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connaissance (in this section referred to as ‘‘C4ISR’’) sys-
tems, including satellite communications, classified Inter-
net protocol-based networks, and the Global Positioning 
System (in this section referred to as ‘‘GPS’’). 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include a description of the steps 
taken and planned to be taken— 
(1) to identify likely threats to the C4ISR sys-
tems of the United States, including both weapons 
and those states with such capabilities; as well as 
the most likely areas in which C4ISR systems could 
be at risk; 
(2) to identify vulnerabilities to the C4ISR sys-
tems of the United States that could result in a 
C4ISR-denied environment; 
(3) to determine how the Armed Forces should 
respond in order to reconstitute C4ISR systems, pre-
vent further denial of C4ISR systems; and develop 
counter-attack capabilities; 
(4) to determine which types of joint operations 
could be feasible in an environment in which access 
to C4ISR systems is restricted or denied; 
(5) to conduct training and exercises for sus-
taining combat and logistics operations in C4ISR-de-
nied environments; and 
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(6) to propose changes to current tactics, tech-
niques, and procedures to prepare to operate in an 
environment in which C4ISR systems are degraded 
or denied for 48-hour, 7 day, 30-day, or 60-day peri-
ods. 
(c) JOINT EXERCISE PLAN REQUIRED.—Based on 
the findings of the report required by subsection (a), the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall develop a road-
map and joint exercise plan for the joint force to operate 
in an environment where access to C4ISR systems, includ-
ing satellite communications, classified Internet protocol- 
based networks, and the GPS network, is denied. The plan 
and joint exercise program shall include— 
(1) the development of alternatives to satellite 
communications, classified Internet protocol-based 
networks, and GPS for logistics, intelligence, surveil-
lance, and reconnaissance, and combat operations; 
and 
(2) methods to mitigate dependency on satellite 
communications, classified Internet protocol-based 
networks, and GPS; 
(3) methods to protect vulnerable satellite com-
munications, classified Internet protocol-based net-
works, and GPS; and 
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(4) a joint exercise and training plan to include 
fleet battle experiments, to enable the force to oper-
ate in a satellite communications, Internet protocol- 
based network, and GPS-denied environment. 
(d) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required to be 
submitted by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 342. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF ANNUAL 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
REPORT 
ON 
PREPOSITIONED 
MATERIEL 
AND 
EQUIP-
MENT. 
Section 2229a(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘By not later than 120 days 
after the date on which a report is submitted under 
subsection (a), the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the report’’and inserting ‘‘each 
report submitted under subsection (a)’’. 
SEC. 343. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON MAINTENANCE 
AND REPAIR OF VESSELS IN FOREIGN SHIP-
YARDS. 
Section 7310(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting after 
‘‘justification under law’’ the following: ‘‘and oper-
ational justification’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) A vessel not described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B) that is operated pursuant to a contract 
entered into by the Military Sealift Command, the 
Maritime Administration, or the United States 
Transportation Command.’’. 
SEC. 344. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR COMPTROLLER 
GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE SERVICE CONTRACT INVENTORY. 
Section 803(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2402) is amended by striking ‘‘180 days’’ and inserting 
‘‘270 days’’. 
SEC. 345. GAO REPORT REVIEWING METHODOLOGY OF DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE RELATING TO COSTS 
OF PERFORMANCE BY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AND CONTRACTORS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIREMENT.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall conduct a review of Depart-
ment of Defense Directive-Type Memorandum 09–007 en-
titled ‘‘Estimating and Comparing the Full Costs of Civil-
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ian and Military Manpower and Contractor Support’’ to 
determine whether the methodology used in the memo-
randum reflects the actual, relevant, and quantifiable 
costs to taxpayers of performance by Federal civilian em-
ployees, military personnel, and contractors. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the review re-
quired by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall 
consult with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness, the Director of Cost Assessment and Pro-
gram Evaluation, the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, and private sector stakeholders. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit a report on the review required by subsection (a) 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives. The report shall contain the 
results of the review and make recommendations for any 
statutory changes that the Comptroller General deter-
mines are necessary to ensure that the memorandum re-
viewed includes the actual, relevant, and quantifiable costs 
to taxpayers for Federal civilian employees, military per-
sonnel, and contractors. 
