(2) how many of these vacancies were filled 
with personnel new to the Army National Guard; 
(3) the additional cost of filling these positions; 
and 
(4) impact on drill and annual training partici-
pation rates. 
The study also should assess the impact on medical readi-
ness category 3B personnel transferred to the active sta-
tus Inactive National Guard, including how long it took 
them to complete the Integrated Disability Evaluation 
System (IDES) process, and how satisfied they were with 
their unit’s management and collaboration during the 
IDES process. 
SEC. 513. FORUM FOR PROCESSING OF COMPLAINTS OF 
WRONGFUL DISCRIMINATION BY NATIONAL 
GUARD MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STA-
TUS). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 709 of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j) A complaint of wrongful discrimination by a per-
son employed under subsection (a) who is a military tech-
nician (dual status) and otherwise subject to the require-
ments of subsection (b) shall be considered a complaint 
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of wrongful discrimination by a member of the armed 
forces.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a complaint of 
wrongful discrimination initiated on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Education and 
Training 
SEC. 521. EXTENSION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE SELECTIVE RESERVE WHO 
ARE INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED. 
(a) PRESERVATION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
ENTITLEMENT FOR CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS OF THE 
SELECTED RESERVE.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Paragraph (1)(B) of section 
16133(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
(2) CROSS-REFERENCE
AMENDMENTS
TO
RE-
FLECT PRIOR AMENDMENT.—Such section is further 
amended by striking ‘‘clause (2) of’’ in paragraphs 
(1) and (4)(B). 
(b) BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ENTITLEMENT 
FOR SERVICE IN THE SELECTIVE RESERVE.—Subpara-
graph (B)(iii) of section 3012(b)(1) of title 38, United 
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States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 
2018,’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1999,’’. 
SEC. 522. AUTHORITY FOR JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY 
EDUCATION PHASE II INSTRUCTION AND 
CREDIT TO BE OFFERED AND AWARDED 
THROUGH THE SENIOR LEVEL COURSE OF 
THE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUD-
IES OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY COMMAND 
AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE. 
Section 2151(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) The senior-level course of the School 
of Advanced Military Studies of the United 
States Army Command and General Staff Col-
lege.’’. 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘(other than with 
respect to the course specified in paragraph 
(1)(E))’’. 
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Subtitle D—Administrative 
Procedure 
SEC. 531. PROCEDURES FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF MILI-
TARY PERSONNEL DECISIONS RELATING TO 
CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS. 
(a) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 79 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1560. Judicial review of decisions relating to cor-
rection of military records 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person adversely af-
fected by a records correction final decision may ob-
tain judicial review of the decision in a court with 
jurisdiction to hear the matter. 
‘‘(2) RECORDS
CORRECTION
FINAL
DECISION 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘records correc-
tion final decision’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A final decision issued by the Sec-
retary concerned pursuant to section 1552 of 
this title. 
‘‘(B) A final decision issued by the Sec-
retary of a military department or the Sec-
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retary of Homeland Security pursuant to sec-
tion 1034(f) of this title. 
‘‘(C) A final decision issued by the Sec-
retary of Defense pursuant to section 1034(g) 
of this title. 
‘‘(b) MATTERS MUST BE JUSTICIABLE.—Notwith-
standing subsection (a), a court in which judicial review 
of a records correction final decision is sought does not 
have jurisdiction to review any matter or issue raised in 
a petition of review that is not justiciable. 
‘‘(c) 
EXHAUSTION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
REM-
EDIES.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), judicial review of a matter that could 
be subject to correction under a provision of law 
specified in subsection (a)(2) in a case arising after 
the date of the enactment of this section may not be 
obtained under this section or any other provision of 
law unless— 
‘‘(A) the petitioner has requested a correc-
tion under section 1552 of this title (including 
such a request in a matter arising under section 
1034 of this title); and 
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‘‘(B) the Secretary concerned has rendered 
a final decision denying that correction in whole 
or in part. 
