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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy
Sec. 501. Authority to delete from selection board reports and promotion lists
names of officers erroneously considered by promotion selection
boards.
Sec. 502. Amendment to Warrant Officer Management Act to authorize invol-
untary separation of certain regular warrant officers.
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Matters
Sec. 511. Authorization of secretarial selected reserve call up authority and ex-
pansion of 90 day call up period.
Sec. 512. Consistency in Federal recognition qualifications for members of the
National Guard.
Sec. 513. Exception to the twelve-week basic training period requirement.
Sec. 514. National Guard management initiatives.
Sec. 515. Modification of the physical examination requirement for members of
the Ready Reserve.
Subtitle C—Service Academies
Sec. 521. Procedures for nominating candidates for admission to Service Acad-
emies.
Sec. 522. Graduation leave for Service Academy graduates.
Subtitle D—Education and Training
Sec. 531. Change to ROTC advanced course admission requirements.
Subtitle E—Other Matters
Sec. 541. Authority for non-citizen spouse and children of non-citizen service
members to reside with the member in the United States.
Sec. 542. Reduction in the maximum number of years for a military member
to be maintained on the temporary disability retired list.
Sec. 543. Clarification of punitive UCMJ Article regarding drunken driving.
Sec. 544. Repeal of the statutory restriction on the assignment of women in the
Navy and Marine Corps.
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. Variable housing allowance for certain members who are required to
pay child support and who are assigned to sea duty.
Sec. 602. Pay for members of the uniformed services during times of war, hos-
tilities, or national emergency.
Sec. 603. Separation pay upon involuntary discharge or release from active
duty.
Sec. 604. Permanent authority for certain bonuses and special pay for nurse of-
ficer candidates, registered nurses and nurse anesthetists.
Sec. 605. Modification of certain selected reserve bonuses.
Sec. 606. Expiring authorities.
Subtitle B—Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits
Sec. 611. Disability coverage for officer candidates granted excess leave.
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Sec. 612. Termination of servicemen’s group life insurance when premiums are
not paid.
Subtitle C—Other Matters
Sec. 621. Authorization of payment or collection due to fluctuations of foreign
currency incurred by certain military members.
Sec. 622. Revisions to security deposit waiver program.
Sec. 623. Extension of Desert Shield postponement of certain tax-related acts
to other contingency operations.
Sec. 624. Inclusion of victims of terrorism in certain title 37 benefits.
Sec. 625. Permanent authorization for former prisoners of war to claim pay-
ments because of violations of the Geneva Conventions.
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Health Care Management
Sec. 701. Extension and revision of specialized treatment services program.
Sec. 702. Revision and codification of CHAMPUS physician payment reform
program.
Sec. 703. Codification of CHAMPUS peer review organization program proce-
dures.
Sec. 704. Award of constructive service credit for advanced health professional
degrees.
Sec. 705. Codification of revised governance structure of the Uniformed Serv-
ices University of the Health Sciences.
Sec. 706. Clarification of authority for graduate student program of the Uni-
formed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Sec. 707. Modification of date for delivery of health care services under
CHAMPUS reform initiative contract.
Sec. 708. Authority for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology to obtain addi-
tional distinguished pathologists and scientists.
Subtitle B—Other Matters
Sec. 711. Exclusion of experienced military physicians from medicare definition
of new physician.
Sec. 712. Repeal of the statutory restriction on use of funds for abortions.
TITLE VIII—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND
MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense
Sec. 801. Authorization for certain organizational changes in the Office of the
Secretary of Defense.
Subtitle B—Professional Military Education
Sec. 811. Authorization for the award of the Master of Science of national se-
curity strategy degree and the Master of Science of national re-
source strategy degree.
Subtitle C—Other Matters
Sec. 821. Authority for civilian army employees to act on reports of survey.
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Sec. 822. Escorts and flags for civilian employees who die while serving in a
conflict with the Armed Forces.
Sec. 823. Providing flexibility in the Office of the Inspector General of the
United States Air Force.
TITLE IX—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 901. Awarding of gold star lapel buttons to survivors of United States
servicemembers killed by terrorist acts.
Sec. 902. Aviation leadership program.
