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transfer of amounts between the Postal Service and 
the Department of Defense based on that final deter-
mination, shall be made not later than six months 
after the end of the one-year period referred to in sec-
tion 577. 
(c) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—All estimates and de-
terminations under this section of the amount of postal ben-
efits under this subtitle used in any period shall be made 
by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Postal 
Service. 
SEC. 577. DURATION. 
The postal benefits under this subtitle shall apply with 
respect to mail matter sent during the one-year period be-
ginning on the date on which the regulations under section 
575(d) take effect. 
Subtitle J—Other Matters 
SEC. 581. REDUCTION IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AC-
CRUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE MILITARY RETIREMENT FUND. 
(a) DETERMINATION
OF CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
THE 
FUND.— 
(1) CALCULATION OF ANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CONTRIBUTION.—Subsection (b)(1) of sec-
tion 1465 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘to 
members of ’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘for active duty (other than the Coast Guard) 
and for full-time National Guard duty (other 
than full-time National Guard duty for training 
only), but excluding any duty that would be ex-
cluded for active-duty end strength purposes by 
section 115(i) of this title.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Ready Reserve’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Selected Reserve’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Coast Guard and 
other than members on full-time National 
Guard duty other than for training) who 
are’’ and inserting ‘‘Coast Guard) for serv-
ice’’. 
(2) QUADRENNIAL ACTUARIAL VALUATION.—Sub-
section (c)(1) of such section is amended — 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for 
members of the armed forces’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘for training only)’’ and inserting 
‘‘for active duty (other than the Coast Guard) 
and for full-time National Guard duty (other 
than full-time National Guard duty for training 
only), but excluding any duty that would be ex-
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cluded for active-duty end strength purposes by 
section 115(i) of this title’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Ready Reserve’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Selected Reserve’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Coast Guard and 
other than members on full-time National 
Guard duty other than for training) who 
are’’ and inserting ‘‘Coast Guard) for serv-
ice’’. 
(b) PAYMENTS INTO THE FUND.—Section 1466(a) of 
such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘by mem-
bers’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘for active 
duty (other than the Coast Guard) and for full-time 
National Guard duty (other than full-time National 
Guard duty for training only), but excluding any 
duty that would be excluded for active-duty end 
strength purposes by section 115(i) of this title’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Ready’’ and inserting ‘‘Se-
lected’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Coast Guard and other 
than members on full-time National Guard duty 
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other than for training) who are’’ and inserting 
‘‘Coast Guard) for service’’. 
SEC. 582. DENTAL CORPS OF THE BUREAU OF MEDICINE 
AND SURGERY. 
(a) DELETION
OF REFERENCES
TO DENTAL DIVI-
SION.—Section 5138 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking the first sentence; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Dental Division’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Dental Corps’’ in the second sentence; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Dental Divi-
sion’’ and inserting ‘‘Dental Corps’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘so’’ in the first sentence; 
(B) by striking ‘‘, that all such’’ in the first 
sentence and all that follows through ‘‘Dental Di-
vision’’; and 
(C) by striking the second sentence.; and 
(b) FUNCTIONS OF CHIEF OF DENTAL CORPS.—Sub-
section (d) of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) The Chief of the Dental Corps shall serve as the 
advisor to the Surgeon General on all matters relating di-
rectly to dentistry, including professional standards and 
policies for dental practice.’’. 
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The heading of such section is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 5138. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: Dental 
Corps; Chief’’. 
(2) The item relating to section 5138 in the table 
of sections at the beginning of chapter 513 of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘5138. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: Dental Corps; Chief.’’. 
SEC. 583. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR PRESENTATION OF 
RECOGNITION 
ITEMS 
FOR 
RECRUITMENT 
AND RETENTION PURPOSES. 
Section 2261 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking subsection (d). 
SEC. 584. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHMENT OF 
MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING COMMAND 
STATION ON GUAM. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall review 
the feasibility and cost effectiveness of establishing on Guam 
a station of the Military Entrance Processing Command 
to process new recruits for the Armed Forces who are drawn 
from the western Pacific region. For the purposes of the re-
view, the cost effectiveness of establishing such a facility on 
Guam shall be measured, in part, against the system in 
effect in early 2006 of using Hawaii and other locations 
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for the processing of new recruits from Guam and other lo-
cations in the western Pacific region. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2007, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives a report providing the results of 
the study under subsection (a). 
SEC. 585. PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER ENLIST-
MENT AND APPOINTMENT OATHS. 
(a) ENLISTMENT OATH.—Section 502 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) ENLISTMENT OATH.—’’ be-
fore ‘‘Each person enlisting’’; 
(2) by striking the last sentence; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) WHO MAY ADMINISTER.—The oath may be taken 
before the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary of De-
fense, any commissioned officer, or any other person des-
ignated under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of De-
fense.’’. 
(b) OATHS GENERALLY.—Section 1031 of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘Any commissioned officer of any 
component of an armed force, whether or not on active duty, 
may administer any oath’’ and inserting ‘‘The President, 
the Vice-President, the Secretary of Defense, any commis-
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