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in Spokane, Washington, or to reassign or reorganize any 
of the search and rescue capabilities of that unit. 
SEC. 368. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR 
INITIAL FLIGHT SCREENING AT PUEBLO ME-
MORIAL AIRPORT. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for ini-
tial flight screening at Pueblo Memorial Airport, not more 
than 50 percent shall be expended until the Secretary of 
the Air Force submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees a certification that the Secretary has developed a plan, 
together with the City of Pueblo, Colorado, to meet Air 
Force crash, fire, and rescue requirements to support Air 
Force flight operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
Sec. 403. Additional authority for increases of Army and Marine Corps active 
duty end strengths for fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
Sec. 404. Increase in authorized strengths for Army officers on active duty in the 
grade of major. 
Sec. 405. Increase in authorized strengths for Navy officers on active duty in the 
grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2008 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support. 
Sec. 416. Future authorizations and accounting for certain reserve component 
personnel authorized to be on active duty or full-time National 
Guard duty to provide operational support. 
Sec. 417. Revision of variances authorized for Selected Reserve end strengths. 
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Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
Sec. 422. Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Sec. 423. Offsetting transfers from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 
2008, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 525,400. 
(2) The Navy, 329,098. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 189,000. 
(4) The Air Force, 329,651. 
(b) LIMITATION.— 
(1) ARMY.—The authorized strength for the 
Army provided in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) for 
active duty personnel for fiscal year 2008 is subject 
to the condition that costs of active duty personnel of 
the Army for that fiscal year in excess of 489,400 
shall be paid out of funds authorized to be appro-
priated for that fiscal year by section 1514. 
(2) MARINE CORPS.—The authorized strength for 
the Marine Corps provided in paragraph (3) of sub-
section (a) for active duty personnel for fiscal year 
2008 is subject to the condition that costs of active 
duty personnel of the Marine Corps for that fiscal 
year in excess of 180,000 shall be paid out of funds 
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authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal year by 
section 1514. 
SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END 
STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and insert-
ing the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 525,400. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 329,098. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 189,000. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 329,563.’’. 
SEC. 403. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES OF 
ARMY AND MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY END 
STRENGTHS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2009 AND 
2010. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ARMY ACTIVE DUTY 
END STRENGTHS.—For each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, 
the Secretary of Defense may, as the Secretary determines 
necessary for the purposes described in subsection (c), estab-
lish the active-duty end strength for the Army at a number 
greater than the number otherwise authorized by law up 
to the number equal to the fiscal-year 2008 baseline plus 
22,000. 
(b) MARINE CORPS.—For each of fiscal years 2009 and 
2010, the Secretary of Defense may, as the Secretary deter-
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mines necessary for the purposes described in subsection (c), 
establish the active-duty end strength for the Marine Corps 
at a number greater than the number otherwise authorized 
by law up to the number equal to the fiscal-year 2008 base-
line plus 13,000. 
(c) PURPOSE OF INCREASES.—The purposes for which 
increases may be made in Army and Marine Corps active 
duty end strengths under this section are— 
(1) to support operational missions; and 
(2) to achieve transformational reorganization 
objectives, including objectives for increased numbers 
of combat brigades and battalions, increased unit 
manning, force stabilization and shaping, and rebal-
ancing of the active and reserve component forces. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER AU-
THORITY.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
limit the President’s authority under section 123a of title 
10, United States Code, to waive any statutory end strength 
in a time of war or national emergency. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER VARIANCE AUTHOR-
ITY.—The authority under this section is in addition to the 
authority to vary authorized end strengths that is provided 
in subsections (e) and (f) of section 115 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(f) BUDGET TREATMENT.— 
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(1) FISCAL YEARS 2009 AND 2010 BUDGETS.—The 
budget for the Department of Defense for fiscal years 
2009 and 2010 as submitted to Congress shall comply, 
with respect to funding, with subsections (c) and (d) 
of section 691 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) OTHER INCREASES.—If the Secretary of De-
fense plans to increase the Army or Marine Corps ac-
tive duty end strength for a fiscal year under this sec-
tion, then the budget for the Department of Defense 
for that fiscal year as submitted to Congress shall in-
clude the amounts necessary for funding that active 
duty end strength in excess of the fiscal year 2008 ac-
tive duty end strength authorized for that service 
under section 401. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FISCAL-YEAR 2008 BASELINE.—The term ‘‘fis-
cal-year 2008 baseline’’, with respect to the Army and 
Marine Corps, means the active-duty end strength au-
thorized for those services in section 401. 
(2) ACTIVE-DUTY END STRENGTH.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘active-duty end strength’’ means 
the strength for active-duty personnel of one of the 
Armed Forces as of the last day of a fiscal year. 
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(h) REPEAL OF OTHER DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY 
TO TEMPORARILY INCREASE ARMY AND MARINE CORPS AC-
TIVE DUTY END STRENGTHS.— 
(1) BASE LAW.—Section 403 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 10 U.S.C. 115 note) 
is repealed. 
(2) DELAYED AMENDMENT.—Section 403 of the 
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 
2169) is repealed. 
