[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 131, 115th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 115-2
115th Congress

An Act


 
To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of
persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active
duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces. <>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. <>  EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION
AGAINST APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS AS
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WITHIN SEVEN
YEARS OF RELIEF FROM ACTIVE DUTY AS
REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the second sentence of section
113(a) of title 10, United States Code, the first person appointed, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as Secretary of Defense
after the date of the enactment of this Act may be a person who is, on
the date of appointment, within seven years after relief, but not within
three years after relief, from active duty as a commissioned officer of
a regular component of the Armed Forces.
(b) <>  Limited Exception.--This section
applies only to the first person appointed as Secretary of Defense as
described in subsection (a) after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and to no other person.

Approved January 20, 2017.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 84 (H.R. 393):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-13 (Comm. on Armed Services) accompanying H.R.
393.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):
Jan. 12, considered and passed Senate.
Jan. 13, considered and passed House.