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10 U.S.C. § 10305 — Air Force Reserve Forces Policy Committee
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**(a)** There is in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force an Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee on Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Policy. The Committee shall review and comment upon major policy matters directly affecting the reserve components and the mobilization preparedness of the Air Force. The Committee’s comments on such policy matters shall accompany the final report regarding any such matters submitted to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff.
**(b)**
(1) The committee shall have voting members, who shall be officers in the grade of colonel or above, as follows:
(A) five members of the Regular Air Force on duty with the Air Staff;
(B) five members of the Air National Guard of the United States; and
(C) five members of the Air Force Reserve.
(2)
(A) The committee shall have four nonvoting members, who shall be the Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, and the Space Force.
(B) A nonvoting member who cannot attend a meeting of the committee may designate a member in the grade of E–8 or E–9 to attend in their stead.
**(c)** The members of the Committee shall select the Chairman from among the members of the reserve components on the Committee.
**(d)** A majority of the members of the Committee shall act whenever matters affecting both the Air National Guard of the United States and Air Force Reserve are being considered. However, when any matter solely affecting one of the Air Force Reserve components is being considered, it shall be acted upon only by the Subcommittee on Air National Guard Policy or the Subcommittee on Air Force Reserve Policy, as appropriate.
**(e)** The Subcommittee on Air National Guard Policy consists of the members of the Committee other t
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**(a)** There is in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force an Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee on Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Policy. The Committee shall review and comment upon major policy matters directly affecting the reserve components and the mobilization preparedness of the Air Force. The Committee’s comments on such policy matters shall accompany the final report regarding any such matters submitted to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff.
**(b)**
(1) The committee shall have voting members, who shall be officers in the grade of colonel or above, as follows:
(A) five members of the Regular Air Force on duty with the Air Staff;
(B) five members of the Air National Guard of the United States; and
(C) five members of the Air Force Reserve.
(2)
(A) The committee shall have four nonvoting members, who shall be the Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, and the Space Force.
(B) A nonvoting member who cannot attend a meeting of the committee may designate a member in the grade of E–8 or E–9 to attend in their stead.
**(c)** The members of the Committee shall select the Chairman from among the members of the reserve components on the Committee.
**(d)** A majority of the members of the Committee shall act whenever matters affecting both the Air National Guard of the United States and Air Force Reserve are being considered. However, when any matter solely affecting one of the Air Force Reserve components is being considered, it shall be acted upon only by the Subcommittee on Air National Guard Policy or the Subcommittee on Air Force Reserve Policy, as appropriate.
**(e)** The Subcommittee on Air National Guard Policy consists of the members of the Committee other than the Air Force Reserve members.
**(f)** The Subcommittee on Air Force Reserve Policy consists of the members of the Committee other than the Air National Guard members.
**(g)** Membership on the Air Staff Committee is determined by the Secretary of the Air Force and is for a minimum period of three years. Except in the case of members of the Committee from the Regular Air Force, the Secretary of the Air Force, when appointing new members, shall insure that among the officers of each component on the Committee there will at all times be two or more members with more than one year of continuous service on the Committee.
**(h)** There shall be not less than 10 officers of the Air National Guard of the United States and the Air Force Reserve on duty with the Air Staff, one-half of whom shall be from each of those components. These officers shall be considered as additional members of the Air Staff while on that duty.
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**(a)**
(1) There is a Chief of Naval Operations, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Chief of Naval Operations shall be appointed for a term of four years, from the flag officers of the Navy. He serves at the pleasure of the President. In time of war or during a national emergency declared by Congress, he may be reappointed for a term of not more than four years.
(2) The President may appoint an officer as the Chief of Naval Operations only if—
(A) the officer has had significant experience in joint duty assignments; and
(B) such experience includes at least one full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment (as defined in section 664(f) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title) as a flag officer.
(3) The President may waive paragraph (2) in the case of an officer if the President determines such action is necessary in the national interest.
**(b)** The Chief of Naval Operations, while so serving, has the grade of admiral without vacating his permanent grade. In the performance of his duties within the Department of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations takes precedence above all other officers of the naval service.
**(c)** Except as otherwise prescribed by law and subject to [section 8013(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8013/f&num=0&edition=prelim), the Chief of Naval Operations performs his duties under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Navy and is directly responsible to the Secretary.
**(d)** Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations shall—
(1) preside over the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations;
(2) transmit the plans and recommendatio
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**(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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**(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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**(a)** There is in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy the Office of the Naval Inspector General. The Naval Inspector General shall be detailed from officers on the active-duty list in the line of the Navy serving in grades above captain.
**(b)** The Naval Inspector General, when directed, shall inquire into and report upon any matter that affects the discipline or military efficiency of the Department of the Navy. He shall make such inspections, investigations, and reports as the Secretary of the Navy or the Chief of Naval Operations directs.
**(c)** The Naval Inspector General shall cooperate fully with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in connection with the performance of any duty or function by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense under chapter 4 of title 5 regarding the Department of the Navy.
**(d)** The Naval Inspector General shall periodically propose programs of inspections to the Secretary of the Navy and shall recommend additional inspections and investigations as may appear appropriate.
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There is in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force an Air Force Reserve Forces Policy Committee. The functions, membership, and organization of that committee are set forth in [section 10305 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section10305&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 10305
AMENDMENTS
2006—Pub. L. 109–163, § 515(b)(3)(H), substituted ‘‘Navy
Reserve’’ for ‘‘Naval Reserve’’ in section catchline.
Pub. L. 109–163, § 515(b)(1)(DD), substituted ‘‘Navy Re-
serve’’ for ‘‘Naval Reserve’’ in two places in text.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise pro-
vided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a
note under section 10001 of this title.
§ 10304. Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board
A Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board shall be
convened at least once annually at the seat of
government to consider, recommend, and report
to the Secretary of the Navy on reserve policy
matters. At least half of the members of the
Board must be officers of the Marine Corps Re-
serve.
(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI,
§ 1661(b)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2981.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in section 5252(c) of this title, prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(3)(A).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise pro-
vided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a
note under section 10001 of this title.
§ 10305. Air Force Reserve Forces Policy Com-
mittee
(a) There is in the Office of the Secretary of
the Air Force an Air Reserve Forces Policy
Committee on Air National Guard and Air Force
Reserve Policy. The Committee shall review and
comment upon major policy matters directly af-
fecting the reserve components and the mobili-
zation preparedness of the Air Force. The Com-
mittee’s comments on such policy matters shall
accompany the final report regarding any such
matters submi
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