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Subtitle E—Reports 
SEC. 341. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LONG-TERM 
CORROSION STRATEGY. 
Section 2228(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, including avail-
able validated data on return on investment for completed 
corrosion projects and activities’’ after ‘‘the strategy’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘For the fiscal 
year covered by the report and the preceding fiscal year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘For the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 
covered by the report’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(F) For the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year covered 
by the report, a description of the specific amount of funds 
used for military corrosion projects, the Technical Corrosion 
Collaboration pilot program, and other corrosion-related activi-
ties.’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
SEC. 342. REPORT ON JOINT STRATEGY FOR READINESS AND 
TRAINING IN A C4ISR-DENIED ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall submit 
to Congress a report on the readiness of the joint force to conduct 
operations in environments where there is no access to Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, 
and Reconnaissance (in this section referred to as ‘‘C4ISR’’) systems, 
including satellite communications, classified Internet protocol- 
based networks, and the Global Positioning System (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘GPS’’). 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include a description of the steps taken and planned 
to be taken— 
(1) to identify likely threats to the C4ISR systems of the 
United States, including both weapons and those states with 
such capabilities as well as the most likely areas in which 
C4ISR systems could be at risk; 
(2) to identify vulnerabilities to the C4ISR systems of the 
United States that could result in a C4ISR-denied environment; 
(3) to determine how the Armed Forces should respond 
in order to reconstitute C4ISR systems, prevent further denial 
of C4ISR systems, and develop counter-attack capabilities; 
(4) to determine which types of joint operations could be 
feasible in an environment in which access to C4ISR systems 
is restricted or denied; 
(5) to conduct training and exercises for sustaining combat 
and logistics operations in C4ISR-denied environments; and 
(6) to propose changes to current tactics, techniques, and 
procedures to prepare to operate in an environment in which 
C4ISR systems are degraded or denied for 48-hour, 7-day, 30- 
day, or 60-day periods.
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(c) JOINT EXERCISE PLAN REQUIRED.—Based on the findings 
of the report required by subsection (a), the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall develop a roadmap and joint exercise plan 
for the joint force to operate in an environment where access to 
C4ISR systems, including satellite communications, classified Inter-
net protocol-based networks, and the GPS network, is denied. The 
plan and joint exercise program shall include— 
(1) the development of alternatives to satellite communica-
tions, classified Internet protocol-based networks, and GPS for 
logistics, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and combat 
operations; and 
(2) methods to mitigate dependency on satellite communica-
tions, classified Internet protocol-based networks, and GPS; 
(3) methods to protect vulnerable satellite communications, 
classified Internet protocol-based networks, and GPS; and 
(4) a joint exercise and training plan to include fleet battle 
experiments, to enable the force to operate in a satellite commu-
nications, Internet protocol-based network, and GPS-denied 
environment. 
(d) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required to be submitted 
by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
SEC. 343. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF ANNUAL DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE REPORT ON PREPOSITIONED MATERIEL AND 
EQUIPMENT. 
Section 2229a(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘By not later than 120 days after the date 
on which a report is submitted under subsection (a), the’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the report’’ and inserting ‘‘each report sub-
mitted under subsection (a)’’. 
SEC. 344. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 
OF VESSELS IN FOREIGN SHIPYARDS. 
Section 7310(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘The report’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Except 
as provided in paragraph (4), the report’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ‘‘justifica-
tion under law’’ the following: ‘‘and operational justifica-
tion’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new para-
graph (4): 
‘‘(4) In the case of a covered vessel described in subpara-
graph (C) of paragraph (5), the report shall not be required 
to include the information described in subparagraphs (A), (E), 
(F), (G), and (I) of paragraph (3).’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by paragraph (2) 
of this section, by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) A vessel not described in subparagraph (A) or (B) 
that is operated pursuant to a contract entered into by the 
Secretary of the Navy and the Maritime Administration or
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the United States Transportation Command in support of 
Department of Defense operations.’’. 
SEC. 345. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SERVICE CON-
TRACT INVENTORY. 
Section 803(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2402) is amended 
by striking ‘‘180 days’’ and inserting ‘‘270 days’’. 
Subtitle F—Limitations and Extension of 
Authority 
SEC. 351. REPEAL OF REDUNDANT AUTHORITY TO ENSURE INTER-
OPERABILITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY 
RESPONDER TRAINING. 
Section 372 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 352. AEROSPACE CONTROL ALERT MISSION. 
(a) CONSOLIDATED BUDGET EXHIBIT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a consolidated budget justification display that fully 
identifies the baseline aerospace control alert budget for each of 
the military services and encompasses all programs and activities 
of the aerospace control alert mission for each of the following 
functions: 
(1) Procurement. 
(2) Operation and maintenance. 
(3) Research, development, testing, and evaluation. 
(4) Military construction. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than April 1, 2013, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that provides a cost-benefit anal-
ysis and risk-based assessment of the aerospace control alert 
mission as it relates to expected future changes to the budget 
and force structure of such mission. 
(2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 120 
days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report 
required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall— 
(A) conduct a review of the Department of Defense 
cost-benefit analysis and risk-based assessment contained 
in the report; and 
(B) submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the findings of such review. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDED 
BY AIR FORCE WINGS PERFORMING AEROSPACE CONTROL ALERT 
MISSIONS.—It is the sense of Congress that Air Force wings per-
forming the 24-hour aerospace control alert missions provide an 
essential service in defending the sovereign airspace of the United 
States in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks upon the United 
States on September 11, 2001.