SEC. 404. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR 
ARMY OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE 
GRADE OF MAJOR. 
The portion of the table in section 523(a)(1) of title 
10, United States Code, relating to the Army is amended 
to read as follows: 
Total number of commissioned officers 
(excluding officers in categories speci-
fied in subsection (b)) on active duty 
Number of officers who may be serving 
on active duty in grade of: 
Major 
Lieutenant 
Colonel 
Colonel 
Army: 
20,000 .................................................
7,768 
5,253 
1,613 
25,000 .................................................
8,689 
5,642 
1,796 
30,000 .................................................
9,611 
6,030 
1,980 
35,000 .................................................
10,532 
6,419 
2,163 
40,000 .................................................
11,454 
6,807 
2,347 
45,000 .................................................
12,375 
7,196 
2,530 
50,000 .................................................
13,297 
7,584 
2,713 
55,000 .................................................
14,218 
7,973 
2,897 
60,000 .................................................
15,140 
8,361 
3,080 
65,000 .................................................
16,061 
8,750 
3,264 
70,000 .................................................
16,983 
9,138 
3,447 
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Total number of commissioned officers 
(excluding officers in categories speci-
fied in subsection (b)) on active duty 
Number of officers who may be serving 
on active duty in grade of: 
Major 
Lieutenant 
Colonel 
Colonel 
75,000 .................................................
17,903 
9,527 
3,631 
80,000 .................................................
18,825 
9,915 
3,814 
85,000 .................................................
19,746 
10,304 
3,997 
90,000 .................................................
20,668 
10,692 
4,181 
95,000 .................................................
21,589 
11,081 
4,364 
100,000 ...............................................
22,511 
11,469 
4,548 
110,000 ...............................................
24,354 
12,246 
4,915 
120,000 ...............................................
26,197 
13,023 
5,281 
130,000 ...............................................
28,040 
13,800 
5,648 
170,000 ...............................................
35,412 
16,908 
7,116’’. 
SEC. 405. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR 
NAVY OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE 
GRADES OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, COM-
MANDER, AND CAPTAIN. 
The table in section 523(a)(2) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
Total number of commissioned officers 
(excluding officers in categories speci-
fied in subsection (b)) on active duty 
Number of officers who may be serving 
on active duty in grade of: 
Lieutenant 
Com-
mander 
Com-
mander 
Captain 
Navy: 
30,000 .................................................
7,698 
5,269 
2,222 
33,000 .................................................
8,189 
5,501 
2,334 
36,000 .................................................
8,680 
5,733 
2,447 
39,000 .................................................
9,172 
5,965 
2,559 
42,000 .................................................
9,663 
6,197 
2,671 
45,000 .................................................
10,155 
6,429 
2,784 
48,000 .................................................
10,646 
6,660 
2,896 
51,000 .................................................
11,136 
6,889 
3,007 
54,000 .................................................
11,628 
7,121 
3,120 
57,000 .................................................
12,118 
7,352 
3,232 
60,000 .................................................
12,609 
7,583 
3,344 
63,000 .................................................
13,100 
7,813 
3,457 
66,000 .................................................
13,591 
8,044 
3,568 
69,000 .................................................
14,245 
8,352 
3,718 
72,000 .................................................
17,517 
9,890 
4,467’’. 
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Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve com-
ponents as of September 30, 2008, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 351,300. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 67,800. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 106,700. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,500. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths 
prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any 
reserve 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-
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pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 
individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
component are released 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 in-
creased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of 
such units and by the total number of such individual mem-
bers. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, 
as of September 30, 2008, the following number of Reserves 
to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in 
the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose 
of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or 
training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 29,240. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 15,870. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 11,579. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
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(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 13,944. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,721. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual 
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2008 for the reserve 
components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army Reserve, 8,249. 
(2) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 26,502. 
(3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,909. 
(4) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 22,553. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2008 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 
NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL
GUARD.—Within the limitation 
provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, the number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep-
tember 30, 2008, may not exceed the following: 
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(A) For the Army National Guard of the 
United States, 1,600. 
(B) For the Air National Guard of the 
United States, 350. 
(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual 
status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as 
of September 30, 2008, may not exceed 595. 
(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non- 
dual status technicians employed by the Air Force 
Reserve as of September 30, 2008, may not exceed 90. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2008, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who 
may be serving at any time on full-time operational sup-
port duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
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(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
SEC. 416. FUTURE AUTHORIZATIONS AND ACCOUNTING 
FOR CERTAIN RESERVE COMPONENT PER-
SONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE 
DUTY OR FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY 
TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
(a) REVIEW
OF OPERATIONAL SUPPORT MISSIONS 
PERFORMED
BY CERTAIN RESERVE COMPONENT PER-
SONNEL.— 
(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall conduct a review of the long-term oper-
ational support missions performed by members of the 
reserve components authorized under section 115(b) of 
title 10 United States Code to be on active duty or 
full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of pro-
viding operational support, with the objectives of such 
review being— 
(A) minimizing the number of reserve com-
ponent members who perform such service for a 
period greater than 1095 consecutive days, or cu-
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