REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SENIOR MENTORS.

SEC. 1102. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SENIOR MENTORS.(a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue appropriate policies and procedures to ensure that all senior mentors employed by the Department of Defense are—(1) hired as highly qualified experts under section 9903 of title 5, United States Code; and(2) required to comply with all applicable Federal laws and regulations on personnel and ethics matters.(b) Senior Mentor Defined.—In this section, the term “senior mentor” means a retired flag, general, or other military officer or retired senior civilian official who provides expert experience-based mentoring, teaching, training, advice, and recommendations to senior military officers, staffs, and students as they participate in war games, warfighting courses, operational planning, operational exercises, and decision-making exercises.