TITLE X—MATTERS RELATING TO ALLIES AND OTHER NATIONS
Sec. 1001. Exchange of personnel between Department of Defense and Foreign
Defense Departments or Ministries.
Sec. 1002. Transfer of certain defense articles in the war reserve allies stockpile
to the Republic of Korea.
Sec. 1003. Report requirement repealed.
Sec. 1004. Burden sharing contributions by Japan, Kuwait, and the Republic
of Korea.
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 101. ARMY.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1994 for procurement for the Army as follows:
(1) For aircraft, $1,110,436,000.
(2) For missiles, $1,043,550,000.
(3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles,
$874,346,000.
(4) For ammunition, $734,427,000.
(5) For other procurement, $3,051,281,000.
SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1994 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
(1) For aircraft, $6,132,604,000.
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(2) For weapons, including missiles and tor-
pedoes, $3,040,260,000.
(3) 
For 
shipbuilding 
and 
conversion,
$4,294,742,000.
(4) For other procurement, $2,967,974,000.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1994 for procurement for the Marine Corps in
the amount of $483,464,000.
SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1994 for procurement for the Air Force as
follows:
(1) For aircraft, $7,300,965,000.
(2) For missiles, $4,361,050,000.
(3) For other procurement, $7,942,065,000.
SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE PROCUREMENT.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1994 for defense-wide procurement in the
amount of $1,730,164,000.
SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1994 for procurement for the Defense Inspec-
tor General in the amount of $800,000.
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SEC. 106. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1994 for procurement for the Defense Health
Program in the amount of $272,762,000.
SEC. 107. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.
(a) FUNDING FOR PROGRAM.—Funds are hereby au-
thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 for the
destruction of lethal chemical weapons in accordance with
section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization
Act, 1986 (Public Law 99–145; 99 Stat. 583, 747) in the
amount of $125,486,000.
(b) REPEAL OF SEPARATE BUDGET ACCOUNT PRO-
VISION.—The second sentence of section 1412(f) of the
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public
Law 99–145; 99 Stat. 583, 748) is repealed.
Subtitle B—Other Matters
SEC. 111. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR SEPARATE BUDG-
ET REQUEST FOR PROCUREMENT OF RE-
SERVE EQUIPMENT.
Section 114(e) of title 10, United States Code, is
repealed.
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(1) For the Army, $16,014,394,000.
(2) For the Navy, $20,192,900,000.
(3) For the Marine Corps, $1,818,000,000.
(4) For the Air Force, $19,808,384,000.
(5) For Defense-wide operation and mainte-
nance, $9,587,581,000.
(6) 
For 
Medical 
Programs, 
Defense,
$9,080,538,000.
(7) For the Army Reserve, $1,107,800,000.
(8) For the Naval Reserve, $773,800,000.
(9) 
For 
the 
Marine 
Corps 
Reserve,
$75,100,000.
(10) 
For 
the 
Air 
Force 
Reserve,
$1,354,578,000.
(11) 
For 
the 
Army 
National 
Guard,
$2,218,900,000.
(12) 
For 
the 
Air 
National 
Guard,
$2,657,233,000.
(13) For the National Board for the Promotion
of Rifle Practice, $2,483,000.
(14) For the Defense Inspector General,
$126,801,000.
(15) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug
Activities, Defense-wide, $1,168,200,000.
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(16) For the Court of Military Appeals,
$6,055,000.
(17) For Environmental Restoration Defense-
wide, $2,309,400,000.
(18) For Defense-wide Global Cooperative Ini-
tiatives, including humanitarian assistance covered
by section 2551 of title 10, United States Code,
$448,000,000.
(19) For Chemical Agents and Munitions De-
struction, Defense-wide, $308,161,000.
(20) For Former Soviet Union Threat Reduc-
tion, $400,000,000.
SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1994 for the use of the Armed Forces of the
United States and other activities and agencies of the
Department of Defense for providing capital for working
capital and revolving funds in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Defense Business Operations Fund,
$1,161,095,000.
(2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund,
$290,800,000.
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SEC. 303. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN DEFENSE
BUSINESS OPERATIONS FUND.
Section 316(b)(3) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (10 U.S.C. 2208
note) is amended by inserting ‘‘the Defense Contract
Audit Agency, the Defense Contract Management Com-
mand,’’ immediately after ‘‘the Defense Finance and
Accounting Service,’’.
