Us Code § 132a - Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §901(a)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3794

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§ 132a. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §901(a)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3794

Section, added Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title IX, §901(c)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4320; amended Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title IX, §901(a)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3462; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title IX, §901(d), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2342; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title IX, §910(a)(1), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1516; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title IX, §921(a)(1), (2)(A), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1926; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, §903(a)(2), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1555, related to establishment and responsibilities of the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2017 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title IX, §910(a)(1), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1516, which provided that the amendment made by section 910(a)(1) was effective Feb. 1, 2018, was repealed by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §901(a)(2)(B), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3794.

Transfer of Duties and Responsibilities of the Chief Management Officer

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §901(b)–(d), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3794, 3795, as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title IX, §904, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1871, provided that:

"(b) Implementation.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 1, 2021]—

"(1) each duty or responsibility that remains assigned to the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense shall be transferred to an officer or employee of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense; and

"(2) the personnel, functions, and assets of the Office of the Chief Management Officer shall be transferred to such other organizations and elements of the Department as the Secretary considers appropriate.

"(c) References.—Any reference in any law, regulation, guidance, instruction, or other document of the Federal Government to the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense shall be deemed to refer to the applicable officer or employee of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (b)(1).

"(d) Report.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 1, 2021], the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] a report that sets forth such recommendations for legislative action as the Secretary considers appropriate for modifications to law to carry out this section and the repeals and amendments made by this section."

Qualifications for Appointment as Deputy Chief Management Officer of a Military Department

Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title IX, §916, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1924, provided that:

"(a) Department of the Army.—An individual may not be appointed as Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of the Army unless the individual—

"(1) has significant experience in business operations or management in the public sector; or

"(2) has significant experience managing an enterprise in the private sector.

"(b) Department of the Navy.—An individual may not be appointed as Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of the Navy unless the individual—

"(1) has significant experience in business operations or management in the public sector; or

"(2) has significant experience managing an enterprise in the private sector.

"(c) Department of the Air Force.—An individual may not be appointed as Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of the Air Force unless the individual—

"(1) has significant experience in business operations or management in the public sector; or

"(2) has significant experience managing an enterprise in the private sector."

Execution of Authority in Subsection (c)

Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title IX, §921(a)(2)(B), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1927, provided that: "In order to execute the authority in subsection (c) of section 132a of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subparagraph (A)), the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense shall do the following:

"(i) By April 1, 2019, develop an assessment of cost and expertise requirements to execute such authority.

"(ii) By September 1, 2019, develop guidance for Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities to delineate spending on enterprise business operations and develop a process to determine the adequacy of their budgets for such operations."

Service of Incumbent Deputy Chief Management Officer as Chief Management Officer Upon Commencement of Latter Position Without Further Appointment

Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title IX, §910(e), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1518, which provided that the individual serving in the position of Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense as of February 1, 2018, could continue to serve as Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense under this section, was repealed by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §901(a)(2)(B), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3794.

Defense Agencies and Field Activities Providing Shared Business Services

Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title IX, §910(f), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1518, which related to initial reporting requirements and notice to Congress on transfer to the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense of oversight of shared business services, was repealed by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §901(a)(2)(B), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3794.

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