12 2 STA T .4 444 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8qualif i c a t i ons, an d c er tifications rele v ant to suc hb illets and require m ents .(3)T he establishment b y the D e p artment of Defense of one or more systems accessible by private employers w ho employ individuals with s k ills, qualifications, and certifications possessed by members of the reserve components of the A rmed F orces to assist such employers in hirin g and employing such members. ( 4 ) Actions to ensure that employment information collected for and maintained in the C ivilian E mployment I nformation database of the Department of Defense is current and accurate. ( 5 ) Actions to incorporate any matter determined feasible and advisable under paragraphs ( 1 ) through (4) into the Defense Integrated M ilitary H uman R esources S ystem. Subti t leC—Jo i n t Q u a li f ie dO ffi c e rs and R e q uire m ents SEC.521 . JOINTDU T YR E Q UIRE M ENTS F OR P ROMOTION TO G ENER AL OR FLAG OFFICER. (a) I NGE NE RAL . — Section 6 1 9 aoftitle1 0 , U nited States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘ ‘unless— ’ ’ and all that follows through ‘‘the j oint specialty’’ and inserting ‘‘unless the officer has been designated as a joint qualified officer’’
( 2 ) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of sub - section (a), or both paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a),’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and ( B ) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘within that imme- diate organi z ation is not less than two years’’ and inserting ‘‘is not less than two years and the officer has successfully completed a program of education described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 2155 of this title’’; and (3) by striking subsection (h). (b) CLER IC ALA M EN D MEN TS .— (1) SECTI O N H EADIN G .—The heading of such section is amended to read as follows
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‘ §619a.Elig i b ili tyforc o ns i de ration for p ro m otion
designa - tion as j oint qu alified officer required before pro- motion to general or flag grade
e x ceptions ’ ’. (2) TA B LEO F SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin- ning of subchapter II of chapter 36 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 619a and inserting the following new item: ‘ ‘ 619a.Elig i b ili tyforc o ns i de ration for p ro m otion
designation as j oint qu alified offi - cer required before promotion to general or flag grade
e x ceptions. ’ ’. SEC. 522. TEC H NICAL , CONFORMING, AND CLERICAL CHANGES TO JOINT SPECIALTY TERMINOLOGY. (a) REFERENCE TO J OINT QU ALIFIED O FFICER.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 661 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘in such manner as the Secretary of Defense directs’’
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