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10 U.S.C. § 8542 — President; assistants

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10 U.S.C. § 8542 — President; assistants

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**(a)** (1) The President of the Naval Postgraduate School shall be one of the following: (A) An active-duty officer of the Navy or Marine Corps in a grade not below the grade of captain or colonel, respectively, who is assigned or detailed to such position. (B) A civilian individual, including an individual who was retired from the Navy or Marine Corps in a grade not below captain, or colonel, respectively, who has the qualifications appropriate to the position of President and is selected by the Secretary of the Navy as the best qualified from among candidates for the position in accordance with— (i) the criteria specified in paragraph (4); (ii) a process determined by the Secretary; and (iii) other factors the Secretary considers essential. (2) Before making an assignment, detail, or selection of an individual for the position of President of the Naval Postgraduate School, the Secretary shall— (A) consult with the Board of Advisors for the Naval Postgraduate School; (B) consider any recommendation of the leadership and faculty of the Naval Postgraduate School regarding the assignment or selection to that position; and (C) consider the recommendations of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. (3) An individual selected for the position of President of the Naval Postgraduate School under paragraph (1)(B) shall serve in that position for a term of not more than five years and may be continued in that position for an additional term of up to five years. (4) The qualifications appropriate for selection of an individual for detail or assignment to the position of President of the Naval Postgraduate School include the following: (A) An academic degree that is either— (i) a doctorate degree in a field of study relevant to the mission and function of the Naval Postgraduate School; or (ii) a master’s degree in a field of study relevant to the mission and function of the Naval Postgraduate School, but only if— (I) the individual is an active-duty or retired officer of the Navy or Marine Corps in a grade not below the grade of captain or colonel, respectively; and (II) at the time of the selection of that individual as President, the individual selected for the position of Provost and Chief Academic Officer has a doctorate degree in such a field of study. (B) A comprehensive understanding of the Department of the Navy, the Department of Defense, and joint and combined operations. (C) Leadership experience at the senior level in a large and diverse organization. (D) Demonstrated ability to foster and encourage a program of research in order to sustain academic excellence. (E) Other qualifications, as determined by the Secretary of the Navy. **(b)** The Secretary shall detail officers of the Navy and the Marine Corps of appropriate grades and qualifications to assist the President in— (1) the advanced instruction and professional and technical education of students and the provision of research opportunities for students; and (2) the administration of the Postgraduate School.

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10 U.S.C. § 3001 — Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system

**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means— (1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; (2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and (3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense. **(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that— (1) employs members of the acquisition workforce; (2) carries out acquisition functions; and (3) focuses primarily on acquisition. **(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).

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10 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title: (1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia. (2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.] (3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth. (4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. (5) The term “uniformed services” means— (A) the armed forces; (B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. (6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments. (7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government. (8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. (9) The term

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10 U.S.C. § 8586 — Physical disability retirement

**(a)** Each civilian member who has served not less than five years, and who, before reaching the age of 65, becomes totally disabled for useful and efficient service in his position, by reason of disease or injury not due to his own vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct shall, upon his application or upon the request of the Secretary of the Navy, be retired with a life annuity computed under [section 8585 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8585&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b)** The amount that the Secretary shall pay annually under this section is the difference between the total amount to which the retired member is entitled under subsection (a) and the immediate life annuity to which he is entitled at the time of his disability retirement under the annuity policy required by [section 8582 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8582&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c)** Each civilian member retired under this section, unless the disability for which he was retired is permanent in character, shall be examined by a board of medical officers designated by the Superintendent of the Naval Academy or of the Postgraduate School, as appropriate, one year after his retirement and annually thereafter, until he becomes 65 years of age. **(d)** Payments by the Secretary under this section shall be terminated if the retired civilian member is found to be sufficiently recovered for useful and efficient service in his former position and is offered reemployment in that position by the Superintendent. **(e)** If a civilian member retired under this section is later reemployed by the United States, the payments by the Secretary shall be terminated. **(f)** Each civilia

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10 U.S.C. § 8542 — President; assistants

Page 3285 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 8542 2008—Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 543(e)(2), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4461, added item 7048 and struck out former item 7048 ‘‘Conferring of degrees on graduates’’. 2006—Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 522(c)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3242, added item 7050. 2004—Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 557(c), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1916, substituted ‘‘President; assistants’’ for ‘‘Superintendent; assistants’’ in item 7042 and ‘‘Pro- vost and Academic Dean’’ for ‘‘Academic Dean’’ in item 7043. 2000—Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 535(a)(2)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–113, added item 7049. 1997—Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 551(b)(2), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1748, substituted ‘‘Officers of the other armed forces; enlisted members:’’ for ‘‘Officers of Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard:’’ in item 7045. 1992—Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1073(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2511, added item 7047 and redesignated former item 7047 as 7048. § 8541. Function There is a United States Naval Postgraduate School, the primary function of which is to pro- vide advanced instruction and professional and technical education and research opportunities for commissioned officers of the naval service in— (1) their practical and theoretical duties; (2) the science, physics, and systems engi- neering of current and future naval warfare doctrine, operations, and systems; and (3) the integration of naval operations and systems into joint, combined, and multi- national operations. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 437, § 7041; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 523(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3244; renumbered § 8541, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 13

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