the use of navigable waters of the United States, approval of plans for construction of bridges and issuance of permits for other works upon navigable waters, and power and irrigation developments; construction of national monuments and memorials; and such other activities of a civil nature as may be prescribed by higher authority or authorized by law.

He is a member of the Armed Forces Policy Council, established by the National Security Act of 1947, as amended. He heads the Army Policy Council.

In the absence of the Secretary of the Army, the Under Secretary acts as Secretary; in the absence of the Secretary and the Under Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries, in the order fixed by their length of service as such, act as Secretary.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE ARMY. He acts as deputy to the Secretary of the Army, and as his principal civilian assistant.

ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF THE ARMY. Prior to the enactment of the Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958, there were four Assistant Secretaries, one each for Manpower, Personnel, and Reserve Forces; Financial Management; Logistics; and CivilMilitary Affairs. Within six months after the date of enactment (6 August 1958) of the Act, the total of four Assistant Secretaries is to be reduced to three.

THE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. He is responsible to the Secretary of the Army for the Army Research and Development Program, including the design of new items and the provision of developmental and design models for test and evaluation. He also serves as the Army research and development member of the Joint Research and Development and Applications Engineering Policy Council, and as the Army member of the Air Navigation Development Board.

THE CHIEF OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. He is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Army and is responsive to requirements of the Chief of Staff in all matters pertaining to public understanding of the Army. He initiates, processes, and coordinates the release of information relating to public un

derstanding of the Army; advises the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff, and agencies of the Department of Defense on public information matters involving the Army; and, in accordance with policies established by the Secretary of Defense, coordinates and supervises, through the Office of the Chief of Staff, the worldwide implementation of public information policies and programs of the Department of the Army.

THE CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE LIAISON. He formulates, coordinates, and supervises the approved legislative programs of the Army (except for appropriation acts), and insures the maintenance of proper relationships between the Army and the Congress. He also advises the Secretary of the Army, the Under Secretary of the Army, the assistant Secretaries of the Army, and the Chief of Staff on the situation of the Department of the Army in its relations with the Congress and on developments which may affect the legislative program of the Department of the Army.

THE GENERAL COUNSEL. He serves as civilian legal advisor to the Secretary of the Army, as directed; and also provides legal advice and assistance to the Under Secretary and Assistant Secretaries, and to the Director of Research and Development.

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matters of administrative policy, serves as member of the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Company, and acts for the Secretary on all official matters not requiring his personal attention. In addition, he is responsible for administrative services rendered to the Department of the Army, and for the administration of the Office, Secretary of the Army, including comprehensive management and personnel programs.

THE ARMY POLICY COUNCIL. It is the senior policy advisory council of the Department of the Army. It provides the central clearing house for consideration and disposition of important matters of Army policy by the Secretary,

Under Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, Director of Research and Development, Chief of Staff, Vice Chief of Staff, Deputy Chiefs of Staff, and Comptroller of the Army.

THE ARMY STAFF. It is the military staff of the Secretary of the Army at the seat of government and includes the Chief of Staff and his immediate assistants, the General and Special Staffs, and the Technical Staffs. The Army Staff renders professional advice and assistance to the Secretary of the Army, the Under Secretary of the Army, the Assistant Secretaries of the Army, and the Director of Research and Development. It is the duty of the Army Staff to

Prepare such plans for the national security, and the use of the Army for that purpose, both separately and in conjunction with the naval and air forces, and for recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, serving, mobilizing, and demobilizing the United States Army, as will assist the execution of any power vested in, duty imposed upon, or function assigned to the Secretary of the Army or the Chief of Staff.

Investigate and report upon all questions affecting the efficiency of the Army and its state of preparation for military operations.

Prepare detailed instructions for the execution of approved plans and to supervise the execution of such plans and instructions.

Act as the agents of the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff in coordinating the action of all organizations of the Army Establishment.

Perform such other duties not otherwise assigned by law as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.

The subdivisions of the Army Staff, and the duties of its key personnel, are given below.

THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. He is the principal military adviser to the Secretary of the Army, and is charged by him with the planning, development, execution, review, and analysis of the Army program. He supervises all members and organizations of the Army, performs the duties prescribed for him by the National Security Act of 1947

and other laws, and performs such other military duties not otherwise assigned by law as may be assigned to him by the President or by the Secretary of the Army. Except as otherwise prescribed by law, by the President, or by the Secretary of Defense, the Chief of Staff performs his duties under the direction of the Secretary of the Army. The Chief of Staff, by virtue of his position, takes rank above all officers on the active list of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, except the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and except the Chief of Naval Operations and the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, if those latter two officers' appointments, as such, antedate his. The Chief of Staff presides over the Army Staff. He is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Army for the efficiency of the Army. its state of preparation for military operations, and plans therefor. He transmits to the Secretary plans and recommendations prepared by the Army Staff, advises him in regard thereto, and, upon the approval of plans or recommendations by the Secretary, acts as the agent of the Secretary in carrying the same into effect.

THE VICE CHIEF OF STAFF. He is the principal assistant and advisor to the Chief of Staff, and acts for him in his absence. He is also responsible for effective administration and management in the Army Staff, and he insures coordination of the Deputy Chiefs of Staff and the heads of Army Staff agencies reporting to the Chief of Staff.

THE SECRETARY OF THE GENERAL STAFF. He is the principal administrative assistant to, and takes action for, the Chief of Staff and the Vice Chief of Staff on matters not requiring their personal attention. In addition, he administers and coordinates the internal activities of the Office of the Chief of Staff.

THE ARMY GENERAL STAFF. It consists of all commissioned officers assigned to the offices of Chief of Staff, Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Comptroller of the Army, Chief of Research and Development, Assistant Chiefs of Staff, General Staff Committees on National Guard and Reserve Policy (resident members only), Chief of Civil Affairs and Military Government, and such

other offices as may be designated by the Secretary of the Army. Under the direction of the Chief of Staff the Army General Staff renders professional advice and assistance to the Secretary of the Army, the Under Secretary of the Army, and the Assistant Secretaries of the Army, in providing broad basic policies and plans for the Commanding General, United States Continental Army Command, the commanding generals of the Zone of Interior Armies and the Oversea Army Commands, the Commanding General, Military District of Washington, the Commanding General, Army Air Defense Command, and the heads of other Department of the Army staff agencies to enable them to prepare and execute detailed programs for the development of the Army as a well-balanced and efficient military team. The heads of staff agencies are responsible for the development, execution, review, and analysis of primary programs for which they have been designated as program directors. The Army General Staff specifically assists the Secretary in the preparation and issuance of directives in the name of the Secretary of the Army to implement plans and policies and in the supervision of the execution and implementation of these directives.

The Deputy Chief of Staff for Military Operations. He is responsible to the Chief of Staff for directing, supervising, and coordinating the preparation of all Army plans (including Army aspects of joint plans) and of the troop basis for major units and developments; for directing, supervising, and coordinating the execution of approved Army plans in all military operational activities, and coordinating implementing plans therefor; and for advising the Chief of Staff on Joint Chiefs of Staff matters. He is the Army Operations Deputy for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has Army Staff responsibility for all strategic, tactical, and military organization and training matters and activities of the Army Establishment. He has principal Army Staff responsibility for Army aviation, civil affairs, military government, special warfare, and unconventional warfare. In addition to the foregoing, he exercises direct supervision and control of the

following, to include their organization and functions: the Chief of Civil Affairs and Military Government, the Chief of Special Warfare, and the Chief of Military History.

The Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. He is responsible to the Chief of Staff for directing, supervising, and coordinating all matters pertaining to (1) military and civilian personnel administration and management for all components of the Army Establishment, and (2) the provision of troop information and education, administrative, protective, and personnel services to the Army. He also exercises direct supervision and control of the following, to include their organization and functions: The Adjutant General, the Chief of Chaplains, and the Provost Marshal General.

