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‘‘(C) opens or closes to the assignment of fe-
male members of the armed forces any military ca-
reer designator as described in paragraph (6). 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall include in any report under 
paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) a detailed description of, and justification 
for, the proposed change; and 
‘‘(B) a detailed analysis of legal implication of 
the proposed change with respect to the constitu-
tionality of the application of the Military Selective 
Service Act (50 App. U.S.C. 451 et seq.) to males 
only. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘ground combat ex-
clusion policy’ means the military personnel policies of the 
Department of Defense and the military departments, as 
in effect on October 1, 1994, by which female members 
of the armed forces are restricted from assignment to 
units and positions below brigade level whose primary mis-
sion is to engage in direct combat on the ground. 
‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, the continuity 
of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment 
of the Congress sine die. 
‘‘(6) For purposes of this subsection, a military ca-
reer designator is one that is related to military operations 
on the ground as of May 18, 2005, and applies—
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‘‘(A) for enlisted members and warrant officers, 
to military occupational specialties, specialty codes, 
enlisted designators, enlisted classification codes, ad-
ditional skill identifiers, and special qualification 
identifiers; and 
‘‘(B) for officers (other than warrant officers), 
to officer areas of concentration, occupational spe-
cialties, specialty codes, designators, additional skill 
identifiers, and special qualification identifiers. 
‘‘(b) OTHER PERSONNEL POLICY CHANGES.—(1) 
Except in a case covered by section 6035 of this title or 
by subsection (a), whenever the Secretary of Defense pro-
poses to make a change to military personnel policies de-
scribed in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, not less than 
30 days before such change is implemented, submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
notice, in writing, of the proposed change. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a proposed military 
personnel policy change, other than a policy change cov-
ered by subsection (a), that would make available to fe-
male members of the armed forces assignment to any of 
the following that, as of the date of the proposed change, 
is closed to such assignment:
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‘‘(A) Any type of unit not covered by subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(B) Any class of combat vessel. 
‘‘(C) Any type of combat platform.’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 651 the following new item:
‘‘652. Notice to Congress of proposed changes in units, assignments, etc. to 
which female members may be assigned.’’.
(b) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE POLICIES WITH REGARD TO THE ASSIGN-
MENT OF WOMEN.—Not later than March 31, 2006, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
of the Secretary’s review of the current and future imple-
mentation of the policy regarding the assignment of 
women as articulated in the Secretary of Defense memo-
randum, dated January 13, 1994, and entitled, ‘‘Direct 
Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule’’. In con-
ducting that review, the Secretary shall closely examine 
Army unit modularization efforts, and associated per-
sonnel assignment policies, to ensure their compliance with 
the Department of Defense policy articulated in the Janu-
ary 1994 memorandum.
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(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 542 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 
U.S.C. 113 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 575. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS FOR SPACE-
AVAILABLE TRAVEL ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF ‘‘GRAY AREA’’ RETIREES AND 
SPOUSES.—Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 2641a the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2641b. Space-available travel on Department of De-
fense aircraft: Reserve members eligible 
for retired pay but for age; spouses 
‘‘(a) RESERVE RETIREES UNDER AGE 60.—A mem-
ber or former member of a reserve component under 60 
years of age who, but for age, would be eligible for retired 
pay under chapter 1223 of this title shall be provided 
transportation on Department of Defense aircraft, on a 
space-available basis, on the same basis as members of the 
armed forces entitled to retired pay under any other provi-
sion of law. 
‘‘(b) DEPENDENTS.—The dependent of a member or 
former member under 60 years of age who, but for age, 
would be eligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 of 
this title, shall be provided transportation on Department 
of Defense aircraft, on a space-available basis, on the same