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SEC. 353. LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for Operation 
and Maintenance for fiscal year 2013, not more than $5,000,000 
shall be made available for the National Museum of the United 
States Army until the Secretary of the Army submits to the congres-
sional defense committees certification in writing that sufficient 
private funding has been raised to fund the construction of the 
portion of the museum known as the ‘‘Baseline Museum’’ and that 
at least 50 percent of the Baseline Museum has been completed. 
SEC. 354. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 
OR INACTIVATION OF TICONDEROGA CLASS CRUISERS OR 
DOCK LANDING SHIPS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2013 for the Department 
of Defense may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to 
retire, inactivate, or place in storage a cruiser or dock landing 
ship. 
SEC. 355. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED PROHIBITION ON RETURN OF VET-
ERANS 
MEMORIAL 
OBJECTS 
WITHOUT 
SPECIFIC 
AUTHORIZATION IN LAW. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION.—Section 2572 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), and notwith-
standing this section or any other provision of law, the President 
may not transfer a veterans memorial object to a foreign country 
or an entity controlled by a foreign government, or otherwise 
transfer or convey such an object to any person or entity for pur-
poses of the ultimate transfer or conveyance of the object to a 
foreign country or entity controlled by a foreign government. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘entity controlled by a foreign government’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2536(c)(1) of this 
title. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘veterans memorial object’ means any object, 
including a physical structure or portion thereof, that— 
‘‘(i) is located at a cemetery of the National Cemetery 
System, war memorial, or military installation in the 
United States; 
‘‘(ii) is dedicated to, or otherwise memorializes, the 
death in combat or combat-related duties of members of 
the armed forces; and 
‘‘(iii) was brought to the United States from abroad 
as a memorial of combat abroad. 
‘‘(3) The prohibition imposed by paragraph (1) does not apply 
to a transfer of a veterans memorial object if— 
‘‘(A) the transfer of that veterans memorial object is specifi-
cally authorized by law; or 
‘‘(B) the transfer is made after September 30, 2017.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE SOURCE LAW.—Section 1051 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public 
Law 106–65; 10 U.S.C. 2572 note) is repealed.
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Subtitle G—National Commission on the 
Structure of the Air Force 
SEC. 361. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘National Commission on 
the Structure of the Air Force Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 362. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—There 
is 
established 
the 
National 
Commission on the Structure of the Air Force (in this subtitle 
referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be composed of 
eight members, of whom— 
(A) four shall be appointed by the President; 
(B) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 
(C) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member 
of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 
(D) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(E) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member 
of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) APPOINTMENT DATE.—The appointments of the members 
of the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) EFFECT
OF
LACK
OF
APPOINTMENT
BY
APPOINTMENT 
DATE.—If one or more appointments under subparagraph (A) 
of paragraph (1) is not made by the appointment date specified 
in paragraph (2), the authority to make such appointment 
or appointments shall expire, and the number of members 
of the Commission shall be reduced by the number equal to 
the number of appointments so not made. If an appointment 
under subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (1) is 
not made by the appointment date specified in paragraph (2), 
the authority to make an appointment under such subpara-
graph shall expire, and the number of members of the Commis-
sion shall be reduced by the number equal to the number 
otherwise appointable under such subparagraph. 
(4) EXPERTISE.—In making appointments under this sub-
section, consideration should be given to individuals with exper-
tise in reserve forces policy. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Members shall be 
appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment. 
(d) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, 
the Commission shall hold its first meeting. 
(e) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
Chair. 
(f) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
hold hearings.
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(g) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIRMAN.—The Commission shall select 
a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. 
SEC. 363. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall undertake a com-
prehensive study of the structure of the Air Force to determine 
whether, and how, the structure should be modified to best 
fulfill current and anticipated mission requirements for the 
Air Force in a manner consistent with available resources. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In considering the structure of the 
Air Force, the Commission shall give particular consideration 
to evaluating a structure that— 
(A) meets current and anticipated requirements of the 
combatant commands; 
(B) achieves an appropriate balance between the reg-
ular and reserve components of the Air Force, taking 
advantage of the unique strengths and capabilities of each; 
(C) ensures that the regular and reserve components 
of the Air Force have the capacity needed to support current 
and anticipated homeland defense and disaster assistance 
missions in the United States; 
(D) provides for sufficient numbers of regular members 
of the Air Force to provide a base of trained personnel 
from which the personnel of the reserve components of 
the Air Force could be recruited; 
(E) maintains a peacetime rotation force to support 
operational tempo goals of 1:2 for regular members of the 
Air Forces and 1:5 for members of the reserve components 
of the Air Force; and 
(F) maximizes and appropriately balances affordability, 
efficiency, effectiveness, capability, and readiness. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2014, the Commission 
shall submit to the President and the congressional defense commit-
tees a report which shall contain a detailed statement of the findings 
and conclusions of the Commission as a result of the study required 
by subsection (a), together with its recommendations for such legis-
lation and administrative actions it may consider appropriate in 
light of the results of the study. 
SEC. 364. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold such hearings, sit 
and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive 
such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out 
this subtitle. 
(b) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The Commission 
may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such 
information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out 
this subtitle. Upon request of the Chair of the Commission, the 
head of such department or agency shall furnish such information 
to the Commission. 
(c) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use the United 
States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government. 
(d) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of 
gifts or donations of services or property.
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SEC. 365. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each member of the Commis-
sion who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of 
the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for 
each day (including travel time) during which such member is 
engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All 
members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the 
United States shall serve without compensation in addition to that 
received for their services as officers or employees of the United 
States. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Commission shall 
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter 
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the performance of 
services for the Commission. 