‘‘(2) WHISTLEBLOWER CASES.—In a case aris-
ing after the date of the enactment of this section 
in which the final decision of the Secretary con-
cerned is subject to review by the Secretary of De-
fense under section 1034(g) of this title, the peti-
tioner is not required to seek such review before ob-
taining judicial review, but if the petitioner seeks 
such review, judicial review may not be sought until 
the Secretary of Defense has made a decision in the 
matter or the end of the period specified in that sec-
tion for the Secretary to make such a decision, 
whichever occurs first. 
‘‘(3) CLASS ACTIONS.—In the case of a matter 
subject to correction under a provision of law speci-
fied in subsection (a)(2) in a case arising after the 
date of the enactment of this section in which judi-
cial review is not precluded by reason of paragraph 
(1) or (2), if judicial review of a records correction 
final decision of the matter is sought and if the peti-
tioner for judicial review also seeks to bring a class 
action with respect to a matter for which the peti-
tioner requested a correction under section 1552 of 
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this title (including such a request in a matter aris-
ing under section 1034 of this title) and if the court 
issues an order certifying a class in the case, the 
limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be inap-
plicable to any member of the class (other than the 
petitioner) with respect to any matter covered by a 
claim for which the class is certified. 
‘‘(d) STATUTES OF LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) TWO YEARS FROM FINAL DECISION.—In 
the case of a records correction final decision that 
is issued on or after the date of the enactment of 
this section, such decision is not subject to judicial 
review under this section or otherwise subject to re-
view in any court unless petition for such review is 
filed in a court not later than two years after the 
date of the final decision other than in a matter to 
which paragraph (2) applies. 
‘‘(2) SIX
YEARS
FOR
CERTAIN
CLAIMS
THAT 
MAY RESULT IN PAYMENT OF MONEY.—(A) In the 
case of a records correction final decision that is 
issued on or after the date of the enactment of this 
section and which is described in subparagraph (B), 
such decision (or the portion of such decision de-
scribed in such subparagraph) is not subject to judi-
cial review under this section or otherwise subject to 
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review in any court unless petition for such review 
is filed in a court not later than six years after the 
date of discharge, retirement, release from active 
duty, or death while on active duty of the person 
whose military records are the subject of the correc-
tion request. There shall be excluded from the com-
putation of such six-year period the period (i) begin-
ning on the date of the filing with the Secretary of 
a request for correction of military records leading 
to the records correction final decision, and (ii) end-
ing on the date of such decision. 
‘‘(B) A records correction final decision is de-
scribed in this subparagraph to the extent that the 
decision, or portion of the decision, is a denial of a 
claim that, if relief were to be granted by the court, 
would support, or result in, the payment of money, 
other than payments made under chapter 73 of this 
title, either under a court order or under a subse-
quent administrative determination. 
‘‘(e) SOLE BASIS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW.—In the 
case of a cause of action arising after the date of the en-
actment of this section, no court shall have jurisdiction 
to review any matter subject to correction under a provi-
sion of law specified in subsection (a)(2) except as pro-
vided in this section. 
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‘‘(f) HABEAS CORPUS.—This section does not affect 
any cause of action arising under chapter 153 of title 28.’’. 
(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: 
‘‘1560. Judicial review of decisions.’’. 
(b) EFFECT OF DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR CORREC-
TION OF RECORDS WHEN PROHIBITED PERSONNEL AC-
TION ALLEGED.— 
(1) NOTICE OF DENIAL; PROCEDURES FOR JU-
DICIAL REVIEW.—Subsection (f) of section 1034 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) In any case in which the final decision of the 
Secretary concerned results in denial, in whole or in part, 
of any requested correction of the record of the member 
or former member, the Secretary concerned shall provide 
the member or former member a concise written statement 
of the basis for the decision and a notification of the avail-
ability of judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 
1560 of this title and the time for obtaining such review.’’. 
