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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§1607 Intelligence Senior Level Positions

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 83 — CIVILIAN DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE EMPLOYEES › SUBCHAPTER I — DEFENSE-WIDE INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL POLICY › § 1607

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense can name certain defense intelligence jobs as Intelligence Senior Level positions. To qualify, the job must be above GS‑15, not meet the rules for a Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service job, and have little or no supervisory duties. The Secretary must write rules to do this. The President can give a rank described in section 4507a of title 5 to employees in these positions if the Secretary of Defense recommends it, and any award must follow that law.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §1607

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Designation of Positions.—
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)Regulations.—
Subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
(c)Award of Rank to Employees in Intelligence Senior Level Positions.—
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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 1607

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110