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plan to ensure that the policy and recruitment plan are 
understood by military recruiters. 
SEC. 527. FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE OF MILITARY CHAP-
LAINS WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE 
OF MARRIAGES. 
A military chaplain who, as a matter of conscience 
or moral principle, does not wish to perform a marriage 
may not be required to do so. 
Subtitle D—Education and 
Training 
SEC. 541. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES ON JOINT PRO-
FESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO CREDIT MILITARY GRADUATES OF 
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE WITH 
COMPLETION
OF JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDU-
CATION PHASE I.— 
(1) JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION 
PHASE
I.—Section 2154(a)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or at a joint 
intermediate level school’’ before the period at the end. 
(2) JOINT
INTERMEDIATE
LEVEL
SCHOOL
DE-
FINED.—Section 2151(b) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘joint intermediate level school’ in-
cludes the National Defense Intelligence College.’’.
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(b) AUTHORITY
FOR
OTHER-THAN-IN
RESIDENCE 
PROGRAM TAUGHT THROUGH JOINT FORCES STAFF COL-
LEGE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2154(a)(2) of such 
title is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘in residence at’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘by’’ 
after ‘‘(A)’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘in 
residence at’’ after ‘‘(B)’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2156(b) 
of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘in residence’’ 
after ‘‘course of instruction offered’’. 
SEC. 542. GRADE OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN UNI-
FORMED MEDICAL ACCESSION PROGRAMS. 
(a) 
MEDICAL
STUDENTS
OF
USUHS.—Section 
2114(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second sen-
tence and inserting the following new sentences: 
‘‘Each medical student shall be appointed as a reg-
ular officer in the grade of second lieutenant or en-
sign. An officer so appointed may, upon meeting such 
criteria for promotion as may be prescribed by the 
Secretary concerned, be appointed in the regular
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grade of first lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade). 
Medical students commissioned under this section 
shall serve on active duty in their respective grades.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘grade of sec-
ond lieutenant or ensign’’ and inserting ‘‘grade in 
which the member is serving under paragraph (1)’’. 
(b) PARTICIPANTS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOL-
ARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 
2121(c) of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second sen-
tence and inserting the following new sentences: 
‘‘Each person so commissioned shall be appointed as 
a reserve officer in the grade of second lieutenant or 
ensign. An officer so appointed may, upon meeting 
such criteria for promotion as may be prescribed by 
the Secretary concerned, be appointed in the reserve 
grade of first lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade). 
Medical students commissioned under this section 
shall serve on active duty in their respective grades 
for a period of 45 days during each year of participa-
tion in the program.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘grade of sec-
ond lieutenant or ensign’’ and inserting ‘‘grade in 
which the member is serving under paragraph (1)’’.
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(c) OFFICERS DETAILED AS STUDENTS AT MEDICAL 
SCHOOLS.—Subsection (e) of section 2004a of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AP-
POINTMENT
AND
TREATMENT
OF
PRIOR
ACTIVE 
SERVICE’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE
ON
ACTIVE 
DUTY’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) A commissioned officer detailed under subsection 
(a) shall serve on active duty, subject to the limitations on 
grade specified in section 2114(b)(1) of this title and with 
the entitlement to basic pay as specified in section 
2114(b)(2) of this title.’’. 
SEC. 543. RESERVE COMPONENT MENTAL HEALTH STU-
DENT STIPEND. 
(a) RESERVE COMPONENT MENTAL HEALTH STUDENT 
STIPEND.—Section 16201 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN CRITICAL 
WARTIME SPECIALTIES.—(1) Under the stipend program
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under this chapter, the Secretary of the military depart-
ment 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 enroll-
ment in an institution in a course of study that re-
sults in a degree in clinical psychology or social work; 
‘‘(C) signs an agreement that, unless sooner sepa-
rated, the person will— 
‘‘(i) complete the educational phase of the 
program; 
‘‘(ii) accept a reappointment or redesigna-
tion within the person’s reserve component, if 
tendered, based upon the person’s health profes-
sion, following satisfactory completion of the 
educational and intern programs; and 
‘‘(iii) participate in a residency program if 
required for clinical licensure; 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 that has been designated by the Sec-
retary as a critically needed wartime skill. 
‘‘(2) Under the agreement—
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‘‘(A) the Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall agree to pay the participant a sti-
pend, in the amount determined under subsection (g), 
for the period or the remainder of the period that the 
student is satisfactorily progressing toward a degree 
in clinical psychology or social work while enrolled in 
a school accredited in the designated mental health 
discipline; 
‘‘(B) the participant shall not be eligible to re-
ceive such stipend before appointment, designation, or 
assignment as an officer for service in the Ready Re-
serve; 
‘‘(C) the participant shall be subject to such ac-
tive duty requirements as may be specified in the 
agreement and to active duty in time of war or na-
tional 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 
Ready Reserve for each six months, or part thereof, 
for which the stipend is provided, to be served in the 
Selected Reserve or in the Individual Ready Reserve 
as specified in the agreement.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended—
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(1) in subsections (b)(2)(A), (c)(2)(A), and 
(d)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (g)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1) of this section, by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b) or (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b), (c), or (f)’’. 
SEC. 544. ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED, 
ILL, OR INJURED FORMER OR RETIRED EN-
LISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN 
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS OF THE COM-
MUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE IN 
ORDER TO COMPLETE DEGREE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9315 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) SERIOUSLY WOUNDED, ILL, OR INJURED FORMER 
AND RETIRED ENLISTED MEMBERS.—(1) The Secretary of 
the Air Force may authorize participation in a program 
of higher education under subsection (a)(1) by a person who 
is a former or retired enlisted member of the armed forces 
who at the time of the person’s separation from active 
duty—