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Subtitle J—Other Matters 
SEC. 591. ESTABLISHMENT OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING CORPS UNITS FOR STUDENTS IN 
GRADES ABOVE SIXTH GRADE. 
Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g)(1) In addition to units of the Junior Reserve Offi-
cers’ Training Corps established at public and private sec-
ondary educational institutions under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of each military department may carry out a 
pilot program to establish and support units at public and 
private educational institutions that are not secondary edu-
cational institutions to permit the enrollment of students 
in the Corps who, notwithstanding the limitation in sub-
section (b)(1), are in a grade above the sixth grade. Under 
the pilot program, the Secretary may authorize a course 
of military instruction of not less than two academic years’ 
duration, notwithstanding subsection (b)(3). 
‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1), a unit of 
the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps established and 
supported under the pilot program must meet the require-
ments of this section. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of the military department con-
cerned shall conduct a review of the pilot program. The re-
view shall include an evaluation of what impacts, if any, 
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the pilot program may have on the operation of the Junior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in secondary educational 
institutions.’’. 
SEC. 592. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PRIVATE SECTOR CIVIL-
IANS AUTHORIZED FOR ADMISSION TO NA-
TIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY. 
Section 2167(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘20 full-time student positions’’ and 
inserting ‘‘35 full-time student positions’’. 
SEC. 593. ADMISSION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRY CIVILIANS TO 
ATTEND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTI-
TUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ADMISSION AUTHORITY.—Chapter 901 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
9314 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 9314a. United States Air Force Institute of Tech-
nology: admission of defense industry ci-
vilians 
‘‘(a) ADMISSION AUTHORIZED.—(1) The Secretary of 
the Air Force may permit defense industry employees de-
scribed in subsection (b) to receive instruction at the United 
States Air Force Institute of Technology in accordance with 
this section. Any such defense industry employee may be 
enrolled in, and may be provided instruction in, a program 
leading to a graduate degree in a defense focused cur-
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riculum related to aeronautics and astronautics, electrical 
and computer engineering, engineering physics, mathe-
matics and statistics, operational sciences, or systems and 
engineering management. 
‘‘(2) No more than 125 defense industry employees 
may be enrolled at the United States Air Force Institute 
of Technology at any one time under the authority of para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(3) Upon successful completion of the course of in-
struction at the United States Air Force Institute of Tech-
nology in which a defense industry employee is enrolled, 
the defense industry employee may be awarded an appro-
priate degree under section 9314 of this title. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE DEFENSE INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES.— 
For purposes of this section, an eligible defense industry 
employee is an individual employed by a private firm that 
is engaged in providing to the Department of Defense sig-
nificant and substantial defense-related systems, products, 
or services. A defense industry employee admitted for in-
struction at the United States Air Force Institute of Tech-
nology remains eligible for such instruction only so long 
at that person remains employed by the same firm. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY OF 
THE AIR FORCE.—Defense industry employees may receive 
instruction at the United States Air Force Institute of Tech-
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nology during any academic year only if, before the start 
of that academic year, the Secretary of the Air Force, or 
the designee of the Secretary, determines that providing in-
struction to defense industry employees under this section 
during that year— 
‘‘(1) will further the military mission of the 
United States Air Force Institute of Technology; and 
‘‘(2) will be done on a space-available basis and 
not require an increase in the size of the faculty of 
the school, an increase in the course offerings of the 
school, or an increase in the laboratory facilities or 
other infrastructure of the school. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall ensure that— 
‘‘(1) the curriculum in which defense industry 
employees may be enrolled under this section is not 
readily available through other schools and con-
centrates on the areas of focus specified in subsection 
(a)(1) that are conducted by military organizations 
and defense contractors working in close cooperation; 
and 
‘‘(2) the course offerings at the United States Air 
Force Institute of Technology continue to be deter-
mined solely by the needs of the Department of De-
fense. 
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‘‘(e) TUITION.—(1) The United States Air Force Insti-
tute of Technology shall charge tuition for students enrolled 
under this section at a rate not less than the rate charged 
for employees of the United States outside the Department 
of the Air Force. 
‘‘(2) Amounts received by the United States Air Force 
Institute of Technology for instruction of students enrolled 
under this section shall be retained by the school to defray 
the costs of such instruction. The source, and the disposi-
tion, of such funds shall be specifically identified in records 
of the school. 
‘‘(f) STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.—While receiving in-
struction at the United States Air Force Institute of Tech-
nology, defense industry employees enrolled under this sec-
tion, to the extent practicable, are subject to the same regu-
lations governing academic performance, attendance, norms 
of behavior, and enrollment as apply to Government civil-
ian employees receiving instruction at the school.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 9314 the following new item: 
‘‘9314a. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: admission of defense in-
dustry civilians.’’. 
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SEC. 594. DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STARBASE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 2193b(g) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘90 days after the end of each fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31 of each year’’. 
SEC. 595. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF 
FINAL REPORT OF MILITARY LEADERSHIP DI-
VERSITY COMMISSION. 
Section 596(e)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4478) is amended by striking ‘‘12 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘18 months’’. 
SEC. 596. ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE AND COAST GUARD CIVILIAN EMPLOY-
EES AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ACCEPT GIFTS 
FROM NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES. 
(a) CODIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING AU-
THORITY TO COVER ADDITIONAL MEMBERS AND EMPLOY-
EES.— 
(1) CODIFICATION
AND
EXPANSION.—Chapter 
155 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after section 2601 the following new section: 
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thorize the acceptance of a gift from a foreign government 
or international organization or their agents.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 2601 the 
following new item: 
‘‘2601a. Direct acceptance of gifts by members of the armed forces and Department 
of Defense and Coast Guard employees and their families.’’. 
(b) REPEAL
OF SUPERCEDED PROVISION.—Section 
8127 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2006 (division A of Public Law 109–148; 119 Stat. 2730; 
10 U.S.C. 2601 note prec.) is repealed. 
(c) APPLICATION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS.—Pend-
ing the issuance of the regulations required by subsection 
(a) of section 2601a of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), the regulations prescribed under 
section 8127 of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2006 (division A of Public Law 109–148; 119 Stat. 
2730; 10 U.S.C. 2601 note prec.) shall apply to the accept-
ance of gifts under such section 2601a. 
(d) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS.— 
The regulations issued under subsection (a) of section 2601a 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
shall, to the extent provided in such regulations, also apply 
to the acceptance of gifts during the period beginning on 
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September 11, 2001, and ending on the date on which such 
regulations go into effect. 
SEC. 597. REPORT ON PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS 
OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall prepare a report on the Transition Assistance Pro-
gram of the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A statement and analysis of the rates of post- 
separation employment rates compared with the gen-
eral population annually since September 11, 2001. 
(2) A chronological summary of the evolution 
and development of the Transition Assistance Pro-
gram since September 11, 2001. 
(3) A description of efforts to transform the 
Transition Assistance Program from one of end-of- 
service transition to a life-cycle model, in which tran-
sition is considered throughout the career of a member 
of the Armed Forces. 
(4) An analysis of current and future challenges 
members continue to face upon entering the civilian 
work force, including a survey of the following indi-
viduals and organizations to identify strengths and 
shortcomings in the Transition Assistance Program: 
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(A) 
A 
representational 
population 
of 
transitioning or recently separated members. 
