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this title, regardless of the date on which the board was 
convened.’’. 
SEC. 504. ADMINISTRATIVE REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM 
LIST OF OFFICERS RECOMMENDED FOR PRO-
MOTION. 
(a) ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.—Section 629 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE REMOVAL.—If an officer on 
the active-duty list is discharged or dropped from the rolls, 
transferred to a retired status, or found to have been erro-
neously included in a zone of consideration, after having 
been recommended for promotion to a higher grade under 
this chapter, but before being promoted, the officer shall 
be administratively removed from the promotion list under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.’’. 
(b) RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST.—Section 14310 
of such title is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d):
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‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE REMOVAL.—If an officer on 
the reserve active-status list is discharged or dropped from 
the rolls, transferred to a retired status, or found to have 
been erroneously included in a zone of consideration, after 
having been recommended for promotion to a higher grade 
under this chapter or after having been found qualified 
for Federal recognition in the higher grade under title 32, 
but before being promoted, the officer shall be administra-
tively removed from the promotion list under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary concerned.’’. 
SEC. 505. ELIGIBILITY OF OFFICERS TO SERVE ON BOARDS 
OF INQUIRY FOR SEPARATION OF REGULAR 
OFFICERS 
FOR 
SUBSTANDARD 
PERFORM-
ANCE AND OTHER REASONS. 
(a) ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 1187 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs 
(2) and (3) and inserting the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(2) Each member of the board shall be senior 
in rank or grade to the officer being required to 
show cause for retention on active duty. 
‘‘(3) At least one member of the board— 
‘‘(A) shall be in or above the grade of 
major or lieutenant commander, if the grade of
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the officer being required to show cause for re-
tention on active duty is below the grade of 
major or lieutenant commander; or 
‘‘(B) shall be in a grade above lieutenant 
colonel or commander, if the grade of the offi-
cer being required to show cause for retention 
on active duty is major or lieutenant com-
mander or above.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘that officer— 
’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘that officer meets the grade require-
ments of subsection (a)(2).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of a military de-
partment may prescribe regulations limiting the eligibility 
of officers to serve on a board convened under this chapter 
to officers who, while otherwise qualified, are in the opin-
ion of the Secretary best suited for that duty by reason 
of age, education, training, experience, length of service, 
or temperament.’’. 
(b) RESERVES.—Section 14906 of such title is 
amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs 
(2) and (3) and inserting the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(2) Each member of the board shall be senior 
in rank or grade to the officer being required to 
show cause for retention in an active status. 
‘‘(3) At least one member of the board— 
‘‘(A) shall be in or above the grade of 
major or lieutenant commander, if the grade of 
the officer being required to show cause for re-
tention in an active status is below the grade of 
major or lieutenant commander; or 
‘‘(B) shall be in a grade above lieutenant 
colonel or commander, if the grade of the offi-
cer being required to show cause for retention 
in an active status is major or lieutenant com-
mander or above.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of a military de-
partment may prescribe regulations limiting the eligibility 
of officers to serve on a board convened under this chapter 
to officers who, while otherwise qualified, are in the opin-
ion of the Secretary best suited for that duty by reason
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of age, education, training, experience, length of service, 
or temperament.’’. 
SEC. 506. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO REDUCE MINIMUM 
LENGTH OF ACTIVE SERVICE AS A COMMIS-
SIONED 
OFFICER 
REQUIRED 
FOR 
VOL-
UNTARY RETIREMENT AS AN OFFICER. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 3911(b)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 6, 2006, 
and ending on December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 and ending on September 
30, 2013’’. 
(b) 
NAVY
AND
MARINE
CORPS.—Section 
6323(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Janu-
ary 6, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2008’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the date of the enactment of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 and ending 
on September 30, 2013’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8911(b)(2) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘January 6, 2006, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 and ending on September 30, 2013’’.
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Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. PRESEPARATION COUNSELING FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE RESERVE COMPONENTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT; EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a)(1) 
of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Within’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A) Within’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘of each member’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end of 
the sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘of— 
‘‘(i) each member of the armed forces whose 
discharge or release from active duty is anticipated 
as of a specific date; and 
‘‘(ii) each member of a reserve component not 
covered by clause (i) whose discharge or release from 
service is anticipated as of a specific date.’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘A nota-
tion of the provision of such counseling’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(B) A notation of the provision of preseparation 
counseling’’.
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(b) CLARIFICATION OF COVERED MATTERS.—Sub-
section (b)(7) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘from active duty’’. 