SEC. 346. REPORT ON MEDICAL EVACUATION POLICIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
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shall submit to the congressional defense committees and 
the Comptroller General of the United States a report on 
the policies, procedures, and guidelines of the Department 
of Defense for helicopter evacuation of injured members 
of the Armed Forces performed by— 
(1) unarmed Army helicopters (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘MEDEVAC’’); and 
(2) armed Air Force helicopters (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘CASEVAC’’). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall contain the following: 
(1) The differences between armed escort heli-
copters that accompany MEDEVAC helicopters and 
CASEVAC helicopters. 
(2) The differences between Army and Air 
Force training of MEDEVAC and CASEVAC air 
crews. 
(3) The differences between the capacity of the 
Army and the Air Force to care for wounded mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
(4) The potential costs associated with— 
(A) arming MEDEVAC helicopters; 
(B) increasing the training of MEDEVAC 
air crews to be comparable to the training of 
CASEVAC air crews; and 
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(C) increasing the quality of the avionics 
used in MEDEVAC helicopters to be com-
parable to the quality of the avionics used in 
CASEVAC helicopters. 
(5) An analysis of the Army rescue goal, com-
monly known as the ‘‘golden hour’’, which specifies 
a goal of transporting an injured member of the 
Armed Forces to a military medical treatment facil-
ity not later than 60 minutes after the MEDEVAC 
unit receives notification of the injury, including an 
analysis on— 
(A) whether the 60-minute time period 
should begin at the time of injury instead of at 
the time of notification; 
(B) the usefulness of gathering informa-
tion about survival rates using additional dif-
ferent time periods; and 
(C) the validity of the survival rate associ-
ated with the ‘‘golden hour’’. 
(6) A comparison of the helicopter evacuation 
capabilities in combat zones of— 
(A) the Army; 
(B) the Air Force; 
(C) Special Operations Command; and 
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(D) armed forces of other countries that 
perform helicopter evacuations in combat zones. 
(7) An analysis of— 
(A) the requirements under the Convention 
for the Amelioration of the Condition of the 
Wounded and Sick in the Armed Forces in the 
Field, done at Geneva, August 12, 1949 (6 
UST 3114) and the related protocols with re-
gard to the weapons an aircraft may carry and 
still be considered a medical aircraft (which, for 
purposes of such Convention and protocols, 
means an aircraft exclusively employed for the 
removal of wounded and sick and for the trans-
port of medical personnel and equipment) pro-
tected under such Convention, and of the inter-
pretations of and policies under such require-
ments by the Department of Defense; 
(B) the threats to MEDEVAC and 
CASEVAC air crews and assets posed by un-
conventional forces that do not abide by inter-
national law, military tradition, or custom, such 
as insurgent or criminal organizations; and 
(C) any strategies to respond to the 
threats identified in subparagraph (B), as well 
as any legal or policy restrictions to such re-
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sponses based on the requirements, policies, and 
interpretations identified in subparagraph (A). 
(8) An explanation of how the survival rate of 
injured members of the Armed Forces rescued by 
helicopter evacuation is calculated. 
(9) Information on the average number of in-
jured members of the Armed Forces that are evacu-
ated during each MEDEVAC and CASEVAC mis-
sion. 
(c) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date on which the Comptroller 
General receives the report submitted by the Secretary of 
Defense under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 
analysis of such report. 
SEC. 347. REPORT ON PROVIDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
SERVICES 
TO 
UNIFORMED 
PERSONNEL 
TRANSITING THROUGH FOREIGN AIRPORTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the feasibility of providing market-rate or 
below-market rate (or both) telecommunications service 
(either phone, VoIP, video chat, or a combination thereof), 
either directly or through a contract, to uniformed military 
personnel transiting through a foreign airport while in 
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transit to or returning from deployment overseas. The 
Secretary also shall investigate allegations of certain 
telecom companies specifically targeting uniformed mili-
tary personnel in transit overseas (who have no other op-
tion to contact their families) with above-market-rate fees, 
and shall include the results of that investigation in the 
report. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 348. SURVEY AND REPORT ON PERSONAL PROTEC-
TION EQUIPMENT NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED ON THE 
GROUND IN COMBAT ZONES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, when sending members of the United States 
Armed Forces into combat, the United States has an obli-
gation to ensure that— 
(1) the members are properly equipped with the 
best available protective equipment and supplies; and 
(2) the members, or their family and friends, 
never feel compelled to purchase additional equip-
ment and supplies to be safer in combat. 
(b) SURVEY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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of Defense shall conduct an anonymous survey among 
members and former members of the Armed Forces who 
were deployed on the ground in a combat zone since Sep-
tember 11, 2001, requesting information on what kinds 
of personal protection equipment (such as body armor and 
ballistic eyewear) the member believes should have been 
provided to members during deployment but were not pro-
vided. The Secretary shall include in the survey questions 
about whether members, their families, or other persons 
purchased any personal protection equipment because the 
Armed Forces did not provide the equipment and the 
types and quantity of equipment purchased. 
