12 2 STA T .4 4 3 4 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8(e)ACQUIS I T I ONA N DC ONT R ACTIN GB I L L E TS .— ( 1 ) R ESER V ATION O F AR MY INCREASE.— Th e incr e as ein t he n umb er ofg enera l officers on acti v e d ut y in the Army , as authori z ed by the amendment made by subsection (a) is reserved for general officers in the Army w ho serve in an ac q uisition p osition. ( 2 ) RESERVATION OF P ORTION OF INCREASE IN J OINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS E X CLUDED FROM LIMITATION.— O f the increase in the number of general officer and flag officer j oint duty assign - ments that may be designated for e x clusion from the limitations on the number of general officers and flag officers on active duty, as authorized by the amendment made by subsection (c), five of the designated assignments are reserved for general officers or flag officers who serve in an acquisition position, including one assignment in the D efense Contract M anagement Agency. SEC.504 . MODIF IC AT IO N OFA U T H O R IT Y ON STAFF J UD G EAD V OCATE TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE COR P S. (a) G RADE OF S TAFF J UDGE ADVOCATE TO T H E COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.—Section 5046 (a) of title 10, U nited States Code, is amended by stri k ing the last sentence and inserting the following new sentence
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‘The Staff Judge Advocate to the Com- mandant of the Marine Corps, while so serving, has the grade of major general. ’ ’. (b) E XCLUSION F ROM GENERAL OFFICER DISTRI B UTION L IMITA- TIONS.—Section 525(a) of such title, as amended by section 50 3 , is further amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’
and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(2) An officer while serving in the position of Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps under section 5046 of this title is in addition to the number that would otherwise be permitted for the Marine Corps for officers in grades above brigadier general under the first sentence of paragraph (1).’’. SEC. 505. E L IGI B ILITY OF RESERVE OFFICERS TO SERVE ON BOARDS OF IN Q UIRY FOR SEPARATION OF REGULAR OFFICERS FOR SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE AND OTHER REASONS. (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 11 87 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as para- graphs (2) and (3), respectively; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘on active duty’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1). (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS’’ and inserting ‘‘ I N GENERAL’’. SEC. 50 6 . DELAYED AUTHORITY TO ALTER DISTRIBUTION REQUIRE - MENTS FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN GENERAL OFFICER AND FLAG OFFICER GRADES AND LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORI Z ED STRENGTHS OF GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. (a) IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIAL GENERAL OFFICER AND FLAG OFFICER AUTHORITY.— 10USC52 5 note. 10 USC 52 6 note.
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