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10 U.S.C. 646: Consideration of performance as a member of the Joint StaffText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 36-PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST

§646. Consideration of performance as a member of the Joint Staff

The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall ensure that officer personnel policies of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force concerning promotion, retention, and assignment give appropriate consideration to the performance of an officer as a member of the Joint Staff.

(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIII, § 1301(d)(1) , Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2612 ; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(1)(C) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3820 .)

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2021⁠—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, and Space Force” for “and Marine Corps”.