SEC. 512. MILITARY CORRECTION BOARD REMEDIES FOR 
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS. 
Subsection (a) of section 1552 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘military 
record of the Secretary’s department’’ and inserting 
‘‘military record of an armed force, including reserve 
components thereof, under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) In the case of a member of the National Guard, 
the authority to correct any military record of the member 
under this section extends only to records generated while 
the member was in Federal service and does not apply to 
matters related to State government policy and procedures 
related to its National Guard.’’. 
SEC. 513. REMOVAL OF STATUTORY DISTRIBUTION LIMITS 
ON NAVY RESERVE FLAG OFFICER ALLOCA-
TION. 
Section 12004(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—
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(1) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (5); 
and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (2). 
SEC. 514. ASSIGNMENT OF AIR FORCE RESERVE MILITARY 
TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS) TO POSITIONS 
OUTSIDE AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 10216(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a military tech-
nician (dual status) who is employed by the Air Force Re-
serve in an area other than the Air Force Reserve unit 
program, except that not more than 50 of such technicians 
may be assigned outside of the unit program at the same 
time.’’. 
SEC. 515. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EM-
PLOYMENT OF NON-DUAL STATUS MILITARY 
TECHNICIANS. 
Section 10217 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (1);
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(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) is hired as a temporary employee pursuant 
to the exception for temporary employment provided 
by subsection (d) and subject to the terms and con-
ditions of such subsection.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT.— 
(1) Notwithstanding section 10218 of this title, the Sec-
retary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force may 
employ, for a period not to exceed two years, a person 
to fill a vacancy created by the mobilization of a military 
technician (dual status) occupying a position under section 
10216 of this title. 
‘‘(2) The duration of the temporary employment of 
a person in a military technician position under this sub-
section may not exceed the shorter of the following: 
‘‘(A) The period of mobilization of the military 
technician (dual status) whose vacancy is being filled 
by the temporary employee. 
‘‘(B) Two years.
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‘‘(3) No persons may be hired under the authority 
of this subsection after the end of the 2-year period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 516. REVISED STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF RE-
SERVE FORCES POLICY BOARD. 
(a) REVISED STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS.—Section 
10301 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘§ 10301. Reserve Forces Policy Board 
‘‘(a) FUNCTIONS.—As provided in section 175 of this 
title, there is in the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
a Reserve Forces Policy Board. The Board shall serve as 
an independent adviser to the Secretary of Defense to pro-
vide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on 
strategies, policies, and practices designed to improve and 
enhance the capabilities, efficiency, and effectiveness of 
the reserve components. The Board shall report directly 
to the Secretary to provide independent advice and rec-
ommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to the 
and reserve components. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board consists of 20 mem-
bers, appointed or designated as follows: 
‘‘(1) A civilian chairman appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense, who shall be a person who the 
Secretary determines has the knowledge of, and ex-
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(c) of section 1083 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 
1918), as amended by section 1067 of the Strom Thur-
mond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2134) and section 
1052 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 764), shall 
apply to the commemorative program. 
(e) COMMEMORATIVE FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW ACCOUNT.—If the 
Secretary of Defense establishes the commemorative 
program, the Secretary the Treasury shall establish 
in the Treasury of the United States an account to 
be known as the ‘‘Department of Defense Korean 
War Commemoration Fund’’ (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(2) ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF FUND.—The 
Fund shall be available to, and administered by, the 
Secretary of Defense. The Secretary shall use the 
assets of the Fund only for the purpose of con-
ducting the commemorative program and shall pre-
scribe such regulations regarding the use of the 
Fund as the Secretary considers to be necessary. 
(3) DEPOSITS.—There shall be deposited into 
the Fund the following:
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of America and with such other veterans service organiza-
tions as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(d) RECOMMENDATION BASED ON REVIEW.—If the 
Secretary concerned determines, based upon the review 
under subsection (a) of the service records of any Jewish 
American World War I veteran, that the award of the 
Medal of Honor to that veteran is warranted, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the President a recommendation 
that the President award the Medal of Honor post-
humously to that veteran. 
(e) AUTHORITY TO AWARD MEDAL OF HONOR.—A 
Medal of Honor may be awarded posthumously to a Jew-
ish American World War I veteran in accordance with a 
recommendation of the Secretary concerned under sub-
section (a). 
(f) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—An award of 
the Medal of Honor may be made under subsection (e) 
without regard to— 
(1) section 3744, 6248, or 8744 of title 10, 
United States Code; and 
(2) any regulation or other administrative re-
striction on— 
(A) the time for awarding the Medal of 
Honor; or