Pub. L. 91-121, tit. IV, sec. 404

Sec. 404. (a) Section 136 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “seven” in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof “eight”; and (2) by inserting after the first sentence in subsection (b) the following new sentences: “One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. He shall have as his principal duty the overall supervision of health affairs of the Department of Defense.”. (b) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out item (13) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(13) Assistant Secretaries of Defense (8).”