grams and activities to which the Secretary would 
otherwise provide access under subchapter II of 
chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code, and 
other applicable provisions of law. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—Funds may be provided 
under paragraph (1) in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 1798 of title 10, United States 
Code, or by such other mechanism as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(3) PRIORITIES.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
in regulations priorities for the allocation of funds 
for the provision of access to child care under para-
graph (1) in circumstances where funds are inad-
equate to provide all children described in that para-
graph with access to child care as described in that 
paragraph. 
(b) PRESERVATION OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.—
The Secretary shall provide for the attendance and partici-
pation of children in military child development centers 
and child care and development programs and activities 
under subsection (a) in a manner that preserves the scope 
and quality of child care and development programs and 
activities otherwise provided by the Secretary. 
(c) FUNDING.—Amounts available to the Department 
of Defense for ‘‘Operations and Maintentance’’ are avail-
able for purposes of providing access to child care under 
subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
COVERED
MEMBER
OF
THE
ARMED 
FORCES.—The term ‘‘covered member of the Armed 
Forces’’ means a member of the Armed Forces on 
active duty, including a member of the Reserves who 
are called or ordered to active duty under a provi-
sion of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of 
title 10, United States Code, for Operation Endur-
ing Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
(2) MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.—
The term ‘‘military child development center’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 1800(1) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 6. REDUCTION IN AGE FOR RECEIPT OF MILITARY RE-
TIRED PAY FOR NONREGULAR SERVICE. 
(a) REDUCTION
IN AGE.—Section 12731(a)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘at 
least 60 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘at least 55 years 
of age’’. 
(b) APPLICATION TO EXISTING PROVISIONS OF LAW 
OR POLICY.—With respect to any provision of law, or of 
any policy, regulation, or directive of the executive branch, 
that refers to a member or former member of the uni-
formed services as being eligible for, or entitled to, retired 
pay under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code, 
but for the fact that the member or former member is 
under 60 years of age, such provision shall be carried out 
with respect to that member or former member by sub-
stituting for the reference to being 60 years of age a ref-
erence to the age in effect for qualification for such retired 
pay under section 12731(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
month beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall apply to retired pay payable for that 
month and subsequent months. 
SEC. 7. DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PER-
SONNEL 
AND 
READINESS 
(RESERVE 
AF-
FAIRS). 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.—
(1) POSITION AND DUTIES.—Chapter 4 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 136a the following new section: 
‘‘§ 136b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness (Reserve Affairs) 
‘‘(a) There is a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
for Personnel and Readiness (Reserve Affairs), appointed