(c) STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chair of the Commission may, with-
out regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint 
and terminate an executive director and such other additional 
personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to 
perform its duties. The employment of an executive director 
shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The Chair of the Commission may 
fix the compensation of the executive director and other per-
sonnel without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classifica-
tion of positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that 
the rate of pay for the executive director and other personnel 
may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of such title. 
(d) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Any Federal Govern-
ment employee may be detailed to the Commission without 
reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or 
loss of civil service status or privilege. 
(e) PROCUREMENT
OF TEMPORARY
AND INTERMITTENT SERV-
ICES.—The Chair of the Commission may procure temporary and 
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equiva-
lent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title. 
SEC. 366. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION. 
The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date on 
which the Commission submits its report under section 363. 
SEC. 367. FUNDING. 
Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2013 
and available for operation and maintenance for the Air Force 
as specified in the funding table in section 4301 may be available 
for the activities of the Commission under this subtitle.
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Subtitle H—Other Matters 
SEC. 371. MILITARY WORKING DOG MATTERS. 
(a) RETIREMENT OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS.—Section 2583 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
(g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section (f): 
‘‘(f) TRANSFER OF RETIRED MILITARY WORKING DOGS.—If the 
Secretary of the military department concerned determines that 
a military working dog should be retired, and no suitable adoption 
is available at the military facility where the dog is located, the 
Secretary may transfer the dog— 
‘‘(1) to the 341st Training Squadron; or 
‘‘(2) to another location for adoption under this section.’’. 
(b) VETERINARY CARE FOR RETIRED MILITARY WORKING DOGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 50 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 994. Military working dogs: veterinary care for retired 
military working dogs 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may establish and 
maintain a system to provide for the veterinary care of retired 
military working dogs. No funds may be provided by the Federal 
Government for this purpose. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE DOGS.—A retired military working dog eligible 
for veterinary care under this section is any military working dog 
adopted under section 2583 of this title. 
‘‘(c) STANDARDS OF CARE.—The veterinary care provided under 
the system authorized by this section shall meet such standards 
as the Secretary shall establish and from time to time update.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 50 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘994. Military working dogs: veterinary care for retired military working dogs.’’. 
SEC. 372. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF HANDLING, LABELING, 
AND PACKAGING PROCEDURES FOR HAZARDOUS MATE-
RIAL SHIPMENTS. 
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct a review of the policies and 
procedures of the Department of Defense for the handling, labeling, 
and packaging of hazardous material shipments. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The review conducted under sub-
section (a) shall address the following: 
(1) The relevant statutes, regulations, and guidance and 
policies of the Department of Defense pertaining to the han-
dling, labeling, and packaging procedures of hazardous material 
shipments to support military operations. 
(2) The extent to which such guidance, policies, and proce-
dures contribute to the safe, timely, and cost-effective handling 
of such material. 
(3) The extent to which discrepancies in Department of 
Transportation guidance, policies, and procedures pertaining
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to handling, labeling, and packaging of hazardous material 
shipments in commerce and similar Department of Defense 
guidance, policies, and procedures pertaining to the handling, 
labeling, and packaging of hazardous material shipments 
impact the safe, timely, and cost-effective handling of such 
material. 
(4) Any additional matters that the Comptroller General 
determines will further inform the appropriate congressional 
committees on issues related to the handling, labeling, and 
packaging procedures for hazardous material shipments to 
members of the Armed Forces worldwide. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report of the review 
conducted under subsection (a). 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
Sec. 403. Annual limitation on end strength reductions for regular component of 
the Army and Marine Corps. 
Sec. 404. Additional Marine Corps personnel for the Marine Corps Security Guard 
Program. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2013 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
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, 2013, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 552,100. 
(2) The Navy, 322,700. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 197,300. 
(4) The Air Force, 329,460.
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SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH 
MINIMUM LEVELS. 
(a) MINIMUM END STRENGTH.—Subsection (b) of section 691 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs 
(1) through (4) and inserting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 542,700. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 322,700. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 193,500. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 329,460.’’. 
(b) LIMITED REDUCTION AUTHORITY.—Such section is further 
amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) The Secretary of Defense may reduce a number specified 
in subsection (b) by not more than 0.5 percent.’’. 
SEC. 403. ANNUAL LIMITATION ON END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS FOR 
REGULAR COMPONENT OF THE ARMY AND MARINE CORPS. 
(a) ANNUAL LIMITATION
ON ARMY END STRENGTH REDUC-
TIONS.—The end strength of the regular component of the Army 
shall not be reduced by more than 15,000 members during each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2017 from the end strength of the 
regular component of the Army at the end of the preceding fiscal 
year. 
(b) ANNUAL LIMITATION
ON MARINE CORPS END STRENGTH 
REDUCTIONS.—The end strength of the regular component of the 
Marine Corps shall not be reduced by more than 5,000 members 
during each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017 from the end strength 
of the regular component of the Marine Corps at the end of the 
preceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 404. ADDITIONAL MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL FOR THE MARINE 
CORPS SECURITY GUARD PROGRAM. 
(a) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
and implement a plan to increase the number of members 
of the Marine Corps assigned to the Marine Corps Embassy 
Security Group at Quantico, Virginia, and Marine Security 
Group Regional Commands and Marine Security Group detach-
ments at United States embassies, consulates, and other diplo-
matic facilities by up to 1,000 Marines. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the increase under paragraph 
(1) is to provide the additional end strength and the resources 
necessary to support enhanced Marine Corps security at United 
States embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic facilities, 
particularly at locations identified by the Secretary of State 
as in need of additional security because of threats to United 
States personnel and property. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
and implement the plan required by subsection (a) in consultation 
with the Secretary of State pursuant to the responsibility of the 
Secretary of State for diplomatic security under section 103 of 
the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4802), and in accordance 
with any current memorandum of understanding between the 
Department of State and the Marine Corps on the operational 
and administrative supervision of the Marine Corps Security Guard 
Program.
