10 USC § 1607 - Intelligence Senior Level positions

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title: "10 USC § 1607 - Intelligence Senior Level positions"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1607"
section_name: "Intelligence Senior Level positions"
chapter_number: 83
chapter_name: "CIVILIAN DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE EMPLOYEES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "DEFENSE-WIDE INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL POLICY"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVI, § 1632(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2747; amended Pub. L. 107–306, title V, § 503, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2407.)"
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# § 1607. Intelligence Senior Level positions

**(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.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVI, § 1632(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2747; amended Pub. L. 107–306, title V, § 503, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2407.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

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

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1607 was renumbered .

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 1604(f)(1), (3) of this title prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2002—Subsec. (c).  added subsec. (c).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under .