PUBLIC LAW 103-337 —OCT. 5, 1994 108 STAT. 2745 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "528. Limitation on number of officers on active duty in grades of general and admiral.". (c) GREATER SERVICE COMPETITION FOR JOINT 4-STAR POSI- TIONS.—(1) Chapter 35 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
- § 604. Senior joint officer positions: recommendations to the
Secretary of Defense "(a) JOINT 4-STAR OFFICER POSITIONS.—(1) Whenever a vacancy occurs, or is anticipated to occur, in a position specified in subsection (b)- "(A) the Secretary of Defense shall require the Secretary of the Army to submit the name of at least one Army officer, the Secretary of the Navy to submit the name of at least one Navy officer and the name of at least one Marine Corps officer, and the Secretary of the Air Force to submit the name of at least one Air Force officer for consideration by the Secretary for recommendation to the President for appointment to that position; and "(B) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may submit to the Secretary of Defense the name of one or more officers (in addition to the officers whose names are submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A)) for consideration by the Secretary for recommendation to the President for appointment to that position. "(2) Whenever the Secretaries of the military departments are required to submit the names of officers under paragraph (1)(A), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the Secretary of Defense the Chairman's evaluation of the performance of each officer whose name is submitted under that paragraph (and of any officer whose name the Chairman submits to the Secretary under paragraph (1)(B) for consideration for the same vacancy). The Chairman's evaluation shall primarily consider the performance of the officer as a member of the Joint Staff and in other joint duty assignments, but may include consideration of other aspects of the officer's performance as the Chairmein considers appropriate. "(b) COVERED POSITIONS.— Subsection (a) applies to the following positions: "(1) Commander of a combatant command. "(2) Commander, United States Forces, Korea. "(3) Deputy commander. United States European Command, but only if the commander of that command is also the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. "(c) EXPIRATION.— Th is section shall cease to be effective at the end of September 30, 1997.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "604. Senior joint officer positions: recommendations to the Secretary of Defense.". (d) REPORT.— Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of 10 USC 525 note. Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the amendments made by this section. The report shall include an assessment of the effectiveness of those amendments in meeting the objective of encouraging more competition among all services
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