§1606 Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service

Summary

The Secretary of Defense can create a Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service for defense intelligence jobs that are like Senior Executive Service positions. The total number of those positions cannot be more than 594. The Secretary must write rules for how the service works that follow certain parts of Title 5 of the U.S. Code (the law lists the exact sections). Any hearing or appeal for a member must be handled under those rules. If it makes sense, the Secretary must also apply other Title 5 rules and write regulations to do that. The President, after the Secretary recommends someone, can give members a special rank like the rank in Title 5, section 4507. Members must be covered by a performance review system that the Secretary certifies under Title 5, section 5307, as clearly showing who performs better. That review system can be the same one used for the Department of Defense Senior Executive Service.