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Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Joint Staff of the 
National Guard Bureau’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. 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, 2005, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 350,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 
(3) The Naval Reserve, 83,400. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 106,800. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 76,100. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000. 
(b) ADJUSTMENTS.—The end strengths prescribed by 
subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve com-
ponent shall be proportionately reduced by—
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized 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 partici-
pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
Whenever such units or such individual members are re-
leased 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 pro-
portionately by the total authorized strengths of such 
units and by the total number of such individual members. 
SEC. 412. 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, 2005, the following num-
ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 
full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 
Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re-
cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 26,476. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 14,970. 
(3) The Naval Reserve, 14,152.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261.
mander, commander and captain in the Regular Navy 
shall be made by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate.’’. 
(e) FORCE SHAPING AUTHORITY.—(1) Chapter 36 of 
such title is amended by adding after section 646 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 647. Force shaping authority 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary concerned, for force shaping purposes only, 
the Secretary may discharge or transfer an officer on the 
active-duty list to the reserve active-status list, who: 
‘‘(1) has 7 years or less of commissioned serv-
ice; or 
‘‘(2) has more than 7 years commissioned serv-
ice, but has not completed his minimum service obli-
gation. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘min-
imum service obligation’ means—
‘‘(1) the initial period of required active duty 
service; and 
‘‘(2) any additional period of required active 
duty service incurred during the initial period of re-
quired active duty service.’’. 
(f) ELIGIBILITY FOR SEPARATION PAY UPON INVOL-
UNTARY DISCHARGE.—Section 1174(e)(2)(B) of such title
is amended by inserting after ‘‘service’’ the following: ‘‘, 
except under conditions as described in section 647 of this 
title’’. 
(g) ELIMINATE REQUIREMENT
FOR OATH UPON 
TRANSITION FROM ACTIVE COMPONENT
TO RESERVE 
COMPONENT.—Section 12201(a) of such title is amended 
by inserting after the first sentence the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘An officer who transfers from the active-duty list 
to the reserve active-status list is not required to subscribe 
to the oath prescribed by section 3331 of title 5.’’. 
(h) AUTHORITY TO APPOINT RESERVE OFFICERS 
TRANSFERRED FROM THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST TO THE 
RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST.—Section 12203 of such 
title is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 
(a), appointments of officers transferred from the active-
duty list to the reserve active-status list shall be made by 
the Secretary concerned.’’. 
(i) TRANSFER OF OFFICERS FROM THE RESERVE 
ACTIVE-STATUS LIST TO THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.—Sec-
tion 531 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) Appointments in the Regular Army, Regular Air 
Force, Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps of officers 
holding Reserve commissions may be made by the Sec-
retary concerned.’’. 
(j) EXEMPT READY RESERVE OFFICERS FROM THE 
ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.—Section 641(1)(F) of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(F) ordered to active duty under sections 
12302 and 12304 of this title;’’. 
(k) DELETION
OF REQUIREMENT TO SERVE 6 
YEARS IN THE RESERVE COMPONENT TO MEET RETIRE-
MENT ELIGIBILITY.—Section 12731(a) of such title is 
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
(2) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
(l) ALL REGULAR OFFICER APPOINTMENTS
FOR 
STUDENTS ATTENDING
THE UNIVERSITY
OF HEALTH 
SCIENCES.—Section 2114(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, they 
shall serve on active duty in pay grade O–1 with full pay
and allowances of that grade. Upon graduation they shall 
be appointed in a regular component, if qualified, unless 
they are covered by section 2115 of this title.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, they 
shall be appointed in the regular component and shall 
serve on active duty as an O–1 with full pay and allow-
ances of that grade. Upon graduation they shall be re-
quired to serve on active duty unless covered by section 
2115 of this title.’’. 
(m) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect six months after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 502. STRENGTH IN GRADE: COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 
IN GRADES BELOW BRIGADIER GENERAL OR 
REAR ADMIRAL (LOWER HALF) IN AN ACTIVE 
STATUS.
Section 12005(c)(1), of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by amending the table to read as follows:
‘‘Colonel– ..................................................................................
2 percent
Lieutenant colonel– ...................................................................
8 percent
Major– ......................................................................................
16 percent
Captain– ...................................................................................
39 percent
First lieutenant and second lieutenant (when combined with 
the number authorized for general officer grades under sec-
tion 12004 of this title)– ......................................................
