I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5658 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2008 
Mr. SKELTON (for himself and Mr. HUNTER) (both by request) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.— 
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(1) DIVISION A.—This Department of Defense 
Authorizations. 
(2) DIVISION B.—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Army. 
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. 
Sec. 103. Air Force. 
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. 
Sec. 105. Rapid Acquisition Fund. 
Sec. 106. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 107. Defense Production Act purchases. 
Subtitle B—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 111. Performance based logistics contracts for the F–35 Joint Strike 
Fighter. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. 
Sec. 302. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 303. Other Department of Defense programs. 
Subtitle B—Workplace and Depot Issues 
Sec. 321. Exception from prohibition on contractor performance of firefighting 
functions. 
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Sec. 322. Exception to prohibition on contracts for performance of security 
guard functions. 
Sec. 323. Authority to consider depot level maintenance and repair using con-
tractor furnished equipment or leased facilities as core logis-
tics. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Increase in Marine Corps Reserve general officers in an active status. 
Sec. 403. Exclusion of certain personnel from counting for active-duty end 
strengths. 
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 2009 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of Reserve personnel authorized to be on active 
duty for operational support. 
Sec. 416. Increase in authorized strengths for Marine Corps Reserve officers on 
active duty in the grades of major and lieutenant colonel to 
meet new force structure requirements. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
Sec. 422. Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Amendment of limited exclusion of joint duty requirements. 
Sec. 502. Changes to promotion policy objectives for joint officers. 
Sec. 503. Length of joint duty assignments. 
Sec. 504. Streamlining language of joint duty requirements for promotion to 
general or flag officer. 
Sec. 505. Technical changes to ‘‘joint specialty’’ terminology. 
Sec. 506. Conforming changes to ‘‘joint specialty’’ terminology. 
Sec. 507. Increased tenure for lieutenant generals. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Matters 
Sec. 511. Extension of retention on the Reserve active status list of military 
technicians (dual status) until age 60. 
Sec. 512. Increase age limitation of Reserve component chaplains and medical 
officers beyond age 64. 
Sec. 513. Conforming amendments to increase the mandatory retirement age 
for Reserve officers. 
Sec. 514. Authority to require the uniform by military technicians (dual sta-
tus). 
Sec. 515. Clarification of authority to consider for a vacancy promotion Na-
tional Guard officers ordered to active duty during a contin-
gency operation. 
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Subtitle C—Education and Training 
Sec. 521. Awarding of Master of Arts in Strategic Security Studies. 
Sec. 522. Tuition reimbursement and use of funds at the United States Air 
Force Institute of Technology. 
Sec. 523. Expanded authority to award degrees. 
Sec. 524. Authority to prescribe authorized strength for the United States 
Naval Academy. 
Sec. 525. Enhancing education partnerships. 
Subtitle D—General Service Authorities 
Sec. 531. Change in requirement for posthumous certification. 
Sec. 532. Raise maximum reenlistment term. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 541. Career intermission pilot program. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 601. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pays for Reserve 
forces. 
Sec. 602. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 
certain health care professionals. 
Sec. 603. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear 
officers. 
Sec. 604. Direct accession bonus for psychology officers. 
Sec. 605. Extending maximum length of nuclear officer incentive pay agree-
ments for service. 
Subtitle B—Travel and Transportation Allowances 
Sec. 611. Travel and transportation allowances for certain family members and 
the person designated to direct the disposition of the deceased’s 
remains to attend the burial ceremony or memorial service of 
members who die on duty. 
Subtitle C—Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 621. Waiver of recoupment of overpayments of retired pay to spouse or 
former spouse as a result of retroactive disability determina-
tion. 
Sec. 622. Survivor Benefit Plan: extension of period for election deemed to have 
been made. 
Sec. 623. Survivor Benefit Plan: multiple beneficiaries. 
Sec. 624. Survivor Benefit Plan: financial responsibility for Survivor Benefit 
Plan participation. 
Sec. 625. Survivor Benefit Plan: presumptive proportionate share. 
Sec. 626. Revocation of ten-year rule for direct payment of retired pay. 
Sec. 627. Allowing member to submit application for direct payment. 
Sec. 628. Disregard periods of confinement for dependent victims of abuse. 
Sec. 629. Clarifying amendment regarding jurisdiction for purposes of alloca-
tion of retired pay under the Uniformed Services Former 
Spouse Protection Act. 
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Sec. 630. Division of retired pay to be based on member’s length of service and 
pay grade at time of divorce. 
Sec. 631. Increases for divisions of retired pay expressed as a dollar amount. 
