CHAPTER 703 —DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
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§7011. Organization
The Department of the Army is separately organized under the Secretary of the Army. It operates under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense.
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| 3010 | 5:171a(c)(7) (1st sentence, as applicable to Department of Army). | July 26, 1947, ch. 343, §202(c)(7) (1st sentence, as applicable, to Department of Army); added Aug. 6, 1958, |
The word "operates" is substituted for the words "shall function".
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§7012. Department of the Army: seal
The Secretary of the Army shall have a seal for the Department of the Army. The design of the seal must be approved by the President. Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 3011 | 5:181–1(d). | July 26, 1947, ch. 343, §205(d), |
The words "of office" are omitted as surplusage.
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§7013. Secretary of the Army
(a)(1) There is a Secretary of the Army, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be appointed from among persons most highly qualified for the position by reason of background and experience, including persons with appropriate management or leadership experience. The Secretary is the head of the Department of the Army.
(2) A person may not be appointed as Secretary of the Army within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
(b) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense and subject to the provisions of
(1) Recruiting.
(2) Organizing.
(3) Supplying.
(4) Equipping (including research and development).
(5) Training.
(6) Servicing.
(7) Mobilizing.
(8) Demobilizing.
(9) Administering (including the morale and welfare of personnel).
(10) Maintaining.
(11) The construction, outfitting, and repair of military equipment.
(12) The construction, maintenance, and repair of buildings, structures, and utilities and the acquisition of real property and interests in real property necessary to carry out the responsibilities specified in this section.
(c) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army is also responsible to the Secretary of Defense for—
(1) the functioning and efficiency of the Department of the Army;
(2) the formulation of policies and programs by the Department of the Army that are fully consistent with national security objectives and policies established by the President or the Secretary of Defense;
(3) the effective and timely implementation of policy, program, and budget decisions and instructions of the President or the Secretary of Defense relating to the functions of the Department of the Army;
(4) carrying out the functions of the Department of the Army so as to fulfill the current and future operational requirements of the unified and specified combatant commands;
(5) effective cooperation and coordination between the Department of the Army and the other military departments and agencies of the Department of Defense to provide for more effective, efficient, and economical administration and to eliminate duplication;
(6) the presentation and justification of the positions of the Department of the Army on the plans, programs, and policies of the Department of Defense; and
(7) the effective supervision and control of the intelligence activities of the Department of the Army.
(d) The Secretary of the Army is also responsible for such other activities as may be prescribed by law or by the President or Secretary of Defense.
(e) After first informing the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army may make such recommendations to Congress relating to the Department of Defense as he considers appropriate.
(f) The Secretary of the Army may assign such of his functions, powers, and duties as he considers appropriate to the Under Secretary of the Army and to the Assistant Secretaries of the Army. Officers of the Army shall, as directed by the Secretary, report on any matter to the Secretary, the Under Secretary, or any Assistant Secretary.
(g) The Secretary of the Army may—
(1) assign, detail, and prescribe the duties of members of the Army and civilian personnel of the Department of the Army;
(2) change the title of any officer or activity of the Department of the Army not prescribed by law; and
(3) prescribe regulations to carry out his functions, powers, and duties under this title.
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2016—Subsec. (a)(1).
2003—Subsec. (c)(4).
1986—Subsec. (a)(2).
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Strategy for Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Program
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) align with the applicable national defense strategy under
"(2) be designed so that the force of tactical wheeled vehicles provided under the strategy supports the national security strategy of the United States as set forth in the most recent national security strategy report of the President under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (
"(3) define capabilities and capacity requirements across the entire fleet of tactical wheeled vehicles, including—
"(A) light, medium, and heavy tactical wheeled vehicles; and
"(B) associated trailer and support equipment.
"(c)
"(1) A detailed program for the construction of light, medium, and heavy tactical wheeled vehicles for the Army over the period of five fiscal years following the date of the strategy.
"(2) A description of the necessary force structure and capabilities of tactical wheeled vehicles to meet the requirements of the national security strategy described in subsection (b)(2).
"(3) The estimated levels of annual funding, by vehicle class, in both graphical and tabular form, necessary to carry out the program described in paragraph (1), together with a discussion of the procurement strategies on which such estimated levels of annual funding are based.
"(4) The estimated total cost of construction for each vehicle class used to determine the estimated levels of annual funding described in paragraph (3).
