(d) AMMUNITION.—Funds are hereby authorized to
be appropriated for procurement for ammunition for the
Army as follows:
(1) $795,015,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $830,644,000 for fiscal year 1997.
(e) OTHER PROCUREMENT.—Funds are hereby au-
thorized to be appropriated for procurement for ammuni-
tion for the Army as follows:
(1) $2,256,601,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $2,198,702,000 for fiscal year 1997.
SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.
(a) AIRCRAFT.—Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for procurement of aircraft for the Navy as
follows:
(1) $3,886,488,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $6,885,201,000 for fiscal year 1997.
(b) WEAPONS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for procurement of weapons (including mis-
siles and torpedoes) for the Navy as follows:
(1) $1,787,121,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $1,714,337,000 for fiscal year 1997.
(c) SHIPBUILDING
AND CONVERSION.—Funds are
hereby authorized to be appropriated for shipbuilding and
conversion for the Navy as follows:
(1) $5,051,935,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $3,941,565,000 for fiscal year 1997.
(d) OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY.—Funds are here-
by authorized to be appropriated for other procurement
for the Navy as follows:
(1) $2,396,080,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $3,124,435,000 for fiscal year 1997.
(e) MARINE CORPS.—Funds are hereby authorized to
be appropriated for procurement for the Marine Corps as
follows:
(1) $474,116,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $687,917,000 for fiscal year 1997.
SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.
(a) AIRCRAFT.—Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for procurement of aircraft for the Air Force
as follows:
(1) $6,183,886,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $6,576,934,000 for fiscal year 1997.
(b) MISSILES.—Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for procurement of missiles for the Air Force
as follows:
(1) $3,647,711,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $4,422,579,000 for fiscal year 1997.
(c) OTHER PROCUREMENT.—Funds are hereby au-
thorized to be appropriated for other procurement for the
Air Force as follows:
(1) $6,804,696,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $6,904,630,000 for fiscal year 1997.
SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
Defense-wide procurement as follows:
(1) $2,179,917,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $2,524,975,000 for fiscal year 1997.
SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
procurement for the Inspector General of the Department
of Defense as follows:
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $1,800,000 for fiscal year 1997.
SEC. 106. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
the destruction of lethal chemical weapons in accordance
with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Author-
ization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521) and the destruction
of chemical warfare material of the United States that is
not covered by section 1412 of such Act as follows:
(1) $746,698,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $828,747,000 for fiscal year 1997.
SEC. 107. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
procurement for the Defense Health Program as follows:
(1) $288,033,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) $298,486,000 for fiscal year 1997.
SEC. 108. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR SEPARATE BUDG-
ET REQUEST FOR PROCUREMENT OF RE-
SERVE EQUIPMENT.
Section 114(e) of title 10, United States Code, is re-
pealed.
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1996.—Funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for the use
of the Armed Forces for research, development, test, and
evaluation, as follows:
(1) For the Army, $4,444,175,000.
(2) For the Navy, $8,204,530,000.
(3) For the Air Force, $12,598,439,000.
(4) 
For 
Defense-wide 
activities,
$9,084,809,000, of which—
(A) $259,341,000 is authorized for the ac-
tivities of the Director, Test and Evaluation;
and
(B) $22,587,000 is authorized for the Di-
rector of Operational Test and Evaluation.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 1997.—Funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for the use
of the Armed Forces for research, development, test, and
evaluation, as follows:
(1) For the Army, $4,240,968,000.
(2) For the Navy, $7,716,920,000.
(3) For the Air Force, $11,655,554,000.
(4) 
For 
Defense-wide 
activities,
$9,040,169,000, of which—
(A) $267,029,000 is authorized for the ac-
tivities of the Director, Test and Evaluation;
and
(B) $22,978,000 is authorized for the Di-
rector of Operational Test and Evaluation.
TITLE III—OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A—Authorization of
Appropriations
SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1996.—Funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for the use
of the Armed Forces of the United States and other activi-
ties and agencies of the Department of Defense, for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and
maintenance, in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Army, 18,184,736,000.
