ORGANIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.

SEC. 935. ORGANIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS. (a) Consolidation of Navy Headquarters Management Structure.—The Secretary of the Navy shall consolidate and streamline the Navy headquarters establishments within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations to reflect changes in the roles and missions of the Department of the Navy. (b) Directorate for Expeditionary Warfare Within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.—(1) Chapter 505 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5037 the following new section: “§ 5038. Director for Expeditionary Warfare “(a) One of the Directors within the Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Warfare Requirements, and Assessments shall be the Director for Expeditionary Warfare who shall be detailed from officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps. “(b) An officer assigned to the position of Director for Expeditionary Warfare, while so serving, has the grade of major general. “(c) The principal duty of the Director for Expeditionary Warfare shall be to supervise the performance of all staff responsibilities of the Chief of Naval Operations regarding expeditionary warfare, including responsibilities regarding amphibious lift, mine warfare, naval fire support, and other missions essential to supporting expeditionary warfare. “(d) The Chief of Naval Operations shall transfer duties, responsibilities, and staff from other personnel within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as necessary to fully support the Director for Expeditionary Warfare. “(e) This subsection shall cease to apply on November 1, 1997.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: “5038. Director for Expeditionary Warfare.”.