(c) REPORT ON RESULTS OF SURVEY.—Not later 
than 180 days after the completion of the survey required 
by subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report— 
(1) describing the results of the survey; 
(2) describing the types and quantity of per-
sonal protection equipment not provided by the 
Armed Forces and purchased instead by or on behalf 
of members of the Armed Forces to protect them-
selves; 
(3) explaining why such personal protection 
equipment was not provided; and 
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(4) recommending future funding solutions to 
prevent the omission in the future. 
SEC. 349. REPORT ON STATUS OF TARGETS IN OPER-
ATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY IMPLEMENTA-
TION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit annually to the relevant congressional committees 
a report on the status of the targets listed in the document 
entitled ‘‘Operational Energy Strategy: Implementation 
Plan, Department of Defense, March 2012’’, including— 
(1) the status of each of the targets listed in 
the implementation plan; 
(2) the steps being taken to meet the targets; 
(3) the expected date of completion for each 
target if such date is different from the date indi-
cated in the report; and 
(4) the reason for any delays in meeting the 
targets. 
(b) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘relevant congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives; 
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(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(5) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
Subtitle F—Limitations and 
Extensions of Authority 
SEC. 351. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN 
MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TO 
SUPPORT CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE. 
Section 372 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 352. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
THE 
DISESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
AEROSPACE 
CONTROL ALERT LOCATIONS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense may 
be obligated or expended to disestablish or downgrade any 
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of the 18 level 5 aerospace control alert defense locations 
in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) MAINTAINED LEVELS.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall maintain the operational capabilities provided 
by the 18 level 5 aerospace control alert defense capabili-
ties until the later of the following dates: 
(1) The date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. 
(2) September 30, 2013. 
(c) CONSOLIDATED BUDGET EXHIBIT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish a consolidated budget jus-
tification display that fully identifies the baseline aero-
space control alert budget for each of the military services 
and encompasses all programs and activities of the aero-
space control alert mission for each of the following func-
tions: 
(1) Procurement. 
(2) Operation and maintenance. 
(3) Research, development, testing, and evalua-
tion. 
(4) Military construction. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 
March 1, 2013, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report 
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that provides a cost-benefit analysis and risk-based 
assessment of the aerospace control alert mission as 
it relates to expected future changes to the budget 
and force structure of such mission. 
(2) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
REVIEW.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary submits the report required by paragraph (1), 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall— 
(A) conduct a review of the force structure 
plan of the Department of Defense and the 
cost-benefit analysis and risk-based assessment 
contained in the report; and 
(B) submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the findings of such re-
view. 
(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ESSENTIAL SERV-
ICE PROVIDED BY FIGHTER WINGS PERFORMING AERO-
SPACE CONTROL ALERT MISSIONS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that fighter wings performing the 24-hour Aero-
space Control Alert missions provide an essential service 
in defending the sovereign airspace of the United States 
in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks upon the United 
States on September 11, 2001. 
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SEC. 353. LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE 
UNITED STATES ARMY. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for Op-
eration and Maintenance for fiscal year 2013, not more 
than $5,000,000 shall be made available for the National 
Museum of the United States Army until the Secretary 
of the Army submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees certification in writing that sufficient private funding 
has been raised to fund the construction of the portion 
of the museum known as the ‘‘Baseline Museum’’ and that 
at least 50 percent of the Baseline Museum has been com-
pleted. 
SEC. 354. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RE-
TIREMENT 
OR 
INACTIVATION 
OF 
TICON-
DEROGA CLASS CRUISERS OR DOCK LAND-
ING SHIPS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2013 
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex-
pended to retire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in 
storage a cruiser or dock landing ship. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the U.S.S. Port Royal, CG 73, is authorized for retire-
ment. 
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(c) MAINTAINED LEVELS.—The Secretary of the 
Navy, in supporting the operational requirements of the 
combatant commands, shall maintain the operational ca-
pability and perform the necessary maintenance of each 
cruiser and dock landing ship belonging to the Navy until 
the later of the following dates: 
(1) The date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. 
(2) September 30, 2013. 