"(d)
"(1) Objectives relating to protection, fleet operations, mission command, mobility, and the industrial base.
"(2) Technological advances that are expected to increase efficiency of and reduce demand for tactical wheeled vehicles.
"(3) Technological advances that allow for the operation of tactical wheeled vehicles in a variety of climate and geographic conditions.
"(4) Existing commercial technologies such as vehicle electrification, autonomous capabilities, and predictive maintenance, among others.
"(5) The capabilities of autonomous equivalents to tactical wheeled vehicles.
"(e)
Increased Fitness Standards for Army Close Combat Force Military Occupational Specialties
"(a)
"(1) 11A.
"(2) 11B.
"(3) 11C.
"(4) 11Z.
"(5) 12A.
"(6) 12B.
"(7) 13A.
"(8) 13F.
"(9) 18A.
"(10) 18B.
"(11) 18C.
"(12) 18D.
"(13) 18E.
"(14) 18F.
"(15) 18Z.
"(16) 19A.
"(17) 19C.
"(18) 19D.
"(19) 19K.
"(20) 19Z.
"(b)
Pilot Programs for Tactical Vehicle Safety Data Collection
"(a)
"(b)
"(c)
"(1) select not fewer than one military installation in the United States under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that contains the necessary forces, equipment, and maneuver training ranges to collect data on drivers and military tactical vehicles during training and routine operation at which to carry out the pilot program;
"(2) install data recorders on a sufficient number of each type of military tactical vehicle specified in subsection (d) to gain statistically significant results;
"(3) select a data recorder capable of collecting and exporting telemetry data, event data, and driver identification data during operation and accidents;
"(4) establish and maintain a data repository for operation and event data captured by the data recorder; and
"(5) establish processes to leverage operation and event data to improve individual vehicle operator performance, identify installation hazards that threaten safe vehicle operation, and identify vehicle-type specific operating conditions that increase the risk of accidents or mishaps.
"(d)
"(1) High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles.
"(2) Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.
"(3) Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements.
"(4) Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks.
"(5) Light Armored Vehicles.
"(6) Stryker armored combat vehicles.
"(7) Such other military tactical vehicles as the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Navy considers appropriate.
"(e)
"(f)
"(1) develop plans for implementing the pilot programs under this section; and
"(2) provide to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] a briefing on those plans and the estimated cost of implementing those plans.
"(g)
"(1) insights and findings regarding the utility of using data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve readiness and the safe operation of military tactical vehicles;
"(2) adjustments made, or to be made, to the implementation plans developed under subsection (f); and
"(3) any other matters determined appropriate by the Secretaries.
"(h)
"(1) insights and findings regarding the utility of using data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve readiness and the safe operation of military tactical vehicles;
"(2) an assessment of the utility of establishing an enduring program to use data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve readiness and the safe operation of military tactical vehicles;
"(3) an assessment of the scope, size, and estimated cost of such an enduring program; and
"(4) such other matters as the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy determine appropriate."
Gender-Neutral Fitness Physical Readiness Standards for Military Occupational Specialties of the Army
"(1) establish gender-neutral physical readiness standards that ensure soldiers can perform the duties of their respective military occupational specialties; and
"(2) provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing describing the methodology used to determine the standards established under paragraph (1)."
Access to Tour of Duty System
"(a)
"(1)
"(2)
"(b)
Pilot Program on Use of Retired Senior Enlisted Members of the Army National Guard as Army National Guard Recruiters
Restructuring of the Distributed Common Ground System of the Army
"(a)
"(1) by discontinuing development of new software code, excluding the configuration and testing of system interfaces to commercial, open source, and existing Government off the shelf (GOTS) software, of any component of the system for which there is commercial, open source, or Government off the shelf software that is capable of fulfilling at least 80 percent of the system requirements applicable to such component; and
"(2) by conducting a review of the acquisition strategy of the program to ensure that procurement of commercial software is the preferred method of meeting program requirements for major system components.
"(b)
Consolidation of Army Marketing and Pilot Program on Consolidated Army Recruiting
"(a)
"(b)
"(1)
"(2)
"(3)
"(c)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A)
"(B)
"(i) An analysis of the effects that consolidated recruiting efforts has [sic] on the overall ability of recruiters to attract and place qualified candidates.