Sec. 632. Allow member to waive notice and provide court order upon request. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 641. Family pet shipment during evacuation of non-essential personnel. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE Program Improvements 
Sec. 701. Revising TRICARE program cost sharing amounts. 
Sec. 702. Changes in payment options for TRICARE Prime. 
Sec. 703. Obstetrical travel for command-sponsored dependents of uniformed 
members assigned to very remote areas outside the continental 
United States. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 711. Mental health evaluations of members of the Armed Forces by mas-
ters-level clinical social workers with an independent license. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
Sec. 811. Unmanned systems. 
Sec. 812. Addition of designated major subprograms to major defense acquisi-
tion programs. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 821. Modification of authority to accept financial and other incentives re-
lated to energy savings and similar new authority related to en-
ergy systems. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 831. Applicability of the restriction on specialty metals. 
Sec. 832. Repeal of the military system breakout list. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management 
Sec. 901. Permanent authority to accept gifts to benefit members of the Armed 
Forces and Department of Defense employees injured or killed 
in line of duty and their dependents. 
Sec. 902. Modification of procedures to preserve the search and rescue capabili-
ties of the Federal Government consistent with military re-
quirements. 
Sec. 903. Repeal of personnel limitations on office of the Secretary of Defense, 
defense agencies, DOD field activities, and military department 
headquarters. 
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Subtitle B—Chemical Demilitarization Program 
Sec. 911. Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission in Colorado 
and Kentucky. 
Sec. 912. Modify the termination requirements for assistance to State and local 
governments under the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Pre-
paredness Program. 
Sec. 913. Qualifications change for the director of the U.S. Army Chemical Ma-
terials Agency. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. Increase limitation on advance billing of working capital fund cus-
tomers. 
Sec. 1002. Crediting of admiralty claim receipts for damage to DOD working 
capital fund account property. 
Sec. 1003. Refined petroleum products, marginal expense transfer account. 
Subtitle B—Policy Relating to Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1011. Temporary waiver of the minimum aircraft carrier requirement. 
Sec. 1012. Clarification of status of government rights in the designs of De-
partment of Defense vessels, boats, craft, and components 
thereof. 
Sec. 1013. Riding gang member requirements. 
Sec. 1014. Navy vessel mess operation: reimbursement of expenses. 
Subtitle C—Counter-Drug Activities 
Sec. 1021. Use of funds for counter-drug and counter-terrorism. 
Subtitle D—Matters Related to Homeland Security 
Sec. 1031. Reserve support for responses to certain emergencies. 
Sec. 1032. Reserve support to major public emergencies. 
Sec. 1033. Reserve support to enforcement of Federal authority. 
Sec. 1034. Reserve support to Federal aid for State governments. 
Sec. 1035. Procurement of equipment by State and local governments. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1041. Minimum annual purchase amounts for airlift from carriers partici-
pating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 1051. Presentation of burial flag to spouses. 
Sec. 1052. Amendment to annual submission of information regarding informa-
tion technology capital assets. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. Increase in authorized number of Defense intelligence Senior Execu-
tive Service employees. 
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Sec. 1102. Technical change to the definition of a professional accounting posi-
tion. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO BUILDING PARTNER CAPA-
BILITIES TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND ENHANCE STABILITY 
Subtitle A—Enhancing Partners’ Capacity for Effective Operations 
Sec. 1201. Enhanced authority to pay incremental expenses for participation of 
developing countries in combined exercises. 
Subtitle B—Setting Conditions Through Support for Local Populations 
Sec. 1211. Amendments of authority for humanitarian assistance. 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
TITLE XXII—NAVY 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 
Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2005 
project inside the United States. 
Sec. 2206. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2007 
projects inside the United States. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorized base closure and realignment activities funded through 
Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005. 
Sec. 2404. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 
TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 
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TITLE XXVI—CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Chemical Demilitarization Program construction and 
land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorization of appropriations, Chemical Demilitarization Con-
struction, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 2603. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1997 
project. 
Sec. 2604. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 
project. 
Sec. 2605. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2007 
project. 
TITLE XXVII—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
TITLE XXVIII—EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2801. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified 
by law. 
Sec. 2802. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2006 projects. 
Sec. 2803. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 projects. 
TITLE XXIX—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
Changes 
Sec. 2901. Modification of long-term leasing authority for military family hous-
ing. 
Sec. 2902. Unspecified minor construction. 
Sec. 2903. Flexibility in determining domestic family housing lease maximums. 
Sec. 2904. Transfer of proceeds from property conveyance, Marine Corps Lo-
gistics Base, Albany, Georgia. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2911. Modification of utility system conveyance authority. 
Sec. 2912. Permanent authority to purchase municipal services for military in-
stallations in the United States. 