(B) Employers with a track record of em-
ploying retired or separating members. 
(C) Veterans service organizations and ad-
vocacy groups. 
(5) 
Any 
recommendations, 
including 
rec-
ommendations for legislative action, that the Sec-
retary of Defense considers appropriate to improve 
the organization, policies, consistency of quality, and 
efficacy of the Transition Assistance Program. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
prepare the report in consultation with the Secretary of 
Labor. 
(d) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit the report to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 598. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ASSISTING 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO PAR-
TICIPATE IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Some members of the Armed Forces who are 
separated or released from active duty are having dif-
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ficulty finding employment after their separation or 
release. 
(2) Some members who have served for long peri-
ods on active duty have the additional difficulty of 
translating their military experience into skill sets for 
civilian employment. 
(3) Apprenticeship programs bring immense 
value to the American workforce and to individuals 
who participate in such programs. 
(4) Apprenticeship programs assist in the build-
ing of re´sume´s and skills of participants and help 
connect participants with employers and job opportu-
nities. 
(5) Military units returning from deployment 
often operate at a reduced readiness status, which 
would allow members who are assigned to the unit, 
but who are in the process of being separated or re-
leased from active duty, to be available to participate 
in apprenticeship programs. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that commanders of units of the Armed Forces should make 
every effort to permit members of the Armed Forces who 
are assigned to the unit, but who are in the process of being 
separated or released from active duty, to participate in 
an apprenticeship program that is registered under the Act 
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of Aug. 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Appren-
ticeship Act; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
(c) ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ means the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
and Marine Corps. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. FISCAL YEAR 2011 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC 
PAY. 
(a) WAIVER OF SECTION 1009 ADJUSTMENT.—The ad-
justment to become effective during fiscal year 2011 re-
quired by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in 
the rates of monthly basic pay authorized members of the 
uniformed services shall not be made. 
(b) INCREASE IN BASIC PAY.—Effective on January 
1, 2011, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the 
uniformed services are increased by 1.9 percent. 
SEC. 602. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR TWO-MEM-
BER COUPLES WHEN ONE OR BOTH MEMBERS 
ARE ON SEA DUTY. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Subparagraph (C) of section 
403(f)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(C) Notwithstanding section 421 of this title, a mem-
ber of a uniformed service in a pay grade below pay grade 
E-6 who is assigned to sea duty and is married to another 
member of a uniformed service is entitled to a basic allow-
ance for housing subject to the limitations of subsection 
(e).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2011. 
SEC. 603. ALLOWANCES FOR PURCHASE OF REQUIRED UNI-
FORMS AND EQUIPMENT. 
(a) INITIAL ALLOWANCE FOR OFFICERS.—Section 415 
of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), 
respectively; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘ALLOWANCE FOR OFFI-
CERS IN THE ARMED FORCES.—(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘$400’’ and inserting 
‘‘$500’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of a military department, with the 
approval of the Secretary of Defense, may increase the max-
imum amount of the allowance specified in paragraph (1) 
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for officers of an armed force under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the case 
of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service 
in the Navy, may increase the maximum amount of the 
allowance specified in paragraph (1) for officers of the 
Coast Guard.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘EXCEP-
TION.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(B) by striking ‘‘An allowance of $250’’ and 
inserting ‘‘PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ALLOW-
ANCE.—(1) An allowance of $300’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘(2)’’ before ‘‘An officer’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES.—Section 416 of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$200’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$250’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘$400’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$500’’. 
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SEC. 604. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF FAMILY SEPARATION 
ALLOWANCE. 
(a) INCREASE.—Section 427(a)(1) of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$250’’ and inserting 
‘‘$285’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2010, 
and apply with respect to months beginning on or after that 
date. 
SEC. 605. ONE-TIME SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR TRANSI-
TION OF ASSISTANTS PROVIDING AID AND 
ATTENDANCE CARE TO MEMBERS OF THE 
UNIFORMED SERVICES WITH CATASTROPHIC 
INJURIES OR ILLNESSES. 
(a) TRANSITION COMPENSATION AUTHORIZED.—Sec-
tion 439 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) 
as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) ONE-TIME TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION AU-
THORIZED.—In addition to monthly special compensation 
payable under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may 
pay to a member eligible for monthly special compensation 
a one-time payment of not more than $3,500 for the transi-
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tion of assistants providing aid and attendance care to the 
member as described in subsection (b)(2).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such 
section is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘OF MONTHLY 
COMPENSATION’’ after ‘‘AMOUNT’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘OF MONTHLY 
COMPENSATION’’ after ‘‘DURATION’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Monthly special com-
pensation payable to a member under this section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Special compensation paid to a mem-
ber under subsection (a) or (e)’’. 
SEC. 606. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF SENIOR ENLISTED 
MEMBER TO INCLUDE SENIOR ENLISTED 
MEMBER SERVING WITHIN A COMBATANT 
COMMAND. 
(a) BASIC PAY.—On and after January 1, 2011, for 
purposes of establishing the rates of monthly basic pay for 
members of the uniformed services, the senior enlisted mem-
ber of the Armed Forces serving within a combatant com-
mand (as defined in section 161(c) of title 10, United States 
Code) shall be treated in the same manner as the Sergeant 
Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, 
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of 
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the Marine Corps, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast 
Guard, and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
(b) RATE OF BASIC PAY USED TO DETERMINE RE-
TIRED PAY BASE.—Section 1406(i)(3)(B) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(vii) Senior enlisted member serving 
within a combatant command (as defined 
in section 161(c) of this title).’’. 
(c) PAY DURING TERMINAL LEAVE AND WHILE HOS-
PITALIZED.—Section 210(c) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(7) The senior enlisted member serving within 
a combatant command (as defined in section 161(c) 
of title 10).’’. 
SEC. 607. INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN FEDERAL CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES FOR RESERVIST INCOME RE-
PLACEMENT PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF 
AVAILABILITY OF COMPARABLE BENEFITS 
UNDER ANOTHER PROGRAM. 
(a) INELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS.—Section 910(b) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) A member of a reserve component who is otherwise 
entitled to a payment under this section is not entitled to 
the payment for any month during which the member is 
also a civilian employee of the Federal Government entitled 
to— 
‘‘(A) a differential payment under section 5538 
of title 5; or 
‘‘(B) a comparable benefit under an administra-
tively established program for civilian employees ab-
sent from a position of employment with the Federal 
Government in order to perform active duty in the 
uniformed services.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (b)(3) of section 
910 of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), shall apply with respect to payments under such section 
for months beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special 
and Incentive Pays 
SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE 
FORCES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2011’’: 
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(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve 
reenlistment bonus. 
(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 
affiliation or enlistment bonus. 
(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for 
enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority 
units. 
(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment bonus for persons without prior service. 
(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(7) Section 910(g), relating to income replace-
ment payments for reserve component members expe-
riencing extended and frequent mobilization for active 
duty service. 
SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 
of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’: 
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(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer 
candidate accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 
education loans for certain health professionals who 
serve in the Selected Reserve. 
(b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections of 
title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’: 
(1) Section 302c-1(f), relating to accession and 
retention bonuses for psychologists. 
