10 U.S.C. § 171 — Armed Forces Policy Council

Page 256 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 171 2001—Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1009(a)(2), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1208, added item 185. 2000—Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title IX, § 912(a)(2)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–229, added item 184. 1997—Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title III, § 382(a)(2), title IX, § 904(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1711, 1855, added items 182 and 183. 1996—Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title IX, § 905(a)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 404, added item 181. 1991—Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title V, § 513(b), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1361, added item 180. 1986—Pub. L. 99–661, div. C, title I, § 3137(a)(2), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4066, added item 179. 1983—Pub. L. 98–132, § 2(a)(2), Oct. 17, 1983, 97 Stat. 849, inserted ‘‘The Henry M. Jackson’’ before ‘‘Foundation’’ in item 178. Pub. L. 98–36, § 2(b), May 27, 1983, 97 Stat. 201, added item 178. 1976—Pub. L. 94–361, title VIII, § 811(c), July 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 936, added items 176 and 177. § 171. Armed Forces Policy Council (a) There is in the Department of Defense an Armed Forces Policy Council consisting of— (1) the Secretary of Defense, as Chairman, with the power of decision; (2) the Deputy Secretary of Defense; (3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui- sition and Sustainment; (4) the Under Secretary of Defense for Re- search and Engineering; (5) the Secretary of the Army; (6) the Secretary of the Navy; (7) the Secretary of the Air Force; (8) the Under Secretary of Defense for Pol- icy; (9) the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology; (10) the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; (11) the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; (12) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; (13) the Chief of Staff of the Army; (14) the Chief of Naval Operations; (15) the Chief of Staff of the Air Force; (16) the Commandant of the Marine Corps; and (17) the Chief of Space Operations. (b) The Armed Forces Policy Council shall ad- vise the Secretary of Defense on matters of broad policy relating to the armed forces and shall consider and report on such other matters as the Secretary of Defense may direct. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 8; Pub. L. 85–599, § 9(c), Aug. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 521; Pub. L. 92–596, § 5, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1318; Pub. L. 95–140, § 3(b), Oct. 21, 1977, 91 Stat. 1173; Pub. L. 98–94, title XII, § 1213, Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 687; Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(c) [title X, § 903(e)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–82, 1783–133, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(c) [title X, § 903(e)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–82, 3341–133; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IX, formerly title IV, § 903(e), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3912, renumbered title IX, Pub. L. 100–26, § 3(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 904(d)(1), (3), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1728; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(b)(2), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1225; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 902(6), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1543; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(8), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3822.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 171(a) ...... 171(b) ...... 5:171e (less last sen- tence). 5:171e (last sentence). July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 210; restated Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 7(a), 63 Stat. 581. Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 99–591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99–500. AMENDMENTS 2021—Subsec. (a)(17). Pub. L. 116–283 added par. (17). 2019—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 116–92, § 902(6)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment’’ for ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics’’. Subsec. (a)(4) to (16). Pub. L. 116–92, § 902(6)(B)–(E), added par. (4), redesignated former pars. (4) to (8) as (5) to (9), respectively, added pars. (10) and (11), and redes- ignated former pars. (9) to (13) as (12) to (16), respec- tively. 2001—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107–107 substituted ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech- nology, and Logistics’’ for ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology’’. 1993—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 103–160, § 904(d)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology’’ for ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition’’. Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 103–160, § 904(d)(3), substituted ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology’’ for ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary of De- fense for Acquisition’’. 1986—Subsec. (a)(3) to (13) Pub. L. 99–500, Pub. L. 99–591, and Pub. L. 99–661 amended subsec. (a) identi- cally, redesignating pars. (3) to (11) as (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13), respectively, adding new pars. (3) and (8), and substituting ‘‘the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition’’ for ‘‘the Under Secretaries of Defense’’ in par. (7). 1983—Subsec. (a)(11). Pub. L. 98–94 added par. (11). 1977—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 95–140, § 3(b)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘the Deputy’’ for ‘‘a Deputy’’. Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 95–140, § 3(b)(2), substituted ‘‘the Under Secretaries of Defense;’’ for ‘‘the Director of Defense Research and Engineering;’’. 1972—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 92–596 substituted ‘‘a Dep- uty Secretary’’ for ‘‘the Deputy Secretary’’. 1958—Subsec. (a)(6) to (10). Pub. L. 85–599 added par. (6) and redesignated former pars. (6) to (9) as (7) to (10), respectively. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 1983 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 98–36, § 1, May 27, 1983, 97 Stat. 200, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting section 178 of this title and amending section 2113 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Act of 1983’.’’ § 171a. Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Commu- nications System (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the De- partment of Defense a council to be known as the ‘‘Council on Oversight of the National Lead- ership Command, Control, and Communications System’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Council shall be as follows: (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Pol- icy.