Sec. 2913. Clarification of congressional reporting requirements for certain real 
property transactions of the military departments. 
Subtitle C—Base Closure and Realignment 
Sec. 2921. Annual base closure and realignment report. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 2931. Expand cooperative agreement authority for management of cultural 
resources to include off-installation mitigation. 
Sec. 2932. Revised deadline for transfer of Arlington Naval Annex to Arlington 
National Cemetery. 
Sec. 2933. Lease of military family housing to the Secretary of Defense. 
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SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘congressional de-
fense committees’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. ARMY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2009 for procurement for the Army as follows: 
(1) For aircraft, $5,009,835,000. 
(2) For missiles, $2,211,460,000. 
(3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
$3,687,077,000. 
(4) For ammunition, $2,275,791,000. 
(5) For other procurement, $11,367,926,000. 
SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. 
(a) NAVY.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2009 for procurement for the Navy 
as follows: 
(1) For aircraft, $14,716,774,000. 
(2) For weapons, including missiles and tor-
pedoes, $3,575,482,000. 
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SEC. 105. RAPID ACQUISITION FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2009 for Rapid Acquisition Fund in the 
amount of $102,045,000. 
SEC. 106. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT 
FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2009 for Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
Defeat Fund in the amount of $496,300,000. 
SEC. 107. DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2009 for Defense Production Act purchases in 
the amount of $36,365,000. 
Subtitle B—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 111. PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS CONTRACTS 
FOR THE F–35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER. 
(a) AVAILABILITY
OF OPERATION
AND MAINTE-
NANCE FUNDS.—Funds available to the Department of 
Air Force and the Department of Navy for operation and 
maintenance may be used to fund both expense and invest-
ment costs under Performance Based Logistics contracts 
for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F–35. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Per-
formance Based Logistics contract’’ means a contract for 
the acquisition of sustainment support as an integrated, 
affordable, performance package designed to optimize sys-
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tem readiness and availability, while achieving perform-
ance goals for the JSF with clear lines of authority and 
responsibility and with cost insight. 
(c) SUNSET.—The authority provided by this section 
shall terminate on September 30, 2015. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 121. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF THE 
U.S.S. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 
(a) AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FROM
THE SCN AC-
COUNT.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
section 102(a)(3) for Shipbuilding, Conversion and Re-
pair, Navy for fiscal year 2009, $124,500,000 is available 
for the commencement of the nuclear refueling and com-
plex overhaul of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 
during fiscal year 2009. The amount made available in 
the preceding sentence is the first increment in the three- 
year funding planned for the nuclear refueling and com-
plex overhaul of that vessel. 
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 
Navy is authorized to enter into a contract during fiscal 
year 2009 for the nuclear refueling and overhaul of the 
U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). 
(c) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (b) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
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make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2009 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions for that purpose for that later fiscal year. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Authorization of Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2009 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation, as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $10,524,085,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $19,337,238,000. 
(3) For the Air Force, $28,066,617,000. 
(4) 
For 
Defense-wide 
activities, 
$21,688,001,000, of which $188,772,000 is author-
ized for the Director of Operational Test and Eval-
uation. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2009 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
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activities and agencies of the Department of Defense, for 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
maintenance, in amounts as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $31,243,092,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $34,922,398,000. 
(3) For the Marine Corps, $5,597,254,000. 
(4) For the Air Force, $35,902,487,000. 
(5) 
For 
the 
Defense-wide 
activities, 
$26,091,864,000. 
(6) For the Army Reserve, $2,642,341,000. 
(7) For the Navy Reserve, $1,311,085,000. 
(8) 
For 
the 
Marine 
Corps 
Reserve, 
$213,131,000. 
(9) For the Air Force Reserve, $3,142,892,000. 
(10) 
For 
the 
Army 
National 
Guard, 
$5,875,546,000. 
(11) 
For 
the 
Air 
National 
Guard, 
$5,879,576,000. 
(12) For the United States Court of Appeals 
for the Armed Forces, $13,254,000. 
(13) For Environmental Restoration, Army, 
$447,776,000. 
(14) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, 
$290,819,000. 
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(15) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
$496,227,000. 
(16) For Environmental Restoration, Defense- 
wide, $13,175,000. 
(17) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly 
Used Defense Sites, $257,796,000. 
(18) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and 
Civic Aid programs, $83,273,000. 
(19) For Former Soviet Union Threat Reduc-
tion programs, $414,135,000. 
(20) For the Overseas Contingency Operations 
Transfer Fund, $9,101,000. 
SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2009 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds 
in amounts as follows: 
(1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, 
$1,489,234,000. 
(2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, 
$1,962,253,000. 
