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SEC. 532. REENLISTMENT IN FORMER ENLISTED GRADE 
AFTER SERVICE AS AN OFFICER. 
(a) REGULAR ARMY.—Section 3258 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a Reserve officer’’ and in-
serting ‘‘an officer’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a temporary appoint-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘an appointment’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a Re-
serve officer’’ and inserting ‘‘an officer’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Re-
serve’’. 
(b) REGULAR AIR FORCE.—Section 8258 of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a reserve officer’’ and in-
serting ‘‘an officer’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a temporary appoint-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘an appointment’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a Re-
serve officer’’ and inserting ‘‘an officer’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Re-
serve’’.
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Subtitle E—Military Justice and 
Legal Assistance Matters 
SEC. 541. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
AS ELIGIBLE FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE FROM 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LEGAL STAFF RE-
SOURCES. 
Section 1044(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) Civilian employees of the Federal Govern-
ment serving with, or preparing to serve with, an 
armed force in support of a contingency operation, 
as designated in regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary concerned.’’. 
Subtitle F—Decorations and 
Awards 
SEC. 551. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF 
MEDAL OF HONOR TO LESLIE H. SABO, JR., 
FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM 
WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim-
itations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States 
Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the
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Armed Forces, the President is authorized and requested 
to award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of such 
title to Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., for the acts of valor during 
the Vietnam War described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Leslie H. 
Sabo, Jr., on May 10, 1970, as a member of the United 
States Army serving in the grade of Specialist Four in 
the Republic of Vietnam with Company B of the 3d Bat-
talion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. 
SEC. 552. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF 
MEDAL OF HONOR TO HENRY SVEHLA FOR 
ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim-
itations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States 
Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 
Armed Forces, the President is authorized and requested 
to award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of such 
title to Henry Svehla for the acts of valor described in 
subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Henry 
Svehla on June 12, 1952, as a member of the United 
States Army serving in the grade of Private First Class