SEC. 355. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED PROHIBITION ON RETURN 
OF VETERANS MEMORIAL OBJECTS WITHOUT 
SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION IN LAW. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION.—Section 2572 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), and not-
withstanding this section or any other provision of law, 
the President may not transfer a veterans memorial object 
to a foreign country or an entity controlled by a foreign 
government, or otherwise transfer or convey such an ob-
ject to any person or entity for purposes of the ultimate 
transfer or conveyance of the object to a foreign country 
or entity controlled by a foreign government. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection: 
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‘‘(A) The term ‘entity controlled by a foreign 
government’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 2536(c)(1) of this title. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘veterans memorial object’ 
means any object, including a physical structure or 
portion thereof, that— 
‘‘(i) is located at a cemetery of the Na-
tional Cemetery System, war memorial, or mili-
tary installation in the United States; 
‘‘(ii) is dedicated to, or otherwise memori-
alizes, the death in combat or combat-related 
duties of members of the armed forces; and 
‘‘(iii) was brought to the United States 
from abroad as a memorial of combat abroad. 
‘‘(3) The prohibition imposed by paragraph (1) does 
not apply to a transfer of a veterans memorial object if— 
‘‘(A) the transfer of that veterans memorial ob-
ject is specifically authorized by law; or 
‘‘(B) the transfer is made after September 30, 
2017.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE SOURCE LAW.—Section 
1051 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 10 U.S.C. 2572 note) is 
repealed. 
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Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 361. RETIREMENT, ADOPTION, CARE, AND RECOGNI-
TION OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS. 
(a) RETIREMENT
AND
ADOPTION
OF
MILITARY 
WORKING DOGS.— 
(1) RETIREMENT
AND
RECLASSIFICATION
OF 
MILITARY WORKING DOGS.—Section 2583 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (f) and 
(g) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (e) the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(f) 
CLASSIFICATION
OF
MILITARY
WORKING 
DOGS.—The Secretary of Defense shall classify military 
working dogs as canine members of the armed forces. 
Such dogs shall not be classified as equipment. 
‘‘(g) TRANSFER OF RETIRED MILITARY WORKING 
DOGS.—If the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned determines that a military working dog should be 
retired, and no suitable adoption is available at the mili-
tary facility where the dog is located, the Secretary may 
transfer the dog— 
‘‘(1) to the 341st Training Squadron; or 
‘‘(2) to another location for adoption under this 
section.’’. 
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(2) ACCEPTANCE
OF
FREQUENT
TRAVELER 
MILES TO FACILITATE ADOPTION.—Section 2613(d) 
of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) facilitating the adoption of a military 
working dog under section 2583 of this title.’’. 
(b) VETERINARY CARE
FOR RETIRED MILITARY 
WORKING DOGS.— 
(1) VETERINARY CARE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 50 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 993. Military working dogs: veterinary care for re-
tired military working dogs 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish and maintain a system to provide for the veteri-
nary care of retired military working dogs. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE DOGS.—(1) A retired military work-
ing dog eligible for veterinary care under this section is 
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any military working dog adopted under section 2583 of 
this title. 
‘‘(2) The veterinary care provided a military working 
dog under this section shall be provided during the life 
of the dog beginning on the date on which the dog is 
adopted under such section 2583. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—(1) The Secretary shall ad-
minister the system required by this section under a con-
tract awarded by the Secretary for that purpose. 
‘‘(2)(A) The contract under this subsection shall be 
awarded to a private non-profit entity selected by the Sec-
retary from among such entities submitting an application 
therefor that have such experience and expertise as the 
Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) An entity seeking the award of a contract under 
this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion therefor in such form, and containing such informa-
tion, as the Secretary shall require. 
‘‘(3) The term of any contract under this subsection 
shall be such duration as the Secretary shall specify. 
‘‘(d) STANDARDS OF CARE.—(1) The veterinary care 
provided under the system required by this section shall 
meet such standards as the Secretary shall establish and 
from time to time update. 
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Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. CODIFICATION OF STAFF ASSISTANT POSITIONS 
FOR JOINT STAFF RELATED TO NATIONAL 
GUARD AND RESERVE MATTERS. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF EXISTING POSITIONS.—Chap-
ter 5 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after section 155 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 155a. Assistants to the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff for National Guard mat-
ters and for Reserve matters 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF POSITIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish the following positions 
within the Joint Staff: 
‘‘(1) Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters. 
‘‘(2) Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff for Reserve Matters. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION.—(1) The Assistant to the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Mat-
ters shall be selected by the Chairman from officers of the 
Army National Guard of the United States or the Air 
Guard of the United States who— 
‘‘(A) are recommended for such selection by 
their respective Governors or, in the case of the Dis-
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