(3) For the Defense Coalition Support Fund, 
$22,000,000. 
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SEC. 303. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.—Funds are here-
by authorized to be appropriated for the Department of 
Defense for fiscal year 2009 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the Defense Health Program, in the 
amount of $23,615,202,000, of which— 
(1) $23,117,359,000 is for Operation and 
Maintenance; 
(2) $193,938,000 is for Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation; and 
(3) $303,905,000 is for Procurement. 
(b) CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, ARMY.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2009 for 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical 
Agents and Munitions Destruction, in the amount of 
$1,485,634,000, of which— 
(A) $1,152,668,000 is for Operation and 
Maintenance; 
(B) $268,881,000 is for Research, Devel-
opment, Test, and Evaluation; and 
(C) $64,085,000 is for Procurement. 
(2) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under paragraph (1) are authorized for— 
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(A) the destruction of lethal chemical 
agents and munitions in accordance with sec-
tion 1412 of the Department of Defense Au-
thorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(B) the destruction of chemical warfare 
materiel of the United States that is not cov-
ered by section 1412 of such Act. 
(c) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.—Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fis-
cal year 2009 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense- 
wide, in the amount of $1,060,463,000. 
(d) DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2009 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of 
the 
Department 
of 
Defense, 
in 
the 
amount 
of 
$247,845,000, of which— 
(1) $246,445,000 is for Operation and Mainte-
nance; and 
(2) $1,400,000 is for Procurement. 
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Subtitle B—Workplace and Depot 
Issues 
SEC. 
321. 
EXCEPTION 
FROM 
PROHIBITION 
ON 
CON-
TRACTOR PERFORMANCE OF FIREFIGHTING 
FUNCTIONS. 
Section 2465(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) A contract for the performance of fire-
fighting functions to— 
‘‘(A) fight wildland fires such as range or 
forest fires, and 
‘‘(B) perform wildland fire management 
such as prescribed burning.’’. 
SEC. 322. EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS 
FOR PERFORMANCE OF SECURITY GUARD 
FUNCTIONS. 
Section 2465(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) A contract for security guard functions at 
any military installation or facility for the duration 
of a Force Protection Condition higher than Alpha; 
provided that such contract shall not result in the 
displacement of any Federal employee, and shall 
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continue in effect no more than 90 days following 
the termination of such a higher Force Protection 
Condition.’’. 
SEC. 323. AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER DEPOT LEVEL MAINTE-
NANCE AND REPAIR USING CONTRACTOR 
FURNISHED EQUIPMENT OR LEASED FACILI-
TIES AS CORE LOGISTICS. 
Section 2474 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) EXCEPTION FOR CORE LOGISTICS.—Depot-level 
maintenance and repair workload performed at a Center 
of Industrial and Technical Excellence by Federal Govern-
ment employees using contractor-furnished equipment or 
by government employees utilizing government-leased fa-
cilities may be considered as workload necessary to main-
tain core logistics capability identified in section 2464 of 
this title if the depot-level maintenance and repair work-
load is the subject of a public-private partnership entered 
into pursuant to subsection (b).’’. 
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TITLE IV—MILITARY 
PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2009, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 532,400. 
(2) The Navy, 325,300. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 194,000. 
(4) The Air Force, 316,600. 
SEC. 402. INCREASE IN MARINE CORPS RESERVE GENERAL 
OFFICERS IN AN ACTIVE STATUS. 
The table in section 12004(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘10’’ in the item re-
lating to the Marine Corps and inserting ‘‘12’’. 
SEC. 403. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL FROM 
COUNTING 
FOR 
ACTIVE-DUTY 
END 
STRENGTHS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 115(i) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) Members of a Reserve component ordered 
to active duty under section 12301(d) of this title or 
full-time 
National 
Guard 
duty 
under 
section 
502(f)(2) of title 32 for the purpose of responding 
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to a serious domestic manmade or natural disaster, 
accident, or catastrophe.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section is fur-
ther amended by inserting ‘‘and (14)’’ in subsection 
(b)(3)(B) after ‘‘(8)’’. 
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, 2009, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 352,600. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 66,700. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 106,700. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,400. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000. 
(b) ADJUSTMENTS.—The end strengths prescribed by 
subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any Reserve 
component shall be proportionately reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 
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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, 2009, 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, 29,950. 
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(2) The Army Reserve, 16,170. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 11,099. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 14,337. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,733. 
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 2009 for the Re-
serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army Reserve, 8,395. 
(2) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 27,210. 
(3) For the Air Force Reserve, 10,003. 
