§1607 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of Defense can name some defense intelligence jobs as Intelligence Senior Level. To do that, the job must be paid above GS–15, not meet the rules for the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, and have only minimal supervisory duties. The Secretary must follow regulations to make these designations. The President, after the Secretary’s recommendation, may give employees in those jobs a rank under 5 U.S.C. 4507a, following that law.

Title 10, §1607

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(a)The Secretary of Defense may designate as an Intelligence Senior Level position any defense intelligence position that, as determined by the Secretary—

(1)is classifiable above grade GS–15 of the General Schedule;

(2)does not satisfy functional or program management criteria for being designated a Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service position; and

(3)has no more than minimal supervisory responsibilities.

(b)Subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.

(c)The President, based on the recommendations of the Secretary of Defense, may award a rank referred to in section 4507a of title 5 to employees in Intelligence Senior Level positions designated under subsection (a). The award of such rank shall be made in a manner consistent with the provisions of that section.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

Grade GS–15 of the General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1607 was renumbered section 424 of this title. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 1604(f)(1), (3) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–201, § 1632(a)(3).

Amendments

2002—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–306 added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1635 of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1996 Amendment note under section 1593 of this title.

§1607 Intelligence Senior Level positions

Summary

Title 10, §1607

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Prior Provisions

Amendments

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

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