(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for registered nurses. 
(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive spe-
cial pay for nurse anesthetists. 
(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for 
Selected Reserve health professionals in critically 
short wartime specialties. 
(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for dental officers. 
(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus 
for pharmacy officers. 
(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus 
for medical officers in critically short wartime spe-
cialties. 
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(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus 
for dental specialist officers in critically short war-
time specialties. 
SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND 
BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFI-
CERS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2011’’: 
(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for 
nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active 
service. 
(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career 
accession bonus. 
(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career 
annual incentive bonus. 
SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL 
PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORI-
TIES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2011’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus au-
thority for enlisted members. 
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(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus au-
thority for officers. 
(3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
(4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 
incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for officers in health profes-
sions. 
(6) Section 351(i), relating to hazardous duty 
pay. 
(7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or 
special duty pay. 
(8) Section 353(j), relating to skill incentive pay 
or proficiency bonus. 
(9) Section 355(i), relating to retention incen-
tives for members qualified in critical military skills 
or assigned to high priority units. 
SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BO-
NUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 
The following sections of chapter 5 of title 37, United 
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’: 
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(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer 
retention bonus. 
(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment in-
centive pay. 
(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment 
bonus for active members. 
(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus. 
(5) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus 
for new officers in critical skills. 
(6) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus 
for conversion to military occupational specialty to 
ease personnel shortage. 
(7) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus 
for transfer between armed forces. 
(8) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for 
officer candidates. 
SEC. 616. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO PAYMENT OF REFERRAL BONUSES. 
The following sections of title 10, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2011’’: 
(1) Section 1030(i), relating to health professions 
referral bonus. 
(2) Section 3252(h), relating to Army referral 
bonus. 
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SEC. 617. TREATMENT OF OFFICERS TRANSFERRING BE-
TWEEN ARMED FORCES FOR RECEIPT OF 
AVIATION CAREER SPECIAL PAY. 
Section 301b of title 37, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) 
as subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following 
new subsection (h): 
‘‘(h) TREATMENT OF OFFICERS TRANSFERRING FROM 
ONE ARMED FORCE TO ANOTHER.—(1) An officer who 
transfers from one armed force to another armed force shall 
receive the same compensation under this section as other 
officers in that armed force with the same number of years 
of aviation service performing similar aviation duties in 
the same weapon system, notwithstanding any additional 
active duty service obligation incurred as a result of the 
transfer. 
‘‘(2) Until December 31, 2015, the Secretary concerned 
shall continue, regardless of the number of years of aviation 
service of an officer, to pay compensation under this section 
to an officer who transferred or transfers from one armed 
force to an armed force under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary concerned until the officer receives the same number 
of years of benefits as officers in that armed force with the 
same number of years of aviation service performing simi-
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lar aviation duties in the same weapon system. In calcu-
lating the years of benefits received, the Secretary concerned 
shall include any year during which the officer received 
compensation under this section before the transfer. 
‘‘(3) An officer may not receive compensation under 
paragraph (2) for any period during which the officer is 
not qualified for compensation under subsection (b).’’. 
SEC. 618. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SPECIAL PAY 
FOR DUTY SUBJECT TO HOSTILE FIRE OR IM-
MINENT DANGER OR FOR DUTY IN FOREIGN 
AREA DESIGNATED AS AN IMMINENT DANGER 
AREA. 
(a) SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY SUBJECT TO HOSTILE 
FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER.—Section 310(b)(1) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$225 a month’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$260 a month’’. 
(b) HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY.—Section 351(b)(3) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘$250 per month’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$260 per month’’. 
(c) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments 
made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2010, 
and apply with respect to months beginning on or after that 
date. 
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SEC. 619. SPECIAL PAYMENT TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
KILLED 
OR 
WOUNDED IN ATTACKS DIRECTED AT MEM-
BERS OR EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE OF COMBAT 
ZONE, INCLUDING THOSE KILLED OR WOUND-
ED IN CERTAIN 2009 ATTACKS. 
(a) TREATMENT OF MEMBERS AND CIVILIANS KILLED 
OR WOUNDED IN CERTAIN 2009 ATTACKS.— 
(1) TREATMENT.—For purposes of all applicable 
Federal laws, regulations, and policies, a member of 
the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Depart-
ment of Defense who was killed or wounded in an at-
tack described in paragraph (2) shall be deemed as 
follows: 
(A) In the case of a member, to have been 
killed or wounded in a combat zone as the result 
of an act of an enemy of the United States. 
(B) In the case of a civilian employee of the 
Department of Defense, to have been killed or 
wounded as the result of an act of an enemy of 
the United States while serving with the Armed 
Forces in a contingency operation. 
(2) ATTACKS DESCRIBED.—Paragraph (1) ap-
plies to— 
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(A) the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, 
Texas, on November 5, 2009; and 
(B) the attack that occurred at a recruiting 
station in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 
2009. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
to a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian em-
ployee of the Department of Defense whose death or 
wound as described in paragraph (1) is the result of 
the misconduct of the member or employee, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense. 
(b) NEW SPECIAL PAYMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 911. Special payment to members of the armed 
forces and civilian employees of the De-
partment of Defense killed or wounded in 
attacks directed at members or employees 
outside of combat zone 
‘‘(a) SPECIAL PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall pay to a member of the armed forces or a 
civilian employee of the Department of Defense who is 
wounded in an attack under the circumstances described 
in subsection (b), or to an eligible survivor if the member 
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or employee is killed in the attack or dies from wounds sus-
tained in the attack, an amount of compensation equal to 
the amount determined in subsection (c) that would have 
accrued— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a member, on behalf of a 
member killed or wounded in a combat zone; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an employee, on behalf of an 
employee killed or wounded while serving with the 
Armed Forces in a contingency operation. 
‘‘(b) COVERED ATTACKS.— 
‘‘(1) ATTACKS DESCRIBED.—Except as provided 
in paragraph (2), an attack covered by subsection (a) 
is any assault or battery resulting in bodily injury 
or death committed by an individual who the Sec-
retary of Defense determines knowingly targeted— 
‘‘(A) a member of the armed forces on ac-
count of the military service of the member or 
the status of member as a member of the Armed 
Forces; or 
‘‘(B) a civilian employee of the Department 
of Defense on account of the employee’s employ-
ment with the Department of Defense or affili-
ation with the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC
EXCLUSION.—Subsection (a) 
does not apply to any attack that— 
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‘‘(A) occurs in a combat zone; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a civilian employee of 
the Department, occurs while the employee is 
serving with the armed forces in a contingency 
operation. 
‘‘(c) CALCULATION OF COMPENSATION AMOUNT.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall identify, in consultation with all 
relevant Federal agencies, including the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs and the Internal Revenue Service, all Federal 
benefits provided to members of the armed forces and civil-
ian employees of the Department of Defense killed or 
wounded in a combat zone, including special pays and the 
value of Federal tax advantages accruing because certain 
benefits are not subject to Federal income tax. The Secretary 
shall exclude from the calculation any Federal benefits pro-
vided regardless of the geographic location or circumstances 
of the death or injuries. 
