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force. Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary shall do the following: (i) Exercise authority, direction, and control of all special-operations peculiar administrative matters relating to the organization, training, and equipping of special operations forces through the administrative chain of command specified in [section 167(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid

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10 U.S.C. § 139b — Secretariat for Special Operations; Special Operations Policy and Oversight Council

**(a) Secretariat for Special Operations.—** (1) **In general.—** — In order to fulfill the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict specified in [section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section138/b/2/A/i&num=0&edition=prelim), there shall be within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict an office to be known as the “Secretariat for Special Operations”. (2) **Purpose.—** — The purpose of the Secretariat is to assist the Assistant Secretary in exercising authority, direction, and control with respect to the special operations-peculiar administration and support of the special operations command, including the readiness and organization of special operations forces, resources and equipment, and civilian personnel as specified in such section. (3) **Director.—** — The Director of the Secretariat for Special Operations shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among individuals qualified to serve as the Director. An individual serving as Director shall, while so serving, be a member of the Senior Executive Service. (4) **Administrative chain of command.—** — For purposes of the support of the Secretariat for the Assistant Secretary in the fulfillment of the responsibilities referred to in paragraph (1), the administrative chain of command is as specified in [section 167(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section167/f&num=0&edition=prelim). Unless otherwise directed by the President, no officer below the Secretary of Defense (other than the Assistant Secretary) may intervene to exercise authority, direction, or control o

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10 U.S.C. § 2926 — Operational energy

**(a) Operational Energy Policy.—** In carrying out [section 2911(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2911/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure the types, availability, and use of operational energy promote the readiness of the armed forces for their military missions in contested logistics environments. **(b) Responsibilities.—** The Secretary of Defense shall— (1) require the Secretaries concerned and the commanders of the combatant commands to assess the energy supportability in contested logistics environments of systems, capabilities, and plans; (2) authorize the use of energy security, cost of backup power, supportability in contested logistics environments, and energy resilience as factors in the cost-benefit analysis for procurement of operational equipment; and (3) in selecting equipment that will use operational energy, give favorable consideration to the acquisition of equipment that enhances energy security, energy resilience, energy conservation, and reduces logistical vulnerabilities in contested logistics environments. **(c) Functions of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment.—** The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, in consultation with the heads of the appropriate Department of Defense components and in coordination with the working group under subsection (d), shall— (1) oversee the operational energy activities of the Department of Defense, including the activities of the working group established under subsection (d), and oversee the investments of the Department in such activities; (2) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the policies and investments that affect the use o

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10 U.S.C. § 138c — and amended Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title IX,

Page 205 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 139 [title X, § 903(b)(1)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–82, 1783–132, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(c) [title X, § 903(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–82, 3341–132; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IX, formerly title IV, § 903(b)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3911, renumbered title IX, Pub. L. 100–26, § 3(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 273; renumbered § 137 and amended Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, §§ 901(a)(1), 904(d)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1726, 1728; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title IX, § 903(c)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 402; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title IX, § 901, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2617; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title IX, § 911(d)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 719; renumbered § 139a, Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2619; Pub. L. 111–23, title I, § 104(a)(1), May 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1717; renumbered § 138b and amended Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title IX, § 901(b)(6), (k)(1)(B), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4319, 4325; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title IX, § 904(e)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1867; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title IX, § 901(h)(2)(C), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3466, related to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. [§ 138c. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title IX, § 901(g)(2), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3466] Section, added Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title IX, § 902(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4564, § 139b; renumbered § 138c and amended Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title IX, § 901(b)(7), (k)(1)(C), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4320, 4325; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 311, Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1351; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(f)(3), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1952; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title III, § 311, Dec

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