(2) For the Navy, $21,225,710,000.
(3) For the Marine Corps, $2,269,722,000.
(4) For the Air Force, $18,256,579,000.
(5) 
For 
Defense-wide 
activities,
$10,366,782,000.
(6) For the Army Reserve, $1,068,591,000.
(7) For the Naval Reserve, $826,042,000.
(8) 
For 
the 
Marine 
Corps 
Reserve,
$90,283,000.
(9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,485,947,000.
(10) 
For 
the 
Army 
National 
Guard,
$2,304,108,000.
(11) 
For 
the 
Air 
National 
Guard,
$2,712,221,000.
(12) For the Defense Inspector General,
$138,226,000.
(13) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug
Activities, Defense-wide, $680,432,000.
(14) For the United States Court of Appeals
for the Armed Forces, $6,521,000.
(15) For Environmental Restoration Defense,
$1,622,200,000.
(16) 
For 
Medical 
Programs, 
Defense,
$9,865,525,000.
(17) 
For 
Humanitarian 
Assistance,
$79,790,000.
(18) For Former Soviet Union Threat Reduc-
tion, $371,000,000.
(19) For Contributions for International Peace-
keeping and Peace Enforcement Activities, Defense,
$65,000,000.
(20) For support for the 1996 Summer Olym-
pics, $15,000,000.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 1997.—Funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for the use
of the Armed Forces of the United States and other activi-
ties and agencies of the Department of Defense, for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and
maintenance, in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Army, $17,628,264,000.
(2) For the Navy, $20,254,507,000.
(3) For the Marine Corps, $2,285,047,000.
(4) For the Air Force, $18,346,851,000.
(5) 
For 
the 
Defense-wide 
activities,
$10,492,192,000.
(6) For the Army Reserve, $1,033,630,000.
(7) For the Naval Reserve, $864,712,000.
(8) 
For 
the 
Marine 
Corps 
Reserve,
$95,272,000.
(9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,059,030,000.
(10) 
For 
the 
Army 
National 
Guard,
$2,274,435,000.
(11) 
For 
the 
Air 
National 
Guard,
$2,773,343,000.
(12) For the Defense Inspector General,
$138,060,000.
(13) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug
Activities, Defense-wide, $700,756,000.
(14) For the United States Court of Appeals
for the Armed Forces, $6,586,000.
(15) For Environmental Restoration Defense,
$1,622,200,000.
(16) 
For 
Medical 
Programs, 
Defense,
$9,720,509,000.
(17) 
For 
Humanitarian 
Assistance,
$71,633,000.
(18) For Former Soviet Union Threat Reduc-
tion, $364,400,000.
(19) For Contributions for International Peace-
keeping and Peace Enforcement Activities, Defense,
$100,000,000.
SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1996.—Funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for the use
of the Armed Forces of the United States and other activi-
ties and agencies of the Department of Defense for provid-
ing capital for working capital and revolving funds, in
amounts as follows:
(1) For the Defense Business Operations Fund,
$878,700,000.
(2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund,
$974,220,000.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 1997.—Funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for the use
of the Armed Forces of the United States and other activi-
ties and agencies of the Department of Defense for provid-
ing capital for working capital and revolving funds, for
the National Defense Sealift Fund, $913,402,000.
SEC. 303. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON ACTIVITIES OF THE
DEFENSE BUSINESS OPERATIONS FUND.
Section 316 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (10 U.S.C. 2208
note) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘(a)’’ and the second sen-
tence in subsection (a); and
(2) by repealing subsection (b).
TITLE IV—MILITARY
PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A—Active Forces
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1996.—The Armed Forces are au-
thorized strengths for active duty personnel as of Septem-
ber 30, 1996 , as follows:
(1) The Army, 495,000.
(2) The Navy, 428,000.
(3) The Marine Corps, 174,000.
(4) The Air Force, 388,200.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 1997.—The Armed Forces are au-
thorized strengths for active duty personnel as of Septem-
ber 30, 1997, as follows:
(1) The Army, 495,000.
(2) The Navy, 409,400.