‘‘(d) EXCLUSION
OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—Sub-
section (a) shall not apply to a member of the armed forces 
or civilian employee of the Department of Defense whose 
death or wound as described in subsection (b) is the result 
of the misconduct of the member or employee, as determined 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘armed forces’ means the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘combat zone’ means a combat op-
eration or combat zone designated by the Secretary of 
Defense. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘eligible survivor’ refers to the per-
sons eligible to receive a death gratuity payment 
under section 1477 of title 10. In the case of a de-
ceased member or employee, the eligible survivor who 
will receive the payment under subsection (a) shall be 
determined as provided in such section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘911. Special payment to members of the armed forces and civilian employees of 
the Department of Defense killed or wounded in attacks directed 
at members or employees outside of combat zone.’’. 
(3) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—Section 911 of 
title 37, United States Code, as added by paragraph 
(1), shall apply to any attack described in subsection 
(b) of such section occurring on or after November 6, 
2009. 
(c) PURPLE HEART.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall not be construed to pro-
hibit, authorize, or require the award of the Purple Heart 
to any member of the Armed Forces. 
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Subtitle C—Travel and 
Transportation Allowances 
SEC. 631. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAVEL 
AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR IN-
ACTIVE DUTY TRAINING OUTSIDE OF NOR-
MAL COMMUTING DISTANCES. 
Section 408a(e) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 
SEC. 632. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES 
FOR ATTENDANCE OF DESIGNATED PERSONS 
AT 
YELLOW 
RIBBON 
REINTEGRATION 
EVENTS. 
(a) PAYMENT OF TRAVEL COSTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
411k the following new section: 
‘‘§ 411l. Travel and transportation allowances: attend-
ance of designated persons at Yellow Rib-
bon Reintegration events 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE
TO FACILITATE ATTENDANCE.— 
Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries 
concerned, travel and transportation described in subsection 
(c) may be provided for a person designated pursuant to 
subsection (b) to attend an event conducted under the Yellow 
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Ribbon Reintegration Program established pursuant to sec-
tion 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) 
if the Secretary concerned determines that the presence of 
the person may contribute to the purposes of the event. 
‘‘(b) COVERED PERSONS.—A member of the uniformed 
services who is eligible to attend a Yellow Ribbon Reintegra-
tion Program event may designate one or more persons, in-
cluding another member of the uniformed services, for pur-
poses of receiving travel and transportation described in 
subsection (c) to attend a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Pro-
gram event. The designation of a person for purposes of this 
section may be changed at any time. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION.— 
(1) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) for a 
person designated under subsection (b) is round-trip trans-
portation between the home or place of business of the per-
son and the location of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration 
Program event. 
‘‘(2) In addition to the transportation authorized by 
subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may provide a per 
diem allowance or reimbursement for the actual and nec-
essary expenses of the travel, or a combination thereof, but 
not to exceed the rates established under section 404(d) of 
this title. 
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‘‘(3) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) 
may be provided by any of the following means: 
‘‘(A) Transportation in-kind. 
‘‘(B) A monetary allowance in place of transpor-
tation in-kind at a rate to be prescribed by the Secre-
taries concerned. 
‘‘(C) Reimbursement for the commercial cost of 
transportation. 
‘‘(4) An allowance payable under this subsection may 
be paid in advance. 
‘‘(5) Reimbursement payable under this subsection 
may not exceed the cost of Government-procured commercial 
round-trip air travel.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item related to section 411k the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘411l. Travel and transportation allowances: attendance of designated persons at 
Yellow Ribbon Reintegration events.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—No reimbursement may be pro-
vided under section 411l of title 37, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), for travel and transportation 
costs incurred before September 30, 2010. 
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SEC. 633. MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF PRI-
VATELY OWNED VEHICLES. 
(a) USE OF SINGLE STANDARD MILEAGE RATE ES-
TABLISHED BY IRS.—Section 5704(a)(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘shall not exceed’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall be equal to’’. 
(b) PRESCRIPTION
OF MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 
RATES.—Section 5707(b) of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 
(A) and inserting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(A) The Administrator of General Services shall 
conduct periodic investigations of the cost of travel 
and the operation of privately owned airplanes and 
privately owned motorcycles by employees while en-
gaged on official business, and shall report the results 
of such investigations to Congress at least once a 
year.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking clause (i) 
and inserting the following new clause: 
‘‘(i) shall prescribe a mileage reimburse-
ment rate for privately owned automobiles which 
equals, as provided in section 5704(a)(1) of this 
title, the single standard mileage rate established 
by the Internal Revenue Service, and’’. 
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Subtitle D—Retired Pay and 
Survivor Benefits 
SEC. 641. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON RETIRED PAY MULTI-
PLIER FOR MEMBERS WITH GREATER THAN 
30 YEARS OF SERVICE WHO RETIRE FOR DIS-
ABILITY. 
(a) COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY.—The table in 
section 1401(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the column designated ‘‘Column 2’’, by in-
serting ‘‘, not to exceed 75%,’’ after ‘‘percentage of 
disability’’ both places it appears; and 
(2) by striking column 4. 
(b) RECOMPUTATION OF RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY 
TO REFLECT LATER ACTIVE DUTY OF MEMBERS WHO 
FIRST BECAME MEMBERS BEFORE SEPTEMBER 8, 1980.— 
The table in section 1402(d) of such title is amended— 
(1) in the column designated ‘‘Column 2’’, by in-
serting ‘‘, not to exceed 75%,’’ after ‘‘percentage of 
disability’’; and 
(2) by striking column 4. 
(c) RECOMPUTATION OF RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY 
TO REFLECT LATER ACTIVE DUTY OF MEMBERS WHO 
FIRST BECAME MEMBERS AFTER SEPTEMBER 7, 1980.— 
The table in section 1402a(d) of such title is amended— 
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(1) in the column designated ‘‘Column 2’’, by in-
serting ‘‘, not to exceed 75 percent,’’ after ‘‘percentage 
of disability’’; and 
(2) by striking column 4. 
(d) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The tables in sec-
tions 1401(a), 1402(d), and 1402a(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply to the com-
putation or recomputation of retired or retainer pay for 
persons who first became entitled to retired or retainer pay 
under subtitle A of such title on or before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall apply only with respect to persons who first be-
come entitled to retired or retainer pay under such subtitle 
after that date. 
SEC. 642. EQUITY IN COMPUTATION OF DISABILITY RE-
TIRED PAY FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEM-
BERS WOUNDED IN ACTION. 
Section 1208(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘However, in the case of such a member who is retired 
under this chapter, or whose name is placed on the tem-
porary disability retired list under this chapter, because of 
a disability incurred after the date of the enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 
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for which the member is awarded the Purple Heart, the 
member shall be credited, for the purposes of this chapter, 
with the number of years of service that would be counted 
if computing the member’s years of service under section 
12732 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 643. ELIMINATION OF THE AGE REQUIREMENT FOR 
HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR NON-REGULAR 
SERVICE RETIREES. 
Section 1074(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
SEC. 644. CLARIFICATION OF EFFECT OF ORDERING RE-
SERVE 
COMPONENT 
MEMBER 
TO 
ACTIVE 
DUTY TO RECEIVE AUTHORIZED MEDICAL 
CARE ON REDUCING ELIGIBILITY AGE FOR 
RECEIPT 
OF 
NON-REGULAR 
SERVICE 
RE-
TIRED PAY. 
