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Sec. 583. Modification of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act regarding termi-
nation or suspension of service contracts and effect of violation 
of interest rate limitation. 
Sec. 584. Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are mem-
bers of the armed forces deployed in support of a contingency 
operation. 
Sec. 585. Definitions in Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 related to ac-
tive duty, servicemembers, and related matters. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters 
Sec. 591. Navy grants to Naval Sea Cadet Corps. 
Sec. 592. Improved response and investigation of allegations of sexual assault 
involving members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 593. Modification of matching fund requirements under National Guard 
Youth Challenge Program. 
Subtitle A—Military Personnel 
Policy Generally 
SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INCREASE IN MAX-
IMUM NUMBER OF DAYS’ LEAVE MEMBERS 
MAY ACCUMULATE AND CARRYOVER. 
Section 701(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2012’’. 
SEC. 502. RANK REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICER SERVING AS 
CHIEF OF THE NAVY DENTAL CORPS TO COR-
RESPOND TO ARMY AND AIR FORCE RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 5138(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘not below the grade of rear ad-
miral (lower half) shall be detailed’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall be appointed’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘An appointee who holds a lower regular 
grade shall be appointed as Chief of the Dental 
Corps in the regular grade of rear admiral.’’. 
SEC. 503. COMPUTATION OF RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY FOR 
ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE NAVY WHO 
COMPLETE THE SEAMAN TO ADMIRAL (STA– 
21) OFFICER CANDIDATE PROGRAM. 
Section 6328 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) TIME SPENT IN SEAMAN TO ADMIRAL PRO-
GRAM.—The months of active service after January 1, 
2011, in pursuit of a baccalaureate-level degree under the 
Seaman to Admiral (STA–21) program of the Navy for 
officer candidates selected for the program after January 
11, 2010, shall be excluded in computing the years of serv-
ice of an officer who was appointed to the grade of ensign 
in the Navy upon completion of the program to determine 
the eligibility of the officer for voluntary retirement. Such 
active service shall be counted in computing the years of 
active service of the officer for all other purposes.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Joint Qualified Officers 
and Requirements 
SEC. 511. REVISIONS TO ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENT ON JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT. 
Section 667 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 
their education and experience’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) A comparison of the number of officers 
who were designated as a joint qualified officer who 
had served in a Joint Duty Assignment List billet 
and completed Joint Professional Military Education 
Phase II, with the number designated as a joint 
qualified officer based on their aggregated joint ex-
periences and completion of Joint Professional Mili-
tary Education Phase II.’’. 
(2) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), (6), and 
(12); 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (3); 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through 
(11) as paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; 
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(5) by inserting after paragraph (8), as so re-
designated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) With regard to the principal courses of in-
struction for Joint Professional Military Education 
Level II, the number of officers graduating from 
each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Joint Forces Staff College. 
‘‘(B) The National Defense University. 
‘‘(C) Senior Service Schools.’’; and 
(6) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para-
graph (10). 
Subtitle C—General Service 
Authorities 
SEC. 521. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED BEFORE SEP-
ARATION OF MEMBERS DIAGNOSED WITH OR 
ASSERTING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DIS-
ORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. 
(a) MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 59 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 1176 the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 1177. Members diagnosed with or asserting post- 
traumatic stress disorder or traumatic 
brain injury: medical examination re-
quired before separation 
‘‘(a) MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED.—(1) If a 
member of the armed forces who has been deployed over-
seas in support of a contingency operation is diagnosed 
by a physician, clinical psychologist, or psychiatrist as ex-
periencing post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic 
brain injury or otherwise asserts the influence of such a 
condition, the Secretary concerned may not authorize the 
involuntarily separation of the member or separation of 
the member under conditions other than honorable until 
after the member receives a medical examination to evalu-
ate a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or trau-
matic brain injury. 
‘‘(2) In a case involving post-traumatic stress dis-
order, the medical examination shall be performed by a 
clinical psychologist or psychiatrist. In other cases, the ex-
amination may be performed by a physician, clinical psy-
chologist, psychiatrist, or other health care professional, 
whoever is determined to be most appropriate. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE
OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION.—The 
medical examination required by subsection (a) shall en-
deavor to assess the degree to which the behavior of the 
member, on which the initial recommendation for an invol-
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untarily separation or separation under conditions other 
than honorable is based, has been affected by post-trau-
matic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. 
‘‘(c) SECRETARIAL
DISCRETION.—The Secretary 
concerned shall review the medical examination performed 
under subsection (a) with respect to a member, and the 
findings and conclusions of any physical evaluation board 
conducted with respect the member, to determine the ap-
propriate course of action with regard to the separation 
of the member.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1176 
the following new item: 
‘‘1177. Members diagnosed with or asserting post-traumatic stress disorder or 
traumatic brain injury: physical evaluation board review before 
separation.’’. 