"(ii) A determination of the extent to which consolidating recruiting efforts affects efficiency and recruiting costs.
"(iii) An analysis of any challenges associated with a recruiter working to recruit individuals to enlist in a component in which the recruiter has not served.
"(iv) An analysis of the satisfaction of recruiters and the component recruiting commands with the pilot program.
"(3)
Global Cultural Knowledge Network
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) Provide socio-cultural analysis support to any unit deployed, or preparing to deploy, to an exercise or operation in the assigned region of responsibility of the unit being supported.
"(2) Make recommendations or support policy or doctrine development to increase the social science expertise of military and civilian personnel of the Department of the Army.
"(3) Provide reimbursable support to other military departments or Federal agencies if requested through an operational needs request process.
"(c)
"(1) A center in the continental United States (referred to in this section as a 'reach-back center') to support requests for information, research, and analysis.
"(2) Outreach to academic institutions and other Federal agencies involved in social science research to increase the network of resources for the reach-back center.
"(3) Training with operational units during annual training exercises or during pre-deployment training.
"(4) The training, contracting, and human resources capacity to rapidly respond to contingencies in which social science expertise is requested by operational commanders through an operational needs request process.
"(d)
"(e)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) notice of the waiver; and
"(B) a certification that there is a compelling national security interest for the deployment or there will be a benefit to the safety and welfare of members of the Armed Forces from the deployment.
"(3)
"(A) The operational unit, or units, requesting support, including the location or locations where the social scientists are to be deployed.
"(B) The number of Global Cultural Knowledge Network personnel to be deployed and the anticipated duration of such deployments.
"(C) The anticipated resource needs for such deployment."
Pilot Program for the Human Terrain System
Expansion of First Sergeants Barracks Initiative
"(a)
"(b)
Selection of Military Installations To Serve as Locations of Brigade Combat Teams
Army Training Strategy for Brigade-Based Combat Teams and Functional Supporting Brigades
"(a)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) A statement of the purpose of training for brigade-based combat teams and functional supporting brigades.
"(B) Performance goals for both active-component and reserve-component brigade-based combat teams and functional supporting brigades, including goals for live, virtual, and constructive training.
"(C) Metrics to quantify training performance against the performance goals specified under subparagraph (B).
"(D) A process to report the status of collective training to Army leadership for monitoring the training performance of brigade-based combat teams and functional supporting brigades.
"(E) A model to quantify, and to forecast, operation and maintenance funding required for each fiscal year to attain the performance goals specified under subparagraph (B).
"(3)
"(b)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) A discussion of the training strategy developed under subsection (a), including a description of the performance goals and metrics developed under that subsection.
"(B) A discussion and description of the training ranges and other essential elements required to support the training strategy.
"(C) A list of the funding requirements, shown by fiscal year and set forth in a format consistent with the future-years defense program to accompany the budget of the President under
"(D) A schedule for the implementation of the training strategy.
"(c)
"(1)
"(2)
Army Transformation to Brigade Structure
Demonstration Project for Use of Army Installations To Provide Prerelease Employment Training to Nonviolent Offenders in State Penal Systems
"(a)
"(b)
"(c)
"(d)
"(e)
"(A) be liable for any loss or damage to Federal Government property that may result from, or in connection with, the provision of prerelease employment training by the organization under the demonstration project; and
"(B) hold harmless and indemnify the United States from and against any suit, claim, demand, action, or liability arising out of any claim for personal injury or property damage that may result from or in connection with the demonstration project.
"(2) The Secretary may not enter into an agreement under subsection (b) with the State concerned for the provision of prerelease employment training directly by the Secretary unless the agreement with the State concerned includes provisions that the State shall—
"(A) be liable for any loss or damage to Federal Government property that may result from, or in connection with, the provision of the training except to the extent that the loss or damage results from a wrongful act or omission of Federal Government personnel; and
"(B) hold harmless and indemnify the United States from and against any suit, claim, demand, action, or liability arising out of any claim for personal injury or property damage that may result from, or in connection with, the provision of the training except to the extent that the personal injury or property damage results from a wrongful act or omission of Federal Government personnel.
"(f)
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Order of Succession
For order of succession in event of death, permanent disability, or resignation of Secretary of the Army, see Ex. Ord. No. 12908, Apr. 22, 1994, 59 F.R. 21907, listed in a table under
§7014. Office of the Secretary of the Army
(a) There is in the Department of the Army an Office of the Secretary of the Army. The function of the Office is to assist the Secretary of the Army in carrying out his responsibilities.
