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10 U.S.C. § 143 — Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel: limitation
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**(a) Permanent Limitation on OSD Personnel.—** The number of OSD personnel may not exceed 4,300.
**(b) OSD Personnel Defined.—** For purposes of this section, the term “OSD personnel” means military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who are assigned to, or employed in, functions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (including Direct Support Activities of that Office and the Washington Headquarters Services of the Department of Defense).
**(c) Limitation on Reassignment of Functions.—** In carrying out reductions in the number of personnel assigned to, or employed in, the Office of the Secretary of Defense in order to comply with this section, the Secretary of Defense may not reassign functions solely in order to evade the requirements contained in this section.
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**(a) Permanent Limitation on OSD Personnel.—** The number of OSD personnel may not exceed 4,300.
**(b) OSD Personnel Defined.—** For purposes of this section, the term “OSD personnel” means military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who are assigned to, or employed in, functions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (including Direct Support Activities of that Office and the Washington Headquarters Services of the Department of Defense).
**(c) Limitation on Reassignment of Functions.—** In carrying out reductions in the number of personnel assigned to, or employed in, the Office of the Secretary of Defense in order to comply with this section, the Secretary of Defense may not reassign functions solely in order to evade the requirements contained in this section.
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**(a)** There is in the Department of Defense an Office of the Secretary of Defense. The function of the Office is to assist the Secretary of Defense in carrying out the Secretary’s duties and responsibilities and to carry out such other duties as may be prescribed by law.
**(b)** The Office of the Secretary of Defense is composed of the following:
(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(2)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3794.]
(3) The Under Secretaries of Defense, as follows:
(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
(D) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
(E) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
(F) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
(4) Other officers who are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who report directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary without intervening authority, as follows:
(A) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
(B) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
(C) The General Counsel of the Department of Defense.
(D) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
(5) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, who reports directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary without intervening authority.
(6) The Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.
(7) The Assistant Secretaries of Defense.
(8) Other officials provided for by law, as follows:
(A) The two Deputy Directors within the Office of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation under [section 139a(c) of this t
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**(a) Guidelines Required.—**
(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall devise and implement guidelines and procedures to ensure that consideration is given to using, on a regular basis, Department of Defense civilian employees to perform new functions and functions that are performed by contractors and could be performed by Department of Defense civilian employees. The Secretary of a military department may prescribe supplemental regulations, if the Secretary determines such regulations are necessary for implementing such guidelines within that military department.
(2) The guidelines and procedures required under paragraph (1) may not include any specific limitation or restriction on the number of functions or activities that may be converted to performance by Department of Defense civilian employees.
**(b) Special Consideration for Certain Functions.—** The guidelines and procedures required under subsection (a) shall provide for special consideration to be given to using Department of Defense civilian employees to perform any function that—
(1) is performed by a contractor and—
(A) is a critical function that—
(i) is necessary to maintain sufficient Government expertise and technical capabilities; or
(ii) entails operational risk associated with contractor performance;
(B) is an acquisition workforce function;
(C) is a function closely associated with the performance of an inherently governmental function;
(D) has been performed by Department of Defense civilian employees at any time during the previous 10-year period;
(E) has been performed pursuant to a contract awarded on a non-competitive basis; or
(F) has been performed poorly, as determined by a contracting officer during the 5-year period preceding the
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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)** Not later than April 1 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and furnish to any Member of Congress upon request, a defense manpower profile report. The report shall contain the Secretary’s recommendations for—
(1) the annual active-duty end-strength level for each component of the armed forces for the next fiscal year; and
(2) the annual civilian personnel requirements level for each component of the Department of Defense for the next fiscal year and the civilian end-strength level for the prior fiscal year.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary shall include in each report under subsection (a) justification for the strength levels recommended and an explanation of the relationship between the personnel strength levels recommended for that fiscal year and the national security policies of the United States in effect at the time.
(2) The justification and explanation required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) An explanation of how personnel end strength level requests address threats described in the national defense strategy under [section 113(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section113/g&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) The rationale for recommended increases or decreases in active, reserve, and civilian personnel for each component of the Department of Defense.
(C) The actual end strength number for each armed force for the prior fiscal year, compared to authorized end strength levels.
(D) The shortfall in recruiting by each armed force as a percentage, as the Secretary determines appropriate.
**(c)** The Secretary shall include in each report under subsection (a) a detailed discussion of the manpo
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**(a) Cap on Headquarters Management Personnel.—** The total number of members of the armed forces and civilian employees assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the management headquarters activities or management headquarters support activities in the Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities may not exceed the number that is the number of such members and employees assigned or detailed to such duty on September 30, 1989.
**(b) Cap on Other Personnel.—** The total number of members of the armed forces and civilian employees assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities, other than members and employees assigned to management headquarters activities or management headquarters support activities, may not exceed the number that is the number of such members and employees assigned or detailed to such duty on September 30, 1989.
**(c) Prohibition Against Certain Actions to Exceed Limitations.—** The limitations in subsections (a) and (b) may not be exceeded by recategorizing or redefining duties, functions, offices, or organizations.
**(d) Exclusion of NSA.—** The National Security Agency shall be excluded in computing and maintaining the limitations required by this section.
**(e) Waiver.—** The limitations in this section do not apply—
(1) in time of war; or
(2) during a national emergency declared by the President or Congress.
**(f) Definitions.—** In this section, the terms “management headquarters activities” and “management headquarters support activities” have the meanings given those terms in Department of Defense Instruction 5100.73, titled “Major DoD Headquarters Activities”.
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**(a)** There is in the Department of the Army an Office of the Secretary of the Army. The function of the Office is to assist the Secretary of the Army in carrying out his responsibilities.