(b) REVIEW OF PREVIOUS DISCHARGES AND DISMIS-
SALS.—Section 1553 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d)(1) In the case of a former member of the armed 
forces who, while a member, was deployed in support of 
a contingency operation and who, at any time after such 
deployment, was diagnosed by a physician, clinical psy-
chologist, or psychiatrist as experiencing post-traumatic 
stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, a board estab-
lished under this section to review the former member’s 
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discharge or dismissal shall include a member who is a 
physician, clinical psychologist, or psychiatrist. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a former member described in 
paragraph (1) or a former member whose case involves 
personal health care issues as supporting rationale or as 
justification for priority consideration, the Secretary con-
cerned shall render a final decision within 6 months of 
the receipt of an application to review a discharge or dis-
missal. The Secretary may delay a final decision beyond 
6 months if the Secretary determines that, due to adminis-
trative reasons or to serve the best interest of the former 
member, a final decision cannot be rendered within such 
6-month period. 
‘‘(3) When authorized by a former member described 
in paragraph (1) or (2), a Member of Congress shall be 
advised of the decision of the board conducting the review 
of the former member’s discharge or dismissal and the ra-
tionale used to support the decision.’’. 
SEC. 522. EVALUATION OF TEST OF UTILITY OF TEST PREP-
ARATION 
GUIDES 
AND 
EDUCATION 
PRO-
GRAMS IN IMPROVING QUALIFICATIONS OF 
RECRUITS FOR THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 546(d) of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
364; 120 Stat. 2215) is amended— 
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(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘in 
training and unit settings’’ and inserting ‘‘during 
training and unit assignments’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Data to make the comparison between the 
two groups shall be derived from existing sources, 
which may include performance ratings, separations, 
promotions, awards and decorations, and reenlist-
ment statistics.’’. 
SEC. 523. INCLUSION OF EMAIL ADDRESS ON CERTIFICATE 
OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE 
DUTY (DD FORM 214). 
Section 596 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 
1168 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) ELECTION TO FORWARD 
CERTIFICATE TO VA OFFICES.—’’ before ‘‘The Sec-
retary of Defense’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) INCLUSION
OF EMAIL ADDRESS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall further modify the DD Form 214 
in order to permit a member of the Armed Forces to in-
clude an email address on the form.’’. 
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SEC. 524. PROHIBITION ON RECRUITMENT, ENLISTMENT, 
OR RETENTION OF PERSONS ASSOCIATED OR 
AFFILIATED 
WITH 
GROUPS 
ASSOCIATED 
WITH 
HATE-RELATED 
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST 
GROUPS 
OR 
PERSONS 
OR 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES GOVERNMENT. 
Section 504 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) PERSONS ASSOCIATED OR AFFILIATED WITH 
HATE GROUPS.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—A person associated or af-
filiated with a group associated with hate-related vi-
olence against groups or persons or the United 
States Government, as determined by the Attorney 
General, may not be recruited, enlisted, or retained 
in the armed forces. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION
OF
HATE
GROUP.—In this 
subsection, the terms ‘group associated with hate-re-
lated violence’ or ‘hate group’ mean the following: 
‘‘(A) Groups or organizations that espouse 
or engage in acts of violence against other 
groups or minorities based on ideals of hate, 
ethnic supremacies, white supremacies, racism, 
anti-Semitism, xenophobia, or other bigotry 
ideologies. 
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‘‘(B) Groups or organizations engaged in 
criminal gang activity including drug and weap-
ons trafficking and smuggling. 
‘‘(C) Groups or organizations that espouse 
an intention or expectation of armed revolu-
tionary activity against the United States Gov-
ernment, or the violent overthrow of the United 
States Government. 
‘‘(D) Groups or organizations that espouse 
an intention or expectation of armed activity in 
a ‘race war’. 
‘‘(E) Groups or organizations that encour-
age members to join the armed forces in order 
to obtain military training to be used for acts 
of violence against minorities, other groups, or 
the United States Government. 
‘‘(F) Groups or organizations that espouse 
violence based on race, creed, religion, ethnicity, 
or sexual orientation. 
‘‘(G) Other groups or organizations that 
are determined by the Attorney General to be 
of a violent, extremist nature. 
‘‘(3) EVIDENCE
OF
ASSOCIATION
OR
AFFILI-
ATION WITH HATE GROUP.—The following shall con-
stitute evidence that a person is associated or affili-
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ated with a group associated with hate-related vio-
lence: 
‘‘(A) Individuals possessing tattoos or 
other body markings indicating association or 
affiliation with a hate group. 
‘‘(B) Individuals known to have attended 
meetings, rallies, conferences, or other activities 
sponsored by a hate group. 
‘‘(C) Individuals known to be involved in 
online activities with a hate group, including 
being engaged in online discussion groups or 
blog or other postings that support, encourage, 
or affirm the group’s extremist or violent views 
and goals. 
‘‘(D) Individuals who are known to have in 
their 
possession 
photographs, 
written 
testimonials (including diaries or journals), 
propaganda, or other materials indicating in-
volvement or affiliation with a hate group. Such 
materials can include photographs, written ma-
terials relating to or referring to extreme hatred 
that are clearly not of an academic nature, pos-
session of objects that venerate or glorify hate- 
inspired violence, and related materials, as de-
termined by the Attorney General. 
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