(b) The Office of the Secretary of the Army is composed of the following:
(1) The Under Secretary of the Army.
(2) The Assistant Secretaries of the Army.
(3) The Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army.
(4) The General Counsel of the Department of the Army.
(5) The Inspector General of the Army.
(6) The Chief of Legislative Liaison.
(7) The Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee.
(8) Such other offices and officials as may be established by law or as the Secretary of the Army may establish or designate.
(c)(1) The Office of the Secretary of the Army shall have sole responsibility within the Office of the Secretary and the Army Staff for the following functions:
(A) Acquisition.
(B) Auditing.
(C) Comptroller (including financial management).
(D) Information management.
(E) Inspector General.
(F) Legislative affairs.
(G) Public affairs.
(2) The Secretary of the Army shall establish or designate a single office or other entity within the Office of the Secretary of the Army to conduct each function specified in paragraph (1). No office or other entity may be established or designated within the Army Staff to conduct any of the functions specified in paragraph (1).
(3) The Secretary shall prescribe the relationship of each office or other entity established or designated under paragraph (2) to the Chief of Staff and to the Army Staff and shall ensure that each such office or entity provides the Chief of Staff such staff support as the Chief of Staff considers necessary to perform his duties and responsibilities.
(4) The vesting in the Office of the Secretary of the Army of the responsibility for the conduct of a function specified in paragraph (1) does not preclude other elements of the executive part of the Department of the Army (including the Army Staff) from providing advice or assistance to the Chief of Staff or otherwise participating in that function within the executive part of the Department under the direction of the office assigned responsibility for that function in the Office of the Secretary of the Army.
(5) The head of the office or other entity established or designated by the Secretary to conduct the auditing function shall have at least five years of professional experience in accounting or auditing. The position shall be considered to be a career reserved position as defined in
(d)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Office of the Secretary of the Army shall have sole responsibility within the Office of the Secretary and the Army Staff for the function of research and development.
(2) The Secretary of the Army may assign to the Army Staff responsibility for those aspects of the function of research and development that relate to military requirements and test and evaluation.
(3) The Secretary shall establish or designate a single office or other entity within the Office of the Secretary of the Army to conduct the function specified in paragraph (1).
(4) The Secretary shall prescribe the relationship of the office or other entity established or designated under paragraph (3) to the Chief of Staff of the Army and to the Army Staff and shall ensure that each such office or entity provides the Chief of Staff such staff support as the Chief of Staff considers necessary to perform his duties and responsibilities.
(e) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that the Office of the Secretary of the Army and the Army Staff do not duplicate specific functions for which the Secretary has assigned responsibility to the other.
(f)(1) The total number of members of the armed forces and civilian employees of the Department of the Army assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the Office of the Secretary of the Army and on the Army Staff may not exceed 3,250.
(2) Not more than 1,900 officers of the Army on the active-duty list may be assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the Office of the Secretary of the Army and on the Army Staff.
(3) The total number of general officers assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the Office of the Secretary of the Army and on the Army Staff may not exceed 67.
(4) The limitations in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) do not apply in time of war.
(5) Each limitation in paragraphs (1) and (2) may be exceeded by a number equal to 15 percent of such limitation in time of national emergency.
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2019—Subsec. (f)(1).
Subsec. (f)(2).
2018—
2016—Subsec. (f)(4).
Subsec. (f)(5).
2002—Subsec. (b)(6) to (8).
2001—Subsec. (f)(3).
1989—Subsec. (f)(5).
1988—Subsec. (c)(5).
1987—Subsec. (f)(4).
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Requirements of subsec. (c)(5) of this section applicable with respect to any person appointed on or after Sept. 29, 1988, as head of office or other entity designated for conducting auditing function in a military department, see section 325(d)(1) of
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Exceptions and Adjustments to Limitations on Personnel
Baseline personnel limitations in this section inapplicable to certain acquisition personnel and personnel hired pursuant to a shortage category designation for fiscal year 2009 and fiscal years thereafter, and Secretary of Defense or a secretary of a military department authorized to adjust such limitations for fiscal year 2009 and fiscal years thereafter, see section 1111 of
§7015. Under Secretary of the Army
(a) There is an Under Secretary of the Army, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) The Under Secretary shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe.
