10 USC - U.S. Code - Title 10: Armed Forces (January 2004)
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(a) Qualifications. - The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the qualifications of officers assigned to joint duty assignments are such that - (1) officers who are serving on, or have served on, the Joint Staff are expected, as a group, to be promoted to the next higher grade at a rate not less than the rate for officers of the same armed force in the same grade and competitive category who are serving on, or have served on, the headquarters staff of their armed force; (2) officers who have the joint specialty are expected, as a group, to be promoted - (A) during the period beginning on December 28, 2001, and ending on December 27, 2004, at a rate not less than the rate for officers of the same armed force in the same grade and competitive category; and (B) after December 27, 2004, at a rate not less than the rate for officers of the same armed force in the same grade and competitive category who are serving on, or have served on, the headquarters staff of their armed force; and (3) officers who are serving in, or have served in, joint duty assignments (other than officers covered in paragraphs (1) and (2)) are expected, as a group, to be promoted to the next higher grade at a rate not less than the rate for all officers of the same armed force in the same grade and competitive category. (b) Annual Report. - Not later than January 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the promotion rates during the preceding fiscal year of officers who are serving in, or have served in, joint duty assignments, especially with respect to the record of officer selection boards in meeting the objectives of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a). If such promotion rates fail to meet such objectives for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall include in the report for that fiscal year information on such failure and on what action the Secretary has taken or plans to take to prevent further failures.