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Sec. 517. Advance notice to members of reserve components of deployment in 
support of contingency operations. 
Subtitle C—Education and Training 
Sec. 521. Reduction or elimination of service obligation in an Army Reserve or 
Army National Guard troop program unit for certain persons 
selected as medical students at Uniformed Services University 
of the Health Sciences. 
Sec. 522. Increase in annual limit on number of ROTC scholarships under 
Army Reserve and Army National Guard program. 
Sec. 523. Revisions to authority to pay tuition for off-duty training or edu-
cation. 
Sec. 524. National Defense University master’s degree programs. 
Sec. 525. Recodification in title 38, United States Code, of certain educational 
assistance programs for members of the reserve components. 
Sec. 526. Secretary of Defense evaluation of the adequacy of the degree-grant-
ing authorities of certain military universities and educational 
institutions. 
Sec. 527. Navy Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit for Southold, 
Mattituck, and Greenport high schools. 
Sec. 528. Navy Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at University 
of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. 
Sec. 529. Intensified efforts to publicize and award scholarships to students at-
tending historically Black colleges and universities and His-
panic-serving institutions. 
Sec. 530. Sense of Congress with respect to extension of time limitation for use 
of entitlement to education benefits by members of Selected 
Reserve and members of reserve component supporting contin-
gency operations. 
Subtitle D—General Service Authorities 
Sec. 531. Authority to reduce required service obligation for initial appointment 
of qualified health professionals as officers in critical special-
ties. 
Sec. 532. Reenlistment in former enlisted grade after service as an officer. 
Subtitle E—Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters 
Sec. 541. Authority to designate certain civilian employees of the Federal Gov-
ernment as eligible for legal assistance from Department of 
Defense legal staff resources. 
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. 
Sec. 552. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Henry 
Svehla for acts of valor during the Korean War. 
Sec. 553. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Woodrow 
W. Keeble for acts of valor during the Korean War. 
Sec. 554. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Private 
Philip G. Shadrach for acts of valor during the Civil War. 
Sec. 555. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Private 
George D. Wilson for acts of valor as one of Andrews Raiders 
during the Civil War.
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Sec. 556. Cold War Victory Medal. 
Sec. 557. Establishment of Combat Medevac Badge. 
Subtitle G—Impact Aid and Defense Dependents Education System 
Sec. 561. Tuition assistance for military dependents in overseas areas where 
schools operated by Defense Dependents’ Education System 
are not reasonably available. 
Sec. 562. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that 
benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and De-
partment of Defense civilian employees. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 571. Extension of authority to accept gifts, devises, or bequests to benefit 
members of the Armed Forces, dependents, and civilian em-
ployees of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 572. Uniform performance policies for military bands and other musical 
units. 
Sec. 573. Repeal of limitation on number of academies of Department of De-
fense STARBASE Program in a single State. 
Sec. 574. Combat veterans mentoring program for current members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 575. Recognition of members of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives 
program of the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections 
of the Armed Forces during and following World War II. 
Sec. 576. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. 
Sec. 577. Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are mem-
bers of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency 
operation. 
Sec. 578. Limitation on simultaneous deployment to combat zones of dual-mili-
tary couples who have minor dependents. 
Sec. 579. Prohibition against members of the Armed Forces participating in 
criminal street gangs. 
Sec. 580. Study of feasibility of establishing a pilot program on family-to-family 
support for families of members of the National Guard and Re-
serves undergoing deployment. 
Sec. 581. Study regarding improving support services for children, infants, and 
toddlers of members of the National Guard and Reserve under-
going deployment. 
Sec. 582. Prohibition on the unauthorized use of names and images of members 
of the Armed Forces.
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Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 
Policy 
SEC. 501. ASSIGNMENT OF OFFICERS TO DESIGNATED PO-
SITIONS OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSI-
BILITY. 
(a) CONTINUATION IN GRADE WHILE AWAITING OR-
DERS.—Section 601(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) at the discretion of the Secretary of De-
fense, while the officer is awaiting orders after being 
relieved from the position designated under sub-
section (a) or by law to carry one of those grades, 
but not for more than 60 days beginning on the day 
the officer is relieved from the position, unless, dur-
ing such period, the officer is placed under orders to 
another position designated under subsection (a) or 
by law to carry one of those grades, in which case 
paragraph (2) will also apply to the officer.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING GEN-
ERAL AND FLAG OFFICER CEILINGS.—Section 525(e) of 
such title is amended by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) At the discretion of the Secretary of De-
fense, an officer of that armed force who has been