Section 12731(f)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) If a member described in subparagraph (A) is 
wounded or otherwise injured or becomes ill while serving 
on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty 
under a provision of law referred to in the first sentence 
of clause (i) or in clause (ii), and the member is then or-
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dered to active duty under section 12301(h)(1) of this title 
to receive medical care for the wound injury, or illness, each 
day of active duty under that order for medical care shall 
be treated as a continuation of the original call or order 
to active duty for purposes of reducing the eligibility age 
of the member under this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 645. SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE FOR 
RECIPIENTS 
OF 
PRE-SURVIVOR 
BENEFIT 
PLAN ANNUITY AFFECTED BY REQUIRED OFF-
SET FOR DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COM-
PENSATION. 
Section 644 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 10 U.S.C. 1448 
note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) 
as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE.—(1) 
The Secretary concerned shall pay a monthly special sur-
vivor indemnity allowance under this subsection to a quali-
fied surviving spouse described in subsection (a) if— 
‘‘(A) the surviving spouse is entitled to depend-
ency and indemnity compensation under section 
1311(a) of title 38, United States Code; and 
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‘‘(B) the amount of the annuity to which the sur-
viving spouse is entitled under subsection (b) is af-
fected by paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection. 
‘‘(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of the spe-
cial survivor indemnity allowance paid to surviving spouse 
under paragraph (1) for a month shall be equal to— 
‘‘(A) for months during fiscal year 2009, $50; 
‘‘(B) for months during fiscal year 2010, $60; 
‘‘(C) for months during fiscal year 2011, $70; 
‘‘(D) for months during fiscal year 2012, $80; 
‘‘(E) for months during fiscal year 2013, $90; 
‘‘(F) for months during fiscal year 2014, $150; 
‘‘(G) for months during fiscal year 2015, $200; 
‘‘(H) for months during fiscal year 2016, $275; 
and 
‘‘(I) for months during fiscal year 2017, $310. 
‘‘(3) The amount of the special survivor indemnity al-
lowance paid to an eligible survivor under paragraph (1) 
for any month may not exceed the amount of the annuity 
for that month that is subject to offset under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) 
‘‘(4) A special survivor indemnity allowance paid 
under paragraph (1) does not constitute an annuity, and 
amounts so paid are not subject to adjustment under any 
other provision of law. 
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‘‘(5) The special survivor indemnity allowance shall 
be paid under paragraph (1) from amounts in the Depart-
ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund established 
under section 1461 of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(6) Subject to paragraph (7), this subsection shall 
only apply with respect to the month that began on October 
1, 2008, and subsequent months through the month ending 
on September 30, 2017. As soon as practicable after the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2011, the Secretary concerned shall pay, in 
a lump sum, the total amount of the special survivor indem-
nity allowances due under paragraph (1) to a qualified sur-
viving spouse for months since October 1, 2008, through the 
month in which the first allowance is paid under para-
graph (1) to the qualified surviving spouse. 
‘‘(7) Effective on October 1, 2017, the authority pro-
vided by this subsection shall terminate. No special survivor 
indemnity allowance may be paid to any person by reason 
of this subsection for any period before October 1, 2008, or 
beginning on or after October 1, 2017.’’. 
SEC. 646. PAYMENT DATE FOR RETIRED AND RETAINER 
PAY. 
(a) SETTING PAYMENT DATE.—Section 1412 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Amounts’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
ROUNDING.—Amounts’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT DATE.—Amounts of retired pay and re-
tainer pay due a retired member of the uniformed services 
shall be paid on the first day of each month beginning after 
the month in which the right to such pay accrues.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1412. Administrative provisions’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amend-
ed by striking the item relating to section 1412 and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘1412. Administrative provisions.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (b) of section 1412 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
shall apply beginning with the first month that begins more 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Subtitle E—Commissary and Non-
appropriated Fund Instrumen-
tality Benefits and Operations 
SEC. 651. SHARED CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR SHOPPING 
MALLS OR SIMILAR FACILITIES CONTAINING 
A COMMISSARY STORE AND ONE OR MORE 
NONAPPROPRIATED 
FUND 
INSTRUMEN-
TALITY ACTIVITIES. 
Section 2484(h)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C) and, in such subparagraph, by strik-
ing ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘this para-
graph’’; 
(2) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by 
inserting ‘‘the Defense Commissary Agency or’’ after 
‘‘may authorize’’; 
(3) by designating the second sentence of sub-
paragraph (A) as subparagraph (B) and, in such sub-
paragraph, by striking ‘‘The Secretary may’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘If the construction contract is 
entered into by a nonappropriated fund instrumen-
tality, the Secretary of Defense may’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end of subparagraph (B), 
as designated by paragraph (3), the following new 
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sentence: ‘‘If the construction contract is entered into 
by the Defense Commissary Agency, the Secretary 
may authorize the Defense Commissary Agency accept 
reimbursement from a nonappropriated fund instru-
mentality for the portion of the cost of the contract 
that 
is 
attributable 
to 
construction 
for 
non-
appropriated fund instrumentality activities.’’. 
SEC. 652. ADDITION OF DEFINITION OF MORALE, WELFARE, 
AND 
RECREATION 
TELEPHONE 
SERVICES 
FOR USE IN CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE SUCH 
SERVICES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL SERV-
ING IN COMBAT ZONES. 
Section 885 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 265; 
10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION TELE-
PHONE SERVICES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘mo-
rale, welfare, and recreation telephone services’ means unof-
ficial telephone calling center services supporting calling 
centers provided by the Army and Air Force Exchange 
Service, Navy Exchange Service Command, Marine Corps 
exchanges, or any other nonappropriated fund instrumen-
tality of the United States under the jurisdiction of the 
Armed Forces which is conducted for the comfort, pleasure, 
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contentment, or physical or mental improvement of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces.’’. 
SEC. 653. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF FULL 
EXCHANGE STORE IN THE NORTHERN MAR-
IANA ISLANDS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a study to determine the feasibility of replacing the 
‘‘Shoppette’’ of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service 
in the Northern Mariana Islands with a full-service ex-
change store. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
consider the welfare of members of the Armed Forces serving 
in the Northern Mariana Islands and dependents of mem-
bers residing in the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report con-
taining the results of the study conducted under subsection 
(a). 
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Subtitle F—Alternative Career 
Track Pilot Program 
SEC. 661. PILOT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE CA-
REER TRACK FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 
TO FACILITATE AN INCREASED COMMITMENT 
TO 
ACADEMIC 
AND 
PROFESSIONAL 
EDU-
CATION AND CAREER-BROADENING ASSIGN-
MENTS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 39 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
672 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 673. Alternative career track for commissioned offi-
cers pilot program 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—(1) Under regulations 
prescribed pursuant to subsection (g) and approved by the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military depart-
ment may establish a pilot program for an armed force 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary under which an eli-
gible commissioned officer, while on active duty— 
‘‘(A) participates in a separate career track 
characterized by expanded career opportunities ex-
tending over a longer career; 
‘‘(B) agrees to an additional active duty service 
obligation of at least five years to be served concur-
rently with other active duty service obligations; and 
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‘‘(C) would be required to accept further active 
duty service obligations, as determined by the Sec-
retary, to be served concurrently with other active 
duty service obligations, including the active duty 
service obligation accepted under subparagraph (B), 
in connection with the officer’s entry into education 
programs, selection for career broadening assign-
ments, acceptance of additional special and incentive 
pays, or selection for promotion. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the military department con-
cerned may waive an active duty service obligation accepted 
under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) to facili-
tate the separation or retirement of a participant in the 
program. 