(4) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 22,452. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2009 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 techni-
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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 
Policy 
SEC. 501. AMENDMENT OF LIMITED EXCLUSION OF JOINT 
DUTY REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 526(b)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘and a general and flag officer po-
sition’’ and inserting ‘‘three general and flag officer posi-
tions’’. 
SEC. 502. CHANGES TO PROMOTION POLICY OBJECTIVES 
FOR JOINT OFFICERS. 
Section 662 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘that—(1)’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘that officers in the grade of major 
(or in the case of the Navy, lieutenant commander) 
or above who have been designated as a Joint Quali-
fied Officer 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.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘officers who 
are serving in, or have served in, joint duty assign-
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ments, especially with respect to the record of officer 
selection boards in meeting the objectives of para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Joint Qualified Officers in the grades of 
major (or in the case of the Navy, lieutenant com-
mander) through colonel (or in the case of the Navy, 
captain), especially with respect to the record of offi-
cer selection boards in meeting the objective of sub-
section (a)’’. 
SEC. 503. LENGTH OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. 
Section 664 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by amending sub-
paragraph (D) to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) a qualifying reassignment from a 
joint duty assignment— 
‘‘(i) for unusual personal reasons (in-
cluding extreme hardship and medical con-
ditions) beyond the control of the officer or 
the Armed Forces; or 
‘‘(ii) to another joint duty assignment 
immediately after— 
‘‘(I) the officer was promoted to 
a higher grade, if the reassignment 
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was made because no joint duty as-
signment was available within the 
same organization that was commen-
surate with the officer’s new grade; or 
‘‘(II) the officer’s position was 
eliminated in a reorganization.’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) Service in a joint duty assignment in a 
case in which the officer’s tour of duty in that as-
signment brings the officer’s accrued service for pur-
poses of subsection (f)(3) to the applicable standard 
prescribed in subsection (a).’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by amending paragraph 
(2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) In computing the average length of joint 
duty assignments for purposes of paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may exclude the following service: 
‘‘(A) Service described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(B) Service described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(C) 
Service 
described 
in 
subsection 
(f)(6).’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by amending paragraphs (3) and (4) 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(3) Accrued joint experience in joint duty as-
signments as described in subsection (g). 
‘‘(4) A joint duty assignment outside the 
United States or in Alaska or Hawaii for which the 
normal accompanied-by-dependents tour of duty is 
prescribed by regulation to be at least two years in 
length, if the officer serves in the assignment for a 
period equivalent to the accompanied-by-dependents 
tour length.’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (6) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(6) A second and subsequent joint duty as-
signment that is less than the period required under 
subsection (a), but not less than two years.’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) ACCRUED JOINT EXPERIENCE.—For the pur-
poses of subsection (f)(3), joint experience (e.g., tem-
porary duty in joint assignments, joint individual training, 
and participation in joint exercises) as prescribed in regu-
lations by the Secretary of Defense, with the advice of the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, may be aggregated 
to equal a full tour of duty.’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)— 
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(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Defense may award con-
structive credit in the case of an officer (other than 
a general or flag officer) who, for reasons of military 
necessity, is reassigned from a joint duty assignment 
within 60 days of meeting the tour length criteria 
prescribed in subsection (f)(1), (f)(2), or (f)(4). The 
amount of constructive service that may be credited 
to such officer shall be the amount sufficient for the 
completion of the applicable tour of duty require-
ment, but in no case more than 60 days.’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(6) by striking subsection (i). 
SEC. 504. STREAMLINING LANGUAGE OF JOINT DUTY RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION TO GENERAL 
OR FLAG OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 619a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘joint duty 
assignment’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Qualified 
Office designation’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—An officer on the active-duty 
list of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may 
not be appointed to the grade of brigadier general or rear 
admiral (lower half) unless the officer has been designated 
as a Joint Qualified Officer in accordance with section 661 
of this title.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) or para-
graph (2) of subsection (a), or both paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (a),’’ in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘within 
that immediate organization is not less than 
two years’’ and inserting ‘‘is not less than two 
years, and if the officer has successfully com-
pleted a program of education as described in 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 2155 of this 
title’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (h). 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 36 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to section 
619a and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘619a. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: Joint Qualified Officer des-
ignation required before promotion to general or flag grade; ex-
ceptions.’’. 
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each level of joint qualification as established in reg-
ulation and policy by the Secretary of Defense with 
the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff. Such numbers shall be reported by service and 
grade of the officer.’’. 
SEC. 507. INCREASED TENURE FOR LIEUTENANT GEN-
ERALS. 
