[Congressional Bills 107th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2586 Introduced in House (IH)] 107th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2586 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2001 Mr. Stump (for himself and Mr. Skelton) (both by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002''. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 106. Defense health program. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Contract authority for Defense Working Capital Funds. Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions Sec. 310. Reimburse EPA for certain costs in connection with Hooper Sands site, in South Berwick, Maine. Sec. 311. Elimination of report on contractor reimbursement costs. Subtitle C--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Sec. 315. Costs payable to the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies for services provided to the Defense Commissary Agency. Sec. 316. Reimbursement for non-commissary use of commissary facilities. Sec. 317. Commissary contracts and other agencies and instrumentalities. Sec. 318. Operation of commissary stores. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 320. Reimbursement, for reserve intelligence support. Sec. 321. Disposal of obsolete and excess materials contained in the national defense stockpile. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End Strengths for active forces. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 405. End strengths for selected reserve. Sec. 406. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. Sec. 407. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 408. Fiscal year 2002 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. Sec. 409. Authorized strengths: reserve officers and senior enlisted members on active duty or full-time National Guard duty for administration of the reserves or National Guard. Sec. 410. Increase in authorized strengths for Air Force officers on active duty in the grade of major. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Elimination of certain medical and dental requirements for Army early-deployers. Sec. 502. Medical deferment of mandatory retirement or separation. Sec. 503. Officer in charge; United States Navy Band. Sec. 504. Removal of requirement for certification for certain flag officers to retire in their highest grade. Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy See. 511. Retirement of reserve personnel. Sec. 512. Amendment to reserve PERSTEMPO definition. See. 513. Individual ready reserve physical examination requirement. Sec. 514. Funeral honors duty performed by members of the National Guard. Sec. 515. Strength and grade ceiling accounting for reserve component members on active duty in support of a contingency operation. Sec. 516. Reserve health professionals stipend program expansion. Sec. 517. Reserve officers on active duty for a period of three years or less. Sec. 518. Active duty end strength exemption for National Guard and reserve personnel performing funeral honors functions. See. 519. Clarification of functions that may be assigned to active guard and reserve personnel on full-time National Guard duty. See. 520. Authority for temporary waiver of the requirement for a baccalaureate degree for promotion of certain reserve officers of the Army. Sec. 521. Authority of the President to suspend certain laws relating to promotion, retirement and separation; duties. Subtitle C--Education and Training Sec. 531. Authority for the Marine Corps University to award the degree of master of strategic studies. Sec. 532. Reserve component distributed learning. Sec. 533. Repeal of limitation on number of junior reserve officers' training corps (JROTC) units. Sec. 534. Modification of the Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program restriction on students attending civilian educational institutions with Senior Reserve Officers' Training Programs. Sec. 535. Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations Sec. 541. Authority for award of the Medal of Honor to Humbert R. Versace for valor during the Vietnam War. Sec. 542. Issuance of duplicate Medal of Honor. Sec. 543. Repeal of limitation on award of Bronze Star to members in receipt of special pay. Subtitle E--Uniform Code of Military Justice Sec. 551. Revision of punitive UCMJ article regarding drunken operation of vehicle, aircraft, or vessel. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2002. Sec. 602. Partial dislocation allowance authorized under certain circumstances. Sec. 603. Funeral honors duty allowance for retirees. Sec. 604. Basic pay rate for certain reserve commissioned officers with prior service as an enlisted member or warrant officer. Sec. 605. Family separation allowance. Sec. 606. Housing Allowance for the Chaplain for the Corps of Cadets, United States Military Academy. Sec. 607. Clarifying amendment that space-required travel for annual training reserve duty does not obviate transportation allowances. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. Authorize the Secretary of the Navy to prescribe submarine duty incentive pay rates. Sec. 612. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 613. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, nurse anesthetists, and dental officers. Sec. 614. Extension of authorities relating to nuclear officer special pays. See. 615. Extension of special and incentive pays. Sec. 616. Accession bonus for officers in critical skills. Sec. 617. Critical wartime skill requirement for eligibility for the individual ready reserve bonus. Sec. 618. Hazardous duty incentive pay: maritime board and search. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 621. Funded student travel: exchange programs. Sec. 622. Payment of vehicle storage costs in advance. Sec. 623. Travel and transportation allowances for family members to attend the burial of a deceased member of the Armed Forces. Sec. 624. Shipment of privately owned vehicles when executing CONUS permanent change of station moves. Subtitle D--Other See. 631. Montgomery G I Bill--selected reserve eligibility period. Sec. 632. Improved disability benefits for certain reserve component members. Sec. 633. Acceptance of scholarships by officers participating in the funded legal education program. TITLE VII--ACQUISITION POLICY AND ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy Sec. 701. Acquisition milestone changes. Sec. 702. Clarification of inapplicability of the requirement for core logistics capabilities standards to the nuclear refueling of an aircraft carrier. Sec. 703. Depot maintenance utilization waiver. Subtitle B--Acquisition Workforce See. 705. Tenure requirement for critical acquisition positions. Subtitle C--General Contracting Procedures and Limitations Sec. 710. Amendment of law applicable to contracts for architectural and engineering services and construction design. Sec. 711. Streamlining procedures for the purchase of certain goods. Sec. 712. Repeal of the requirement for the limitations on the use of Air Force civil engineering supply function contracts. Sec. 713. Modification of limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems. Subtitle D--Military Construction General Provisions Sec. 715. Exclusion of unforeseen environmental hazard remediation from the limitation on cost increases for military construction and family housing construction projects. Sec. 716. Increase of overseas minor construction threshold using operations and maintenance funds. Sec. 717. Leasebacks of base closure property. Sec. 718. Alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 719. Annual report to congress on design and construction. TITLE VIII--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND POSITIONS Subtitle A--Department of Defense Organizations and Positions Sec. 801. Organizational alignment change for director for expeditionary warfare. Sec. 802. Change of name for Air Mobility Command. See. 803. Transfer of intelligence positions in support of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Subtitle B--Reports Sec. 811. Amendment to National Guard and reserve component equipment: annual report to Congress. Sec. 812. Elimination of triennial report on the roles and missions of the Armed Forces. Sec. 813. Change in due date of commercial activities report. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 821. Documents, historical artifacts, and obsolete or surplus materiel: loan, donation, or exchange. See. 822. Charter air transportation of members of the Armed Forces. TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Other Nations Sec. 901. Recognition of assistance from foreign nationals. Subtitle B--Department of Defense Civilian Personnel Sec. 911. Authority for designated civilian employees abroad to act as a notary. Sec. 912. Inapplicability of requirement for studies and reports when all directly affected Department of Defense civilian employees are reassigned to comparable federal positions. Sec. 913. Pilot program for payment of retraining expenses. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 921. Authority to ensure demilitarization of significant military equipment formerly owned by the Department of Defense. Sec. 922. Department of Defense gift initiatives. Sec. 923. Repeal of the joint requirements oversight council semi- annual report. TITLE I--PROCUREMENT SEC. 101. ARMY. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for procurement for the Army as follows: (1) For aircraft, $1,925,491,000. (2) For missiles, $1,859,634,000. (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $2,276,746,000. (4) For ammunition, $1,193,365,000. (5) For other procurement, $3,961,737,000. (6) For chemical agents and munitions destruction, $1,153,557,000 for-- (A) the destruction of lethal chemical weapons in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521) and (B) the destruction of chemical warfare material of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act. SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. (a) Navy.--Funds axe hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for procurement for the Navy as follows: (1) For aircraft, $8,252,543,000. (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $1,433,475,000. (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $9,344,121,000. (4) For other procurement, $4,097,576,000. (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount of $981,724,000. (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for procurement of ammunition for the Navy and Marine Corps in the amount of $457,099,000. SEC. 103. AIR FORCE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for procurement for the Air Force as follows: (1) For aircraft, $10,744,458,000. (2) For missiles, $3,233,536,000. (3) For procurement of ammunition, $865,344,000. (4) For other procurement, $8,158,521,000. SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for defense-wide procurement in the amount of $1,603,927,000. SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for procurement for the Defense Inspector General in the amount of $1,800,000. SEC. 106. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for the Department of Defense for procurement for carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense in the total amount of $267,915,000. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for the use of the Armed Forces for research, development, test, and evaluation, as follows: (1) For the Army, $6,693,920,000. (2) For the Navy, $11,123,389,000. (3) For the Air Force, $14,343,982,000. (4) For Defense-wide research, development, test, and evaluation, $15,268,142,000, of which $217,355,000 is authorized for the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. (5) For the Defense Health Program, $65,304,000. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense, for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, in amounts as follows: (1) For the Army, $21,191,680,000. (2) For the Navy, $26,961,382,000. (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,892,314,000. (4) For the Air Force, $26,146,770,000. (5) For the Defense-wide activities, $12,518,631,000. (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,787,246,000. (7) For the Naval Reserve, $1,003,690,000. (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $144,023,000. (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $2,029,866,000. (10) For the Army National Guard, $3,677,359,000. (11) For the Air National Guard, $3,867,361,000. (12) For the Defense Inspector General, $150,221,000. (13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $9,096,000. (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $389,800,000. (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $257,517,000. (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, $385,437,000. (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, $23,492,000. (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites, $190,255,000. (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs, $49,700,000. (20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, Defense-wide, $820,381,000. (21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, $25,000,000. (22) For the Defense Health Program, $17,565,750,000. (23) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, $403,000,000. (24) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, $2,844,226,000. (25) For Support for International Sporting Competitions, Defense, $15,800,000. SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and revolving funds in amounts as follows: (1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,951,986,000. (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $506,408,000. SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $71,440,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, including the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home and the Naval Home. SEC. 304. CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. Contract authority in the amount of $427, 100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002, is hereby authorized and appropriated to the Defense Working Capital Fund for the procurement, lease-purchase with substantial private sector risk, capital or operating multiple-year lease, of a capital asset, multiple-year time charter of a commercial craft or vessel and associated services. Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions SEC. 310. REIMBURSE EPA FOR CERTAIN COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH HOOPER SANDS SITE, IN SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE. (a) Authority To Reimburse EPA.