DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.

SEC. 529. DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.(a) Authority to Appoint Dean From Persons Other Than Air Force Academy Faculty Heads of Departments.—Subsection (a) of section 9335 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) The Dean of the Faculty is responsible to the Superintendent for developing and sustaining the curriculum and overseeing the faculty of the Academy. The qualifications, selection procedures, training, pay grade, and retention of the Dean shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force. If a person appointed as the Dean is not an officer on active duty, the person shall be appointed as a member of the Senior Executive Service.”.(b) Conforming Amendments.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended—(1) in the first sentence—(A) by striking “of the Air Force” and inserting “on active duty”; and(B) by inserting “(or the equivalent)” after “brigadier general” both places it appears; and(2) in the last sentence—(A) by inserting “applicable” before “limitation”; and (C) by striking “of the Air Force”. (c) Statutory Status as Permanent Professor.—(1) Section 9331(b)(2) of such title is amended by striking “dean of the Faculty, who is a permanent professor” and inserting “Dean of the Faculty”.117 STAT. 1472(2) Section 9336(a) of such title is amended by striking “, other than the Dean of the Faculty,”.(d) Applicability.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any Dean of the Faculty of the United States Air Force Academy selected on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.