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10 U.S.C. § 136a — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title IX, § 901(b)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4317]

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10 U.S.C. § 136a — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title IX, § 901(b)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4317]

### Statutory Notes Section, added Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(1), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1193; amended Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title IX, § 906(c)(1)(C), (2)(C), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2427, established the position of Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. #### Prior Provisions A prior section 136a was renumbered [section 139 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section139&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective Jan. 1, 2011, see section 901(p) of Pub. L. 111–383, set out as an Effective Date of 2011 Amendment note under [section 131 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).

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10 U.S.C. § 131 — Office of the Secretary of Defense

**(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 (2) Repealed.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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10 U.S.C. § 139 — Director of Operational Test and Evaluation

**(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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10 U.S.C. § 137a — Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense

**(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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10 U.S.C. § 136a — Untitled legal text

Page 194 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES [§ 136a sioned officer of a regular component of the armed forces.’’ 1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–65, § 1066(a)(1), inserted ‘‘advice and’’ after ‘‘by and with the’’. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–65, § 923(a), added subsec. (d). 1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)’’ for ‘‘Comptroller’’. [§ 136a. Repealed. Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title IX, § 901(b)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4317] Section, added Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(1), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1193; amended Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title IX, § 906(c)(1)(C), (2)(C), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2427, established the position of Principal Dep- uty Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 136a was renumbered section 139 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Jan. 1, 2011, see section 901(p) of Pub. L. 111–383, set out as an Effective Date of 2011 Amend- ment note under section 131 of this title. § 137. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (a) There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, appointed from civil- ian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commis- sioned officer of a regular component of an armed force. (b) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Secu- rity shall— (1) have responsibility for the overall direc- tion and supervision for policy, program plan- ning and execution, and use of resources

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