QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

SEC. 921. QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. (a) Assistant Secretary of the Army.—Section 3016(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(A)” after “(4)”; (2) by striking “The Assistant Secretary shall have as his principal responsibility” and inserting the following: “(C) The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall be” ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph (B): “(B) The Assistant Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have significant budget, financial management, or audit experience in complex organizations.” . (b) Assistant Secretary of the Navy.—Section 5016(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(A)” after “(3)”; (2) by striking “The Assistant Secretary shall have as his principal responsibility” and inserting the following: “(C) The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall be” ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph (B): “(B) The Assistant Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have significant budget, financial management, or audit experience in complex organizations.” . (c) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.—Section 8016(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(A)” after “(3)”; (2) by striking “The Assistant Secretary shall have as his principal responsibility” and inserting the following: “(C) The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall be” ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph (B): “(B) The Assistant Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have significant budget, financial management, or audit experience in complex organizations.” . (d) [10 U.S.C. 3016 note] Applicability.—The appointment qualifications imposed by the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to an appointment as an Assistant Secretary of a military department for financial management that is made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.