(3) The Marine Corps, 174,000.
(4) The Air Force, 385,400.
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1996.—The Armed Forces are au-
thorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the
reserve components as of September 30, 1996, as follows:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United
States, 373,000.
(2) The Army Reserve, 230,000.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 98,608.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 42,000.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United
States, 109,458.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 73,969.
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 1997.—The Armed Forces are au-
thorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the
reserve components as of September 30, 1997, as follows:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United
States, 367,000.
(2) The Army Reserve, 215,000.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 96,402.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 42,000.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United
States, 107,151.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 73,160.
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000.
(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense
may vary the end strength authorized by subsection (a)
or subsection (b) by not more than 2 percent.
(d) ADJUSTMENTS.—The end strengths prescribed by
subsection (a) or (b) for the Selected Reserve of any re-
serve 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.
Whenever such units or such individual members are re-
leased from active duty during any fiscal year, the end
strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected
Reserve of such reserve component shall be proportion-
ately increased by the total authorized strengths of such
units and by the total number of such individual members.
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1996.—Within the end strengths
prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of
the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30,
1996 , the following number of Reserves to be serving on
full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of mem-
bers of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing,
administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the re-
serve components:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United
States, 23,390.
(2) The Army Reserve, 11,575.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 17,490.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,285.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United
States, 9,817.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 628.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 1997.—Within the end strengths
prescribed in section 411(b), the reserve components of
the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30,
1997, the following number of Reserves to be serving on
full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of mem-
bers of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing,
administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the re-
serve components:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United
States, 23,040.
(2) The Army Reserve, 11,550.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 17,074.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,285.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United
States, 9,824.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 625.
Subtitle C—Military Training
Student Loads
SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1996.—For fiscal year 1996 , the
components of the Armed Forces are authorized average
military training loads as follows:
(1) The Army, 75,013.
(2) The Navy, 44,238.
(3) The Marine Corps, 26,095.
(4) The Air Force, 33,232.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 1997.—For fiscal year 1997, the
components of the Armed Forces are authorized average
military training loads as follows:
(1) The Army, 79,275.
(2) The Navy, 44,121.
(3) The Marine Corps, 27,255.
(4) The Air Force, 35,522.
(c) SCOPE.—The average military training student
loads authorized for an armed force under subsections (a)
and (b) apply to the active and reserve components of that
armed force.
(d) ADJUSTMENTS.—The average military student
loads authorized in subsections (a) and (b) shall be ad-
justed consistent with the end strengths authorized in sub-
titles A and B. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
the manner in which such adjustments shall be appor-
tioned.
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL
POLICY
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel
Policy
SEC. 501. EQUALIZATION OF ACCRUAL OF SERVICE CREDIT
FOR OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) ENLISTED SERVICE CREDIT.—Section 972 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘§ 972. Enlisted members: required to make up time
lost
‘‘An enlisted member of an armed force who—
‘‘(1) deserts;
‘‘(2) is absent from his organization, station, or
duty for more than one day without proper author-
ity, as determined by competent authority;
‘‘(3) is confined by military or civilian authori-
ties for more than one day before, during or after
trial; or
‘‘(4) is unable for more than one day, as deter-
mined by competent authority, to perform his duties
because of intemperate use of drugs or alcoholic liq-
uor, or because of disease or injury resulting from
his misconduct;
is required, after his return to full duty, to serve for a
period that, when added to the period that he served be-
fore his absence from duty, amounts to the term for which
he was enlisted or inducted.’’.
(b) OFFICER SERVICE CREDIT.—Chapter 49 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 972 the following new section:
‘‘§ 972a. Officers: service credit
‘‘(a) In the case of an officer of an armed force who—
‘‘(1) deserts;
‘‘(2) is absent from his organization, station, or
duty for more than one day without proper author-
ity, as determined by competent authority;
‘‘(3) is confined by military or civilian authori-
ties for more than one day before, during or after
trial; or
‘‘(4) is unable for more than one day, as deter-
mined by competent authority, to perform his duties
because of intemperate use of drugs or alcoholic liq-
uor, or because of disease or injury resulting from
his misconduct;
the period of such desertion, absence, confinement, or in-
ability to perform duties may not be counted in computing,
for any purpose other than basic pay under section 205
of title 37, the officer’s length of service.’’.