--Using funds described in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy may pay $1,005,478.00 to the Hooper Sands Special Account within the Hazardous Substance Superfund established by section 9507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9507) to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency in full for the Remaining Past Response Costs incurred by the agency for actions taken pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq.) at the Hooper Sands site in South Berwick, Maine, pursuant to an Interagency Agreement entered into by the Department of the Navy and the Environmental Protection Agency in January 2001. (b) Source of Funds.--Any payment under subsection (a) shall be made using the amounts authorized to be appropriated by paragraph (15) of section 301 to the Environmental Restoration, Navy account, established by section 2703(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 311. ELIMINATION OF REPORT ON CONTRACTOR REIMBURSEMENT COSTS. Section 2706 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. Subtitle C--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities SEC. 315. COSTS PAYABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY. Section 2482(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``However, the Defense Commissary Agency may not pay for any such service provided by the United States Transportation Command any amount that exceeds the price at which the service could be procured through full and open competition, as such term is defined in section 4(6) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(6)).'' and inserting ``The Defense Commissary Agency may not pay for any service provided by a Defense working capital fund activity which exceeds the price at which the service could be procured through full and open competition by the Defense Commissary Agency, as such term is defined in section 4(6) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(6)). In determining the cost for providing such service the Defense Commissary Agency may pay a Defense working capital fund activity those administrative and handling costs it would be required to pay for the provision of such services had the Defense Commissary Agency acquired them under full and open competition. Under no circumstances will any costs associated with mobilization requirements, maintenance of readiness, or establishment or maintenance of infrastructure to support such mobilization or readiness requirements, be included in rates charged the Defense Commissary Agency.''. SEC. 316. REIMBURSEMENT FOR NON-COMMISSARY USE OF COMMISSARY FACILITIES. (a) In General.--Chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the beginning of the chapter the following new section: ``Sec. 2481. Reimbursement for non-commissary use of commissary facilities ``If a commissary facility acquired, constructed or improved (in whole or in part) with commissary surcharge revenues is used for non- commissary purposes, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall reimburse the commissary surcharge revenues for the commissary's share of the depreciated value of the facility.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 147 is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 2482 the following new item: ``2481. Reimbursement for non-commissary use of commissary facilities.''. SEC. 317. COMMISSARY CONTRACTS AND OTHER AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES. Section 2482(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): ``(2) Where the Secretary of Defense authorizes the Defense Commissary Agency to sell limited exchange merchandise as commissary store inventory under section 2486(b)(11) of this title, the Defense Commissary Agency shall enter into a contract or other agreement to obtain such merchandise available from the Armed Service Exchanges, provided that such merchandise shall be obtained at a cost of no more than the exchange retail price less the amount of commissary surcharge authorized to be collected by section 2486 of this title. If such merchandise is procured by the Defense Commissary Agency from other than the Armed Service Exchanges, the limitations provided in section 2486(e) of this title apply.''. SEC. 318. OPERATION OF COMMISSARY STORES. Section 2482(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``A contract with a private person'' and all that remains to the end of the subsection. Subtitle D--Other Matters SEC. 320. REIMBURSEMENT FOR RESERVE INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT. (a) Appropriations available to the Department of Defense for operations and maintenance may be used to reimburse National Guard and Reserve units or organizations for the pay, allowances and other expenses which are incurred by such National Guard and Reserve units or organizations when members of the National Guard or Reserve provide intelligence, including counterintelligence, support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Foreign Intelligence Program, the Joint Military Intelligence Program, and the Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities aggregate. (b) Nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures. SEC. 321. DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE AND EXCESS MATERIALS CONTAINED IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE. Subject to the conditions specified in section 10(c) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1(c)), the President may dispose of the following obsolete and excess materials contained in the National Defense Stockpile in the following quantities: Bauxite, Refractory, 40,000 short tons. Chromium Metal, 3,512 short tons. Iridium, 25,140 troy ounces. Jewel Bearings, 30,273,221 pieces. Manganese, Ferro HC, 209,074 short tons. Palladium, 11 troy ounces. Quartz Crystal, 216,648 pounds. Tantalum Metal Ingot, 120,228 pounds contained tantalum. Tantalum Metal Powder, 36,020 pounds contained tantalum. Thorium Nitrate, 600,000 pounds. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2002, as follows: (1) The Army, 480,000. (2) The Navy, 376,000. (3) The Marine Corps, 172,600. (4) The Air Force, 358,800. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces SEC. 405. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2002, as follows: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 350,000. (2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. (3) The Naval Reserve, 87,000. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,558. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 108,400. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 74,700. (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000. (b) Adjustments.--The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by-- (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year, and (2) the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year. Whenever such units or such individual members are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members. SEC. 406. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2002, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or, in the case of members of the National Guard, full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 22,974. (2) The Army Reserve, 13,108. (3) The Naval Reserve, 14,811. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 11,591. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 1,437. SEC. 407. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS). The Reserve Components of the Army and the Air Force are authorized strengths for military technicians (dual status) as of September 30, 2002, as follows: (1) For the Army Reserve, 5,999. (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 23,128. (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,818. (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 22,422. SEC. 408. FISCAL YEAR 2002 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. The number of civilian employees who are non-dual status technicians of a reserve component of the Army or Air Force as of September 30, 2002, may not exceed the following: (1) For the Army Reserve, 1,095. (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 1,600. (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 0. (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 350. SEC. 409. AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS: RESERVE OFFICERS AND SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS ON ACTIVE DUTY OR FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESERVES OR NATIONAL GUARD. (a) In General.--Section 12011 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by amending the body of the section to read as follows: ``(a) Ceilings for Full-Time Reserve Component Field Grade Officers.--The number of reserve officers of the reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps who may be on active duty in the pay grades of O-4, O-5, O-6 for duty described in sections 10211, 10302 through 10305, 123 10, or 12402 of this title, or full- time National Guard duty (other than for training) under section 502(f) of title 32, or section 708 of title 32, may not, at the end of any fiscal year, exceed a number for that grade and reserve component in accordance with the following tables: ``Army National Guard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGR Population O-4 (MAJ) O-5 (LTC) O-6 (COL) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20,000 1,500 850 325 22,000 1,650 930 350 24,000 1,790 1,010 370 26,000 1,930 1,085 385 28,000 2,070 1,160 400 30,000 2,200 1,235 405 32,000 2,330 1,305 408 34,000 2,450 1,375 411 36,000 2,570 1,445 411 38,000 2,670 1,515 411 40,000 2,770 1,580 411 42,000 2,837 1,644 411 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ``U.S. Army Reserve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGR Population O-4 (MAJ) O-5 (LTC) O-6 (COL) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10,000 1,390 740 230 11,000 1,529 803 242 12,000 1,668 864 252 13,000 1,804 924 262 14,000 1,940 984 272 15,000 2,075 1,044 282 16,000 2,210 1,104 291 17,000 2,345 1,164 300 18,000 2,479 1,223 309 19,000 2,613 1,282 318 20,000 2,747 1,341 327 21,000 2,877 1,400 336 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ``U.S. Naval Reserve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGR Population O-4 (MAJ) O-5 (LTC) O-6 (COL) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10,000 807 447 141 11,000 867 467 153 12,000 924 485 163 13,000 980 503 173 14,000 1,035 521 183 15,000 1,088 538 193 16,000 1,142 555 203 17,000 1,195 565 213 18,000 1,246 575 223 19,000 1,291 585 233 20,000 1,334 595 242 21,000 1,364 603 250 22,000 1,384 610 258 23,000 1,400 615 265 24,000 1,410 620 270 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ``U.S. Marine Corps Reserve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGR Population O-4 (MAJ) O-5 (LTC) O-6 (COL) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,100 106 56 20 1,200 110 60 21 1,300 114 63 22 1,400 118 66 23 1,500 121 69 24 1,600 124 72 25 1,700 127 75 26 1,800 130 78 27 1,900 133 81 28 2,000 136 84 29 2,100 139 87 30 2,200 141 90 31 2,300 143 92 32 2,400 145 94 33 2,500 147 96 34 2,600 149 98 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ``Air National Guard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGR Population O-4 (MAJ) O-5 (LTC) O-6 (COL) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5,000 333 335 251 6,000 403 394 260 7,000 472 453 269 8,000 539 512 278 9,000 606 571 287 10,000 673 630 296 11,000 740 688 305 12,000 807 742 314 13,000 873 795 323 14,000 939 848 332 15,000 1,005 898 341 16,000 1,067 948 350 17,000 1,126 998 359 18,000 1,185 1,048 368 19,000 1,235 1,098 377 20,000 1,283 1,148 380 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ``U.S. Air Force Reserve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGR Population O-4 (MAJ) O-5 (LTC) O-6 (COL) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 500 83 85 50 1,000 155 165 95 1,500 220 240 135 2,000 285 310 170 2,500 350 369 203 3,000 413 420 220 3,500 473 464 230 4,000 530 500 240 4,500 585 529 247 5,000 638 550 254 5,500 688 565 261 6,000 735 575 268 7,000 770 595 280 8,000 805 615 290 10,000 835 635 300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ``(b) Grade Substitutions for Lower Grade Ceilings.--Whenever the number of officers serving in any grade for duty described in subsection (a) is less than the number authorized for that grade under this section, the difference between the two numbers may be applied to increase the number authorized under this section for any lower grade. ``(c) Determination of Authorized Ceilings.--If the total number of members serving in the grades prescribed in the above tables is between any two consecutive numbers in the first column of the appropriate table, the corresponding authorized strengths for each of the grades shown in that table, for that component, are determined by mathematical interpolation between the respective numbers of the two strengths. If the total numbers of members serving on AGR duty in the first column are greater or less than the figures listed in the first column of the appropriate table, the Secretary concerned shall fix the corresponding strengths for the grades shown in that table at the same proportion as reflected in the nearest limit shown in the table. ``(d) Secretarial Waiver.--Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is in the national interest, the Secretary may increase the number of reserve officers that may be on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in a controlled grade authorized pursuant to subsection (a) for the current fiscal year for any of the Reserve components by a number equal to not more than 5 percent of the authorized strength in that controlled grade.''. (b) In General.--Section 12012 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by amending the body of the section to read as follows: ``(a) Ceilings for Full-Time Reserve Component Senior Enlisted Members.