35 percent.’’.
SEC. 503. JOINT DUTY CREDIT REQUIRED FOR PROMOTION 
TO FLAG OR GENERAL OFFICER. 
Section 619a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘scientific and 
technical’’ and inserting ‘‘a career field specialty’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘if—’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘if the officer’s total con-
secutive service in joint duty assignments within 
that immediate organization meets the requirements 
of section 664 of this title for full joint duty credit.’’. 
SEC. 504. REVISED PROMOTION POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR 
JOINT OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 662(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) QUALIFICATIONS.—(1) The military depart-
ments shall establish internal procedures and processes 
necessary to validate the qualifications of active duty list 
officers assigned to joint duty activities, as defined in sec-
tion 668 of this title. These internal measures will ensure 
an adequate number of senior colonels, or in the case of 
the Navy, captains, are eligible for promotion to brigadier 
general and rear admiral (lower half) to meet the require-
ments of section 619a of this title. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 
qualifications of officers assigned to joint duty assign-
ments are such that—
‘‘(A) officers who are serving on or have served 
on the Joint Staff are expected, as a group, to be 
promoted to the next higher grade at a rate not less 
than the rate for officers of the same armed force 
in the same grade and competitive category who are 
serving on the headquarters staff of their armed 
force; and 
‘‘(B) officers (other than officers in subpara-
graph (A)) who are serving in or have served in joint 
duty assignments are expected, as a group, to be 
promoted to the next higher grade at a rate not less 
than the rate for all officers of the same armed force 
in the same grade and competitive category. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense will develop policies 
to ensure Secretaries of the military departments provide 
appropriate consideration to joint service officers eligible 
for promotion selection boards.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘(1), (2), and (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(1)(A) and (1)(B)’’. 
SEC. 505. MODIFY LENGTH OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. 
Section 664 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 664. Length of joint duty assignments 
‘‘(a) LENGTH OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.—In 
the case of officers serving in a grade not less than Major, 
or, in the case of the Navy, Lieutenant Commander, the 
length of a joint duty assignment will mirror the standard 
tour length the Secretary of Defense establishes for each 
installation or location authorized for joint duty assign-
ments as specified in section 668 of this title. Joint duty 
credit is awarded as provided by subsection (c). Duty at 
a qualified joint task force headquarters requires one year 
of total service credited in the manner specified in sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(b) EXCLUSIONS FROM TOUR LENGTH.—The Sec-
retary of a military department may request that the joint 
activity to which an officer is assigned curtail the officer’s 
joint assignment. The officer will receive full credit for 
service when an assignment was curtailed from the stand-
ards prescribed in subsection (a), provided the officer has 
served at least 24 months in a joint position with a tour 
length of greater than 24 months, or the full term of a 
Secretary of Defense-established tour length, and the joint 
activity agreed to the curtailment. 
‘‘(c) FULL CREDIT FOR JOINT DUTY.—An officer 
shall be considered to have completed a full tour of joint 
duty in a joint duty assignment for the purposes of award-
ing full credit upon the completion of any of the following:
‘‘(1) A joint duty assignment that meets the 
standards prescribed in subsection (a) or (b). 
‘‘(2) Accumulation of partial credit totaling one 
year of service earned by service in one or more joint 
task force headquarters as specified in subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(3) A joint duty assignment with respect to 
which the Secretary of Defense has granted a waiver 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(4) A second joint duty assignment that is less 
than 24 months, without regard to the nature of 
credit awarded to the officer for his or her first as-
signment in a Joint Duty Assignment List position. 
‘‘(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of De-
fense may waive this section when it is considered essential 
for military personnel management. The Secretary may 
grant such a waiver only on a case-by-case basis for a spe-
cific officer.’’. 
SEC. 506. MANAGEMENT OF JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICERS. 
Section 661 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows:
‘‘(1) An officer will be designated with a joint spe-
cialty officer identifier after the officer—
‘‘(A) successfully completes a Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff accredited program from a 
joint professional military education institution and 
successfully completes a full tour of duty in a joint 
duty assignment (not necessarily in this order); or 
‘‘(B) successfully completes two full tours of 
duty in joint duty assignments.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 
and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (2); 
(2) by striking subsection (d); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(4) by amending subsection (d), as redesignated 
by paragraph (3), to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICER DESIGNATION FOR 
GENERAL AND FLAG POSITIONS.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that general and flag officer joint duty assignments 
that require officers with the joint specialty will be des-
ignated as requiring a joint specialty officer. Once a posi-
tion is designated as requiring a joint specialty officer, a 
non-joint specialty officer can be assigned to the position
only if the Secretary deems the assignment of a non-joint 
specialty officer necessary and waives the requirement to 
assign a joint specialty officer.’’.
