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10 U.S.C. § 133a — Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
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**(a) Under Secretary of Defense.—** There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have an extensive technology, science, or engineering background and experience with managing complex or advanced technological programs. A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
**(b) Duties and Powers.—** Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary may prescribe, including—
(1) serving as the chief technology officer of the Department of Defense with the mission of advancing technology and innovation for the armed forces (and the Department);
(2) establishing policies on, and supervising, all elements of the Department relating to defense research and engineering, technology development, technology transition, appropriate prototyping activities, experimentation, and developmental testing activities and programs and unifying defense research and engineering efforts and enhancing jointness across the Department;
(3) serving as the principal advisor to the Secretary on all research, engineering, and technology development activities and programs in the Department;
(4) directing the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of all other elements of the Department with regard to matters for which the Under Secretary has responsibility; and
(5) conducting developmental prototyping, designing and executing experiments of prototypes in the field to demonst
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**(a) Under Secretary of Defense.—** There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have an extensive technology, science, or engineering background and experience with managing complex or advanced technological programs. A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
**(b) Duties and Powers.—** Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary may prescribe, including—
(1) serving as the chief technology officer of the Department of Defense with the mission of advancing technology and innovation for the armed forces (and the Department);
(2) establishing policies on, and supervising, all elements of the Department relating to defense research and engineering, technology development, technology transition, appropriate prototyping activities, experimentation, and developmental testing activities and programs and unifying defense research and engineering efforts and enhancing jointness across the Department;
(3) serving as the principal advisor to the Secretary on all research, engineering, and technology development activities and programs in the Department;
(4) directing the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of all other elements of the Department with regard to matters for which the Under Secretary has responsibility; and
(5) conducting developmental prototyping, designing and executing experiments of prototypes in the field to demonstrate operational relevance to address joint force capability gaps, and encouraging and supporting the rapid transition of technology from the research and development phase into operational use within the Department.
**(c) Precedence in Department of Defense.—**
(1) **Precedence in matters of responsibility.—** — With regard to all matters for which the Under Secretary has responsibility by the direction of the Secretary of Defense or by law, the Under Secretary takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(2) **Precedence in other matters.—** — With regard to all matters other than the matters for which the Under Secretary has responsibility by the direction of the Secretary or by law, the Under Secretary takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, and the Secretaries of the military departments.
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**(a) Required Readiness Reporting System.—** The Secretary of Defense shall establish a comprehensive readiness reporting system for the Department of Defense. The readiness reporting system shall measure in an objective, accurate, and timely manner the capability of the armed forces to carry out—
(1) the National Security Strategy prescribed by the President in the most recent annual national security strategy report under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3043](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3043&num=0&edition=prelim));
(2) the defense planning guidance provided by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to [section 113(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section113/g&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) the National Military Strategy prescribed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
**(b) Readiness Reporting System Characteristics.—** In establishing and maintaining the readiness reporting system, the Secretary shall ensure—
(1) that the readiness reporting system and associated policies are applied uniformly throughout the Department of Defense, including between and among the joint staff and each of the armed forces;
(2) that is the single authoritative readiness reporting system for the Department, and that there shall be no military service specific systems;
(3) that readiness assessments are accomplished at an organizational level at, or below, the level at which forces are employed;
(4) that the reporting system include resources information, force posture, and mission centric capability assessments, as well as predicted changes to these attributes;
(5) that information in the readiness reporting system is continually updated, with (A)
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**(a)** On or after the first Monday in January but not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the President shall submit a budget of the United States Government for the following fiscal year. Each budget shall include a budget message and summary and supporting information. The President shall include in each budget the following:
(1) information on activities and functions of the Government.
(2) when practicable, information on costs and achievements of Government programs.
(3) other desirable classifications of information.
(4) a reconciliation of the summary information on expenditures with proposed appropriations.
(5) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations the President decides are necessary to support the Government in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year.
(6) estimated receipts of the Government in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year under—
(A) laws in effect when the budget is submitted; and
(B) proposals in the budget to increase revenues.
(7) appropriations, expenditures, and receipts of the Government in the prior fiscal year.
(8) estimated expenditures and receipts, and appropriations and proposed appropriations, of the Government for the current fiscal year.
(9) balanced statements of the—
(A) condition of the Treasury at the end of the prior fiscal year;
(B) estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the current fiscal year; and
(C) estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted if financial proposals in the budget are adopted.
(10) essential information about the debt of the Government.
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**(a)** The Department of Defense is an executive department of the United States.
**(b)** The Department is composed of the following:
(1) The Office of the Secretary of Defense.
(2) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(3) The Joint Staff.
(4) The Defense Agencies.
(5) Department of Defense Field Activities.
(6) The Department of the Army.
(7) The Department of the Navy.
(8) The Department of the Air Force.
(9) The unified and specified combatant commands.
(10) Such other offices, agencies, activities, and commands as may be established or designated by law or by the President.
(11) All offices, agencies, activities, and commands under the control or supervision of any element named in paragraphs (1) through (10).
**(c)** If the President establishes or designates an office, agency, activity, or command in the Department of Defense of a kind other than those described in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (b), the President shall notify Congress not later than 60 days thereafter.
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**(a)**
(1) There are six Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.
(2) The Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(3) The officials authorized under this section shall be the only Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.
**(b)** Each Deputy Under Secretary of Defense shall be the first assistant to an Under Secretary of Defense and shall assist such Under Secretary in the performance of the duties of the position of such Under Secretary and shall act for, and exercise the powers of, such Under Secretary when such Under Secretary dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office.
**(c)**
(1) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
(2) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
(3) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
(4) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
(5) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
(6) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, who shall be appointed from among persons who have extensive expertise in intelligence matters.
**(d)** The Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense take precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the Under Secretaries of Defense. The Deputy Under Secretaries shall take precedence among themselves in the order prescri
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Level III of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
[§ 133
quirements and notice to Congress on transfer to the
Chief Management Officer of the Department of De-
fense of oversight of shared business services, was re-
pealed by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(2)(B),
Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3794.
[§ 133. Repealed. Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title IX,
§ 901(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2339]
Section, added Pub. L. 99–348, title V, § 501(a), July 1,
1986, 100 Stat. 707, § 134a; renumbered § 133 and amended
Pub. L. 99–433, title I, §§ 101(a)(7), 110(c)(1), (d)(8), Oct. 1,
1986, 100 Stat. 995, 1002, 1003; Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(c) [title
X, § 901], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–82, 1783–130, and
Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(c) [title X, § 901], Oct. 30, 1986, 100
Stat. 3341–82, 3341–130; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IX,
formerly title IV, § 901, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3910, re-
numbered title IX, Pub. L. 100–26, § 3(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101
Stat. 273; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VIII, § 809(d),
Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2013; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title
IX, § 904(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1728; Pub. L. 106–65,
div. A, title IX, § 911(a)(2), (d)(2), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat.
717, 719; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VIII, § 801(a), Dec.
28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1174; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X,
§ 1071(a)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2398; Pub. L. 110–181,
div. A, title IX, § 907, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 277; Pub. L.
111–350, § 5(b)(1), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3842; Pub. L.
113–291, div. A, title IX, § 901(j)(2)(A), Dec. 19, 2014, 128
Stat. 3467; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VIII, § 825(b), Nov.
25, 2015, 129 Stat. 908; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X,
§ 1081(b)(1)(A), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1597, related to
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tec
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