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H. R. 2647—618 
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program Title 
FY 2010 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
USUHS Immersive, Wide Area Virtual Environment .........
[3,000] 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM—PROCUREMENT .................
322,142 
322,142 
Total Defense Health Program .................................................
27,903,163 
28,033,093 
CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION 
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—O&M ...........................................
1,146,802 
1,146,802 
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—RDT&E .......................................
401,269 
401,269 
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—PROC ..........................................
12,689 
12,689 
Total Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction ............
1,560,760 
1,560,760 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVI-
TIES 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE .....................................................................................
1,058,984 
1,054,234 
EUCOM Interagency Fusion Centers (PC2365) ...................
[–750] 
PC9205 EUCOM CN Operation Support—excessive growth 
[–2,000] 
PC9206 AFRICOM CN Operational Support—excessive 
growth ....................................................................................
[–2,000] 
Total Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities .......
1,058,984 
1,054,234 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—O&M .....................
271,444 
287,100 
Second year growth plan ........................................................
[15,656] 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—PROCUREMENT 
1,000 
1,000 
Total Office of the Inspector General .....................................
272,444 
288,100 
TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS .......................................
33,915,113 
34,033,949 
Memorandum: Civil Program (non-defense) 
Armed Forces Retirement Home (Budget Function 600) .............
134,000 
134,000 
SEC. 4402. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS. 
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program Title 
FY 2010 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS ..............................................
396,915 
396,915 
Total, Defense Working Capital Funds ............................................
396,915 
396,915 
Total Revolving and Management Funds ........................................
396,915 
396,915 
MILITARY PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM—O&M ................................................
1,155,235 
1,256,675 
Army end strength budget amendment ..........................................
[101,440] 
Total Defense Health Program ...........................................................
1,155,235 
1,256,675 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DE-
FENSE ....................................................................................................
324,603 
356,603
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2647 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 2, 2009 
Mr. SKELTON (for himself and Mr. MCHUGH) (both by request) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
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TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 101. Army. 
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. 
Sec. 103. Air Force. 
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. 
Sec. 105. Rapid Acquisition Fund. 
Sec. 106. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 107. Defense Production Act purchases. 
Sec. 108. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. 
TITLE IV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 401. Working Capital Funds. 
Sec. 402. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 403. Defense Health Program. 
Sec. 404. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 
Sec. 405. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 406. Defense Inspector General. 
Subtitle B—Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Sec. 411. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Subtitle C—Military Personnel 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Personnel Strength Authorizations 
Sec. 501. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 502. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 503. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. 
Sec. 504. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 505. Fiscal year 2010 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 506. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active 
duty for operational support. 
Subtitle B—Military Personnel Policy Generally 
Sec. 511. Revisions to annual report requirement on joint officer management. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
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(2) $613,102,000 is for Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation; and 
(3) $322,142,000 is for Procurement. 
SEC. 404. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2010 for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 
Destruction, Defense, $1,560,760,000, of which— 
(1) $1,146,802,000 is for Operation and Main-
tenance; 
(2) $401,269,000 is for Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation; and 
(3) $12,689,000 is for Procurement. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents 
and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of 
the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
(50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
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SEC. 405. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2010 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and 
Counter-Drug 
Activities, 
Defense-wide, 
$1,383,587,000. 
SEC. 406. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2010 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, 
$281,320,000, of which— 
(1) $280,320,000 is for Operation and Mainte-
nance; and 
(2) $1,000,000 is for Procurement. 
Subtitle B—Armed Forces 
Retirement Home 
SEC. 
411. 
AUTHORIZATION 
OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2010 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Trust Fund the sum of $134,000,000 for the operation 
of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
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Subtitle C—Military Personnel 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
military personnel for fiscal year 2010 a total of 
$138,851,283,000. The authorization in the preceding 
sentence supersedes any other authorization of appropria-
tions (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal 
year 2010. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Personnel Strength 
Authorizations 
SEC. 501. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2010, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 547,400. 
(2) The Navy, 328,800. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 202,100. 
(4) The Air Force, 331,700. 
SEC. 502. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 
components as of September 30, 2010, as follows: 
(1) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 
(2) The Navy Reserve, 65,500. 
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(3) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600. 
(4) The Air Force Reserve, 69,500. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 106,700. 
(6) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 358,200. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000. 
(b) 
END
STRENGTH
REDUCTIONS.—The 
end 
strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re-
serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 
reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 
such component which are on active duty (other 
than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not 
in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
Reserve of such component who are on active duty 
(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 
individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
component are released from active duty during any fiscal 
year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 
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the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 
increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 
of such units and by the total number of such individual 
members. 
SEC. 503. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 
411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 
authorized, as of September 30, 2010, the following num-
ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 
full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 
Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re-
cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 
(2) The Navy Reserve, 10,818. 
(3) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
(4) The Air Force Reserve, 2,896. 
(5) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 32,060. 
(6) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 14,555. 
SEC. 504. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual 
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2010 for the re-
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serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army Reserve, 8,154. 
(2) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 26,901. 
(3) For the Air Force Reserve, 10,417. 
(4) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 22,313. 
SEC. 505. FISCAL YEAR 2010 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 
NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation 
provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, the number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep-
tember 30, 2010, may not exceed the following: 
(A) For the Army National Guard of the 
United States, 2,500. 
(B) For the Air National Guard of the 
United States, 350. 
(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual 
status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as 
of September 30, 2010, may not exceed 836. 
