113 STAT. 726 PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 10 USC 113 note. SEC. 924. ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSE REFORM INITIATIVE ENTER- PRISE PROGRAM FOR MILITARY MANPOWER AND PER- SONNEL INFORMATION. (a) EXECUTIVE AGENT. —The Secretary of Defense may designate the Secretary of the Navy as the Department of Defense executive agent for carrying out the pilot program described in subsection (0. (b) IMPLEMENTING OFFICE.— If the Secretary of Defense makes the designation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy, in carrying out that pilot program, shall act through the head of the Systems Executive Office for Manpower and Personnel of the Department of the Navy, who shall act in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense. (c) PILOT PROGRAM.— The pilot program referred to in subsection (a) is the defense reform initiative enterprise pilot program for military manpower and personnel information established pursuant to section 8147 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-262; 112 Stat. 2341; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). SEC. 925. PAYMENT OF TUITION FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MEMBERS IN DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. (a) AUTHORITY TO EXCEED 75 PERCENT LIMITATION.— Subsection (a) of section 1745 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(a) TUITION REIMBURSEMENT AND TRAINING.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide for tuition reimbursement and training (including a full-time course of study leading to a degree) for acquisition personnel in the Department of Defense. "(2) For civilian personnel, the reimbursement and training shall be provided under section 4107(b) of title 5 for the purposes described in that section. For purposes of such section 4107(b), there is deemed to be, until September 30, 2001, a shortage of qualified personnel to serve in acquisition positions in the Department of Defense. "(3) In the case of members of the armed forces, the limitation in section 2007(a) of this title shall not apply to tuition reimbursement and training provided for under this subsection.". 10 USC 1745 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendment made by subsection (a) note. shall apply with respect to charges for tuition or expenses incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act. Subtitle D—Other Matters SEC. 931. ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR ANNUAL REPORTS ON JOINT WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTATION. Section 485(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5) With respect to improving the effectiveness of joint warfighting, any recommendations that the commander considers appropriate, based on the results of joint warfighting experimentation, regarding— "(A) the development, procurement, or fielding of advanced technologies, systems, or weapons or systems
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