118 STAT. 1895 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 activation for such active duty, and (B) that employee’s military compensation. (2) ACTIVATED RESERVIST EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘activated Reservist employee’’ means a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who is on active duty under a call or order to active duty (other than for training) and who at the time of such call or order is employed in a position subject to chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code (referred to as the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA)). Subtitle D—Joint Officer Management and Professional Military Education SEC. 531. STRATEGIC PLAN TO LINK JOINT OFFICER DEVELOPMENT TO OVERALL MISSIONS AND GOALS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategic plan for joint officer management and joint professional military education that links joint officer development to the accom plishment of the overall missions and goals of the Department of Defense, as set forth in the most recent national military strategy under section 153(d) of title 10, United States Code. Such plan shall be developed for the purpose of ensuring that sufficient num bers of officers fully qualified in occupational specialties involving combat operations are available as necessary to meet the needs of the Department for qualified officers who are operationally effec tive in the joint environment. (2) The Secretary shall develop the strategic plan with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—As part of the strategic plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include the following: (1) A statement of the levels of joint officer resources needed to be available to properly support the overall missions of the Department of Defense, with such resources to be specified by the number of officers with the joint specialty, the number of officers required for service in joint duty assignment posi tions, and the training and education resources required. (2) An assessment of the available and projected joint officer development resources (including officers, educational and training resources, and availability of joint duty assignment positions and tours of duty) necessary to achieve the levels specified under paragraph (1). (3) Identification of any problems or issues arising from linking resources for joint officer development to accomplish ment of the objective of meeting the levels specified under paragraph (1) to resolve those problems and issues and plans. (4) A description of the process for identification of the present and future requirements for joint specialty officers. (5) A description of the career development and manage ment of joint specialty officers and of any changes to be made to facilitate achievement of the levels of resources specified in paragraph (1), including additional education requirements, promotion opportunities, and assignments to fill joint assign ments.
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