SEC. 507. ELIMINATE DISTRIBUTION QUOTAS FOR GEN-
ERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS SERVING IN THE 
GRADES OF O–7 AND O–8. 
Section 525 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by repealing subsection (a); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and 
(d) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively. 
SEC. 508. ELIMINATE MANDATORY RETIREMENT OF ACTIVE 
DUTY GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS AFTER 
30 YEARS OF SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 635 and 636 of title 10, 
United States Code, are repealed. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 637(b) of such title is amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of sub-
chapter III of chapter 36 of such title is amended by strik-
ing the items relating to sections 635 and 636.
SEC. 509. LENGTH OF TERMS FOR THE ASSISTANTS TO THE 
CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 
FOR NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE MAT-
TERS. 
Subsection (c) of section 901 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–
85; 111 Stat. 1853), is amended by striking ‘‘for a term 
of two years and may be continued in that assignment in 
the same manner for one additional term. However, in 
time of war there is no limit on the number of terms.’’. 
SEC. 510. LENGTH OF SERVICE FOR THE SENIOR LEADERS 
OF THE MILITARY –DEPARTMENTS. 
(a) CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMY.—Paragraph (1) 
of section 3033(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a)(1) There is a Chief of Staff of the Army, ap-
pointed for a period of four years by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the 
general officers of the Army. He serves at the pleasure 
of the President, and the President may extend the length 
of service as he determines necessary.’’. 
(b) CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.—Paragraph (1) 
of section 5033(a) of such title is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a)(1) There is a Chief of Naval Operations, ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. The Chief of Naval Operations shall 
be appointed for a term of four years, from officers on 
the active-duty list in the line of the Navy who are eligible 
to command at sea and who hold the grade of rear admiral 
or above. He serves at the pleasure of the President, and 
the President may extend the length of service as he deter-
mines necessary.’’. 
(c) COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.—Para-
graph (1) of section 5043(a) of such title is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a)(1) There is a Commandant of the Marine Corps, 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. The Commandant shall be ap-
pointed for a term of four years from officers on the ac-
tive-duty list of the Marine Corps not below the grade of 
colonel. He serves at the pleasure of the President, and 
the President may extend the length of service as he deter-
mines necessary.’’. 
(d) CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE AIR FORCE.—Para-
graph (1) of section 8033(a) of such title is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a)(1) There is a Chief of Staff of the Air Force, 
appointed for a period of four years by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the 
general officers of the Air Force. He serves at the pleasure
of the President, and the President may extend the length 
of service as he determines necessary.’’. 
SEC. 511. EXTENDING AGE LIMITS FOR ACTIVE DUTY GEN-
ERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS. 
Section 1251 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1251. Regular commissioned officers; exceptions 
‘‘(a)(1) Unless retired or separated earlier, each reg-
ular commissioned officer of the Army, Air Force, or Ma-
rine Corps serving in a grade at or above brigadier general 
or rear admiral (lower half) in the Navy shall be retired 
on the first day of the month following the month in which 
the officer becomes 68 years of age. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Defense may defer the retirement of a general or flag offi-
cer, but such a deferment may not extend beyond the first 
day of the month following the month in which the officer 
becomes 72 years of age. 
‘‘(b)(1) Unless retired or separated earlier, each reg-
ular commissioned officer of the Army, Air Force, or Ma-
rine Corps (other than an officer who is a permanent pro-
fessor, director of admissions, or registrar of the United 
States Military Academy or United States Air Force Acad-
emy or a commissioned warrant officer) serving in a grade 
below brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half) in the
Navy shall be retired on the first day of the month fol-
lowing the month in which he becomes 62 years of age. 