‘‘(3) The program shall be known as the ‘Alternative 
Career Track Pilot Program’ (in this section referred to as 
the ‘program’). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE
OFFICERS.—Commissioned officers 
with between 13 and 18 years of service are eligible to vol-
unteer to participate in the program. 
‘‘(c) NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.—No more than 50 of-
ficers of each armed force may be selected per year to par-
ticipate in the program. 
‘‘(d) ALTERNATIVE
CAREER
ELEMENTS
OF
PRO-
GRAM.—(1) The Secretaries of the military departments 
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may establish separate basic pay and special and incentive 
pay and promotion systems unique to the officers partici-
pating in the program, without regard to the requirements 
of this title or title 37. 
‘‘(2) The Secretaries of the military departments may 
establish separation and retirement policies for officers par-
ticipating in the program without regard to grade and 
years of service requirements established under this title. 
‘‘(3) Participants serving in a grade below brigadier 
general or rear admiral (lower half) may serve in the grade 
without regard to the limits on the number of officers in 
the grade established under this title. 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER 
PARTICIPANTS.—(1) A participant serving in a grade above 
colonel, or captain in the Navy, but below lieutenant gen-
eral or vice admiral, shall be— 
‘‘(A) counted for purposes of general officer and 
flag officer limits on grade and the total number serv-
ing as general officers and flag officers, if the partici-
pant is serving in a position requiring the assign-
ment of a military officer; but 
‘‘(B) excluded from limits on grade and the total 
number serving as general officers and flag officers, if 
the participant is serving in a position not typically 
occupied by a military officer. 
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‘‘(2) A participant serving in the grade of lieutenant 
general, vice admiral, general, or admiral shall be counted 
for purposes of general officer and flag officer limits on 
grade and the total number serving as general officers and 
flag officers. 
‘‘(f) RETURN
TO STANDARD CAREER PATH; EF-
FECT.—(1) The Secretaries of the military departments re-
tain the authority to involuntarily return an officer to the 
standard career path. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the military department con-
cerned may return an officer to the standard career path 
at the request of the officer. 
‘‘(3) If the program is terminated pursuant to para-
graph (4) or (5) of subsection (i), officers participating in 
the program at the time of the termination shall be returned 
to the standard career path. 
‘‘(4) An officer returned to the standard career path 
under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall retain the grade, 
date-of-rank, and basic pay level earned while a participant 
in the program but shall revert to the special and incentive 
pay authorities established in title 37 upon the expiration 
of the agreement between the Secretary and the officer pro-
viding any special and incentive pays under the program. 
Subsequent increases in the officer’s rate of monthly basic 
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pay shall conform to the annual percentage increases in 
basic pay rates provided in the basic pay table. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) The Secretaries of the 
military departments, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual re-
port containing the findings and recommendations of the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military de-
partments concerning the progress of the program for each 
armed force. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of a military department, with the 
consent of the Secretary of Defense, may include in the re-
port for a year a recommendation that the program be 
made permanent for an armed force under the jurisdiction 
of that Secretary. 
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of each military 
department shall prescribe regulations to carry out the pro-
gram. The regulations shall be subject to the approval of 
the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(i) COMMENCEMENT; DURATION.—(1) Before author-
izing the commencement of the program for an armed force, 
the Secretary of the military department concerned, with 
the consent of the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report containing the detailed program 
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structure of the alternative career track, associated per-
sonnel and compensation policies, implementing instruc-
tions and regulations, and a summary of the specific provi-
sions of this title and title 37 to be waived under the pro-
gram. The authority to conduct the program for that armed 
force commences 120 days after the date of the submission 
of the report. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, with the consent of the Secretary of Defense, may 
authorize revision of the program structure, associated per-
sonnel and compensation policies, implementing instruc-
tions and regulations, or laws waived, as submitted by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1). The Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned, with the consent of the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall submit the proposed revisions to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives. The revisions shall take effect 120 days 
after the date of their submission. 
‘‘(3) If the program for an armed force has not com-
menced before December 31, 2015, as provided in paragraph 
(1), the authority to commence the program for that armed 
force terminates. 
‘‘(4) No officer may be accepted to participate in the 
program after December 31, 2026. 
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‘‘(5) The Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, with the consent of the Secretary of Defense, may 
terminate the pilot program for an armed force before the 
date specified in paragraph (4). Not later than 90 days 
after terminating the pilot program, the Secretary of the 
military department concerned, in cooperation with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report containing the reasons for the termination.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 672 the following new item: 
‘‘673. Alternative career track for commissioned officers pilot program.’’. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 671. PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLAR-
SHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
IN ACTIVE DUTY HEALTH PROFESSION LOAN 
REPAYMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 2173(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The person is enrolled in the Armed Forces 
Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assist-
ance program under subchapter I of chapter 105 of 
this title for a number of years less than the number 
of years required to complete the normal length of the 
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course of study required for the specific health profes-
sion.’’. 
SEC. 672. RETENTION OF ENLISTMENT, REENLISTMENT, 
AND STUDENT LOAN BENEFITS RECEIVED BY 
MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS). 
(a) TREATMENT
OF ENLISTMENT, REENLISTMENT, 
AND STUDENT LOAN BENEFITS.—Section 10216 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) RETENTION OF BONUSES AND OTHER BENE-
FITS.—If an individual is first employed as a military 
technician (dual status) while the individual is already a 
member of a reserve component, the Secretary concerned 
may not— 
‘‘(1) require the individual to repay any enlist-
ment, reenlistment, or affiliation bonus provided to 
the individual in connection with the individual’s en-
listment or reenlistment before such employment; or 
‘‘(2) terminate the individual’s participation in 
an educational loan repayment program under chap-
ter 1609 of this title if the individual began such par-
ticipation before such employment.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Subsection (h) of section 
10216 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall apply only with respect to individuals who 
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are first employed as a military technician (dual status), 
as described in subsection (a)(1) of such section 10216, more 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 673. CANCELLATION OF LOANS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES MADE FROM STUDENT LOAN 
FUNDS. 
Section 465(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) For the purpose of this subsection, the term 
‘year of service’ where applied to service by a member 
of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (2)(D) 
means a qualified tour of duty that— 
‘‘(A) is for 6 months or longer; or 
‘‘(B) was less than 6 months because the 
member was discharged or released from active 
duty in the Armed Forces for an injury or dis-
ability incurred in or aggravated by service in 
the Armed Forces.’’. 
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TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Improvements to Health 
Benefits 
SEC. 701. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON INCREASES IN 
CERTAIN HEALTH CARE COSTS. 
(a) CHARGES
UNDER
CONTRACTS
FOR
MEDICAL 
CARE.—Section 1097(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2011’’. 
(b) 
CHARGES
FOR
INPATIENT
CARE.—Section 
1086(b)(3) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2011’’. 