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(c) SUPPORTING INFORMATION
FOR BUDGET REQUESTS.—The 
material submitted in support of the budget of the President for 
each fiscal year after fiscal year 2013, as submitted to Congress 
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, shall 
include the following with regard to the Marine Corps Security 
Guard Program: 
(1) A description of the expanded security support to be 
provided by Marine Corps Security Guards to the Department 
of State during that fiscal year, including— 
(A) any increased internal security to be provided at 
United States embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic 
facilities; 
(B) any increased support for emergency action plan-
ning, training, and advising of host nation security forces; 
and 
(C) any expansion of intelligence collection activities. 
(2) A description of the current status of Marine Corps 
personnel assigned to the Marine Corps Security Guard Pro-
gram as a result of the plan required by subsection (a). 
(3) A description of the Department of Defense resources 
required during that fiscal year for the Marine Corps Security 
Guard Program, including total funding for personnel, operation 
and maintenance, and procurement, and for key supporting 
programs to enable both the current and expanded Program 
mission during that fiscal year. 
(d) PRESERVATION
OF FUNDING
FOR MARINE CORPS UNDER 
NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY.—In determining the amounts to 
be requested for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 for the 
Marine Corps Security Guard Program and for additional personnel 
under the Program, the President shall ensure that amounts 
requested for the Marine Corps for that fiscal year do not degrade 
the readiness of the Marine Corps to fulfill the requirements of 
the National Military Strategy prescribed by the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) MISSION ASSESSMENT.—Not later than October 1, 2013, 
the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(A) conduct an assessment of the mission of the Marine 
Corps Security Guard Program and the procedural rules 
of engagement under the Program, in light of current and 
emerging threats to United States diplomatic personnel; 
and 
(B) submit to Congress a report on the assessment, 
including a description and assessment of options to 
improve the Program to respond to such threats. 
(2) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN SCOPE OF PROGRAM IN 
RESPONSE TO CHANGING THREATS.—If the President determines 
that a modification (whether an increase or a decrease) in 
the scope of the Marine Corps Security Guard Program is 
necessary or advisable in light of any change in the nature 
of threats to United States embassies, consulates, and other 
diplomatic facilities abroad, the President shall— 
(A) notify Congress of such modification and the change 
in the nature of threats prompting such modification; and 
(B) take such modification into account in requesting 
an end strength and funds for the Program for any fiscal 
year in which such modification is in effect.
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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, 2013, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 358,200. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 62,500. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 105,700. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 70,880. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 9,000. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—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. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or individual 
members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component 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. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUP-
PORT 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, 2013, the following number 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, 
recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 32,060. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,277. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,114. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 14,765. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,888. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) 
as of the last day of fiscal year 2013 for the reserve components 
of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of 
title 10, United States Code) shall be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
27,210. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 8,395.
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(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 22,180. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 10,400. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2013 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL 
STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation provided in 
section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the number 
of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard 
as of September 30, 2013, may not exceed the following: 
(A) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
1,600. 
(B) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
350. 
(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2013, 
may not exceed 595. 
(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status 
technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 
30, 2013, may not exceed 90. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED 
TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2013, the maximum number of members 
of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving 
at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 
115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for the use 
of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for mili-
tary personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The authorization of 
appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization 
of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal 
year 2013.
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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy Generally 
Sec. 501. Limitation on number of Navy flag officers on active duty. 
Sec. 502. Reinstatement of authority for enhanced selective early retirement boards 
and early discharges. 
Sec. 503. Modification of definition of joint duty assignment to include all instructor 
assignments for joint training and education. 
Sec. 504. Exception to required retirement after 30 years of service for Regular 
Navy warrant officers in the grade of Chief Warrant Officer, W–5. 
Sec. 505. Extension of temporary authority to reduce minimum length of active 
service as a commissioned officer required for voluntary retirement as 
an officer. 
Sec. 506. Temporary increase in the time-in-grade retirement waiver limitation for 
lieutenant colonels and colonels in the Army, Air Force, and Marine 
Corps and commanders and captains in the Navy. 
Sec. 507. Modification to limitations on number of officers for whom service-in- 
grade requirements may be reduced for retirement in grade upon vol-
untary retirement. 
Sec. 508. Air Force Chief of Chaplains. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Codification of staff assistant positions for Joint Staff related to National 
Guard and Reserve matters. 
Sec. 512. Automatic Federal recognition of promotion of certain National Guard 
warrant officers. 
Sec. 513. Availability of Transition Assistance Advisors to assist members of re-
serve components who serve on active duty for more than 180 consecu-
tive days. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
Sec. 518. Authority for additional behavioral health professionals to conduct pre- 
separation medical exams for post-traumatic stress disorder. 
Sec. 519. Diversity in the Armed Forces and related reporting requirements. 
Sec. 520. Limitation on reduction in number of military and civilian personnel as-
signed to duty with service review agencies. 
Sec. 521. Extension of temporary increase in accumulated leave carryover for mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 522. Modification of authority to conduct programs on career flexibility to en-
hance retention of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 523. Prohibition on waiver for commissioning or enlistment in the Armed 
Forces for any individual convicted of a felony sexual offense. 
Sec. 524. Quality review of Medical Evaluation Boards, Physical Evaluation 
Boards, and Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officers. 