--The number of enlisted members in pay grades of E-8 and E-9 for who may be on active duty under section 10211 or 12310, or on full- time National Guard duty under the authority of section 502(f) of title 32 (other than for training) in connection with organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components or the National Guard may not, at the end of any fiscal year, exceed a number determined in accordance with the following tables: ``Army National Guard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGR Population E-8 (MSG) E-9 (SGM) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20,000 1,650 550 22,000 1,775 615 24,000 1,900 645 26,000 1,945 675 28,000 1,945 705 30,000 1,945 725 32,000 1,945 730 34,000 1,945 735 36,000 1,945 738 38,000 1,945 741 40,000 1,945 743 42,000 1,945 743 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ``U.S. Army Reserve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGR Population E-8 (MSG) E-9 (SGM) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10,000 1,052 154 11,000 1,126 168 12,000 1,195 180 13,000 1,261 191 14,000 1,327 202 15,000 1,391 213 16,000 1,455 224 17,000 1,519 235 18,000 1,583 246 19,000 1,647 257 20,000 1,711 268 21,000 1,775 278 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ``U.S. Naval Reserve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGR Population E-8 (SCPO) E-9 (MCPO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10,000 340 143 11,000 364 156 12,000 386 169 13,000 407 182 14,000 423 195 15,000 435 208 16,000 447 221 17,000 459 234 18,000 471 247 19,000 483 260 20,000 495 273 21,000 507 286 22,000 519 299 23,000 531 312 24,000 540 325 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ``U.S. Marine Corps Reserve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGR Population E-8 (IST SGT) E-9 (SGTMAJ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,100 50 11 1,200 55 12 1,300 60 13 1,400 65 14 1,500 70 15 1,600 75 16 1,700 80 17 1,800 85 18 1,900 89 19 2,000 93 20 2,100 96 21 2,200 99 22 2,300 101 23 2,400 103 24 2,500 105 25 2,600 107 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ``Air National Guard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGR Population E-8 (SMSGT) E-9 (CMSGT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5,000 1,020 405 6,000 1,070 435 7,000 1,120 465 8,000 1,170 490, 9,000 1,220 510 10,000 1,270 530 11,000 1,320 550 12,000 1,370 570 13,000 1,420 589 14,000 1,470 608 15,000 1,520 626 16,000 1,570 644 17,000 1,620 661 18,000 1,670 678 19,000 1,720 695 20,000 1,770 712 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ``U.S. Air Force Reserve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGR Population E-8 (SMSGT) F-9 (CMSGT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 500 75 40 1,000 145 75 1,500 208 105 2,000 270 130 2,500 325 150 3,000 375 170 3,500 420 190 4,000 460 210 4,500 495 230 5,000 530 250 5,500 565 270 6,000 600 290 7,000 670 330 8,000 740 370 10,000 800 400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ``(b) Grade Substitution for Lower Grade Ceilings.--Whenever the number of members serving in pay grade E-9 for duty described in subsection (a) is less than the number authorized for that grade under this section, the difference between the two numbers may be applied to increase the number authorized under this section for pay grade E-8. ``(c) Determination of Authorized Ceilings.--If the total number of members serving in the grades prescribed in the above tables is between, any two consecutive numbers in the first column of the appropriate table, the corresponding authorized strengths for each of the grades shown in that table, for that component, are determined by mathematical interpolation between the respective numbers of the two strengths. If the total numbers of members serving on AGR duty in the first column are greater or less than the figures listed in the first column of the appropriate table, the Secretary concerned shall fix the corresponding strengths for the grades shown in that table at the same proportion as reflected in the nearest limit shown in the table. ``(d) Secretarial Waiver.--Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is in the national interest, the Secretary may increase the number of senior reserve enlisted members that may be on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in a controlled grade authorized pursuant to subsection (a) for the current fiscal year for any of the Reserve components by a number equal to not more than 5 percent of the authorized strength in that controlled grade.''. SEC. 410. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR AIR FORCE OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE GRADE OF MAJOR. The table in section 523(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the figures under the heading ``Major'' relating to the Air Force and inserting the following: ``9,861 ``10,727 ``11,593 ``12,460 ``13,326 ``14,192 ``15,058 ``15,925 ``16,792 ``17,657 ``18,524 ``19,389 ``20,256 ``21,123 ``21,989 ``22,855 ``23,721 ``24,588 ``25,454.''. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy SEC. 501. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN MEDICAL AND DENTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ARMY EARLY-DEPLOYERS. Section 1074a of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking subsection (d); and (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). SEC. 502. MEDICAL DEFERMENT OF MANDATORY RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION. Section 640 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(a)'' at the beginning of the paragraph; (2) by striking ``cannot'' and inserting ``may not''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (b): ``(b) An officer whose mandatory retirement or separation under this chapter or chapter 63 of this title is subject to deferral under this section, may be extended for a period not to exceed 30 days following completion of the evaluation requiring hospitalization or medical observation.''. SEC. 503. OFFICER IN CHARGE; UNITED STATES NAVY BAND. (a) Detail and Grade.--Chapter 565 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 6221 the following new section: ``Sec. 6221a. United States Navy Band: officer in charge ``An officer serving in a grade not below lieutenant commander may be detailed as Officer in Charge of the United States Navy Band. While so serving, an officer who holds a grade lower than captain shall hold the grade of captain if he is appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Such appointment may occur notwithstanding the limitation of subsection 5596(d) of this title.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 565 is amended by inserting after the item referring to section 6221 the following new item: ``6221a. United States Navy Band: officer in charge.''. SEC. 504. REMOVAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN FLAG OFFICERS TO RETIRE IN THEIR HIGHEST GRADE. Section 1370(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``certifies in writing to the President and Congress'' and inserting ``determines in writing''; and (2) by adding at the end of the paragraph the following new sentence: ``The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to implement this paragraph.''. Subtitle B--Reserve Component Personnel Policy SEC. 511. RETIREMENT OF RESERVE PERSONNEL. (a) Retired Reserve.--Section 10154(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``upon their request''. (b) Retirement for Failure of Selection of Promotion.--(1) Section 14513 of such title 10 is amended-- (A) in the heading, by inserting ``or retirement'' after ``Separation''; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and applies'' and inserting ``unless the officer requests not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve'' before the semicolon. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1407 of such title 10 is amended by striking the item relating to section 14513 and inserting the following new item: ``14513. Separation or retirement for failure of selection for promotion.''. (c) Retirement for Years of Service or After Selection for Early Removal.--Section 14514 of such title 10 is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and applies'' and inserting `` unless the officer requests not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve'' before the semicolon; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``does not apply for such transfer'' and inserting ``has requested not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve'' after ``is not qualified or''. (d) Retirement for Age.--Section 14515 of such title 10 is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and applies'' and inserting ``unless the officer requests not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve'' before the semicolon; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``does not apply for transfer'' and inserting ``has requested not to be transferred'' following ``is riot qualified or''. (e) Discharge or Retirement of Warrant Officers for Years of Service or Age.--(1) Chapter 1207 of such title 10 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``12244. Warrant officers: discharge or retirement for years of service or for age ``Each reserve warrant officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is in an active status and has reached the maximum years of service or age prescribed by the Secretary concerned shall-- ``(1) be transferred to the Retired Reserve, if the warrant officer is so qualified for such transfer, unless the warrant officer requests not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve; or ``(2) if the warrant officer is not qualified for such transfer or requests not to be 42 transferred to the Retired Reserve, be discharged.''. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 1207 of title 10 is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``12244. Warrant officers: discharge or retirement for years of service or for age.''. (f) Discharge, or Retirement of Enlisted Members for Years of Service or Age.--(1) Chapter 1203 of such title 10 is amended by adding, at the end the following new section: ``12108. Enlisted members: discharge or retirement for years of service or for age ``Each reserve enlisted member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is in an active status and has reached the maximum years of service or age prescribed by the Secretary concerned shall-- ``(1) be transferred to the Retired Reserve, if the member is so qualified for such transfer, unless the member requests not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve; or ``(2) if the member is not qualified for such transfer or requests not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve, be discharged.''. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``12108. Enlisted members: discharge or retirement for years of service or for age.''. SEC. 512. AMENDMENT TO RESERVE PERSTEMPO DEFINITION. Section 991(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``active'' before ``service'' and adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For the purpose of this definition, the housing in which a member of a reserve component resides is either the housing the member normally occupies when on garrison duty or the member's permanent civilian residence.''; (2) by striking paragraph (2); (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3) respectively; and (4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated), by striking ``in paragraphs (1) and (2).'' and inserting ``in paragraph (1).''. SEC. 513. INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT. Section 10206 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Ready Reserve'' and inserting ``Selected Reserve''; (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: ``(b) As determined by the Secretary concerned, each member of the Individual Ready Reserve or Inactive National Guard shall be provided a physical examination, if required-- ``(1) to determine the member's fitness for military duty; or ``(2) for promotion, attendance at a military school or other career progression requirements.''. SEC. 514. FUNERAL HONORS DUTY PERFORMED BY MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. Section 1491 (b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: ``(3) A member of the Army National Guard of the United States or Air National Guard of the United States who serves as a member of a funeral honors detail while serving in a duty status authorized under state law shall be considered to be a member of the armed forces for the purpose of fulfilling the two member funeral honors detail requirement in paragraph (2).''. SEC. 515. STRENGTH AND GRADE CEILING ACCOUNTING FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION. (a) Active Duty Strength Accounting--Section 11 5(c) of title 10, United States Code is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end of the subparagraph; (2) in subparagraph (2), by striking the period and adding ``; and'' at the end of the subparagraph; and (3) by adding the following new subparagraph: ``(3) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for any of the armed forces by a number equal to the number of members of the reserve components on active duty under section 12301(d) of this title in support of a contingency operation as defined in section 101(a)(13) of this title.''. (b) Increase in Authorized Daily Average for Members in Pay Grades E-8 and E-9 on Active Duty Under Certain Circumstances.--Section 517 of such title 10 is amended at the end by adding the following new paragraph: ``(d) The Secretary of Defense may increase the authorized daily average number of enlisted members on active duty in an armed force in pay grades E-8 and E-9 in a fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a) by the number of enlisted members of a reserve component in that armed force in the pay grades of E-8 and E-9 on active duty under section 12301(d) of this title in support of a contingency operation as defined in section 101(a)(13) of this title,''. (c) Increase in Authorized Strengths for Commissioned Officers in Pay Grades O-4, O-5 and O-6 on Active Duty Under Certain Circumstances.--Section 523 of such title 10 is amended-- (1) in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (e)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(e) The Secretary of Defense may increase the authorized total number of commissioned officers serving on active duty at the end of any fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a) by the number of commissioned officers of a reserve component of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps on active duty under section 12301(d) of this title in support of a contingency operation as defined in section 101(a)(13) of this title.''. (d) Increase, in Authorized Strengths for General and Flag Officers on Active Duty Under Certain Circumstances.