(2) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW; NOTICE 
OF
DENIAL.—Subsection (g) of such section is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Upon the 
completion of all’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The submittal of a matter to the Secretary of 
Defense by the member or former member under para-
graph (1) must be made within 90 days of the receipt by 
the member or former member of the final decision of the 
Secretary of the military department concerned in the 
matter. In any case in which the final decision of the Sec-
retary of Defense results in denial, in whole or in part, 
of any requested correction of the record of the member 
or former member, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
the member or former member a concise written statement 
of the basis for the decision and a notification of the avail-
ability of judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 
1560 of this title and the time for obtaining such review.’’. 
(3) SOLE BASIS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Such 
section is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (h) and 
(i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (g) the 
following new subsection (h): 
‘‘(h) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) A decision of the Secretary of Defense 
under subsection (g) shall be subject to judicial re-
view only as provided in section 1560 of this title. 
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‘‘(2) In a case in which review by the Secretary 
of Defense under subsection (g) was not sought, a 
decision of the Secretary of a military department 
under subsection (f) shall be subject to judicial re-
view only as provided in section 1560 of this title. 
‘‘(3) A decision by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security under subsection (f) shall be subject to ju-
dicial review only as provided in section 1560 of this 
title.’’. 
(c) EFFECT OF DENIAL OF OTHER REQUESTS FOR 
CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.—Section 1552 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(h) In any case in which the final decision of the 
Secretary concerned results in denial, in whole or in part, 
of any requested correction, the Secretary concerned shall 
provide the claimant a concise written statement of the 
basis for the decision and a notification of the availability 
of judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 1560 
of this title and the time for obtaining such review. 
‘‘(i) A decision by the Secretary concerned under this 
section shall be subject to judicial review only as provided 
in section 1560 of this title.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE AND RETROACTIVE APPLICA-
TION.— 
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(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—The amend-
ments made by this section shall apply to all final 
decisions of the Secretary of Defense under section 
1034(g) of title 10, United States Code, and of the 
Secretary of a military department and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security under sections 1034(f) 
or 1552 of such title, whether rendered before, on, 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) TRANSITION.—During the period between 
the date of the enactment of this Act and the effec-
tive date specified in paragraph (1), in any case in 
which the final decision of the Secretary of Defense 
under section 1034(g) of title 10, United States 
Code, or the Secretary concerned under sections 
1034(f) or 1552 of title 10, United States Code, re-
sults in denial, in whole or in part, of any requested 
correction of the record of a member or former 
member of the Armed Forces or the record of a 
claimant under such section 1552, the individual 
shall be informed in writing of the time for obtaining 
review of the decision pursuant to section 1560 of 
such title, as added by subsection (a). 
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(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretaries concerned 
(as defined in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States 
Code) may prescribe appropriate regulations, and interim 
guidance before prescribing such regulations, to imple-
ment the amendments made by this section. In the case 
of the Secretary of a military department, such regulations 
may not take effect until approved by the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(f) CONSTRUCTION.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section do not affect the authority 
of any court to exercise jurisdiction over any case that was 
properly before the court before the effective date specified 
in subsection (d)(1). 
Subtitle E—Decorations and 
Awards 
SEC. 541. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF MEDALS 
OF HONOR THAT MAY BE AWARDED TO A 
MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 3744 (a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal of honor,’’. 
(b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—Section 6247 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal 
of honor,’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8744(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal of honor,’’. 
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(d) COAST GUARD.—Section 494 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal of honor,’’ 
both places it appears. 
SEC. 542. STANDARDIZATION OF TIME-LIMITS FOR RECOM-
MENDING 
AND 
AWARDING 
A 
MEDAL 
OF 
HONOR, SERVICE CROSS, OR DISTINGUISHED- 
SERVICE 
MEDAL 
ACROSS 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 3744(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘three years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘five years’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘two years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘three years’’. 
(b) AIR FORCE.—Section 8744(b) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘three years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘five years’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘two years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘three years’’. 
SEC. 543. RECODIFICATION AND REVISION OF ARMY, NAVY, 
AIR FORCE, AND COAST GUARD MEDAL OF 
HONOR ROLL. 