Sec. 525. Reports on involuntary separation of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 526. Report on feasibility of developing gender-neutral occupational standards 
for military occupational specialties currently closed to women. 
Sec. 527. Report on education and training and promotion rates for pilots of re-
motely piloted aircraft. 
Sec. 528. Impact of numbers of members within the Integrated Disability Evalua-
tion System on readiness of Armed Forces to meet mission require-
ments. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice and Legal Matters 
Sec. 531. Clarification and enhancement of the role of Staff Judge Advocate to the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps. 
Sec. 532. Additional information in reports on annual surveys of the Committee on 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
Sec. 533. Protection of rights of conscience of members of the Armed Forces and 
chaplains of such members. 
Sec. 534. Reports on hazing in the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle E—Member Education and Training Opportunities and Administration 
Sec. 541. Transfer of Troops-to-Teachers Program from Department of Education to 
Department of Defense and enhancements to the Program. 
Sec. 542. Support of Naval Academy athletic and physical fitness programs. 
Sec. 543. Expansion of Department of Defense pilot program on receipt of civilian 
credentialing for military occupational specialty skills.
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Sec. 544. State consideration of military training in granting certain State certifi-
cations and licenses as a condition on the receipt of funds for veterans 
employment and training. 
Sec. 545. Department of Defense review of access to military installations by rep-
resentatives of institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 546. Report on Department of Defense efforts to standardize educational tran-
scripts issued to separating members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 547. Comptroller General of the United States reports on joint professional 
military education matters. 
Subtitle F—Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and Related Matters 
Sec. 551. Repeal of requirement for eligibility for in-State tuition of at least 50 per-
cent of participants in Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. 
Sec. 552. Consolidation of military department authority to issue arms, tentage, 
and equipment to educational institutions not maintaining units of Jun-
ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 553. Modification of requirements on plan to increase the number of units of 
the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 554. Comptroller General report on Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs. 
Subtitle G—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness 
Sec. 561. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit 
dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense 
civilian employees. 
Sec. 562. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 
Sec. 563. Amendments to the Impact Aid program. 
Sec. 564. Transitional compensation for dependent children who are carried during 
pregnancy at time of dependent-abuse offense committed by an indi-
vidual while a member of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 565. Modification of authority to allow Department of Defense domestic de-
pendent elementary and secondary schools to enroll certain students. 
Sec. 566. Noncompetitive 
appointment 
authority 
regarding 
certain 
military 
spouses. 
Sec. 567. Report on future of family support programs of the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 568. Sense of Congress regarding support for Yellow Ribbon Day. 
Subtitle H—Improved Sexual Assault Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces 
Sec. 570. Armed Forces Workplace and Gender Relations Surveys. 
Sec. 571. Authority to retain or recall to active duty reserve component members 
who are victims of sexual assault while on active duty. 
Sec. 572. Additional elements in comprehensive Department of Defense policy on 
sexual assault prevention and response. 
Sec. 573. Establishment of special victim capabilities within the military depart-
ments to respond to allegations of certain special victim offenses. 
Sec. 574. Enhancement to training and education for sexual assault prevention and 
response. 
Sec. 575. Modification of annual Department of Defense reporting requirements re-
garding sexual assaults. 
Sec. 576. Independent reviews and assessments of Uniform Code of Military Justice 
and judicial proceedings of sexual assault cases. 
Sec. 577. Retention of certain forms in connection with Restricted Reports on sex-
ual assault at request of the member of the Armed Forces making the 
report. 
Sec. 578. General or flag officer review of and concurrence in separation of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces making an Unrestricted Report of sexual as-
sault. 
Sec. 579. Department of Defense policy and plan for prevention and response to 
sexual harassment in the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle I—Suicide Prevention and Resilience 
Sec. 580. Enhancement of oversight and management of Department of Defense 
suicide prevention and resilience programs. 
Sec. 581. Reserve component suicide prevention and resilience program. 
Sec. 582. Comprehensive policy on prevention of suicide among members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 583. Study of resilience programs for members of the Army. 
Subtitle J—Other Matters 
Sec. 584. Issuance of prisoner-of-war medal.
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Sec. 585. Technical amendments relating to the termination of the Armed Forces 
Institute of Pathology under defense base closure and realignment. 
Sec. 586. Modification of requirement for reports in Federal Register on institutions 
of higher education ineligible for contracts and grants for denial of 
ROTC or military recruiter access to campus. 
Sec. 587. Acceptance of gifts and services related to educational activities and vol-
untary services to account for missing persons. 
Sec. 588. Display of State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, and territorial 
flags by the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 589. Enhancement of authorities on admission of defense industry civilians to 
certain Department of Defense educational institutions and programs. 
Sec. 590. Extension of authorities to carry out a program of referral and counseling 
services to veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from 
certain institutions. 
Sec. 591. Inspection of military cemeteries under the jurisdiction of Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 592. Report on results of investigations and reviews conducted with respect to 
Port Mortuary Division of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations 
Center at Dover Air Force Base. 
Sec. 593. Preservation of editorial independence of Stars and Stripes. 
Sec. 594. National public awareness and participation campaign for Veterans’ His-
tory Project of American Folklife Center. 
Sec. 595. Report on accuracy of data in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Report-
ing System. 
Sec. 596. Sense of Congress that the bugle call commonly known as Taps should 
be designated as the National Song of Military Remembrance. 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Generally 
SEC. 501. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NAVY FLAG OFFICERS ON 
ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL FLAG OFFICER AUTHORIZED.—Section 526(a)(2) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘160’’ and 
inserting ‘‘162’’. 