--Section 526(a) of such title 10 is amended by-- (1) striking ``the'' the first time it appears; (2) inserting ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the'' following ``Limitations.--''; (3) redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C) and (D), respectively; and (4) inserting after subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by section (d)(3)) the following new paragraph: ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may increase the number of general and flag officers on active duty pursuant to paragraph (1) by the number of reserve component general and flag officers on active duty under section 12301(d) of this title in support of a contingency operation as defined in section 101(a)(13) of this title.''. SEC. 516. RESERVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS STIPEND PROGRAM EXPANSION. (a) Purpose of Program.--Section 16201(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(a) Establishment of Program.--For the purposes of obtaining adequate numbers of commissioned officers in the reserve components who are qualified in health professions, the Secretary of each military department may establish and maintain a program to provide financial assistance under this chapter to persons engaged in training that leads to a degree in medicine or dentistry, and to a health professions specialty critically needed in wartime. Under such a program, the Secretary concerned may agree to pay a financial stipend to persons engaged in health care education and training in return for a commitment to subsequent service in the Ready Reserve.''. (b) Medical and Dental Student Stipend.--Section 16201 of such title 10 is amended by-- (1) redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e) as subsections (c), (d), (e) and (f); (2) inserting the following new subsection: ``(b) Medical and Dental School Students.--(1) Under the stipend program under this chapter, the Secretary of the military department concerned may enter into an agreement with a person who-- ``(A) is eligible to be appointed as an officer in a Reserve component; ``(B) is enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment in an institution in a course of study that results in a degree in medicine or dentistry; ``(C) signs an agreement that, unless sooner separated, the person will-- ``(i) complete the educational phase of the program; ``(ii) accept a reappointment or redesignation within his reserve component, if tendered, based upon his health profession, following satisfactory completion of the educational and intern programs; and ``(iii) participate in a residency program; and ``(D) if required by regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, agrees to apply for, if eligible, and accept, if offered, residency training in a health profession skill which has been designated by the Secretary of Defense as a critically needed wartime skill. ``(2) Under the agreement-- ``(A) the Secretary of the military department concerned shall agree to pay the participant a stipend, in the amount determined under subsection (f), for the period or the remainder of the period the student is satisfactorily progressing toward a degree in medicine or dentistry while enrolled in an accredited medical or dental school; ``(B) the participant shall not be eligible to receive such stipend before appointment, designation, or assignment as an officer for service in the Ready Reserve; ``(C) the participant shall be subject to such active duty requirements as may be specified in the agreement and to active duty in time of war or national emergency as provided by law for members of the Ready Reserve; and ``(D) the participant shall agree to serve, upon successful completion of the program, one year in the Selected Reserve for each six months, or part thereof, for which the stipend is provided. In the case of a participant who enters into a subsequent agreement under subsection (c) and successfully completes residency training in a specialty designated by the Secretary of Defense as a specialty critically needed by the military department in wartime, the requirement to serve in the Selected Reserve may be reduced to one year for each year, or part thereof, for which the stipend was provided while enrolled in medical or dental school.''. (c) Wartime Critical Skills.--Section 16201(c) (as redesignated by section (b)) is amended-- (1) by inserting ``Wartime'' following ``Critical'' in the heading; and (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``or has been appointed as a medical or dental officer in the Reserve of the armed force concerned'' before the semicolon at the end. (d) Service Obligation Requirement.--Subparagraph (2)(D) of subsection (c) (as redesignated by section (b)) and subparagraph (2)(D) of subsection (d) (as redesignated by section (b)) are amended by striking ``two years in the Ready Reserve for each year,'' and inserting ``one year in the Ready Reserve for each six months,''. (e) Clerical Amendments.--Subparagraphs (2)(A) of subsection (c) (as redesignated by section (b)) and subparagraph (2)(A) of subsection (d) (as redesignated by section (b)) are amended by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)''. SEC. 517. RESERVE OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS OR LESS. (a) Clarification of Exemption.--Section 641(1)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(D) on active duty under section 12301(d) of this title, other than as provided under subparagraph (C), provided the call or order to active duty, as prescribed in regulations of the Secretary concerned, specifies a period of three years or less and continued placement on the reserve active-status list;''. (b) Retroactive Application.--(1) Officers who were placed on the reserve active status list under section 641(1)(D), as amended by section 521 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-108), may be considered, as determined by the Secretary concerned, to have been on the active-duty list during the period beginning on the date of enactment of Public Law 106-398 through the date of enactment of this Act. ``(2) Officers who were placed on the active duty list on or after October 30, 1997, may, at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, be placed on the reserve active-status list upon enactment of this Act, provided they otherwise meet the conditions specified in section 641(1)(D) as amended by this Act. SEC. 518. ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH EXEMPTION FOR NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE PERSONNEL PERFORMING FUNERAL HONORS FUNCTIONS. Section 115(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ``(10) Members of reserve components on active duty to prepare for and to perform funeral honors functions for funerals of veterans in accordance with section 1491 of this title. ``(11) Members on full-time National Guard duty to prepare for and to perform funeral honors functions for funerals of veterans in accordance with section 1491 of this title.''. SEC. 519. CLARIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS THAT MAY BE ASSIGNED TO ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE PERSONNEL ON FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY. Section 12310(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or a Reserve who is a member of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32 in connection with functions referred to in subsection (a),'' after ``on active duty as described in subsection (a)''. SEC. 520. AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY WAIVER OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE FOR PROMOTION OF CERTAIN RESERVE OFFICERS OF THE ARMY. Section 516 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1920, 2008) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Waiver Authority for Army OCS Graduates.--'' and ``before the date of the enactment of this Act''; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2003''. SEC. 521. AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO SUSPEND CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO PROMOTION, RETIREMENT AND SEPARATION; DUTIES. Section 12305 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection (c): ``(c) Active duty members whose mandatory separations or retirements incident to section 1251 or sections 632-637 of this title are delayed pursuant to invocation of this section, will be afforded up to 90 days following termination of the suspension before being separated of retired.''. Subtitle C--Education and Training SEC. 531. AUTHORITY FOR THE MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY TO AWARD THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF STRATEGIC STUDIES. (a) Authority to Confer Degree.--Upon the recommendation of the Director and faculty of the Marine Corps War College of the Marine Corps University, the President of the Marine Corps University may confer the degree of master of strategic studies upon graduates of the college who fulfill the requirements for the degree. (b) Regulation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall promulgate regulations under which the Director of the faculty of the Marine Corps War College of the Marine Corps University shall administer the authority in subsection (a). (e) Effective Date.--The authority to award degrees provided by subsection (a) shall become effective on the date on which the Secretary of Education determines that the requirements established by the Marine Corps War College of the Marine Corps University for the degree of master of strategic studies are in accordance with generally applicable requirements for a degree of master of arts. SEC. 532. RESERVE COMPONENT DISTRIBUTED LEARNING. (a) Compensation for Distributed Learning.--Section 206(d) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(d) A member of a Reserve Component may be paid compensation under this section for the successful completion of courses of instruction undertaken by electronic, paper-based, or other distributed learning. Distributed Learning is structured learning that takes place without 55 requiring the physical presence of an instructor. To be compensable, the instruction must be required by law, Department of Defense policy, or service regulation and may be accomplished either independently or as part of a group.''. (b) Definition of Inactive-Duty Training.--Section 101(22) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``, but does not include work or study in connection with a correspondence course of a uniformed service''. SEC. 533. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS (JROTC) UNITS. Section 2031(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the second sentence. SEC. 534. MODIFICATION OF THE NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATE ACCESSION PROGRAM RESTRICTION ON STUDENTS ATTENDING CIVILIAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING PROGRAMS. Section 2130a of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (a)(2), by striking ``that does not have a Senior Reserve Officers'' Training Program established under section 2102 of this title;'' and (2) in paragraph (b)(1), by adding at the end ``or that has a Senior Reserve Officers'' Training Program for which the student is ineligible.''. SEC. 535. DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the Commandant of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (Institute) may confer an Associate of Arts degree in Foreign Language upon graduates of the Institute who fulfill the requirements for the degree. (b) No degree may be conferred upon any student under this section unless the Provost certifies to the Commandant of the Institute that the student has satisfied all the requirements prescribed for such degree. (c) The authority provided by subsection (a) shall be exercised under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Subtitle D--Decorations, Awards, and Commendations SEC. 541. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO HUMBERT R. VERSACE FOR VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the military service, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of that title to Humbert R. Versace for the acts of valor referred to in subsection (b). (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Humbert R. Versace between October 29, 1963, and September 26, 1965, while interned as a prisoner of war by the Vietnamese Communist National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) in the Republic of Vietnam. SEC. 542. ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATE MEDAL OF HONOR. (a) Section 3747 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by adding at the end ``; issuance of duplicate medal of honor''; (2) by striking ``Any medal of honor'' and inserting ``(a) Replacement of Medals.--Any medal of honor''; (3) by inserting ``stolen,'' before ``lost or destroyed,''; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(b) Issuance of Duplicate Medal of Honor.--Upon written application by a person to whom a medal of honor has been awarded under this chapter, the Secretary of the Army may issue such person, without charge, one duplicate medal of honor, with ribbons and appurtenances. Such duplicate shall be marked, in a manner the Secretary may determine, as a duplicate or for display purposes only. The issuance of a duplicate medal of honor under the authority of this subsection shall not constitute the award of more than one medal of honor within the meaning of section 3744(a) of this title.''. (b) Section 6253 of such title is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by adding at the end ``; issuance of duplicate medal of honor''; (2) by striking ``The Secretary of the Navy may replace'' and inserting ``(a) Replacement of Medals.--The Secretary of the Navy may replace''; (3) by inserting ``stolen,'' before ``lost or destroyed''; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(b) Issuance of Duplicate Medal of Honor.--Upon written application by a person to whom a medal of honor has been awarded under this chapter, the Secretary of the Navy may issue such person, without charge, one duplicate medal of honor, with ribbons and appurtenances. Such duplicate shall be marked, in a manner the Secretary may determine, as a duplicate or for display purposes only. The issuance of a duplicate medal of honor under the authority of this subsection shall not constitute the award of more than one medal of honor within the meaning of section 6247 of this title.''