SEC. 702. EXTENSION OF DEPENDENT COVERAGE UNDER 
TRICARE. 
(a) DEPENDENT COVERAGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1110b. TRICARE program: extension of dependent 
coverage 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with subsection (c), 
an individual described in subsection (b) shall be deemed 
to be a dependent (as described in section 1072(2)(D) of 
this title) for purposes of TRICARE coverage. 
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‘‘(b) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—An individual de-
scribed in this subsection is an individual who— 
‘‘(1) with respect to a member or former member 
of a uniformed service, is— 
‘‘(A) a child who has not attained the age 
of 26 and is not eligible to enroll in an eligible 
employer-sponsored plan (as defined in section 
5000A(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986); or 
‘‘(B) a person who— 
‘‘(i) is placed in the legal custody of 
the member or former member as a result of 
an order of a court of competent jurisdic-
tion in the United States (or possession of 
the United States) for a period of at least 
12 consecutive months; 
‘‘(ii) has not attained the age of 26; 
‘‘(iii) is not eligible to enroll in an eli-
gible employer-sponsored plan (as defined 
in section 5000A(f)(2) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986); 
‘‘(iv) resides with the member or 
former member unless separated by the ne-
cessity of military service or to receive in-
stitutional care as a result of disability or 
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incapacitation or under such other cir-
cumstances as the administering Secretary 
may by regulation prescribe; 
‘‘(v) is not otherwise a dependent of a 
member or a former member under any sub-
paragraph of section 1072(2) of this title; 
and 
‘‘(vi) is not the child of a dependent 
who is described in subparagraph (D) or (I) 
of section 1072(2) and is a covered bene-
ficiary; and 
‘‘(2) meets other criteria specified in regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) PREMIUM.—(1) The Secretary shall prescribe by 
regulation a premium for TRICARE coverage provided 
pursuant to this section to an individual described in sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(2) The monthly amount of the premium in effect for 
a month for TRICARE coverage pursuant to this section 
shall be an amount not to exceed the cost of coverage that 
the Secretary determines on an appropriate actuarial basis. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall prescribe the requirements 
and procedures applicable to the payment of premiums 
under this subsection. 
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‘‘(4) Amounts collected as premiums under this para-
graph shall be credited to the appropriation available for 
the Defense Health Program Account under section 1100 
of this title, shall be merged with sums in such Account 
that are available for the fiscal year in which collected, and 
shall be available under subsection (b) of such section for 
such fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) TRICARE COVERAGE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘TRICARE coverage’ means health care to which 
a dependent described in section 1072(2)(D) of this title is 
entitled under section 1076d, 1076e, 1079, 1086, or 1097 
of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 1110a the 
following new item: 
‘‘1110b. TRICARE program: extension of dependent coverage.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 1086(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘of this title’’ the following: ‘‘(or an indi-
vidual described in section 1110b(b) who meets the require-
ments for a dependent under paragraph (1) or (2) of such 
section 1076(b))’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2010. 
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SEC. 703. SURVIVOR DENTAL BENEFITS. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1076a(k) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Such term includes any such dependent of a mem-
ber who dies— 
‘‘(A) while on active duty for a period of more 
than 30 days; or 
‘‘(B) while such member is a member of the 
Ready Reserve.’’. 
SEC. 704. AURAL SCREENINGS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 1074f(b) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) An aural screening, including an assess-
ment of tinnitus.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1074f(b)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, shall apply to members of the Armed Forces who are 
deployed or return from deployment on or after the date 
that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 705. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON INCREASE IN CO-
PAYMENTS UNDER RETAIL PHARMACY SYS-
TEM OF PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM. 
During the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and 
ending on September 30, 2011, the cost sharing require-
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ments established under paragraph (6) of section 1074g(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, for pharmaceutical agents 
available through retail pharmacies covered by paragraph 
(2)(E)(ii) of such section may not exceed amounts as fol-
lows: 
(1) In the case of generic agents, $3. 
(2) In the case of formulary agents, $9. 
(3) In the case of nonformulary agents, $22. 
Subtitle B—Health Care 
Administration 
SEC. 711. ADMINISTRATION OF TRICARE. 
Subsection (a) of section 1073 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Except’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Ex-
cept’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the 
Secretary of Defense shall have sole responsibility for ad-
ministering the TRICARE program and making any deci-
sion affecting such program.’’. 
SEC. 712. UPDATED TERMINOLOGY FOR THE ARMY MED-
ICAL SERVICE CORPS. 
Paragraph (5) of section 3068 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Phar-
macy, Supply, and Administration’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrative Health Services’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Sanitary 
Engineering’’ and inserting ‘‘Preventive Medicine 
Sciences’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Optom-
etry’’ and inserting ‘‘Clinical Health Sciences’’. 
SEC. 713. CLARIFICATION OF LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS 
APPLICABLE 
TO 
MILITARY 
HEALTH-CARE 
PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD PERFORMING DUTY WHILE 
IN TITLE 32 STATUS. 
Section 1094(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or (3)’’ after 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘as being de-
scribed in this paragraph’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) A health-care professional referred to in para-
graph (1) as being described in this paragraph is a member 
of the National Guard who— 
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‘‘(A) has a current license to practice medicine, 
osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health pro-
fession; and 
‘‘(B) is performing training or duty under title 
32 in response to an actual or potential disaster.’’. 
SEC. 714. ANNUAL REPORT ON JOINT HEALTH CARE FACILI-
TIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND 
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 1073b of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT ON JOINT HEALTH CARE FA-
CILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—(1) At the same time 
that the budget of the President is submitted under section 
1105(a) of title 31 for each fiscal year, the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on joint facilities. 
‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A list of each military medical treatment 
facility of the Department of Defense that the Sec-
retary of Defense is considering as a potential joint 
facility. 
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‘‘(B) A list of each medical facility of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs that the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs is considering as a potential joint fa-
cility. 
‘‘(C) A list of each military medical treatment 
facility of the Department of Defense and medical fa-
cility of the Department of Veterans Affairs that has 
been established as a joint facility. 
‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no 
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2012 or any fiscal year thereafter 
for military medical treatment facilities of the Department 
of Defense may be obligated or expended to establish a joint 
facility unless both the military medical treatment facility 
of the Department of Defense and the medical facility of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs were included in a re-
port under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limita-
tion in subparagraph (A) with respect to establishing a 
joint facility not included in a report under paragraph (1) 
if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs jointly submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees— 
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‘‘(C) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘joint facility’ means a military 
medical treatment facility of the Department of De-
fense and a medical facility of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs that are combined, operated jointly, or 
otherwise operated in such a manner that a facility 
of one department is operating in or with a facility 
of the other department. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘medical facility’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 8101(3) of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 8158 the 
following new item: 
‘‘8159. Limitation on establishment of joint facilities of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs and the Department of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 715. IMPROVEMENTS TO OVERSIGHT OF MEDICAL 
TRAINING FOR MEDICAL CORPS OFFICERS. 
(a) REVIEW OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL 
OFFICERS.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a re-
view of training programs for medical officers (as defined 
in section 101(b)(14) of title 10, United States Code) to en-
sure that the academic and military performance of such 
officers has been completely documented in military per-
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sonnel records. The programs reviewed shall include, at a 
minimum, the following: 
(1) Programs at the Uniformed Services Univer-
sity of the Health Sciences that award a medical doc-
tor degree. 