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(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non- 
dual status technicians employed by the Air Force 
Reserve as of September 30, 2010, may not exceed 
90. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 506. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2010, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 
who may be serving at any time on full-time operational 
support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
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Subtitle B—Military Personnel 
Policy Generally 
SEC. 511. REVISIONS TO ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT 
ON JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT. 
Section 667 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘and their 
education and experience’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3); 
(3) by transferring subparagraph (B) of para-
graph (4) to the end of paragraph (1), redesignating 
that subparagraph as subparagraph (C), aligning 
that subparagraph with the margin of subparagraph 
(B) of paragraph (1), and capitalizing the first word 
of that subparagraph; 
(4) by striking the remainder of paragraph (4), 
as amended by paragraph (3) of this section; 
(5) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (3); 
(6) by striking paragraph (6); 
(7) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through 
(11) as paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; 
(8) by redesignating paragraph (12) as para-
graph (9) and in that paragraph striking ‘‘each time 
the’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘the principal 
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courses of instruction for Joint Professional Military 
Education Level II, the number of officers grad-
uating from each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Joint Forces Staff College. 
‘‘(B) The National Defense University. 
‘‘(C) Senior Service Schools.’’; and 
(9) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para-
graph (10). 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR INCOME RE-
PLACEMENT PAYMENTS FOR RESERVE COM-
PONENT 
MEMBERS 
EXPERIENCING 
EX-
TENDED AND FREQUENT MOBILIZATION FOR 
ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE. 
Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
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Subtitle B—Extension of Certain 
Bonuses and Special and Incen-
tive Pays 
SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE 
FORCES. 
The following sections of chapter 5 of title 37, United 
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’: 
(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Re-
serve reenlistment bonus. 
(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 
affiliation or enlistment bonus. 
(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for 
enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority 
units. 
(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Re-
serve enlistment bonus for persons without prior 
service. 
(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
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SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 
of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2010’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse offi-
cer candidate accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 
education loans for certain health professionals who 
serve in the Selected Reserve. 
(b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 
of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, are amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2010’’: 
(1) Section 302c–1(f), relating to accession and 
retention bonuses for psychologists. 
(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for registered nurses. 
(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive 
special pay for nurse anesthetists. 
(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for 
Selected Reserve health professionals in critically 
short wartime specialties. 
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(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for dental officers. 
(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus 
for pharmacy officers. 
(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus 
for medical officers in critically short wartime spe-
cialties. 
(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus 
for dental specialist officers in critically short war-
time specialties. 
(9) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus 
and incentive pay authorities for officers in health 
professions. 
SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND 
BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFI-
CERS. 
The following sections of chapter 5 of title 37, United 
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’: 
(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for 
nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active 
service. 
(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career 
accession bonus. 
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(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career 
annual incentive bonus. 
(4) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BO-
NUSES AND SPECIAL PAY. 
The following sections of chapter 5 of title 37, United 
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’: 
(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer 
retention bonus. 
(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment in-
centive pay. 
(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment 
bonus for active members. 
(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment 
bonus. 
(5) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus 
for new officers in critical skills. 
(6) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus 
for conversion to military occupational specialty to 
ease personnel shortage. 
(7) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus 
for transfer between Armed Forces. 
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(8) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus 
for officer candidates. 
(9) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus 
authority for enlisted members. 
(10) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus 
authority for officers. 
(11) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 
incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(12) Section 351(i), relating to hazardous duty 
pay. 
(13) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay 
or special duty pay. 
(14) Section 353(j), relating to skill incentive 
pay or proficiency bonus. 
(15) Section 355(i), relating to retention incen-
tives for members qualified in critical military skills 
or assigned to high priority units. 
SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO PAYMENT OF REFERRAL BONUSES. 
The following sections of title 10, United States 
Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’: 
(1) Section 1030(i), relating to health profes-
sions referral bonus. 
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(2) Section 3252(h), relating to Army referral 
bonus. 
TITLE VII—WOUNDED WARRIOR 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 701. PROVISION OF SPECIAL MONTHLY COMPENSA-
TION ALLOWANCE TO CATASTROPHICALLY 
INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS RECOVERING 
FROM COMBAT OR COMBAT-RELATED CATA-
STROPHIC INJURIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 439. Special monthly compensation for members of 
the uniformed services with combat or 
combat-related catastrophic injuries 
‘‘(a) COMPENSATION AUTHORIZED.—(1) Under reg-
ulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary concerned may pay to any member of the uniformed 
services described in paragraph (2) a special monthly com-
pensation in an amount determined under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) A member eligible for the compensation author-
ized by paragraph (1) is a member— 
‘‘(A) who has a combat-related catastrophic in-
jury or illness and for whom a licensed physician has 
certified that the member is in need of assistance 
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from another person to perform the personal func-
tions required in everyday living; and 
‘‘(B) who has elected to participate in the expe-
dited disability evaluation process. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may establish addi-
tional eligibility criteria in the regulations required by 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) The amount of the special monthly compensa-
tion authorized by paragraph (1) shall be determined 
under criteria prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, but 
may not exceed the amount of the aid and attendance al-
lowance authorized by section 1114(r) of title 38 for vet-
erans in need of regular aid and attendance. In deter-
mining the amount of the compensation, the Secretary 
concerned shall consider the extent to which home health 
care and related services are being provided by the Gov-
ernment and the extent to which aid and attendance serv-
ices are being provided by family and friends who may 
be compensated with funds provided through the special 
monthly compensation authorized by this section. 
‘‘(5) The duration of the special monthly compensa-
tion authorized by paragraph (1) shall be 120 days from 
the date of the member’s election to participate in the ex-
pedited disability evaluation process or until the member 
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