. (c) Section 8747 of such title is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by adding at the end ``; issuance of duplicate medal of honor''; (2) by striking ``Any medal of honor'' and inserting ``(a) Replacement of Medals.--Any medal of honor''; (3) by inserting ``stolen,'' before ``lost or destroyed,''; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(b) Issuance of Duplicate Medal of Honor.--Upon written application by a person to whom a medal of honor has been awarded under this chapter, the Secretary of the Air Force may issue such person, without charge, one duplicate medal of honor, with ribbons and appurtenances. Such duplicate shall be marked, in a manner the Secretary may determine, as a duplicate or for display purposes only. The issuance of a duplicate medal of honor under the authority of this subsection shall not constitute the award of more than one medal of honor within the meaning of section 8744(a) of this title.''. (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The item relating to section 3747 of such title in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 357 of such title is amended to read as follows: ``3747. Medal of honor; distinguished-service cross; distinguished- service medal; silver star: replacement; issuance of duplicate medal of honor.''; (2) The item relating to section 6253 of such title in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 567 of such title is amended to read as follows: ``6253. Replacement; issuance of duplicate medal of honor.''; and (3) The item relating to section 8747 of such title in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 857 of such title is amended to read as follows: ``8747. Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service cross; distinguished-service medal; silver star: replacement; issuance of duplicate medal of honor.''. SEC. 543. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON AWARD OF BRONZE STAR TO MEMBERS IN RECEIPT OF SPECIAL PAY. Section 1133 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. Subtitle E--Uniform Code of Military Justice SEC. 551. REVISION OF PUNITIVE UCMJ ARTICLE REGARDING DRUNKEN OPERATION OF VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, OR VESSEL. (a) Standard for Drunken Operation of Vehicle, Aircraft, or Vessel.--Paragraph (2) of section 911 of title 10, United States Code (article 111 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking ``0.10 grams or more of alcohol'' and inserting ``0.08 grams or more of alcohol'' both places such term appears. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to offenses committed on or after that date. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances SEC. 601. INCREASE IN BASIC PAY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002. (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to become effective during fiscal year 2002 required by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in the rates of monthly basic pay authorized members of the uniformed services shall not be made. (b) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 2002, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services shall be as follows: MONTHLY BASIC PAY*,**,*** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Years of service (computed under 37 U.S.C. 205) Pay grade ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <2 2 3 4 6 8 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0-10............................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-9................................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-8................................ 7180.20 7415.40 7571.10 7614.90 7809.30 8135.10 8210.70 0-7................................ 5966.40 6371.70 6371.70 6418.20 6657.90 6840.30 7051.20 0-6................................ 4422.00 4857.90 5176.80 5176.80 5196.60 5418.90 5448.60 0-5................................ 3537.00 4152.60 4440.30 4494.30 4673.10 4673.10 4813.50 0-4................................ 3023.70 3681.90 3927.60 3982.50 4210.50 4395.90 4696.20 0-3................................ 2796.60 3170.40 3421.80 3698.70 3875.70 4070.10 4232.40 0-2................................ 2416.20 2751.90 3169.50 3276.30 3344.10 3344.10 3344.10 0-1................................ 2097.60 2183.10 2638.50 2638.50 2638.50 2638.50 2638.50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 0 0 0 11601.90 11659.20 11901.30 12324.00 0 0 0 0 10147.50 10293.60 10504.80 10873.80 8519.70 8608.50 8874.30 9259.50 9614.70 9852.00 9852.00 9852.00 7261.80 7472.70 8135.10 8694.90 8694.90 8694.90 8694.90 8738.70 5448.60 5628.60 6305.70 6627.00 6948.30 7131.00 7316.10 7675.20 5073.30 5413.50 5755.80 5919.00 6079.80 6262.80 6262.80 6262.80 4930.20 5092.50 5255.70 5310.60 5310.60 5310.60 5310.60 5310.60 4441.20 4549.50 4549.50 4549.50 4549.50 4549.50 4549.50 4549.50 3344.10 3344.10 3344.10 3344.10 3344.10 3344.10 3344.10 3344.10 2638.50 2638.50 2638.50 2638.50 2638.50 2638.50 2638.50 2638.50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH OVER 4 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <2 2 3 4 6 8 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AS AN ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0-3E............................... 0.00 0.00 0.00 3698.70 3875.70 4070.10 4232.40 0-2E............................... 0.00 0.00 0.00 3276.30 3344.10 3450.30 3630.00 O-IE............................... 0.00 0.00 0.00 2638.50 2818.20 2922.30 3028.50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4441.20 4617.00 4717.50 4855.20 4855.20 4855.20 4855.20 4855.20 3768.90 3872.40 3872.40 3872.40 3872.40 3872.40 3872.40 3872.40 3133.20 3276.30 3276.30 3276.30 3276.30 3276.30 3276.30 3276.30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRANT OFFICERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <2 2 3 4 6 8 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W-5................................ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 W-4................................ 2889.60 3108.60 3198.00 3285.90 3437.10 3586.50 3737.70 W-3................................ 2638.80 2862.00 2862.00 2898.90 3017.40 3152.40 3330.90 W-2................................ 2321.40 2454.00 2569.80 2654.10 2726.40 2875.20 2984.40 W-1................................ 2049.90 2217.60 2330.10 2402.70 2511.90 2624.70 2737.80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4965.60 5136.00 5307.00 5478.60 3885.30 4038.00 4184.40 4334.40 4480.80 4632.60 4782.00 4935.30 3439.50 3558.30 3693.90 3828.60 3963.60 4098.30 4233.30 4368.90 3093.90 3200.40 3318.00 3438.90 3559.80 3680.10 3801.30 3801.30 2850.00 2963.70 3077.10 3189.90 3275.10 3275.10 3275.10 3275.10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENLISTED MEMBERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <2 2 3 4 6 8 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-9................................ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3423.90 E-8................................ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2858.10 2940.60 E-7................................ 1986.90 2169.00 2251.50 2332.50 2417.40 2562.90 2645.10 E-6................................ 1701.00 1870,80 1953.60 2033.70 2117.40 2254.50 2337.30 E-5................................ 1561.50 1665,30 1745.70 1828.50 1912.80 2030.10 2110.20 E-4................................ 1443.60 1517.70 1599.60 1680.30 1752.30 1752.30 1752.30 E-3................................ 1303.50 1385.40 1468.50 1468.50 1468.50 1468.50 1468.50 E-2................................ 1239.30 1239.30 1239.30 1239.30 1239.30 1239.30 1239.30 E-1 >4+............................ 1105.50 1105.50 1105.50 1105.50 1105.50 1105.50 1105.50 E-1 <4++........................... 1022.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3501.30 3599.40 3714.60 3830.40 3944.10 4098.30 4251.30 4467.00 3017.70 3110.10 3210.30 3314.70 3420.30 3573.00 3724.80 3937.80 2726.40 2808.00 2892.60 2975.10 3057.30 3200.40 3292.80 3526.80 2417.40 2499.30 2558.10 2602.80 2602.80 2602.80 2602.80 2602.80 2193.30 2193.30 2193.30 2193.30 2193.30 2193.30 2193.30 2193.30 1752.30 1752.30 1752.30 1752.30 1752.30 1752.30 1752.30 1752.30 1468.50 1468.50 1468.50 1468.50 1468.50 1468.50 1468.50 1468.50 1239.30 1239.30 1239.30 1239.30 1239.30 1239.30 1239.30 1239.30 1105.50 1105.50 1105.50 1105.50 1105.50 1105.50 1105.50 1105.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Basic pay for 0-7 to 0-10 is limited to the rate of basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule. Basic pay for 0-6 and below is limited to level V of the Executive Schedule. **While serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, basic pay for this grade is $13,598.10, regardless of cumulative years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code. ***While serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy or Coast Guard, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, or Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, basic pay for this grade is $5,382.90, regardless of cumulative years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code. +Applies to personnel who have served 4 months or more on active duty. ++Applies to personnel who have served less than 4 months on active duty. SEC. 602. PARTIAL DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. (a) Authorization of Partial Dislocation Allowance.--Section 407 of title 37, United States Code is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as subsections (d) through (h), respectively; (2) in subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''; (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: ``(c) Partial Dislocation Allowance.--(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member ordered to occupy or to vacate Government family housing for the convenience of the Government (including pursuant to the privatization or renovation of housing), and not pursuant to a permanent change of station, may be paid a partial dislocation allowance of $500. ``(2) Effective on the same date that the monthly rates of basic pay for members are increased for a subsequent calendar year, the Secretary of Defense shall adjust the rate for the partial dislocation allowance for that calendar year by the percentage equal to the percentage increase in the rate of basic pay for that calendar year. ``(3) Payments made under this subsection are not subject to the fiscal year limitations in subsection (e).''; and (4) in subsection (d)(1) as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking at the beginning ``The amount'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (c), the amount''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2001. SEC. 603. FUNERAL HONORS DUTY ALLOWANCE FOR RETIREES. Section 435 of title 37, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period at the end ``or a retired member of the armed forces who performs at least two hours of duty preparing for or performing honors at the funeral of a veteran''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) Concurrent Payment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the allowance paid to a retired member of the armed forces under subsection (a) shall be in addition to any other compensation authorized under title 10, title 37, and title 38 to which the retired member may be entitled.''. SEC. 604. BASIC PAY RATE FOR CERTAIN RESERVE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH PRIOR SERVICE AS AN ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER. Section 203(d) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or who earns a total of more than 1,460 points credited under section 12732(a)(2) of title 10 while serving as a warrant officer or as a warrant officer and enlisted member'' following ``or as a warrant officer and enlisted member''. SEC. 605. FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE. Section 427(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by amending the first sentence to read as follows: ``A member who elects to serve an unaccompanied tour of duty because dependent movement to the permanent station is denied for certified medical reasons is entitled to an allowance under subsection (a)(1)(A). In all other cases, a member who elects to serve a tour unaccompanied by his dependents at a permanent station to which movement of his dependents is authorized at the expense of the United States under section 406 of this title is not entitled to an allowance under subsection (a)(1)(A).''. SEC. 606. HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR THE CHAPLAIN FOR THE CORPS OF CADETS, UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY. Section 4337 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the chaplain is entitled to the same basic allowance for housing allowed to a lieutenant colonel, and to fuel and light for quarters in kind.''. SEC. 607. CLARIFYING AMENDMENT THAT SPACE-REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR ANNUAL TRAINING RESERVE DUTY DOES NOT OBVIATE TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES. Section 18505(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``annual training duty or'' each time such term appears. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays SEC. 611. AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO PRESCRIBE SUBMARINE DUTY INCENTIVE PAY RATES. (a) In General.--Section 301c of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: ``(b) A member who meets the requirements prescribed in subsection (a) is entitled to monthly submarine duty incentive pay in an amount prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, but not more than $1,000 per month.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2002. SEC. 612. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. (a) Aviation Officer Retention Bonus.--Section 301b(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''. (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) of such title 37 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''. (c) Enlistment Bonus.--Section 309(e) of such title 37 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''. (d) Retention Bonus for Members Qualified in a Critical Military Skill.--Section 323(i) of such title 37 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''. SEC. 613. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATES, REGISTERED NURSES, NURSE ANESTHETISTS, AND DENTAL OFFICERS. (a) Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program.