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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1666

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a temporary five-year 

increase in the minimum end-strength levels for active-duty personnel 

for the Armed Forces, to increase the number of Special Operations 

Forces, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 14, 2005

Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. HOYER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. 

KIND, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 

SMITH of Washington, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BISHOP of 

Georgia, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. EVANS, Mr. REYES, 

Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. TANNER, 

Mr. COOPER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, 

Mr. MELANCON, Ms. HERSETH, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. DICKS, Mrs. 

DAVIS of California, and Mr. SPRATT) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a temporary five-year increase in the minimum end-strength 

levels for active-duty personnel for the Armed Forces, 

to increase the number of Special Operations Forces, 

and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN MINIMUM ACTIVE2 DUTY END-STRENGTH LEVELS AND SPECIAL 

3 OPERATIONS FORCES STRENGTHS FOR THE 

4 ARMED FORCES. 

5 (a) MINIMUM ACTIVE-DUTY STRENGTH LEVELS.—

6 Section 691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

7 by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(e) For each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, the 

10 numbers in effect for purposes of subsection (b) shall be 

11 the following, which shall be treated as the strengths spec12 ified in that subsection for purposes of subsections (c) and 

13 (d): 

14 ‘‘(1) For the Army, 532,400. 

15 ‘‘(2) For the Navy, 367,900. 

16 ‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 190,000. 

17 ‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 360,700.’’. 

18 (b) SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES.—Such section is 

19 further amended by adding at the end the following new 

20 subsection: 

21 ‘‘(g)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall manage the 

22 selection, training, and retention of Special Operations 

23 Forces personnel so that as of September 30, 2010, the 

24 total number of such personnel is not less than the number 

25 equal to the baseline number plus 10,000. The Secretary 
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1 shall ensure that, of the increase in Special Operations 

2 Forces personnel required by the preceding sentence—

3 ‘‘(A) not less than 6,000 shall be in Army Spe4 cial Operations Forces personnel; 

5 ‘‘(B) not less than 2,000 shall be in Navy Spe6 cial Operations Forces personnel; and 

7 ‘‘(C) not less than 2,000 shall be in Air Force 

8 Special Operations Forces personnel. 

9 ‘‘(2) In order to accomplish the implementation of the 

10 increase in the total number of Special Operations Forces 

11 personnel required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

12 manage Special Operations Forces personnel so that—

13 ‘‘(A) as of September 30, 2006, the total num14 ber of such personnel is not less than the number 

15 equal to the baseline number plus 2,000; 

16 ‘‘(B) as of September 30, 2007, the total num17 ber of such personnel is not less than the number 

18 equal to the baseline number plus 4,000; 

19 ‘‘(C) as of September 30, 2008, the total num20 ber of such personnel is not less than the number 

21 equal to the baseline number plus 6,000; and 

22 ‘‘(D) as of September 30, 2009, the total num23 ber of such personnel is not less than the number 

24 equal to the baseline number plus 8,000. 

25 ‘‘(3) In this subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(A) The term ‘Special Operations Forces per2 sonnel’ means members of the Army, Navy, or Air 

3 Force who are qualified and designated as Special 

4 Operations Forces personnel. 

5 ‘‘(B) The term ‘baseline number’ means the 

6 total number of Special Operations Forces personnel 

7 as of September 30, 2004.’’.

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