(a) AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT AND FURNISHING OF 
CERTIFICATE.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1136. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard 
Medal of Honor Roll 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the De-
partment of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the 
Department of the Air Force, and the Department of 
Homeland Security, respectively, a roll designated as the 
‘Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor 
Roll’. 
‘‘(b) ENROLLMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall 
enter and record on such roll the name of each person 
who has served on active duty in the armed forces and 
who has been awarded a medal of honor pursuant to sec-
tion 3741, 6241, or 8741 of this title or section 491 of 
title 14. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each living person whose 
name is entered on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll shall be furnished 
a certificate of enrollment on such roll. 
‘‘(2) ENTITLEMENT
TO
SPECIAL
PENSION.— 
The Secretary concerned shall deliver to the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs a certified copy of each 
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certificate of enrollment issued under paragraph (1). 
Such copy shall authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to pay the special pension provided by sec-
tion 1562 of title 38 to the person named in the cer-
tificate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter of title 10 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘1136. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL PENSION.— 
(1) 
AUTOMATIC
ENTITLEMENT.—Section 
1562(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘living’’ after ‘‘each’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (c) of section 
1561 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(c)(2) of section 1136 of title 10’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘application therefor under 
section 1560 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
person’s name is entered on the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor 
Roll under section 1136(b) of title 10’’. 
(2) ELECTION
TO
DECLINE
SPECIAL
PEN-
SION.—Section 1562 of such title is further amend-
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ed by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g)(1) A person who is entitled to a special pension 
under subsection (a) may elect not to receive such special 
pension by notifying the Secretary of such election in writ-
ing. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary, upon receipt of such election, 
shall cease payments of the special pension to such per-
son.’’. 
(3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1562(a) 
of such title is further amended by striking ‘‘roll’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Roll’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF RECODIFIED PROVISIONS.—Sec-
tions 1560 and 1561 of title 38, United States Code, 
are repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 15 of such title is 
amended, by striking the items relating to sections 
1560 and 1561. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall be effective with respect to medals of 
honor awarded on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 551. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXPENSES 
FOR CARE AND DISPOSITION OF HUMAN RE-
MAINS THAT WERE RETAINED BY THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FORENSIC PA-
THOLOGY INVESTIGATION. 
(a) DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF PERSONS WHOSE 
DEATH IS INVESTIGATED BY THE ARMED FORCES MED-
ICAL EXAMINER.— 
(1) COVERED DECEDENTS.—Section 1481(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) To the extent authorized under section 
1482(g) of this title, any person not otherwise cov-
ered by the preceding paragraphs whose remains (or 
partial remains) have been retained by the Secretary 
concerned for purposes of a forensic pathology inves-
tigation by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner 
under section 1471 of this title.’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZED
EXPENSES
RELATING
TO 
CARE AND DISPOSITION OF REMAINS.—Section 1482 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(g)(1) The payment of expenses incident to the re-
covery, care, and disposition of the remains of a decedent 
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covered by section 1481(a)(10) of this title is limited to 
those expenses that, as determined under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Defense, would not have been 
incurred but for the retention of those remains for pur-
poses of a forensic pathology investigation by the Armed 
Forces Medical Examiner under section 1471 of this title. 
The Secretary concerned shall pay all other expenses au-
thorized to be paid under this section only on a reimburs-
able basis. Amounts reimbursed to the Secretary con-
cerned under this subsection shall be credited to appro-
priations available at the time of reimbursement for the 
payment of such expenses. 
‘‘(2) In a case covered by paragraph (1), if the person 
designated under subsection (c) to direct disposition of the 
remains of a decedent does not direct disposition of the 
remains that were retained for the forensic pathology in-
vestigation, the Secretary may pay for the transportation 
of those remains to, and interment or inurnment of those 
remains in, an appropriate place selected by the Secretary, 
in lieu of the transportation authorized to be paid under 
paragraph (8) of subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) In a case covered by paragraph (1), expenses 
that may be paid do not include expenses with respect to 
an escort under paragraph (8) of subsection (a), whether 
or not on a reimbursable basis.’’. 