--Section 2130a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''. (b) Accession Bonus for Registered nurses.--Section 302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''. (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 302e(a)(1) of such title 37 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''. (d) Accession Bonus for Dental Officers.--Section 302h(a)(1) of such title 37 is amended by striking ``September 30, 2002'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''. SEC. 614. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NUCLEAR OFFICER SPECIAL PAYS. (a) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending Period of Active Service.--Section 312(e) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2003''. (b) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of such title 37 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2003''. (c) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) of such title 37 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2003''. SEC. 615. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS. (a) Special Pay for Reserve Health Professionals in Critically Short Wartime Specialties.--Section 302g(f) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''. (b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''. (c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''. (d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain High Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''. (e) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''. (f) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--Section of 308h(g) of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''. (g) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(f) of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''. (h) Repayment of Education Loans for Certain Health Professionals Who Serve in the Selected Reserve.--Section 16302(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``January 1, 2002'' and inserting ``January 1, 2003''. SEC. 616. ACCESSION BONUS FOR OFFICERS IN CRITICAL SKILLS. (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 323 the following new section: ``Sec. 324. Special Pay: officer critical skills accession bonus ``(a) Accession Bonus Authorized.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operated as a service in the Navy, and subject to the limitations in subsection (b), an individual who executes a written agreement to accept a commission as an officer of an armed force and serve on active duty in an officer critical skill for the period specified in the agreement may be paid an accession bonus not to exceed $20,000 upon acceptance of the written agreement by the Secretary concerned. ``(b) Limitation on Eligibility for Bonus.--An individual may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) if the individual has received, or is receiving, an accession bonus for the same period of service under subsections 302d, 302h, or 312b. ``(c) Proration.--The term of an agreement and the amount of the payment under subsection (a) may be prorated. ``(d) Payment Method.--Upon acceptance of the written agreement by the Secretary concerned, the total amount payable pursuant to the agreement under subsection (a) becomes fixed and may be paid by the Secretary in either a lump sum or installments. ``(e) Repayment.--(1) If an individual who has entered into an agreement under subsection (a) has received all or part of a bonus under this section fails to accept an appointment or to commence or complete the total period of active duty in the designated critical skill specified in the agreement, the Secretary concerned may require the individual to repay the United States, on a pro rata basis and to the extent that the Secretary determines conditions and circumstances warrant, any or all sums paid to the individual under this section. ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States. ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the termination of a written agreement entered into. under subsection (a) does not discharge the individual signing the agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1). ``(f) Definition.--In this section, the term ``officer critical skill'' means a skill designated as critical with respect to accession of officers to the skill by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy. ``(g) Termination of Bonus Authority.--No bonus may be paid under this section with respect to any agreement to continue on active duty in the armed forces entered into after September 30, 2003, and no agreement under this section may be entered into after that date.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title 37 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 323 the following new item: ``324. Special Pay: officer critical skills accession bonus.'' SEC. 617. CRITICAL WARTIME SKILL REQUIREMENT FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE BONUS. Section 308h(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``a combat or combat support skill of''; and (2) by inserting ``is qualified in a skill or specialty designated by the Secretary concerned as critically short to meet wartime requirements and'' after ``and who''. SEC. 618. HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE PAY: MARITIME BOARD AND SEARCH. Section 301(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new paragraph: ``(12) involving regular participation as a member of a team conducting visit, board, search, and seizure operations as defined by the Secretary concerned, aboard vessels in support of maritime interdiction operations as designated by such Secretary. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances SEC. 621. FUNDED STUDENT TRAVEL: EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. Section 430 of title 37, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``(or a school outside the United States if the dependent is attending that school for less than one year under a program approved by the school in the continental United States at which the dependent is enrolled)'' after ``United States''; and (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(or a school outside the United States if the dependent is attending that school for less than one year under a program approved by the school in the continental United States at which the dependent is enrolled)'' after ``United States'' the first place it appears; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(3) The transportation allowance under paragraph (1) for a dependent child who is attending a school outside the United States for less than one year under a program approved by the school in the continental United States at which the dependent is enrolled shall not exceed the allowance the member would be paid for a trip between the school in the continental United States and the member's duty station outside the continental United States and return.''. SEC. 622. PAYMENT OF VEHICLE STORAGE COSTS IN ADVANCE. Section 2634(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(4) Storage costs payable under this subsection may be paid in advance.''. SEC. 623. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE BURIAL OF A DECEASED MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Consolidation of Authorities.--Section 411f of title 37, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by inserting ``Allowances Authorized.--(1)'' after ``(a)''; and (B) by inserting at the end following new paragraph: ``(2) If a dependent of a deceased member who is authorized travel and transportation allowances under this section is unable to travel unattended to the burial ceremonies of the deceased member-- ``(A) because of-- ``(i) age; ``(ii) physical condition; or ``(iii) other justifiable reason, as determined under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned; and ``(B) there is no other dependent qualified for travel and transportation allowances under this section available and qualified to serve as an attendant for the dependent while traveling to and attending the burial ceremonies, an attendant may be paid round trip travel and transportation allowances under this section.''; (2) in subsection (b)(1)-- (A) by striking ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``(b) Limitation on Allowances.--(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and the time necessary for such travel''; and (3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``be extended to accommodate'' and inserting ``not exceed the rates for two days and''; (4) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following new paragraph: ``(3) If a deceased member is interred in a cemetery maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission, the allowances authorized under this section may be provided to and from such cemetery and may not exceed the rates for two days and time necessary for such travel.''; and (5) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: ``(c) Definitions.--(1) In this section, the term `dependents' means-- ``(A) the surviving spouse (including a remarried surviving spouse) of the deceased member and any child of the deceased member as defined in section 401(a)(2) of this title; ``(B) if no person described in subparagraph (A) is paid travel and transportation allowances under this section, the parents (as defined in section 401(b)(2)) of the deceased member; or ``(C) if no person described in subparagraph (A) or (B) is paid travel and transportation allowances under this section, then-- ``(i) the person who directs the disposition of the remains of the deceased member under section 1482(c) or chapter 74 of title 10 and two additional persons selected by that person who are closely related to the deceased member; or ``(ii) in the case of a deceased member whose remains are commingled and buried in a common grave in a national cemetery, the person who would have been designated under section 1482(c) of such title to direct the disposition of the remains if individual identification had been made and two additional persons selected by that person who are closely related to the deceased member. ``(2) In this section, the term `burial ceremonies' includes-- ``(A) an interment of casketed or cremated remains; ``(B) a placement of cremated remains in a columbarium: ``(C) a memorial service for which reimbursement is authorized under section 1482(e)(2) of title 10; and ``(D) a burial of commingled remains that cannot be individually identified in a common grave in a national cemetery.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1482 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively. (2) The Funeral Transportation and Living Expense Benefits Act of 1974 (37 U.S.C. 406 note; Public Law 93-257) is repealed. SEC. 624. SHIPMENT OF PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES WHEN EXECUTING CONUS PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION MOVES. Section 2634(h)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end ``, or when the Secretary concerned determines that the transport of a vehicle upon transfer is advantageous and cost-effective to the Government''. Subtitle D--Other SEC. 631. MONTGOMERY GI BILL--SELECTED RESERVE ELIGIBILITY PERIOD. Section 16133(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``10-year'' and inserting ``14-year''. SEC. 632. IMPROVED DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS. (a) Medical and Dental Care for Members.--Section 1074a(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period: ``, or if otherwise authorized under applicable regulations''. (b) Medical and Dental Care for Dependents.--Section 1076(a)(2)(C) of such title is amended by inserting before the period: ``, or if otherwise authorized under applicable regulations''. (c) Eligibility for Disability Retirement or Separation.--(1) Section 1204(2)(B)(iii) of such title is amended by inserting before the semicolon: ``, or if otherwise authorized under applicable regulations''. (2) Section 1206(2)(C) of such title is amended by inserting before the semicolon: ``, or if otherwise authorized under applicable regulations''. (d) Recovery, Care, and Disposition of Remains.--Section 1481(a)(2)(D) of such title is amended by inserting before the semicolon: ``, or if otherwise authorized under applicable regulations''. (e) Entitlement to Basic Pay.--(1) Section 204(g)(1)(D) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period: ``, or if otherwise authorized under applicable regulations''. (2) Section 204(h)(1)(D) of such title is amended by inserting before the period: ``, or if otherwise authorized under applicable regulations''. (f) Compensation for Inactive-Duty Training.--Section 206(a)(3)(C) of such title is amended by inserting before the period: ``, or if otherwise authorized under applicable regulations''. SEC. 633. ACCEPTANCE OF SCHOLARSHIPS BY OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN THE FUNDED LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) Acceptance of Scholarship.--Section 2004 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(g) An officer detailed at a law school under this section also may accept a fellowship, scholarship, or grant under section 2603 of this title. Any service obligation incurred under section 2603 shall be served consecutively with the service obligation incurred under subsection (b)(2)(C).''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2603 of such title 10 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(c) A member who accepts a fellowship, scholarship, or grant in accordance with subsection (a) also may be detailed at a law school under section 2004 of this title. Any service obligation incurred under section 2004 shall be served consecutively with the service obligation incurred under subsection (b).''. TITLE VII--ACQUISITION POLICY AND ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy SEC. 701. ACQUISITION MILESTONE CHANGES. (a) System Development and Demonstration.--Section 2366(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``engineering and manufacturing development'' and inserting ``system development and demonstration''; and (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``engineering and manufacturing development'' and inserting ``system development and demonstration''. (b) Milestone B.