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SEC. 540. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON DEPLOY-
MENT 
OF 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
NATIONAL
GUARD AND RESERVES IN THE GLOBAL WAR
ON TERRORISM.
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Defense Science Board
shall conduct a study on the length and frequency of the
deployment of members of the National Guard and the Re-
serves as a result of the global war on terrorism.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) An identification of the current range of
lengths and frequencies of deployments of members of
the National Guard and the Reserves.
(2) An assessment of the consequences for force
structure, morale, and mission capability of deploy-
ments of members of the National Guard and the Re-
serves in the course of the global war on terrorism
that are lengthy, frequent, or both.
(3) An identification of the optimal length and
frequency of deployments of members of the National
Guard and the Reserves during the global war on ter-
rorism.
(4) An identification of mechanisms to reduce
the length, frequency, or both of deployments of mem-
bers of the National Guard and the Reserves during
the global war on terrorism.
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than May 1, 2006, the Defense
Science Board shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the study required by subsection (a).
The report shall include the results of the study and such
recommendations as the Defense Science Board considers
appropriate in light of the study.
SEC. 541. ELIGIBILITY OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS FOR
APPOINTMENT TO THE SENIOR RESERVE OF-
FICERS’ TRAINING CORPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2107(b)(1) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or national’’
after ‘‘citizen’’.
(b) ARMY
RESERVE
OFFICERS
TRAINING
PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 2107a(b)(1)(A) of such title is amended
by inserting ‘‘or national’’ after ‘‘citizen’’.
(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT AS COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS.—Section 532(f) of such title is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, or for a United States national otherwise eligible
for appointment as a cadet or midshipman under section
2107(a) of this title or as a cadet under section 2107a of
this title,’’ after ‘‘for permanent residence’’.
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SEC. 542. PROMOTION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS
AMONG MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE OFFI-
CERS’ TRAINING CORPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall sup-
port the acquisition of foreign language skills among cadets
and midshipmen in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps,
including through the development and implementation
of—
(1) incentives for cadets and midshipmen to par-
ticipate in study of a foreign language, including spe-
cial emphasis for Arabic, Chinese, and other ‘‘stra-
tegic languages’’, as defined by the Secretary of De-
fense in consultation with other relevant agencies; and
(2) a recruiting strategy to target foreign lan-
guage speakers, including members of heritage com-
munities, to participate in the Reserve Officers’
Training Corps.
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the actions taken to carry out this section.
SEC. 543. SENSE OF SENATE ON CERTAIN MATTERS RELAT-
ING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RE-
SERVES.
It is the sense of the Senate—