(c) ARMY COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE.—
Section 3926 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) Time identified in section 972a of this title may
not be counted in computing years of service under this
section.’’.
(d) NAVY COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE.—
Chapter 571 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after section 6327 the following new section:
‘‘§ 6328. Computation of years of service: voluntary
retirement
‘‘(a) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Time required to be
made up under section 972 of this title may not be count-
ed in computing years of service under this chapter.
‘‘(b) OFFICERS.—Time identified in section 972a of
this title may not be counted in computing years of service
under this chapter.’’.
(e) AIR FORCE COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERV-
ICE.—Section 8926 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) Time identified in section 972a of this title may
not be counted in computing years of service under this
section.’’.
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 972 the following new item:
‘‘972a. Officers: service credit.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 571 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 6327 the following new item:
‘‘6328. Computation of years of service: voluntary retirement.’’.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE
AND APPLICABILITY.—The
amendments made by this section shall take effect on Oc-
tober 1, 1995, and shall apply to time identified in sections
972 or 972a of title 10, United States Code, that occurs
after such effective date.
SEC. 502. CHANGES IN GENERAL OFFICER BILLET TITLES
RESULTING FROM THE REORGANIZATION OF
HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS.
(a) HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS: FUNCTION;
COMPOSITION.—Section 5041(b) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) The Headquarters, Marine Corps, is composed
of the following:
‘‘(1) The Commandant of the Marine Corps.
‘‘(2) The Vice Commandant of the Marine
Corps.
‘‘(3) Director of the Marine Corps Staff.
‘‘(4) Deputy Commandants of the Marine
Corps.
‘‘(5) Assistant Commandants of the Marine
Corps.
‘‘(6) Other members of the Navy and Marine
Corps assigned or detailed to the Headquarters, Ma-
rine Corps.
‘‘(7) Civilian employees in the Department of
the Navy assigned or detailed to the Headquarters,
Marine Corps.’’.
(b) VICE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.—
Section 5044 is amended—
(1) by amending the heading to read as follows:
‘‘§ 5044. Vice Commandant of the Marine Corps’’;
and
(2) by striking out ‘‘Assistant Commandant’’ in
each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘Vice Commandant’’ in each instance.
Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences.
(3) No new class of students may be admitted
to begin studies in the Uniformed Services Univer-
sity of the Health Sciences after September 30,
1995. No students may be awarded degrees by such
University after September 30, 1999, except that
the Secretary of Defense may grant exceptions on a
case-by-case basis for any students who by that date
have completed substantially all degree require-
ments.
(c) AUTHORITIES UNAFFECTED.—
(1) Commissioned service obligations incurred
by students of the Uniformed Services University of
the Health Sciences shall be unaffected by enact-
ment of the repeal of chapter 104 of title 10, United
States Code, by subsection (a).
(2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as
limiting the exercise by the Secretary of Defense of
other authorities under law pertaining to health
sciences education, training and professional devel-
opment, graduate medical education, medical and
scientific research, and similar activities. To the ex-
tent any such activities had been assigned by the
Secretary of Defense to the Uniformed Services Uni-
versity of the Health Sciences, the Secretary of De-
fense’s authority to assign such activities to any
other component or entity of the Department of De-
fense shall be unaffected by the phase-out and clo-
sure of the Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences pursuant to this Act.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 178 of
title 10, United States Code, pertaining to the Henry M.
Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military
Medicine, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking out ‘‘Uni-
formed Services University of the Health Sciences’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Department of De-
fense’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking out ‘‘the
Dean of the Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘a
person designated by the Secretary of Defense’’; and
(3) in subsection (g)(1), by striking out ‘‘Uni-
formed Services University of the Health Sciences’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’.
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters
at the beginning of subtitle A and at the beginning of part
III of such subtitle of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking out the items relating to chapter 104.