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Order of Succession
For order of succession in event of death, permanent disability, or resignation of Secretary of the Army, see Ex. Ord. No. 12908, Apr. 22, 1994, 59 F.R. 21907, listed in a table under
§7016. Assistant Secretaries of the Army
(a) There are five Assistant Secretaries of the Army. They shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b)(1) The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe.
(2) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. He shall have as his principal duty the overall supervision of manpower and reserve component affairs of the Department of the Army.
(3) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. He shall have as his principal duty the overall supervision of the functions of the Department of the Army relating to programs for conservation and development of the national water resources, including flood control, navigation, shore protection, and related purposes.
(4)(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management.
(B) The Assistant Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have significant budget, financial management, or audit experience in complex organizations.
(C) The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall be the exercise of the comptroller functions of the Department of the Army, including financial management functions. The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for all financial management activities and operations of the Department of the Army and shall advise the Secretary of the Army on financial management.
(5)(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision of acquisition, technology, and logistics matters of the Department of the Army.
(B) The Assistant Secretary shall have a Principal Military Deputy, who shall be an officer of the Army on active duty. The Principal Military Deputy shall be appointed from among officers who have significant experience in the areas of acquisition and program management. The position of Principal Military Deputy shall be designated as a critical acquisition position under
(6)(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary for Energy, Installations, and Environment.
(B) The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall be the overall supervision of energy, installation, and environment matters for the Department of the Army.
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2019—Subsec. (b)(5)(A).
Subsec. (b)(5)(B).
Subsec. (b)(6).
2018—
2017—Subsec. (b)(4).
Subsec. (b)(5)(B).
2016—Subsec. (b)(5)(B).
2008—Subsec. (b)(5).
1988—Subsec. (b)(4).
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§7017. Secretary of the Army: successors to duties
If the Secretary of the Army dies, resigns, is removed from office, is absent, or is disabled, the person who is highest on the following list, and who is not absent or disabled, shall perform the duties of the Secretary until the President, under section 3347 1 of title 5, directs another person to perform those duties or until the absence or disability ceases:
(1) The Under Secretary of the Army.
(2) The Assistant Secretaries of the Army, in the order prescribed by the Secretary of the Army and approved by the Secretary of Defense.
(3) The General Counsel of the Department of the Army.
(4) The Chief of Staff.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
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| 3017(a) 3017(b) |
5:181–5(b). 5:181–5(c). |
June 28, 1950, ch. 383, §102 (less (a)), |
In subsection (a), the word "person" is substituted for the words "officer of the United States". The words "until a successor is appointed" are omitted as surplusage.
Subsection (b) is substituted for 5:181–5(c) and states the effect of
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1994—Pars. (3), (4).
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1968—Subsec. (b).
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Order of Succession
For order of succession in event of death, permanent disability, or resignation of Secretary of the Army, see Ex. Ord. No. 12908, Apr. 22, 1994, 59 F.R. 21907, listed in a table under
1 See References in Text note below.
§7018. Administrative Assistant
(a) There is an Administrative Assistant in the Department of the Army. The Administrative Assistant shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Army and shall perform duties that the Secretary considers appropriate.
(b) During a vacancy in the office of Secretary, the Administrative Assistant has charge and custody of all records, books, and papers of the Department of the Army.
(c) The Secretary may authorize the Administrative Assistant to sign, during the temporary absence of the Secretary, any paper requiring his signature. In such a case, the Administrative Assistant's signature has the same effect as the Secretary's signature.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
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| 3016(a) 3016(b) 3016(c) |
5:185. 5:186. 5:187. |
R.S. 215; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69 (2d par.), |
| Mar. 4, 1874, ch. 44, |
Although 5:185, 186, and 187 are omitted from the United States Code as covered by 5:181–5, they are not so superseded and are restated in this revised section.
In subsections (a), (b), and (c), the title "Administrative Assistant" is substituted for the title "Assistant and Chief Clerk", to accord with present usage. R.S. 215 (less last sentence) is not contained in 5:185 and 186. It is also omitted from the revised section as obsolete.
In subsection (a), the words "an inferior officer" are omitted, since the Secretary's authority to appoint the Administrative Assistant makes the office an inferior office within the meaning of the Constitution. The words "perform duties that the Secretary considers appropriate" are substituted for the words "to be employed therein as he shall deem proper".
