10 U.S.C. § 619a

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–2832021—Subsec. (a). substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”.

Pub. L. 110–417, § 521(b)(1)2008—, substituted “Eligibility for consideration for promotion: designation as joint qualified officer required before promotion to general or flag grade; exceptions” for “Eligibility for consideration for promotion: joint duty assignment required before promotion to general or flag grade; exceptions” in section catchline.

Pub. L. 110–417, § 521(a)(1)Subsec. (a). , substituted “unless the officer has been designated as a joint qualified officer” for “unless—

section 664(f) of this title“(1) the officer has completed a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment (as described in ); and

September 30, 2008“(2) for appointments after , the officer has been selected for the joint specialty”.

Pub. L. 110–417, § 521(a)(2)(A)Subsec. (b). , substituted “subsection (a)” for “paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of subsection (a), or both paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a),” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 110–417, § 521(a)(2)(B)section 2155 of this titleSubsec. (b)(4). , substituted “is not less than two years and the officer has successfully completed a program of education described in subsections (b) and (c) of ” for “within that immediate organization is not less than two years”.

Pub. L. 110–417, § 521(a)(3)January 1, 1997Subsec. (h). , struck out heading and text of subsec. (h). Text read as follows: “An officer of the Navy designated as a qualified nuclear propulsion officer who before , is appointed to the grade of rear admiral (lower half) without regard to subsection (a) may not be appointed to the grade of rear admiral until the officer completes a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment.”

Pub. L. 108–375, § 533(a)September 30, 2008September 30, 20072004—Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 108–375, § 533(b)Subsec. (b)(4). , substituted “if the officer’s” for “if—

“(A) at least 180 days of that joint duty assignment have been completed on the date of the convening of that selection board; and

“(B) the officer’s”.

Pub. L. 107–107, § 525(a)section 664(f) of this title2001—Subsec. (a). , substituted “unless—” and pars. (1) and (2) for “unless the officer has completed a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment (as described in ).”

Pub. L. 107–107, § 525(b)Subsec. (b). , in introductory provisions, substituted “may waive paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of subsection (a), or both paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), in the following circumstances:” for “may waive subsection (a) in the following circumstances:”.

Pub. L. 106–65, § 508(a)Jan. 1, 19991999—Subsec. (g). , amended heading and text of subsec. (g) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (g) authorized the Secretary until , to waive subsecs. (a) and (d) for certain officers and contained restrictions on appointments of those officers.

Pub. L. 106–65, § 508(b)January 1, 1997January 1, 1997section 1305(b) of Public Law 100–18010 U.S.C. 619aSubsec. (h). , substituted “An officer of the Navy” for “(1) Until , an officer of the Navy” and “who before , is” for “may be” and struck out “. An officer so appointed” before “may not be appointed” and par. (2) which read as follows: “Not later than March 1 of each year from 1994 through 1997, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation during the preceding calendar year of the transition plan developed by the Secretary pursuant to ( note) with respect to service by qualified nuclear propulsion officers in joint duty assignments.”

Pub. L. 104–1061996—Subsec. (h)(2). substituted “Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives” for “Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Proposed Legislative Changes

Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 525(c)Dec. 28, 2001115 Stat. 1099Dec. 1, 2002Pub. L. 107–107, , , directed the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress, not later than , a draft proposal for such legislative changes to this section as the Secretary considered were needed to implement the amendment made to this section by section 525(a), (b) of .

Report on Plans for Compliance

Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 931(d)Nov. 30, 1993107 Stat. 1734Feb. 1, 1994Jan. 1, 1999, , , directed the Secretary of Defense to certify to Congress, not later than , that the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps had each developed and implemented a plan for officer personnel assignment and promotion policies so as to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section, and provided that each such plan should ensure that by , the service covered by the plan would have enough officers who had completed a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment so as to permit the orderly promotion of officers to brigadier general or, in the case of the Navy, rear admiral (lower half).

January 1, 1997Plan for Service by Qualified Nuclear Propulsion Officers in Joint Duty Assignments by ; Implementation; Report

Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 931(f)(2)Nov. 30, 1993107 Stat. 1734Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, § 1070(b)(8)(A)Oct. 5, 1994108 Stat. 2857Pub. L. 100–180, § 1305(b), , , as amended by , , , directed the Secretary of Defense to revise the transition plan developed pursuant to , formerly set out below, and to report on the revisions.

Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title V, § 515(a)(3)Sept. 29, 1988102 Stat. 1970Pub. L. 100–180, § 1305(b), , , directed the Secretary of Defense to revise the transition plan developed pursuant to , formerly set out below, and to report on the revisions.

Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XIII, § 1305(b)Dec. 4, 1987101 Stat. 1173Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title V, § 515(a)(2)Sept. 29, 1988102 Stat. 1970Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, § 931(f)(1)Nov. 30, 1993107 Stat. 1734Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, § 1070(b)(8)Oct. 5, 1994108 Stat. 2857Dec. 4, 1987Jan. 1, 1997Jan. 1, 1997–(d), , , 1174, as amended by , , ; , (3), , ; , , , directed the Secretary of Defense to develop and carry out a transition plan, to be implemented no later than six months after , for ensuring that during the period before , the maximum practicable number of officers of the Navy who were qualified nuclear propulsion officers had served in joint duty assignments and that by , the maximum practicable number of qualified nuclear propulsion officers in the grade of captain had qualified for appointment to the grade of rear admiral (lower half) by completing a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment, and directed the Secretary to submit to committees of Congress on the date on which the plan was implemented a copy of the plan and a report explaining how the plan had fulfilled objectives.