10 U.S.C. § 1606 : US Code - Section 1606: Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service

Search 10 U.S.C. § 1606 : US Code - Section 1606: Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service

(a) Establishment. - The Secretary of Defense may establish a
Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service for defense
intelligence positions established pursuant to section 1601(a) of
this title that are equivalent to Senior Executive Service
positions. The number of positions in the Defense Intelligence
Senior Executive Service may not exceed 594.
(b) Regulations Consistent With Title 5 Provisions. - The
Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the Defense
Intelligence Senior Executive Service which are consistent with the
requirements set forth in sections 3131, 3132(a)(2), 3396(c), 3592,
3595(a), 5384, and 6304 of title 5, subsections (a), (b), and (c)
of section 7543 of such title (except that any hearing or appeal to
which a member of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service
is entitled shall be held or decided pursuant to those
regulations), and subchapter II of chapter 43 of such title. To the
extent that the Secretary determines it practicable to apply to
members of, or applicants for, the Defense Intelligence Senior
Executive Service other provisions of title 5 that apply to members
of, or applicants for, the Senior Executive Service, the Secretary
shall also prescribe regulations to implement those provisions with
respect to the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service.
(c) Award of Rank to Members of the Defense Intelligence Senior
Executive Service. - The President, based on the recommendations of
the Secretary of Defense, may award a rank referred to in section
4507 of title 5 to members of the Defense Intelligence Senior
Executive Service. The award of such rank shall be made in a manner
consistent with the provisions of that section.
(d) Performance Appraisals. - (1) The Defense Intelligence Senior
Executive Service shall be subject to a performance appraisal
system which, as designed and applied, is certified by the
Secretary of Defense under section 5307 of title 5 as making
meaningful distinctions based on relative performance.
(2) The performance appraisal system applicable to the Defense
Intelligence Senior Executive Service under paragraph (1) may be
the same performance appraisal system that is established and
implemented within the Department of Defense for members of the
Senior Executive Service.