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(b) CLARIFICATION OF COVERAGE OF INURNMENT.— 
Section 1482(a)(9) of such title is amended by inserting 
‘‘or inurnment’’ after ‘‘interment’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1482(f) of 
such title is amended in the third sentence by striking 
‘‘subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’. 
SEC. 552. EXPANSION OF PRIVILEGED INFORMATION PRO-
VISION TO DEBRIEFING REPORTS OF CER-
TAIN 
RECOVERED 
PERSONS 
WHO 
WERE 
NEVER PLACED IN A MISSING STATUS. 
(a) PERSONNEL FILES.—Section 1506 of title 10, 
United States Code is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall withhold from 
personnel files under this section, as privileged informa-
tion, any survival, evasion, resistance and escape debrief-
ing report provided by a person described in section 
1501(c) of this title who is returned to United States con-
trol which is obtained under a promise of confidentiality 
made for the purpose of ensuring the fullest possible dis-
closure of information.’’. 
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(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and 
(4)’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 1513 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(9) The term ‘survival, evasion, resistance, 
and escape debrief’ means an interview conducted 
with a person described in section 1501(c) of this 
title who is returned to United States control in 
order to record the person’s experiences while sur-
viving, evading, resisting interrogation or exploi-
tation, or escaping.’’. 
SEC. 553. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING 
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EM-
PLOYEES LISTED AS MISSING. 
Section 1501(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
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‘‘(D) coordination of periodic briefing of fami-
lies of missing persons about the efforts of the De-
partment of Defense to account for those persons.’’. 
SEC. 554. FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR IMMEDIATE 
FAMILY MEMBERS OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS 
FORCES MEMBERS. 
(a) CHAPLAIN-LED PROGRAMS.—The Commander of 
the United States Special Operations Command may pro-
vide support services described in section 1789(b) of title 
10, United States Code, to support the immediate family 
members (as defined in section 1789(c) of such title) of 
members of the Armed Forces assigned to special oper-
ations forces (as defined in section 167(i) of such title) 
if the Commander determines— 
(1) that there is a direct and concrete relation-
ship between— 
(A) chaplain-led programs authorized in 
section 1789 of such title, and 
(B) the readiness of special operations 
forces; and 
(2) that such support is not being provided to 
those family members by the Secretary of a military 
department. 
(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The Commander of 
the United States Special Operations Command may ex-
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pend up to $10,000,000 during any fiscal year during 
which this subsection is in effect to provide support serv-
ices described in section 1789(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, to support family programs directed by medical per-
sonnel, behavior health professionals, and family readiness 
professionals of the Department of Defense to build and 
maintain the resiliency of members of the Armed Forces 
assigned to special operations forces (as defined in section 
167(i) of such title) and their immediate family members 
(as defined in section 1789(c) of such title). 
(c) PERIOD OF AUTHORITY.—The authority under 
this section is in effect during each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2016. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2014. 
(a) WAIVER OF SECTION 1009 ADJUSTMENT.—The 
adjustment to become effective during fiscal year 2014 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. 
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‘‘(i) REFILLS
OF
PRESCRIPTION
MAINTENANCE 
MEDICATIONS THROUGH THE NATIONAL MAIL ORDER 
PHARMACY PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The pharmacy benefits pro-
gram shall require eligible covered beneficiaries to 
refill non-generic prescription maintenance medica-
tions through military treatment facility pharmacies 
or the national mail-order pharmacy program. 
‘‘(2) MEDICATIONS COVERED.— 
‘‘(A) 
DETERMINATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall determine the maintenance medications 
subject to the requirement under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(B) SUPPLY.—In carrying out the re-
quirement under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall ensure that the medications subject to the 
requirement under paragraph (1) are— 
‘‘(i) generally available to eligible cov-
ered beneficiaries through retail phar-
macies only for an initial filing of a 30-day 
or less supply; and 
‘‘(ii) any refills of such medications 
are obtained through a military treatment 
facility pharmacy or the national mail- 
order pharmacy program. 
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