Chapter 7, Section 176, Subsection (a) · 10 U.S.C. Chapter 7 — BOARDS, COUNCILS, AND COMMITTEES

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(a)at the beginning of section 53(2 (which provides as to the effect of presentment of a bill of exchange) there shall be inserted the words “ Subject to section 75A of this Act, ”; and

(1)There is in the Department of Defense an Institute to be known as the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Institute”), which has the responsibilities, functions, authority, and relationships set forth in this section. The Institute shall be a joint entity of the three military departments, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense.

(2)The Institute shall consist of a Board of Governors, a Director, two Deputy Directors, and a staff of such professional, technical, and clerical personnel as may be required.

(3)The Board of Governors shall consist of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, who shall serve as chairman of the Board of Governors, the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Health, the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and a former Director of the Institute, as designated by the Secretary of Defense, or the designee of any of the foregoing.

(4)The Director and the Deputy Directors shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense.

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adverse impact on military operations and readiness
means any adverse impact upon military operations and readiness, including flight operations, research, development, testing, and evaluation, and training, that is demonstrable and is likely to impair or degrade the ability of the armed forces to perform their warfighting missions.
budget
has the meaning given that term in section 231(f) 1 of this title.
covered acquisition program
means each acquisition program of the Department of Defense that materially contributes to—
energy project
means a project that provides for the generation or transmission of electrical energy.
intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility or control center
means such facilities or control centers located at the Francis E.
joint capability requirement
means a capability that is critical or essential to address a joint operational problem.
joint military capabilities
means the collective capabilities across the joint force, including both joint and force-specific capabilities, that are available to conduct military operations.
landowner
means a person that owns a fee interest in real property on which a proposed energy project or antenna structure project is planned to be located.
launch vehicle
has the meaning given such term in section 50902(11) of title 51.
military installation
has the meaning given that term in section 2801(c)(4) of this title.
military readiness
includes any training or operation that could be related to combat readiness, including testing and evaluation activities.
military training route
means a training route developed as part of the Military Training Route Program, carried out jointly by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Secretary of Defense, for use by the armed forces for the purpose of conducting low-altitude, high-speed military training.
national laboratories
means—
national leadership of the United States
means the following:
oversight information
means information and materials comprising analysis and justification that are prepared to support a recommendation that is made to, and approved by, the Secretary of Defense.
participating agency
means a department or agency of the Federal Government that is represented on the Council by a member under subsection (b).
service chief
has the meaning given in section 3101 of this title.
State
means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States
means the construction, alteration, establishment, or expansion, or the proposed construction, alteration, establishment, or expansion, of a structure or sanitary landfill, that the Secretary of Defense can demonstrate would—