(b) CORRESPONDING CHANGE IN COMPUTING NUMBER OF FLAG 
OFFICERS IN STAFF CORPS OF THE NAVY.—Section 5150(c) of such 
title is amended by striking the last sentence. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN REFORMS 
OF THE STRENGTH AND DISTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO 
MARINE CORPS GENERAL OFFICERS.—Paragraph (3) of section 502(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1387; 10 U.S.C. 525 note) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the amendments made by this subsection shall take 
effect on October 1, 2013. 
‘‘(B) MARINE CORPS OFFICERS.—The amendments made 
by paragraphs (1)(A)(iv) and (2)(D) shall take effect on 
October 1, 2012.’’. 
SEC. 502. REINSTATEMENT OF AUTHORITY FOR ENHANCED SELECTIVE 
EARLY RETIREMENT BOARDS AND EARLY DISCHARGES. 
Section 638a of title 10 United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘, during the period beginning on 
October 1, 1990,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘December 
31, 2012,’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(2) Any authority provided to the Secretary of a military 
department under paragraph (1) shall expire on the date specified 
by the Secretary of Defense, but such expiration date may not 
be later than December 31, 2018.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and redesig-
nating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); 
(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) In the case of an action under subsection (b)(2), the Sec-
retary of Defense may also authorize the Secretary of the military 
department concerned to waive the five-year period specified in 
section 638(c) of this title if the Secretary of Defense determines 
that it is necessary for the Secretary of that military department 
to have such authority in order to meet mission needs.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘except that during 
the period beginning on October 1, 2006, and ending on 
December 31, 2012,’’ in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 
inserting ‘‘except that through December 31, 2018,’’. 
SEC. 503. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT 
TO INCLUDE ALL INSTRUCTOR ASSIGNMENTS FOR JOINT 
TRAINING AND EDUCATION. 
Section 668(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘assignments for joint’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Phase II’’ and inserting ‘‘student assignments for joint training 
and education’’. 
SEC. 504. EXCEPTION TO REQUIRED RETIREMENT AFTER 30 YEARS 
OF SERVICE FOR REGULAR NAVY WARRANT OFFICERS IN 
THE GRADE OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, W–5. 
Section 1305(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A regular warrant officer (other than 
a regular Army warrant officer)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject 
to paragraphs (2) and (3), a regular warrant officer’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the officer’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) In the case of a regular Navy warrant officer in the grade 
of chief warrant officer, W–5, the officer shall be retired 60 days 
after the date on which the officer completes 33 years of total 
active service.’’. 
SEC. 505. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO REDUCE MIN-
IMUM LENGTH OF ACTIVE SERVICE AS A COMMISSIONED 
OFFICER REQUIRED FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AS AN 
OFFICER. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 3911(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2018’’. 
(b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—Section 6323(a)(2)(B) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8911(b)(2) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2018’’.
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SEC. 506. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE TIME-IN-GRADE RETIREMENT 
WAIVER LIMITATION FOR LIEUTENANT COLONELS AND 
COLONELS IN THE ARMY, AIR FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS 
AND COMMANDERS AND CAPTAINS IN THE NAVY. 
Section 1370(a)(2)(F) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the period ending on December 31, 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2018’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Army, Air Force, 
and Marine Corps’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘in the period’’. 
SEC. 507. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATIONS ON NUMBER OF OFFICERS 
FOR WHOM SERVICE-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS MAY BE 
REDUCED FOR RETIREMENT IN GRADE UPON VOLUNTARY 
RETIREMENT. 
Section 1370(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘exceed’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or (ii) in the case of officers of that armed force 
in a grade specified in subparagraph (G), two officers, 
whichever number is greater’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) Notwithstanding subparagraph (E), during fiscal years 
2013 through 2017, the total number of brigadier generals and 
major generals of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and 
the total number of rear admirals (lower half) and rear admirals 
of the Navy, for whom a reduction is made under this section 
during any fiscal year of service-in-grade otherwise required under 
this paragraph may not exceed 10 percent of the authorized active- 
duty strength for that fiscal year for officers of that armed force 
in those grades.’’. 
SEC. 508. AIR FORCE CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITIONS; APPOINTMENT.—Chapter 805 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8039. Chief of Chaplains: appointment; duties 
‘‘(a) CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.—(1) There is a Chief of Chaplains 
in the Air Force, appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, from officers of the Air Force 
designated under section 8067(h) of this title as chaplains who— 
‘‘(A) are serving in the grade of colonel or above; 
‘‘(B) are serving on active duty; and 
‘‘(C) have served on active duty as a chaplain for at least 
eight years. 
‘‘(2) An officer appointed as the Chief of Chaplains shall be 
appointed for a term of three years. However, the President may 
terminate or extend the appointment at any time. 
‘‘(3) The Chief of Chaplains shall perform such duties as may 
be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force and by law. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION BOARD.—Under regulations approved by the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force, in selecting 
an officer for recommendation to the President for appointment 
as the Chief of Chaplains, shall ensure that the officer selected
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is recommended by a board of officers that, insofar as practicable, 
is subject to the procedures applicable to the selection boards con-
vened under chapter 36 of this title. 
‘‘(c) GRADE.—An officer appointed as Chief of Chaplains who 
holds a lower regular grade may be appointed in the regular grade 
of major general.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘8039. Chief of Chaplains: appointment; duties.’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. CODIFICATION OF STAFF ASSISTANT POSITIONS FOR JOINT 
STAFF RELATED TO NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE MAT-
TERS. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF EXISTING POSITIONS.—Chapter 5 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 155 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 155a. Assistants to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff for National Guard matters and Reserve mat-
ters 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish the following positions within the Joint Staff: 
‘‘(1) Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
for National Guard Matters. 
