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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a)** (1) There is a Director of Operational Test and Evaluation in the Department of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office of Director. The Director may be removed from office by the President. The President shall communicate the reasons for any such removal to both Houses of Congress. (2) In this section: (A) The term “operational test and evaluation” means— (i) the field test, under realistic combat conditions, of any item of (or key component of) weapons, equipment, or munitions for the purpose of determining the effectiveness and suitability of the weapons, equipment, or munitions for use in combat by typical military users; and (ii) the evaluation of the results of such test. (B) The term “major defense acquisition program” means a Department of Defense acquisition program that is a major defense acquisition program for purposes of [section 4201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4201&num=0&edition=prelim) or that is designated as such a program by the Director for purposes of this section. **(b)** The Director is the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering on operational test and evaluation in the Department of Defense and the principal operational test and evaluation official within the senior management of the Department of Defense. The Director shall— (1) ensure that all operational test and evaluation activities are aligned with, and are condu
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**(a) Establishment as Department of Defense Field Activity.—** The Secretary of Defense shall establish within the Department of Defense under [section 191 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section191&num=0&edition=prelim) a Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Center”). The Secretary shall designate the Center as a Department of Defense Field Activity. **(b) Director and Deputy Director.—** (1) At the head of the Center shall be a Director, selected by the Secretary from among individuals who have substantial experience in the field of test and evaluation. (2) There shall be a Deputy Director of the Center, selected by the Secretary from among individuals who have substantial experience in the field of test and evaluation. The Deputy Director shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Director when the Director is disabled or the position of Director is vacant. **(c) Duties of Director.—** (1) The Director shall have the following duties: (A) To review and provide oversight of proposed Department of Defense budgets and expenditures for— (i) the test and evaluation facilities and resources of the Major Range and Test Facility Base of the Department of Defense; and (ii) all other test and evaluation facilities and resources within and outside of the Department of Defense, other than budgets and expenditures for activities described in [section 139(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section139/j&num=0&edition=prelim). (B) To review proposed significant changes to the test and evaluation facilities and resources of the Major Range and Test Facility Base, including with respect to th
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Page 294 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 195 ‘‘(B) Not later than September 30, 1989, the Secretary shall carry out an additional reduction in such mem- bers and employees of not less than 10 percent of the number of such members and employees assigned or de- tailed to such duty on September 30, 1988. ‘‘(C) If the number of members and employees re- duced under subparagraph (A) or (B) is in excess of the reduction required to be made by that subparagraph, such excess number may be applied to the number re- quired to be reduced under paragraph (2). ‘‘(2)(A) Not later than September 30, 1988, the Sec- retary of Defense shall reduce 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 or de- tailed to duty in management headquarters activities or management headquarters support activities, by a number that is at least 5 percent of the total number of such members and employees assigned or detailed to such duty on September 30, 1986. ‘‘(B) Not later than September 30, 1989, the Secretary shall carry out an additional reduction in such mem- bers and employees of not less than 5 percent of the number of such members and employees assigned or de- tailed to such duty on September 30, 1988. ‘‘(3) If after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 1, 1986] and before October 1, 1988, the total num- ber of members and employees described in paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A) is reduced by a number that is in excess of the number required to be reduced under that para- graph, the Secretary may, in meeting the additional re- duction required by paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), as the case may be, offset such additio
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