An officer who is a permanent professor at the United 
States Military Academy or United States Air Force Acad-
emy, the director of admissions at the United States Mili-
tary Academy, or the registrar of the United States Air 
Force Academy shall be retired on the first day of the 
month following the month in which he becomes 64 years 
of age. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may defer the retire-
ment under paragraph (1) of a health professions officer 
if during the period of the deferment the officer will be 
performing duties consisting primarily of providing patient 
care or performing other clinical duties. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned may defer the retire-
ment under paragraph (1) of an officer who is appointed 
or designated as a chaplain if the Secretary determines 
that such deferral is in the best interest of the military 
department concerned. 
‘‘(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a 
deferment under this subsection may not extend beyond 
the first day of the month following the month in which 
the officer becomes 68 years of age. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary concerned may extend a 
deferment under this subsection beyond the day referred
to in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that 
extension of the deferment is necessary for the needs of 
the military department concerned. Such an extension 
shall be made on a case-by-case basis and shall be for such 
period as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, a health profes-
sions officer is—
‘‘(A) a medical officer; 
‘‘(B) a dental officer; or 
‘‘(C) an officer in the Army Nurse Corps, an 
officer in the Navy Nurse Corps, or an officer in the 
Air Force designated as a nurse.’’. 
SEC. 512. LATERAL REASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN GEN-
ERALS AND ADMIRALS. 
Subsection (a) of section 601 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a)(1) The President may designate positions of im-
portance and responsibility to carry the grade of general 
or admiral or lieutenant general or vice admiral. The 
President may assign to any such position an officer of 
the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is serv-
ing on active duty in any grade above colonel or, in the 
case of an officer of the Navy, any grade above captain. 
An officer assigned to any such position has the grade
specified by the President for such position, as provided 
in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) An officer may be appointed initially to the 
grade of general or admiral or lieutenant general or vice 
admiral if he is appointed to that grade by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. If the 
President or Secretary of Defense reassigns such an offi-
cer to another position of importance and responsibility 
at the same grade, no further appointment to that grade 
is required unless the position to which the officer is reas-
signed is established by law. 
‘‘(3) Except as provided in subsection (b), the ap-
pointment of an officer to a grade under this section for 
service in a position of importance and responsibility ends 
on the date of the termination of the assignment of the 
officer to that position.’’. 
SEC. 513. LENGTH OF SERVICE FOR THE CHAIRMAN AND 
VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF 
STAFF. 
(a) CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—
Subsection (a) of section 152 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows:
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1402(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (98 
Stat. 2170; 42 U.S.C. 10601(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘404(a)(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘404(a)(7)’’. 
SEC. 103. FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (d) 
through (g) as subsections (e) through (h), respectively, and 
by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) As an establishment that provides both market- 
dominant and competitive products, the Postal Service shall 
be subject to a high degree of transparency, including in 
its finances and operations, to ensure fair treatment of cus-
tomers of the Postal Service’s market-dominant products 
and companies competing with the Postal Service’s com-
petitive products.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5001 of title 
39, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘101(e) and 
(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘101(f) and (g)’’.
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fense appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(D) The President may waive subparagraph (A), 
(B) or (C) in individual cases involving extreme hardship 
or exceptional or unusual circumstances. The authority of 
the President under the preceding sentence may not be 
delegated.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or whose 
service on active duty in that grade was not deter-
mined to be satisfactory by the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned’’ after ‘‘specified in sub-
section (a)’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (c); and 
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c) and in that subsection—
(A) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘(i)’’ 
after 
‘‘(3)(A)’’; 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and below brig-
adier general or rear admiral (lower 
half)’’ after ‘‘lieutenant commander’’; 
(III) by inserting ‘‘, except that 
the Secretary of Defense may author-
ize the Secretary of the military de-
‘‘(4) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (B), a religious organization receiv-
ing funds under this section shall be subject to 
the same regulations as other nongovernmental 
organizations to account in accord with gen-
erally accepted accounting principles for the use 
of such funds. 
‘‘(B) SEPARATION
OF
FUNDS.—Such an 
organization shall keep all funds provided under 
this section in an account separate from all 
other funds of the organization.’’. 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR ADOPTION PRO-
MOTION AND FOSTER PARENT PROGRAMS; 
ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 670–679b) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 479C. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR ADOPTION 
PROMOTION AND FOSTER PARENT RECRUIT-
MENT PROGRAMS; ANNUAL REPORT TO CON-
GRESS. 
‘‘(a) NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE
FOR ADOPTION 
PROMOTION AND FOSTER PARENT RECRUITMENT PRO-
GRAMS.—