‘‘(2) Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
for Reserve Matters. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION.—(1) The Assistant to the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters shall be selected 
by the Chairman from officers of the Army National Guard of 
the United States or the Air Guard of the United States who— 
‘‘(A) are recommended for such selection by their respective 
Governors or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the 
commanding general of the District of Columbia National 
Guard; 
‘‘(B) have had at least 10 years of federally recognized 
commissioned service in the National Guard and significant 
joint duty experience, as determined by the Chairman; and 
‘‘(C) are in a grade above the grade of colonel. 
‘‘(2) The Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff for Reserve Matters shall be selected by the Chairman from 
officers of the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the Marine Corps 
Reserve, or the Air Force Reserve who— 
‘‘(A) are recommended for such selection by the Secretary 
of the military department concerned; 
‘‘(B) have had at least 10 years of commissioned service 
in their reserve component and significant joint duty experi-
ence, as determined by the Chairman; and 
‘‘(C) are in a grade above the grade of colonel or, in the 
case of the Navy Reserve, captain. 
‘‘(c) TERM OF OFFICE.—Each Assistant to the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff under subsection (a) serves at the pleasure
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of the Chairman 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. 
‘‘(d) GRADE.—Each Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff under subsection (a), while so serving, holds the 
grade of major general or, in the case of the Navy Reserve, rear 
admiral. Each such officer shall be considered to be serving in 
a position covered by the limited exclusion from the authorized 
strength of general officers and flag officers on active duty provided 
by section 526(b) of this title. 
‘‘(e) DUTIES.—(1) The Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters is an adviser to the 
Chairman on matters relating to the National Guard and performs 
the duties prescribed for that position by the Chairman. 
‘‘(2) The Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff for Reserve Matters is an adviser to the Chairman on matters 
relating to the reserves and performs the duties prescribed for 
that position by the Chairman. 
‘‘(f) OTHER RESERVE COMPONENT REPRESENTATION ON JOINT 
STAFF.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall develop appropriate policy 
guidance to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
level of representation of reserve component officers on the Joint 
Staff is commensurate with the significant role of the reserve compo-
nents within the armed forces.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item related 
to section 155 the following new item: 
‘‘155a. Assistants to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard 
matters and Reserve matters.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAW.—Section 901 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105– 
85; 10 U.S.C. 155 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 512. AUTOMATIC FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF PROMOTION OF 
CERTAIN NATIONAL GUARD WARRANT OFFICERS. 
Section 310(a) of title 32, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Notwithstanding’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding sections 307 and 309 of this title, if a 
warrant officer, W–1, of the National Guard is promoted to the 
grade of chief warrant officer, W–2, to fill a vacancy in a federally 
recognized unit in the National Guard, Federal recognition is auto-
matically extended to that officer in the grade of chief warrant 
officer, W–2, effective as of the date on which that officer has 
completed the service in the grade prescribed by the Secretary 
concerned under section 12242 of title 10, if the warrant officer 
has remained in an active status since the warrant officer was 
so recommended.’’. 
SEC. 513. AVAILABILITY OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ADVISORS TO 
ASSIST MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS WHO SERVE 
ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR MORE THAN 180 CONSECUTIVE 
DAYS. 
(a) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ADVISOR PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
The Chief of the National Guard Bureau may establish a program 
to provide professionals (to be known as Transition Assistance
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Advisors) in each State to serve as points of contact to assist 
eligible members of the reserve components in accessing benefits 
and health care furnished under laws administered by the Secretary 
of Defense and benefits and health care furnished under laws 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—To be eligible for assistance under 
this section, a member of a reserve component must have served 
on active duty in the Armed Forces for a period of more than 
180 consecutive days. 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties of a Transition Assistance Advisor 
include the following: 
(1) To assist with the creation and execution of an indi-
vidual transition plan for an eligible member of a reserve 
component and dependents of the member for the reintegration 
of the member into civilian life. 
(2) To provide employment support services to the member 
and dependents of the member, including assistance with 
finding employment opportunities and identifying and obtaining 
assistance from programs within and outside of the Federal 
Government. 
(3) To provide information on relocation, health care, 
mental health care, and financial support services available 
to the member and dependents of the member from the Depart-
ment of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other 
Federal, State, and local agencies. 
(4) To provide information on educational support services 
available to the member, including Post-9/11 Educational 
Assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code. 
(d) TRANSITION PLANS.—The individual transition plan referred 
to in subsection (c)(1) created for an eligible member of a reserve 
component shall include at a minimum the following: 
(1) A plan for the transition of the member to civilian 
life, including with respect to employment, education, and 
health care. 
(2) A description of the transition services that the member 
and dependents of the member will need to achieve their transi-
tion objectives, including information on any forms that the 
member will need to fill out to be eligible for such services. 
(3) A point of contact for each agency or entity that can 
provide the transition services described in paragraph (2). 
(4) Such other information determined to be essential for 
the transition of the member, as determined by the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(e) FUNDING.—Funding for Transition Assistance Advisors for 
a fiscal year shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for operation and maintenance for the National Guard 
for that fiscal year. 
(f) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ means 
each of the several States of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, and any territory of the United States.
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Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
SEC. 
518. 
AUTHORITY 
FOR 
ADDITIONAL 
BEHAVIORAL 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONALS TO CONDUCT PRE-SEPARATION MEDICAL 
EXAMS FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. 
Section 1177(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or psychiatrist’’ and 
inserting ‘‘psychiatrist, licensed clinical social worker, or psy-
chiatric advanced practice registered nurse’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or psychiatrist’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, psychiatrist, licensed clinical social worker, or psy-
chiatric advanced practice registered nurse’’. 