Section 14508 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(e) as subsections (d), (e) and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE FOR LIEU-
TENANT GENERALS AND VICE ADMIRALS.—Unless re-
tired, Retired Reserve, or discharged at an earlier date, 
each Reserve officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine 
Corps in the grade of lieutenant general, and each Reserve 
officer of the Navy in the grade of vice admiral shall be 
separated in accordance with section 14514 of this title 
on the later of the following: 
‘‘0(1) 30 days after completion of 38 years of 
commissioned service; or 
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‘‘(2) the fifth anniversary of the date of the of-
ficer’s appointment in the grade of lieutenant gen-
eral or vice admiral.’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) RETENTION
OF LIEUTENANT GENERALS.—A 
Reserve officer of the Army or Air Force in the grade of 
lieutenant general who would otherwise be removed from 
an active status under subsection (b) may in the discretion 
of the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air 
Force, as the case may be, be retained in an active status, 
but not later than the date on which the officer becomes 
66 years of age.’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Matters 
SEC. 511. EXTENSION OF RETENTION ON THE RESERVE AC-
TIVE STATUS LIST OF MILITARY TECHNI-
CIANS (DUAL STATUS) UNTIL AGE 60. 
Section 10216(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘of the Army’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
cerned’’. 
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SEC. 512. INCREASE AGE LIMITATION OF RESERVE COMPO-
NENT CHAPLAINS AND MEDICAL OFFICERS 
BEYOND AGE 64. 
(a) RESERVE
CHAPLAINS
AND
MEDICAL
OFFI-
CERS.—Section 14703(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘67 years’’ and inserting ‘‘68 
years’’. 
(b) NATIONAL GUARD CHAPLAINS AND MEDICAL OF-
FICERS.—Section 324(a) of title 32, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) in the case of a chaplain or medical officer, 
he becomes 68 years of age; or,’’. 
SEC. 513. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO INCREASE THE 
MANDATORY 
RETIREMENT 
AGE 
FOR 
RE-
SERVE OFFICERS. 
(a) SELECTIVE SERVICE AND UNITED STATES PROP-
ERTY AND FISCAL OFFICERS.—Section 12647 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘60 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘62 years’’. 
(b) RETENTION OF RESERVE OFFICERS.— 
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(1) INCREASED AGE.—Section 14702(b) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘60 years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘62 years’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) The heading for such section is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘60’’ and inserting ‘‘62’’. 
(B) The heading for subsection (b) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘60’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘62’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 1409 of such title 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 
14702 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘14702. Retention on Reserve active-status list of certain officers until age 62.’’. 
SEC. 514. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THE UNIFORM BY MILI-
TARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS). 
Section 10216(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) Under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary concerned, the Secretary may require a mili-
tary technician (dual status), while performing du-
ties as a military technician (dual status), to wear 
the uniform appropriate for the member’s grade and 
component of the Armed Forces.’’. 
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SEC. 515. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER 
FOR 
A 
VACANCY 
PROMOTION 
NATIONAL 
GUARD OFFICERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY 
DURING A CONTINGENCY OPERATION. 
Section 14317 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end of the first sentence the following: 
‘‘, or the officer has been ordered to or is serving on 
active duty in support of a contingency operation’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, or 
by examination for Federal recognition under title 
32’’ after ‘‘title’’. 
Subtitle C—Education and 
Training 
SEC. 521. AWARDING OF MASTER OF ARTS IN STRATEGIC 
SECURITY STUDIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2163 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the heading and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘§ 2163. National Defense University: master’s degree 
programs’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or master of 
arts’’ after ‘‘science’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) MASTER OF ARTS IN STRATEGIC SECURITY 
STUDIES.—The degree of master of arts in strategic 
security studies, to graduates of the University who 
fulfill the requirements of the program at the School 
for National Security Executive Education.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 108 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 2163 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘2163. National Defense University: master’s degree programs.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY
TO 2006–2008 GRADUATES.— 
Paragraph (4) of section 2163(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, 
shall apply to any person who becomes a graduate on or 
after September 6, 2006. 
SEC. 522. TUITION REIMBURSEMENT AND USE OF FUNDS 
AT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTI-
TUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. 
Section 9314(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(4)(A) To cover the costs of their attendance, 
the Air Force Institute of Technology shall charge 
tuition for students who are not— 
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‘‘(i) members of the armed forces under 
paragraphs (1) through (3); nor 
‘‘(ii) attending the Institute under Depart-
ment of the Air Force sponsorship. 
The organization sending such a student shall bear 
the costs of tuition for that student. 
‘‘(B) The students covered by subparagraph (A) 
include civilian employees from military departments 
other than the Air Force, other Department of De-
fense agencies, other Federal agencies, and private 
(non-governmental) entities. 
