AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY SERVICE OF PRINCIPAL MILITARY DEPUTIES TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR ACQUISITION AS ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.

SEC. 802. AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY SERVICE OF PRINCIPAL MILITARY DEPUTIES TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR ACQUISITION AS ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. (a) Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology.—Section 3016(b)(5)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “In the event of a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, the Principal Military Deputy may serve as Acting Assistant Secretary for a period of not more than one year.”. (b) Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition.—Section 5016(b)(4)(B) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “In the event of a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, the Principal Military Deputy may serve as Acting Assistant Secretary for a period of not more than one year.”. (c) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition.—Section 8016(b)(4)(B) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “In the event of a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Principal Military Deputy may serve as Acting Assistant Secretary for a period of not more than one year.”.