The Director of the Women's Army Corps. She advises the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff on matters relating to the Women's Army Corps. The Office of the Director, Women's Army Corps, is assigned to the Office, Chief of Staff, and is attached for administrative purposes to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel.

The Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. Under the functional supervision of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Logistics), and under the direct supervision and control of the Chief of Staff, he plans for and supervises Army activities in purchasing, contracting, and other procurement and related industrial matters, and in general supply and logistics services; exercises controls over policies, procedures, standards, funds, manpower, and personnel which are essential to the discharge of this responsibility, including the development of logistic doctrine and manuals, and supervision of the conduct of logistic training. In addition thereto, he directs and controls the Technical Staffs and Services, except as to the civil functions of the Engineers. On matters of health, medical care of troops, and utilization of professional medical personnel, The Surgeon General has direct access to the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff.

The Comptroller of the Army. He is under the supervision and control of,

and is directly responsible to, the Assistant Secretary of the Army charged with financial management, by delegation of the Secretary of the Army; and is concurrently responsible to the Chief of Staff. He integrates the review and analysis of Army programs, and formulates, coordinates, and supervises accounting, fiscal, audit, budgetary, statistical, and management engineering activities of the Army, including the supervision of legislative policies and programs pertaining to appropriation acts. Within his scope of responsibility, the Comptroller's relationship to the Chief of Staff and the Army Staff corresponds to that of a deputy chief of staff. The Chief of Finance is under his direct supervision and control.

The Chief of Research and Development. He is responsible to the Chief of Staff for planning, coordinating, directing, and supervising all Army research and development activities, to include those pertaining to materiel, operations, human resources, and global environmental research. Within his scope of responsibility, his relation to the Chief of Staff and the Army Staff is that of a Deputy Chief of Staff. In fulfilling his responsibilities he deals directly with the technical staffs and services.

The Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence. He provides for, plans, coordinates, and supervises the collection and evaluation of information and the production, maintenance, and dissemination of intelligence pertaining to the war potential, topography, military forces, and military activities of foreign countries; monitors the procurement, training, and assignment of military intelligence personnel; advises on counterintelligence matters and supervises counterintelligence activities; supervises military mapping; performs the Army cryptologic functions; and provides the official channel of liaison between the Army and foreign military personnel in the United States.

The Assistant Chief of Staff for Reserve Components. He is directly responsible for Reserve Affairs to the Chief of Staff. He is responsible for: (1) development and supervision of the Reserve components control program; (2) initiation of, participation in, and

monitoring of other policies and plans which effect the Reserve components; and (3) direct supervision and control of the Chief, Army Reserve and ROTC Affairs. The Reserve components of the Army are the Army National Guard of the United States and the Army Reserve (10 U. S. C. 3033, 3062). This function does not affect the functions of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (10 U. S. C. 3015).

General Staff Committees on National Guard and Army Reserve Policies. They are responsible for formulating and/or reviewing all policies affecting the National Guard and the Army Reserve; for submitting recommendations thereon to the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Staff; and for reviewing regulations designed to carry such policies into effect.

The Chief of Civil Affairs and Military Government. Under the direction, supervision and control of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Military Operations, he exercises staff supervision over all matters pertaining to: (1) relationships, derived from implied or explicit intergovernmental agreements, between the United States Armed Forces and the government and people of countries in which United States Armed Forces are or may be employed (Civil Affairs); (2) the assumption of authority in areas occupied by United States Armed Forces (Military Government); and (3) the planning, training, and readiness measures requisite to the United States Army's conduct of civil affairs and military government operations. He also supervises the operations of the Civil Affairs and Military Government School, and the training of Civil Affairs and Military Government units of the Army Reserve.

THE SPECIAL STAFF. The heads of the Special Staff agencies provide advice and assistance to the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff, other members of the Army Staff, and all other elements of the Army Establishment on specialized matters for which they have been assigned responsibility. In addition to their Army Staff responsibilities, The Adjutant General, the Chief of Chaplains, the Chief of Finance, The Judge Advocate General, and The Provost Marshal General, respectively,