‘‘(5) Amounts received by the Institute for in-
struction of students enrolled under this section 
shall be retained by the Institute to defray the costs 
of such instruction. The source and disposition of 
such funds shall be specifically identified in the 
records of the Institute.’’. 
SEC. 523. EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO AWARD DEGREES. 
(a) UNITED STATES ARMY WAR COLLEGE.—(1) The 
text of section 4321 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army, the Commandant of the United States Army War 
College may, upon recommendation of the faculty of the 
college, confer appropriate degrees upon graduates of the 
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college who meet the degree requirements consistent with 
the recommendations of the United States Department of 
Education and principles of the regional accrediting 
body.’’. 
(2) The heading for such section is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘: master of strategic studies degree’’. 
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
401 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 4321 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘4321. United States Army War College.’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL 
STAFF COLLEGE.—The text of section 4314 of such title 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army, the Commandant of the United States Army Com-
mand and General Staff College may, upon recommenda-
tion of the faculty of the college, confer appropriate de-
grees upon graduates of the college who meet the degree 
requirements consistent with the recommendations of the 
United States Department of Education and principles of 
the regional accrediting body.’’. 
(c) MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.—(1) Section 7102 
of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) 
and inserting the following new subsection (a): 
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‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Navy, the President of the Marine 
Corps University may, upon recommendation of the fac-
ulty of a school or college of Marine Corps University, con-
fer appropriate degrees upon graduates of the school or 
college who meet the degree requirements consistent with 
the recommendations of the United States Department of 
Education and principles of the regional accrediting 
body.’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (b); and 
(C) by striking ‘‘masters degrees’’ in the 
heading and inserting ‘‘authority’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
401 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 7102 and inserting the following new title: 
‘‘7102. Marine Corps University: authority; board of advisors.’’. 
(d) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE
OF 
TECHNOLOGY.—Section 9314(a) of such title is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Air Force, the Commander of Air 
University may, upon recommendation of the faculty of 
the United States Air Force Institute of Technology, con-
fer appropriate degrees upon graduates of those programs 
who meet the degree requirements consistent with the rec-
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ommendations of the United States Department of Edu-
cation and principles of the regional accrediting body.’’. 
(e) AIR UNIVERSITY.—The text of section 9317 of 
such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Air Force, the Commander of Air University may, upon 
recommendation of the faculty of the Air Force programs, 
confer appropriate degrees upon graduates of those pro-
grams who meet the degree requirements consistent with 
the recommendations of the United States Department of 
Education and principles of the regional accrediting 
body.’’. 
SEC. 
524. 
AUTHORITY 
TO 
PRESCRIBE 
AUTHORIZED 
STRENGTH FOR THE UNITED STATES NAVAL 
ACADEMY. 
Section 6954 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘4,000 or such higher 
number’’ and inserting ‘‘4,400 or such lower 
number’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘under subsection (h)’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘limitation’’ and inserting 
‘‘prescription’’; and 
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(2) by striking subsection (h). 
SEC. 525. ENHANCING EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 111 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2194 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2194a. Education partnerships: operational sup-
port in the social and applied sciences 
and humanities 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may 
authorize any operational command under the jurisdiction 
of the Department of Defense to enter into one or more 
education partnership agreements with educational insti-
tutions in the United States for the purpose of— 
‘‘(1) obtaining timely information and advice 
relevant to the operational command’s mission and 
area of responsibility from subject matter experts in 
the social and applied sciences; 
‘‘(2) encouraging and enhancing study of the 
operational command’s mission, geographic or func-
tional areas of responsibility, and their environment; 
and 
‘‘(3) encouraging and enhancing study in the 
associated social and applied scientific and humani-
tarian disciplines. 
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‘‘(b) COST.—Except as provided in this section, exe-
cution of these partnership agreements shall be at no cost 
to the government. 
‘‘(c) PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT
PROVISIONS.— 
Under a partnership agreement entered into with an edu-
cational institution under this section, the operational 
command— 
‘‘(1) may provide office space and associated 
administrative, technical and overhead support; 
‘‘(2) may reimburse educational institution per-
sonnel for travel and incidental expenses performed 
in fulfillment of the partnership agreement; and 
‘‘(3) may loan equipment to the institution for 
the purposes stated in subsection (a) and for up to 
five years duration in support of such agreement. 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF PERSONS.—Persons performing 
services under the terms of a partnership agreement 
shall— 
‘‘(1) not be entitled to any compensation from 
the United States except as provided for in sub-
section (c); 
‘‘(2) not be considered a government employee 
under the National Security Personnel System or 
any other Federal employment system; and 
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‘‘(3) serve at the mutual convenience of the 
command and the educational institution. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘educational institution’ means 
colleges, universities, and any other nonprofit insti-
tutions dedicated to the advancement of the social 
and applied sciences or humanities. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘social and applied sciences and 
humanities’ includes anthropology, business, commu-
nications, economics, education, history, languages, 
political science, psychology, and sociology.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2194 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2194a. Education partnerships: operational support in the social and applied 
sciences and humanities.’’. 