**(b)** The Office of the Secretary of the Army is composed of the following:
(1) The Under Secretary of the Army.
(2) The Assistant Secretaries of the Army.
(3) The Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army.
(4) The General Counsel of the Department of the Army.
(5) The Inspector General of the Army.
(6) The Chief of Legislative Liaison.
(7) The Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee.
(8) Such other offices and officials as may be established by law or as the Secretary of the Army may establish or designate.
**(c)**
(1) The Office of the Secretary of the Army shall have sole responsibility within the Office of the Secretary and the Army Staff for the following functions:
(A) Acquisition.
(B) Auditing.
(C) Comptroller (including financial management).
(D) Information management.
(E) Inspector General.
(F) Legislative affairs.
(G) Public affairs.
(2) The Secretary of the Army shall establish or designate a single office or other entity within the Office of the Secretary of the Army to conduct each function specified in paragraph (1). No office or other entity may be established or designated within the Army Staff to conduct any of the functions specified in paragraph (1).
(3) The Secretary shall prescribe the relationship of each office or other entity established or designated under paragraph (2) to the Chief of Staff and to the Army Staff and shall ensure that each such office or entity provides the Chief of Staff such staff support as the Chief of Staff considers necessary to perform his duties and responsibilities.
(4) The vesting in t
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**(a)** There is in the Department of the Navy an Office of the Secretary of the Navy. The function of the Office is to assist the Secretary of the Navy in carrying out his responsibilities.
**(b)** The Office of the Secretary of the Navy is composed of the following:
(1) The Under Secretary of the Navy.
(2) The Assistant Secretaries of the Navy.
(3) The General Counsel of the Department of the Navy.
(4) The Judge Advocate General of the Navy.
(5) The Naval Inspector General.
(6) The Chief of Legislative Affairs.
(7) The Chief of Naval Research.
(8) Such other offices and officials as may be established by law or as the Secretary of the Navy may establish or designate.
**(c)**
(1) The Office of the Secretary of the Navy shall have sole responsibility within the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Headquarters, Marine Corps, for the following functions:
(A) Acquisition.
(B) Auditing.
(C) Comptroller (including financial management).
(D) Information management.
(E) Inspector General.
(F) Legislative affairs.
(G) Public affairs.
(2) The Secretary of the Navy shall establish or designate a single office or other entity within the Office of the Secretary of the Navy to conduct each function specified in paragraph (1). No office or other entity may be established or designated within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations or the Headquarters, Marine Corps, to conduct any of the functions specified in paragraph (1).
(3) The Secretary shall—
(A) prescribe the relationship of each office or other entity established or designated under paragraph (2)—
(i) to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; and
(ii) to the Commandant of the Marine
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**(a)** There is in the Department of the Air Force an Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. The function of the Office is to assist the Secretary of the Air Force in carrying out his responsibilities.
**(b)** The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force is composed of the following:
(1) The Under Secretary of the Air Force.
(2) The Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force.
(3) The General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force.
(4) The Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force.
(5) The Chief of Legislative Liaison.
(6) The Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee.
(7) Such other offices and officials as may be established by law or as the Secretary of the Air Force may establish or designate.
**(c)**
(1) The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force shall have sole responsibility within the Office of the Secretary, the Air Staff, and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations for the following functions:
(A) Acquisition.
(B) Auditing.
(C) Comptroller (including financial management).
(D) Information management.
(E) Inspector General.
(F) Legislative affairs.
(G) Public affairs.
(2) Subject to paragraph (6), the Secretary of the Air Force shall establish or designate a single office or other entity within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct each function specified in paragraph (1). No office or other entity may be established or designated within the Air Staff or the Office of the Chief of Space Operations to conduct any of the functions specified in paragraph (1).
(3) The Secretary shall prescribe the relationship of each office or other entity established or designated under paragraph (2) to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Air Staff, and to the Chief of Space Operations and the Office of the
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lows: ‘‘has the responsibilities for policy, oversight,
guidance, and coordination for nuclear command and
control systems;’’.
2018—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 115–232, § 903(1), in-
serted ‘‘(other than with respect to business systems
and management)’’ after ‘‘sections 3506(a)(2)’’.
Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 115–232, § 903(2), substituted
‘‘sections 11315 and 11319 of title 40 (other than with re-
spect to business systems and management)’’ for ‘‘sec-
tion 11315 of title 40’’.
Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 115–232, § 903(3), substituted
‘‘sections 2223(a) (other than with respect to business
systems and management) and 2224’’ for ‘‘sections 2222,
2223(a), and 2224’’.
2017—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–91, § 909(a), inserted be-
fore period at end ‘‘, who shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, from among civilians who are qualified to serve
as such officer’’.
Subsec. (b)(1)(I). Pub. L. 115–91, § 909(b), substituted
‘‘the information technology, networking, information
assurance, cybersecurity, and cyber capability archi-
tectures’’ for ‘‘the networking and cyber defense archi-
tecture’’.
Subsec. (b)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 115–91, § 909(c), added
pars. (2) and (3) and redesignated former par. (2) as (4).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–91, § 1081(b)(1)(A), repealed
Pub. L. 113–291, § 901(j)(1)(B). See 2014 Amendment note
below.
Pub. L. 115–91, § 909(d), added subsec. (c), relating to
the direct report of the Chief Information Officer to the
Secretary of Defense.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–91, § 909(d), added subsec. (d).
2016—Subsec. (b)(1)(E) to (I). Pub. L. 114–328 added
subpars. (E) to (I).
2014—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–291, § 901(j)(1)(B), which
directed striking out subsec
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