(2) Selected residency programs at military med-
ical treatment facilities, as determined by the Sec-
retary, to include at least one program in each of the 
specialties of— 
(A) anesthesiology; 
(B) emergency medicine; 
(C) family medicine; 
(D) general surgery; 
(E) obstetrics/gynecology; 
(F) pathology; 
(G) pediatrics; and 
(H) psychiatry. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the findings of the review under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 716. STUDY ON REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS OF 
HEALTH CARE PROVIDED TO INELIGIBLE IN-
DIVIDUALS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
study on the costs incurred by the United States on behalf 
of individuals— 
(1) who are not covered beneficiaries; and 
(2) who receive health care services from a health 
care provider under the TRICARE program. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the study 
under subsection (a), including recommendations for legis-
lative action that the Secretary considers appropriate to— 
(1) prevent individuals who are not covered 
beneficiaries from receiving health care services from 
a health care provider under the TRICARE program; 
and 
(2) recoup the costs of such health care from such 
individuals. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1072(5) of title 
10, United States Code. 
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(2) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1072(7) of such 
title. 
SEC. 717. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT. 
The Secretary of Defense may not transfer any funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 
2011 to the Joint Department of Defense–Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund es-
tablished in section 1704 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 2571) unless, before any such transfer— 
(1) the Secretary submits to the congressional de-
fense committees, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate a report pro-
viding— 
(A) notice of the proposed transfer; and 
(B) the exact amount and source of funds to 
be transferred; and 
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed (excluding 
days of which either House of Congress is not in ses-
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sion) after the report is submitted under paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 718. ENTERPRISE RISK ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH IN-
FORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 
enterprise risk assessment methodology study of all health 
information technology programs of the Department of De-
fense. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report containing the 
results of the study required under subsection (a). 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 721. IMPROVING AURAL PROTECTION FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 721 of 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4506), 
the Secretary of Defense shall examine methods to improve 
the aural protection for members of the Armed Forces in 
combat. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on the methods to improve aural protec-
tion examined under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 722. COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON NEUROCOGNITIVE 
ASSESSMENT 
BY 
THE 
MILITARY 
HEALTH 
CARE SYSTEM. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later 
than September 30, 2011, the Secretary of Defense shall de-
velop and implement a comprehensive policy on pre- and 
post-deployment neurocognitive assessment. 
(b) SCOPE OF POLICY.—The policy required by sub-
section (a) shall cover each of the following: 
(1) Require the administration of the same pre- 
deployment and post-deployment neurocognitive as-
sessments to all members of the military who are pre-
paring to deploy or have returned from deployment. 
(2) Require the standardization of testing proce-
dures for neurocognitive assessments. 
(3) Provide for follow-up neurocognitive assess-
ments 
as 
needed 
to 
create 
a 
longitudinal 
neurocognitive assessment record for the on-going care 
of members of the Armed Forces. 
(4) Ensure the neurocognitive assessment results 
and reports be made available to members of the 
Armed Forces and veterans for their personal use in 
health management. 
(c) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall revise the policy 
required by subsection (a) on a periodic basis in accordance 
with experience and evolving best practice guidelines. 
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(d) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and on Sep-
tember 30 of each year thereafter, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the policy required by subsection 
(a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the policy implemented 
under subsection (b), and any revisions to such 
policy under subsection (d). 
(B) A description of the performance meas-
ures used to determine the effectiveness of the pol-
icy in improving the use of neurocognitive as-
sessments throughout the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 723. NATIONAL CASUALTY CARE RESEARCH CENTER. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than October 1, 2011, the 
Secretary of Defense may designate a center to be known 
as the ‘‘National Casualty Care Research Center’’ (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’), which shall consist of 
the program known as the combat casualty care research 
program of the Army Medical Research and Materiel Com-
mand. 
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(b) DIRECTOR.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the commanding general of the Army Medical Research and 
Materiel Command, shall appoint a director of the Center. 
(c) ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTER.—In addition to other 
functions performed by the combat casualty care research 
program, the Center shall— 
(1) provide a public-private partnership for 
funding clinical and experimental studies in combat 
injury; 
(2) integrate laboratory and clinical research to 
hasten improvements in care to members of the 
Armed Forces who are injured; 
(3) ensure that data from both military and ci-
vilian entities, including the Joint Theater Trauma 
Registry and the National Trauma Data Bank, are 
optimally used to establish research agendas and 
measure improvements in outcomes; 
(4) fund the full range of injury research and 
evaluation, including— 
(A) laboratory, translational, and clinical 
research; 
(B) point of wounding and pre-hospital 
care; 
(C) early resuscitative management; 
(D) initial and definitive surgical care; and 
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(E) rehabilitation and reintegration into 
society; and 
(5) coordinate the collaboration of civilian and 
military institutions conducting trauma research. 
SEC. 724. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF STUDY ON BREAST 
CANCER AMONG FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2011, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the feasibility of conducting a case- 
control study described in subsection (b). 
(b) CASE-CONTROL STUDY.—A case-control study de-
scribed in this subsection is a case-control study on the inci-
dence of breast cancer among covered members in order to 
determine whether covered members were at an elevated risk 
of having breast cancer, including the following: 
(1) A determination of the number of covered 
members who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. 
(2) A sample of covered members who have not 
been diagnosed with breast cancer who could serve as 
an appropriate comparison group. 
(3) A determination of demographic information 
and potential breast cancer risk factors regarding cov-
ered members who are included in the study, includ-
ing— 
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(A) race; 
(B) ethnicity; 
(C) age; 
(D) possible exposure to hazardous elements 
or chemical or biological agents (including any 
vaccines) and where such exposure occurred; 
(E) known breast cancer risk factors, in-
cluding familial, reproductive, and anthropo-
metric parameters; 
(F) the locations of duty stations that such 
member was assigned; 
(G) the locations in which such member was 
deployed; and 
(H) the geographic area of residence prior 
to deployment. 
(4) An analysis of the clinical characteristics of 
breast cancer diagnosed in covered members (includ-
ing the stage, grade, and other details of the cancer). 
(5) Other information the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(c) COVERED MEMBERS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered members’’ means female members of the 
Armed Forces (including members of the National Guard 
and reserve components) who served in Operation Enduring 
Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
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SEC. 725. ASSESSMENT OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DIS-
ORDER BY MILITARY OCCUPATION. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct an assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder inci-
dence by military occupation, including identification of 
military occupations with a high incidence of such disorder. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the assess-
ment under subsection (a). 
SEC. 726. VISITING NIH SENIOR NEUROSCIENCE FELLOW-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH.—The Secretary of De-
fense may establish a program to be known as the Visiting 
NIH Senior Neuroscience Fellowship Program at— 
(1) the Defense Advanced Research Projects 
Agency; and 
(2) the Defense Center of Excellence for Psycho-
logical Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. 
(b) ACTIVITIES OF THE PROGRAM.—In establishing the 
Visiting NIH Senior Neuroscience Fellowship Program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require the pro-
gram to— 
(1) provide a partnership between the National 
Institutes of Health and the Defense Advanced Re-
search Projects Agency to enable identification and 
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