Subtitle D—General Service 
Authorities 
SEC. 531. CHANGE IN REQUIREMENT FOR POSTHUMOUS 
CERTIFICATION. 
(a) POSTHUMOUS COMMISSIONS.—Section 1521 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in line of 
duty’’ each place it appears; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) A commission issued under subsection (a) shall 
require certification by the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned that at the time of death the member 
was qualified for appointment to the next higher grade.’’. 
(b) POSTHUMOUS WARRANTS.—Section 1522(a) of 
such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘in line of duty’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Warrants issued under this subsection shall 
require a finding by the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned that at the time of death the 
member was qualified for appointment to the next 
higher grade.’’. 
SEC. 532. RAISE MAXIMUM REENLISTMENT TERM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘six’’ and in-
serting ‘‘eight’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘six’’ and 
inserting ‘‘eight’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
308(a)(2)(ii) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘six’’ and inserting ‘‘eight’’. 
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Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 541. CAREER INTERMISSION PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CAREER INTER-
MISSION PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary concerned may 
establish a pilot program under which officers and enlisted 
members may be released from active duty for periods of 
no more than three years, to meet personal or professional 
needs, and be returned to active duty at the end of the 
period of inactive duty. The program shall be known as 
the Career Intermission Pilot Program. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM.— 
(1) No more than 20 officers and 20 enlisted 
members of each armed force within the military de-
partments serving on active duty (other than for 
training) per year may be selected for participation 
in the program established under this section. 
(2) The period during which a program partici-
pant is away from active duty may not exceed three 
years from the date of release from active duty. All 
program participants will return to active duty at 
the end of their period of participation in the pro-
gram. 
(3) Before being released from active duty, each 
program participant will be appointed in or enlisted 
in the military department’s Ready Reserve and will 
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enter into an agreement with the Secretary con-
cerned or his designee under which the participant 
agrees to serve on active duty in the regular or Re-
serve component as determined by the needs of the 
military department for a period of not less than two 
months for every month of program participation 
following the participant’s return to active duty. 
(4) After release from active duty, each pro-
gram participant will remain in their respective mili-
tary department’s Ready Reserve and will report 
once per month to a location as directed by each 
military department. 
(5) Time spent in the program shall not count 
toward— 
(A) eligibility for retirement or transfer to 
the Ready Reserve under either chapter 571 or 
chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code; 
(B) computation of retired or retainer pay 
under chapter 71 or chapter 1223 of title 10, 
United States Code; or 
(C) computation of total years of commis-
sioned service under section 14706 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
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(c) MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, a member of the Ready Reserve 
in the Career Intermission Pilot Program is entitled to— 
(1) the same medical and dental care under 
chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, as is pro-
vided to members of the Armed Forces and their de-
pendents at military treatment facilities; and 
(2) the same coverage under the TRICARE 
program as is provided to members of the Armed 
Forces on active duty for a period of more than 30 
days and the dependents of such members. 
(d) PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.—(1) OFFICERS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, an officer partici-
pating in the Career Intermission Pilot Program shall not 
be eligible for consideration for promotion under either 
chapter 36 or chapter 1405 of title 10, United States 
Code. Upon return to active duty— 
(A) an officer’s date of rank shall be adjusted 
to a later date under regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense; and 
(B) the officer shall be eligible for consideration 
for promotion when officers of the same competitive 
category, grade and seniority are eligible for consid-
eration. 
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(2) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—An enlisted participant in 
the Career Intermission Pilot Program is ineligible for 
consideration for promotion from the date of his release 
from active duty through the period of his participation 
in the program, until such time after his return to active 
duty as he becomes eligible by reason of his time in grade 
and such other requirements as may be specified in mili-
tary department regulations. 
(e) PAY.—(1) Each month during participation in the 
program, participants will be paid two times one thirtieth 
of the basic pay to which the participant would be other-
wise entitled based on grade and years of service if the 
participant were on active duty. 
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
participant is entitled to the travel and transportation al-
lowances under section 404 of title 37, United States 
Code, for travel performed from the member’s residence, 
at the time of release from active duty to participate in 
the Program, to the location in the United States des-
ignated by the member as his residence during the period 
of participation in the Program, and for the member’s 
travel to his residence upon return to active duty at the 
end of the member’s participation in the Program. An al-
lowance will be paid under this subsection for travel to 
and from only one residence. 
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