SEC. 
519. 
DIVERSITY 
IN 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
AND 
RELATED 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) PLAN TO ACHIEVE MILITARY LEADERSHIP REFLECTING DIVER-
SITY OF UNITED STATES POPULATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 656. Diversity in military leadership: plan 
‘‘(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when it is 
not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) shall 
develop and implement a plan to accurately measure the efforts 
of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard to achieve 
a dynamic, sustainable level of members of the armed forces 
(including reserve components) that, among both commissioned offi-
cers and senior enlisted personnel of each armed force, will reflect 
the diverse population of the United States eligible to serve in 
the armed forces, including gender specific, racial, and ethnic popu-
lations. Any metric established pursuant to this subsection may 
not be used in a manner that undermines the merit-based processes 
of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard, including 
such processes for accession, retention, and promotion. Such metrics 
may not be combined with the identification of specific quotas 
based upon diversity characteristics. The Secretary concerned shall 
continue to account for diversified language and cultural skills 
among the total force of the armed forces. 
‘‘(b) METRICS
TO MEASURE PROGRESS
IN DEVELOPING
AND 
IMPLEMENTING PLAN.—In developing and implementing the plan 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall develop a standard set of metrics and 
collection procedures that are uniform across the armed forces. 
The metrics required by this subsection shall be designed— 
‘‘(1) to accurately capture the inclusion and capability 
aspects of the armed forces’ broader diversity plans, including 
race, ethnic, and gender specific groups, as potential factors 
of force readiness that would supplement continued accounting 
by the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard of diversi-
fied language and cultural skills among the total force as part 
of the assessment of current and future national security needs; 
and 
‘‘(2) to be verifiable and systematically linked to strategic 
plans that will drive improvements.
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‘‘(c) DEFINITION
OF
DIVERSITY.—In developing and imple-
menting the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop a uniform 
definition of diversity. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—Not less than annually, the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall meet with 
the Secretaries of the military departments, the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and senior enlisted 
members of the armed forces to discuss the progress being made 
toward developing and implementing the plan established under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) COOPERATION WITH STATES.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall coordinate with the National Guard Bureau and States in 
tracking the progress of the National Guard toward developing 
and implementing the plan established under subsection (a).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘656. Diversity in military leadership: plan.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION IN DOD MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS REPORT.— 
Section 115a of such title is amended by inserting after subsection 
(f) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) In each report submitted under subsection (a) during fiscal 
years 2013 through 2017, the Secretary shall also include a detailed 
discussion of the following: 
‘‘(1) The progress made in implementing the plan required 
by section 656 of this title to accurately measure the efforts 
of the Department to reflect the diverse population of the 
United States eligible to serve in the armed forces. 
‘‘(2) The number of members of the armed forces, including 
reserve components, listed by gender and race or ethnicity 
for each rank under each military department. 
‘‘(3) The number of members of the armed forces, including 
reserve components, who were promoted during the year cov-
ered by the report, listed by gender and race or ethnicity 
for each rank under each military department. 
‘‘(4) The number of members of the armed forces, including 
reserve components, who reenlisted or otherwise extended the 
commitment to military service during the year covered by 
the report, listed by gender and race or ethnicity for each 
rank under each military department. 
‘‘(5) The available pool of qualified candidates for the gen-
eral officer grades of general and lieutenant general and the 
flag officer grades of admiral and vice admiral.’’. 
(c) COAST GUARD REPORT.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security (or the Secretary of the Navy in the event the Coast 
Guard is operating as a service in the Department of the 
Navy) shall prepare an annual report addressing diversity 
among commissioned officers of the Coast Guard and Coast 
Guard Reserve and among enlisted personnel of the Coast 
Guard and Coast Guard Reserve. The report shall include— 
(A) an assessment of the available pool of qualified 
candidates for the flag officer grades of admiral and vice 
admiral;
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(B) the number of such officers and personnel, listed 
by gender and race or ethnicity for each rank; 
(C) the number of such officers and personnel who 
were promoted during the year covered by the report, listed 
by gender and race or ethnicity for each rank; and 
(D) the number of such officers and personnel who 
reenlisted or otherwise extended the commitment to the 
Coast Guard during the year covered by the report, listed 
by gender and race or ethnicity for each rank. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted during each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017 not 
later than 45 days after the date on which the President sub-
mits to Congress the budget for the next fiscal year under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. Each report shall 
be submitted to the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 520. LIMITATION ON REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF MILITARY AND 
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO DUTY WITH SERVICE 
REVIEW AGENCIES. 
Section 1559(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 521. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INCREASE IN ACCUMULATED 
LEAVE CARRYOVER FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
Section 701(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’. 
SEC. 522. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PROGRAMS ON 
CAREER FLEXIBILITY TO ENHANCE RETENTION OF MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS TO CERTAIN ACTIVE GUARD AND 
RESERVE PERSONNEL.—Section 533 of Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. prec. 
701 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘and members on active 
Guard and Reserve duty’’ after ‘‘officers and enlisted members 
of the regular components’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new sub-
section (l): 
‘‘(l) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘active Guard and 
Reserve duty’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(d)(6) 
of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO CARRY FORWARD UNUSED ACCRUED LEAVE.— 
Subsection (h) of such section is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) LEAVE.—A member who participates in a pilot program 
is entitled to carry forward the leave balance existing as of 
the day on which the member begins participation and accumu-
lated in accordance with section 701 of title 10, United States 
Code, but not to exceed 60 days.’’.