In subsection (b), the words "During a vacancy in the office of Secretary * * * has" are substituted for the words "whenever the Secretary of the Army shall be removed from office by the President of the United States, or in any other case of vacancy, shall, during such vacancy have the". The word "of" is substituted for the words "appertaining to".
In subsection (c), the words "during the temporary absence of the Secretary" are substituted for the words "When, from illness or other cause, the Secretary of War is temporarily absent from the War Department". The words "requisitions upon the Treasury Department" are omitted as surplusage. The last sentence is substituted for 5:187 (words after semicolon).
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§7019. General Counsel
(a) There is a General Counsel of the Department of the Army, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) The General Counsel shall perform such functions as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe.
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1988—Subsec. (a).
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§7020. Inspector General
(a) There is an Inspector General of the Army who shall be detailed to such position by the Secretary of the Army from the general officers of the Army. An officer may not be detailed to such position for a tour of duty of more than four years, except that the Secretary may extend such a tour of duty if he makes a special finding that the extension is necessary in the public interest.
(b) When directed by the Secretary or the Chief of Staff, the Inspector General shall—
(1) inquire into and report upon the discipline, efficiency, and economy of the Army; and
(2) perform any other duties prescribed by the Secretary or the Chief of Staff.
(c) The Inspector General shall periodically propose programs of inspections to the Secretary of the Army and shall recommend additional inspections and investigations as may appear appropriate.
(d) The Inspector General shall cooperate fully with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in connection with the performance of any duty or function by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense under
(e) The Inspector General shall have such deputies and assistants as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe. Each such deputy and assistant shall be an officer detailed by the Secretary to that position from the officers of the Army for a tour of duty of not more than four years, under a procedure prescribed by the Secretary.
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2022—Subsec. (d).
2018—
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Amendment by
§7021. Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee
There is in the Office of the Secretary of the Army an Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee. The functions, membership, and organization of that committee are set forth in
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Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of
§7022. Financial management
(a) The Secretary of the Army shall provide that the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management shall direct and manage financial management activities and operations of the Department of the Army, including ensuring that financial management systems of the Department of the Army comply with subsection (b). The authority of the Assistant Secretary for such direction and management shall include the authority to—
(1) supervise and direct the preparation of budget estimates of the Department of the Army and otherwise carry out, with respect to the Department of the Army, the functions specified for the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) in
(2) approve and supervise any project to design or enhance a financial management system for the Department of the Army; and
(3) approve the establishment and supervise the operation of any asset management system of the Department of the Army, including—
(A) systems for cash management, credit management, and debt collection; and
(B) systems for the accounting for the quantity, location, and cost of property and inventory.
(b)(1) Financial management systems of the Department of the Army (including accounting systems, internal control systems, and financial reporting systems) shall be established and maintained in conformance with—
(A) the accounting and financial reporting principles, standards, and requirements established by the Comptroller General under
(B) the internal control standards established by the Comptroller General under
(2) Such systems shall provide for—
(A) complete, reliable, consistent, and timely information which is prepared on a uniform basis and which is responsive to the financial information needs of department management;
(B) the development and reporting of cost information;
(C) the integration of accounting and budgeting information; and
(D) the systematic measurement of performance.
(c) The Assistant Secretary shall maintain a five-year plan describing the activities the Department of the Army proposes to conduct over the next five fiscal years to improve financial management. Such plan shall be revised annually.
(d) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management shall transmit to the Secretary of the Army a report each year on the activities of the Assistant Secretary during the preceding year. Each such report shall include a description and analysis of the status of Department of the Army financial management.
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1996—Subsec. (a)(1).
1994—Subsec. (a)(1).
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Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 20, 1989, see section 702(e)(1) of
§7023. Chief of Legislative Liaison
(a) There is a Chief of Legislative Liaison in the Department of the Army.
(b) The Chief of Legislative Liaison shall perform legislative affairs functions as specified for the Office of the Secretary of the Army by
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Subsec. (b).
2016—Subsec. (a).
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§7024. Director of Small Business Programs
(a)
(b)
(c)
(2) Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (
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Change of Name
The Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of the Army and the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of the Army were redesignated the Director of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Army and the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Army, respectively, by
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Amendment by