--Section 2400 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(2), (a)(4) and (a)(5), by striking ``milestone II'' each place it appears and inserting ``milestone B''; and (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``engineering and manufacturing development'' and inserting ``system development and demonstration''. (c) System Development and Demonstration.--Section 2432 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in subsections (b)(3)(A), (c)(3)(A), and (h)(1) by striking ``engineering and manufacturing development'' each place it appears and inserting ``system development and demonstration''. (d) Section 2434 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in subsection (a) by striking ``engineering and manufacturing development'' and inserting ``system development and demonstration''. (e) System Development and Demonstration and Full Rate Production.--Section 2435 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``engineering and manufacturing development'' and inserting ``system development and demonstration''; (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``demonstration and validation'' and inserting ``system development and demonstration''; (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``engineering and manufacturing development'' and inserting ``production and deployment''; and (4) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``production and deployment'' and inserting ``full rate production''. (f) Milestone Designators.--Section 8102(b) of Public Law 106-259 is amended-- (1) by striking ``milestone I'' and inserting ``milestone B''; (2) by striking ``milestone II'' and inserting ``milestone C''; and (3) by striking ``milestone III'' and inserting ``full rate production''. (g) Milestone Designators.--Section 81l(c) of Public Law 106-398 is amended-- (1) by striking ``Milestone I'' and inserting ``Milestone B''; (2) by striking ``Milestone II'' and inserting ``Milestone C''; and (3) by striking ``Milestone III'' and inserting ``full rate production''. SEC. 702. CLARIFICATION OF INAPPLICABILITY OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR CORE LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES STANDARDS TO THE NUCLEAR REFUELING OF AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER. Section 2464(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``nuclear aircraft carriers,''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Core logistics capabilities identified under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not include nuclear refueling of an aircraft carrier.''. SEC. 703. DEPOT MAINTENANCE UTILIZATION WAIVER. Section 2466(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the waiver is'' and inserting ``a depot is fully utilized within existing resources and, where multiple depots are capable of performing the same maintenance activities that the utilization of another such depot is uneconomical, or that the waiver is otherwise''. Subtitle B--Acquisition Workforce SEC. 705. TENURE REQUIREMENT FOR CRITICAL ACQUISITION POSITIONS. Section 1734 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (a)(1), by inserting ``as a program manager, deputy program manager, or senior contracting official of a major system, as that term is defined in section 2302(5) of this title, and any person assigned to such other critical acquisition position as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe by regulation,'' after ``critical acquisition position''. (2) in paragraph (a)(2), by inserting ``as a program manager, deputy program manager, or senior contracting official of a major system, as that term is defined in section 2302(5) of this title, and any person assigned to such other critical acquisition position as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe by regulation,'' after ``critical acquisition position''. Subtitle C--General Contracting Procedures and Limitations SEC. 710. AMENDMENT OF LAW APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN. Section 2855 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``(a)''; and (2) by striking subsection (b). SEC. 711. STREAMLINING PROCEDURES FOR THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN GOODS. Section 2534(g)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end: ``unless the head of a contracting activity determines-- ``(A) that the amount of the purchase is $25,000 or less; ``(B) the precision level of the ball or roller bearings is rated lower than Annual Bearing Engineering Committee (ABEC) 5 or Roller Bearing Engineering Committee (RBEC) 5, or their equivalent; ``(C) at least two manufacturers in the national technology and industrial base capable of producing the ball or roller bearings decline to respond to a request for quotation for the required items; and ``(D) the bearings are neither miniature nor instrument ball bearings, i.e. rolling contact ball bearings with a basic outside diameter (exclusive of flange diameters) of 30 millimeters or less.''. SEC. 712. REPEAL OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF AIR FORCE CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPLY FUNCTION CONTRACTS. Section 345 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261, 112 Stat. 1978) is repealed. SEC. 713. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OR DISMANTLEMENT OF STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS. Section 1302(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1948), as amended by section 1501 (a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 806), is further amended by striking paragraph (1)(D). Subtitle D--Military Construction General Provisions SEC. 715. EXCLUSION OF UNFORESEEN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD REMEDIATION FROM THE LIMITATION ON COST INCREASES FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. Section 2853(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(1)'' immediately following ``apply to''; and (2) by inserting immediately before the period at the end ``; or (2) the costs associated with environmental hazard remediation such as asbestos removal, radon abatement, lead- based paint removal or abatement, and any other legally required environmental hazard remediation, provided that such remediation requirements could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of budget submission''. SEC. 716. INCREASE OF OVERSEAS MINOR CONSTRUCTION THRESHOLD USING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS. Section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, amended-- (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$750,000''; (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,500,000''; and (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$750,000''. SEC. 717. LEASEBACKS OF BASE CLOSURE PROPERTY. (a) 1990 Law.--Section 2905(b)(4)(E) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101- 510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended as follows: (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``A'' and inserting ``Except as provided in clause (v) below, a'' (2) by adding at the end the following new clause (v): ``(v) Notwithstanding clause (iii) or chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, where the department or agency concerned leases a substantial portion of the installation, the department or agency may obtain, at a rate no higher than that charged to non-Federal tenants, facility services for the leased property and common area maintenance from the redevelopment authority or the redevelopment authority's assignee as a provision of a lease under clause (i). Facility services and common area maintenance shall not include municipal services that the state or local government is required by law to provide to all landowners in its jurisdiction without direct charge, or firefighting or security-guard functions.''. (b) 1988 Law.--Section 204(b)(4) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act of (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (J): ``(J)(i) The Secretary may transfer real property at an installation approved for closure or realignment under this title (including property at an installation approved for realignment which will be retained by the Department of Defense or another Federal agency after realignment) to the redevelopment authority for the installation if the redevelopment authority agrees to lease, directly upon transfer, one or more portions of the property transferred under this subparagraph to the Secretary or to the head of another department or agency of the Federal Government. Subparagraph (B) shall apply to a transfer under this subparagraph. ``(ii) A lease under clause (i) shall be for a term of not to exceed 50 years, but may provide for options for renewal or extension of the term by the department or agency concerned. ``(iii) Except as provided in clause (v) below, a lease under clause (i) may not require rental payments by the United States. ``(iv) A lease under clause (i) shall include a provision specifying that if the department or agency concerned ceases requiring the use of the leased property before the expiration of the term of the lease, the remainder of the lease term may be satisfied by the same or another department or agency of the Federal Government using the property for a use similar to the use under the lease. Exercise of the authority provided by this clause shall be made in consultation with the redevelopment authority concerned. ``(v) Notwithstanding clause (iii) or chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, where the department or agency concerned leases a substantial portion of the installation, the department or agency may obtain, at a rate no higher than that charged to non-Federal tenants, facility services for the leased property and common area maintenance from the redevelopment authority or the redevelopment authority's assignee as a provision of a lease under clause (i). Facility services and common area maintenance shall not include municipal services that the state or local government is required by law to provide to all landowners in its jurisdiction without direct charge, or firefighting or security-guard functions.''. SEC. 718. ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING. (a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 2886. Reimbursement of funds related to the execution of military family housing privatization projects ``The Secretary of Defense may, during the first year of an initiative under this Subchapter, transfer funds from appropriations available for the operation and maintenance of family housing to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel in such amounts as are necessary to offset additional housing allowance costs incurred as a result of such initiative.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2885 the following: ``2886. Reimbursement of funds related to the execution of military family housing privatization projects.''. SEC. 719. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. (a) In General.--Section 2861 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 169 of such title is amended by striking the item referring to section 2861. TITLE VIII--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND POSITIONS Subtitle A--Department of Defense Organizations and Positions SEC. 801. ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT CHANGE FOR DIRECTOR FOR EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE. Section 5038(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Warfare Requirements, and Assessments'' and inserting ``Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs''. SEC. 802. CHANGE OF NAME FOR AIR MOBILITY COMMAND. (a) Section 2544(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Military Airlift Command'' and inserting ``Air Mobility Command''. (b) Section 2545(a) of such title is amended by striking ``Military Airlift Command'' and inserting ``Air Mobility Command''. (c) Section 8074 of such title is amended by striking subsection (c). (d) Section 430(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Military Airlift Command'' and inserting ``Air Mobility Command''. (e) Section 432(b) of such title is amended by striking ``Military Airlift Command'' and inserting ``Air Mobility Command''. SEC. 803. TRANSFER OF INTELLIGENCE POSITIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY. Section 1606 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``517'' and inserting ``544''. Subtitle B--Reports SEC. 811. AMENDMENT TO NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENT EQUIPMENT: ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. Section 10541 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(a) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress each year, not later than March 1, a written report concerning the equipment of the National Guard and the Reserve components of the armed forces, to include the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. This report shall cover the current fiscal year and three succeeding years. The focus should be on major items of equipment which address large dollar-value requirements, critical Reserve component shortages and major procurement items. Specific major items of equipment shall include ships, aircraft, combat vehicles and key combat support equipment. ``(b) Each annual report under this section should include the following: ``(1) Major items of equipment required and on-hand in the inventories of each Reserve component. ``(2) Major items of equipment which are expected to be procured from commercial sources or transferred from the Active component to the Reserve components of each Service. ``(3) Major items of equipment in the inventories of each Reserve component which are substitutes for a required major item of equipment. ``(4) A narrative explanation of the plan of the Secretary concerned to equip each Reserve component, including an explanation of the plan to equip units of the Reserve components that are short major items of equipment at the outset of war or a contingency operation. ``(5) A narrative discussing the current status of the compatibility and interoperability of equipment between the Reserve components and the active forces, the effect of that level of compatibility or interoperability on combat effectiveness, and a plan to achieve full equipment compatibility and interoperability. ``(6) A narrative discussing modernization shortfalls and maintenance backlogs within the Reserve components and the effect of those shortfalls on combat effectiveness. ``(7) A narrative discussing the overall age and condition of equipment currently in the inventory of each Reserve component. ``(c) Each report under this section shall be expressed in the same format and with the same level of detail as the information presented in the Future Years Defense Program Procurement Annex prepared by the Department of Defense.''