SUCCESSION FOR OFFICE OF CHIEF, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.

SEC. 507. SUCCESSION FOR OFFICE OF CHIEF, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.(a) Designation of Senior Officer in National Guard Bureau.—Section 10502 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(e) Succession.—(1) Unless otherwise directed by the President or the Secretary of Defense, the senior of the two officers specified in paragraph (2) shall serve as the acting Chief of the National Guard Bureau during any period that—“(A) there is a vacancy in the position of Chief of the National Guard Bureau; or“(B) the Chief is unable to perform the duties of that office.“(2) The officers specified in this paragraph are the following:“(A) The senior officer of the Army National Guard of the United States on duty with the National Guard Bureau.“(B) The senior officer of the Air National Guard of the United States on duty with the National Guard Bureau.”.(b) Clerical Amendments.—(1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: “§ 10502. Chief of the National Guard Bureau: appointment; adviser on National Guard matters; grade; succession” .(2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1011 of such title is amended to read as follows: “10502. Chief of the National Guard Bureau: appointment; adviser on National Guard matters; grade; succession.”. (c) Conforming Repeal.—Subsections (d) and (e) of section 10505 of such title are repealed.