. SEC. 812. ELIMINATION OF TRIENNIAL REPORT ON THE ROLES AND MISSIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Repeal of Requirement for Report on Assignment of Roles and Missions.--Section 153 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking the catchline and section designator ``(a) Planning; Advice; Policy Formulation.--''; and (2) by striking subsection (b). (b) Roles and Missions as Part of Defense Quadrennial Review.-- Subsection 118(e) of such title is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following two new sentences: ``The Chairman shall also include his assessment of the assignment of functions (or roles and missions) to the Armed Forces and recommendations for change the Chairman considers necessary to achieve the maximum efficiency of the Armed Forces. This roles and missions assessment should consider the unnecessary duplication of effort among the armed forces and changes in technology that can be applied effectively to warfare.''. SEC. 813. CHANGE IN DUE DATE OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES REPORT. Section 2461(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``February 1'' and inserting ``June 30''. Subtitle C--Other Matters SEC. 821. DOCUMENTS, HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, AND OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS MATERIEL: LOAN, DONATION, OR EXCHANGE. (a) In General.--Section 2572 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(1)''; (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(2)''; and (3) in subsection (c)-- (A) by striking ``(c) This section'' and inserting ``(c)(1) Subsection (a)''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2) Subsection (b) applies to the following types of property held by a military department or the Coast Guard: books, manuscripts, works of art, historical artifacts, drawings, plans, models, and obsolete or surplus materiel.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of such section is amended by striking ``condemned or obsolete combat'' and inserting ``obsolete or surplus''. SEC. 822. CHARTER AIR TRANSPORTATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. Section 2640 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``an'' after ``contract with'' and inserting ``a domestic or foreign''; (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``check-rides'' and inserting ``cockpit safety observations''; (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``Military Airlift Command'' and inserting ``Air Mobility Command''; (4) in subsection (g), by striking ``in an emergency''; and (5) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ``air carrier,'' TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Other Nations SEC. 901. RECOGNITION OF ASSISTANCE FROM FOREIGN NATIONALS. (a) In General.--Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1133 the following: ``Sec. 1134. Recognition of assistance from foreign nationals ``The Secretary of Defense may issue regulations, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, authorizing members of the armed forces or civilian officers or employees of the Department of Defense to present to foreign nationals plaques, trophies, non-currency coins, certificates, and other suitable commemorative items or mementos to recognize achievements or performance, not involving combat, that assists the armed forces of the United States.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1133 the following new item: ``1134. Recognition of assistance from foreign nationals.''. Subtitle B--Department of Defense Civilian Personnel SEC. 911. AUTHORITY FOR DESIGNATED CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ABROAD TO ACT AS A NOTARY. (a) Clarification of Status of Civilian Attorneys Acting as a Notary.--Section 1044a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``legal assistance officers'' and inserting ``legal assistance attorneys''. (b) Authority for Designated Civilian Employees Abroad To Act as a Notary.--Subsection (b)(4) of such section 1044a is amended by inserting ``and, when outside the United States, all civilian employees of the armed forces of suitable training,'' after ``duty status''. SEC. 912. INAPPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENT FOR STUDIES AND REPORTS WHEN ALL DIRECTLY AFFECTED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ARE REASSIGNED TO COMPARABLE FEDERAL POSITIONS. Section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(i) Inapplicability When All Directly Affected Department of Defense Civilian Employees Are Reassigned to Comparable Federal Positions.--The provisions of this section shall not apply when all directly affected Department of Defense civilian employees serving on permanent appointments are reassigned to comparable Federal positions for which they are qualified.''. SEC. 913. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PAYMENT OF RETRAINING EXPENSES. (a) In General.--Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 2410o. Pilot program for payment of retraining expenses ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may establish a pilot program for the payment of retraining expenses in accordance with this section to facilitate the reemployment of eligible employees of the Department of Defense who are being involuntarily separated due to a reduction-in-force or due to relocation resulting from transfer of function, realignment, or change of duty station. Under the pilot program, the Secretary may pay retraining incentives to encourage non- Federal employers to hire and retain such employees. ``(b) Eligible Employees.--For purposes of this section, an eligible employee is an employee of the Department of Defense, serving under an appointment without time limitation, who has been employed by the Department of Defense for a continuous period of at least 12 months and who has been given notice of separation pursuant to a reduction in force, except that such term does not include-- ``(1) a re-employed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, chapter 84 of such title, or another retirement system for employees of the Government; ``(2) an employee who, upon separation from Federal service, is eligible for an immediate annuity under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5 or subchapter II of chapter 84 of such title; or ``(3) an employee who is eligible for disability retirement under any of the retirement systems referred to in paragraph (1). ``(c) Retraining Incentive.--(1) Under the pilot program, the Secretary may enter into an agreement with a non-Federal employer under which the non-Federal employer agrees-- ``(A) to employ an eligible person referred to in subsection (a) for at least 12 months for a salary that is mutually agreeable to the employer and such person; and ``(B) to certify to the Secretary the cost incurred by the employer for any necessary training, as defined by the Secretary, provided to such eligible employee in connection with the employment by that employer. ``(2) The Secretary may pay a retraining incentive to the non- Federal employer upon the employee's completion of 12 months of continuous employment with that employer. Subject to this section, the Secretary shall prescribe the amount of the incentive. ``(3) The Secretary may pay a prorated amount of the full retraining incentive to the non-Federal employer for an employee who does not remain employed by the non-Federal employer for at least 12 months. ``(4) In no event may the amount of retraining incentive paid for the training of any one person under the pilot program exceed the amount certified for that person under paragraph (1) or $10,000, whichever is greater. ``(d) Duration.--No incentive may be paid under the pilot program for training commenced after September 30, 2005. ``(e) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `non-Federal employer' means an employer that is not an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, or the legislative or judicial branch of the Federal Government. ``(2) The terms `reduction-in-force' and `transfer of function' shall have the same meaning as in chapter 35 of title 5.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``2410o. Pilot program for payment of retraining expenses.''. Subtitle C--Other Matters SEC. 921. AUTHORITY TO ENSURE DEMILITARIZATION OF SIGNIFICANT MILITARY EQUIPMENT FORMERLY OWNED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) In General.--Chapter 153 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2572 the following new section: ``Sec. 2573. Continued authority to require demilitarization of significant military equipment after disposal ``(a) Authority To Require Demilitarization.--The Secretary of Defense may require any person in possession of significant military equipment formerly owned by the Department of Defense-- ``(1) to demilitarize the equipment: ``(2) to have the equipment demilitarized by a third party; or ``(3) to return the equipment to the Government for demilitarization. ``(b) Cost and Validation of Demilitarization.--When the demilitarization of significant military equipment is carried out by the person in possession of the equipment pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the person shall be solely responsible for all demilitarization costs, and the United States shall have the right to validate that the equipment has been demilitarized. ``(c) Return of Equipment to Government.--When the Secretary of Defense requires the return of significant military equipment for demilitarization by the Government, the Secretary shall bear all costs to transport and demilitarize the equipment. If the person in possession of the significant military equipment obtained the property in the manner authorized by law or regulation and the Secretary determines that the cost to demilitarize and return the property to the person is prohibitive, the Secretary shall reimburse the person for the purchase cost of the property and for the reasonable transportation costs incurred by the person to purchase the equipment. ``(d) Establishment of Demilitarization Standards.--The Secretary shall issue regulations to prescribe what constitutes demilitarization for each type of significant military equipment, with the objective of ensuring that the equipment does not pose a significant risk to public safety and does not provide a significant weapon capability or military-unique capability and ensure that any person from whom private property is taken for public use under this section receives just compensation. ``(e) Exceptions.--This section does not apply-- ``(1) when a person is in possession of significant military equipment formerly owned by the Department of Defense for the purpose of demilitarizing the equipment pursuant to a Government contract. ``(2) to small arms weapons issued under the Defense Civilian Marksmanship Program established in Title 36, United States Code. ``(3) to issues by the Department of Defense to museums where modified demilitarization has been performed in accordance with the Department of Defense Demilitarization Manual, DoD 4160.21-M-1; or ``(4) to other issues and undemilitarized significant military equipment under the provisions of the provisions of the Department of Defense Demilitarization Manual, DoD 4160.21- M-1. ``(f) Definition of Significant Military Equipment.--In this section, the term `significant military equipment' means-- ``(1) an article for which special export controls are warranted under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) because of its capacity for substantial military utility or capability, as identified on the United States Munitions List maintained under section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations; and (2) any other article designated by the Department of Defense as requiring demilitarization before its disposal.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2572 the following new item: ``2573. Continued authority to require demilitarization of significant military equipment after disposal.''. SEC. 922. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GIFT INITIATIVES. (a) Loan or Gift of Obsolete Material and Articles of Historical Interest.--Section 7545 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by inserting the following catchline after the subsection designator: ``Additional Items To Be Donated by the Secretary of the Navy.--''; (B) by striking ``books, manuscripts, works of art, drawings,'' and all that follows to the dash and inserting ``obsolete combat or shipboard material not needed by the Department of the Navy, to''; (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``World War I or World War II'' and inserting ``a foreign war''; (D) in paragraph (6), by striking ``soldiers'' and inserting ``servicemen's''; and (E) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``or memorial'' after ``a museum''; and (2) in subsection (b), by inserting the following catchline after the subsection designator: ``Maintenance of the Records of the Government.--''; (3) in subsection (c), by inserting the following catchline after the subsection designator: ``Secretarial Authority To Make Gifts or Loans.--''; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) Authority To Transfer a Portion of a Vessel.--The Secretary may lend, give or otherwise transfer any portion of the hull or superstructure of a vessel stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and designated for scrapping to a qualified organization listed under subsection (a). The terms and conditions of any agreement for the transfer of a portion of a vessel under this section shall include a requirement that the transferee will maintain the material conveyed in a condition that will not diminish the historical value of the material or bring discredit upon the Navy.''. (b) Loan, Gift, or Exchange of Documents, Historical Artifacts, and Condemned or Obsolete, Combat Material.--Section 2572(a)(1) of such title 10 is amended by striking the period after ``A municipal corporation'' and inserting county or other political subdivision of a state.''. SEC. 923. REPEAL OF THE JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL SEMI- ANNUAL REPORT. Section 916 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654) is repealed. <all>