SEC. 304. NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION TRUST FUND
OBLIGATIONS.
During fiscal year 1994, $24,000,000 is authorized
to be obligated from the National Security Education
Trust Fund established by section 804(a) of the David L.
Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (Public
Law 102–183; 105 Stat. 1271).
Subtitle B—Other Matters
SEC. 311. AMENDMENT RELATING TO EMERGENCY AND EX-
TRAORDINARY EXPENSE AUTHORITY FOR DE-
FENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Section 127 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘,
the Defense Inspector General,’’ immediately
after ‘‘the Secretary of Defense’’; and
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(B) in the second sentence and the third
sentence, by inserting ‘‘or the Defense Inspec-
tor General’’ immediately after ‘‘the Secretary
concerned’’ each place it appears; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, by the De-
fense Inspector General to any person in the Office
of the Inspector General,’’ immediately after ‘‘the
Department of Defense’’.
SEC. 312. REPEAL OF CEILING ON EMPLOYEES IN HEAD-
QUARTERS AND NON-MANAGEMENT HEAD-
QUARTERS AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.
Section 194 of title 10, United States Code, is
repealed.
SEC. 313. FLEXIBILITY IN ADMINISTERING REQUIREMENT
FOR ANNUAL FOUR PERCENT REDUCTION IN
NUMBER OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED
TO HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS
SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.
(a) SHIFTING REDUCTIONS.—Section 906(a) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
(Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1622) is amended by
adding the following sentence at the end thereof: ‘‘When
the number of such personnel is reduced by more than
4 percent during any fiscal year, the number of personnel
reductions in excess of such 4 percent reduction may be
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counted as part of the 4 percent reduction required under
this section in determining the number of personnel reduc-
tions required during any subsequent fiscal year.’’.
(b) APPLICATION
OF
SHIFTS.—The amendment
made to section 906(a) by subsection (a) shall permit the
inclusion of excess reductions taken during fiscal years
1991, 1992, or 1993 in determining the number of reduc-
tions required to be taken during fiscal years 1994 and
1995.
SEC. 314. NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE FUND MANAGE-
MENT IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) FUND MANAGEMENT.—During fiscal year 1994
and thereafter, sales of stockpiled material in the National
Defense Stockpile may be made in amounts not to exceed
$500,000,000 in any fiscal year. Receipts from such sales
may be transferred to any appropriation available to the
Department of Defense to be merged with and to be avail-
able for the same purposes and same time period as the
appropriation to which transferred.
(b) AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION MORATORIUM.—
When determined to be necessary by the Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary may impose a moratorium on the ac-
quisition of new material for the National Defense Stock-
pile for the purpose of reducing existing excess material
in the Stockpile.
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SEC. 315. CLARIFICATION OF AMENDMENTS TO CINC INI-
TIATIVE FUND LEGISLATION.
The amendments made by section 934 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993
(Public Law 102–484; 102 Stat. 2477) to the provisions
of section 166a of title 10, United States Code, (relating
to the CINC Initiative Fund) shall be effective for all pur-
poses and shall supersede any conflicting provisions con-
tained in section 9128 of the Department of Defense Ap-
propriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–396; 102 Stat.
1935) (containing the text of the provisions of section 908
of S. 3114, 102d Congress, 2d Session, as passed by the
Senate on September 19, 1993). Section 9128 of the De-
partment of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993, is re-
pealed.
SEC. 316. PACIFIC BATTLE MONUMENTS MAINTENANCE.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Commandant of the United
States Marine Corps may provide necessary minor mainte-
nance and repairs to Pacific battle monuments until such
time as the Secretary of the American Battle Monuments
Commission and the Commandant of the Marine Corps
agree that the repair and maintenance will be performed
by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
(b) FUNDING TO REPAIR AND RELOCATE PACIFIC
BATTLE MONUMENTS.—Of the amounts made available
to the Marine Corps for operation and maintenance in
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Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased pro-
portionately 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.
Within the end strengths prescribed in section
402(b), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are
authorized, as of September 30, 1994, the following num-
ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or,
in the case of members of the National Guard, full-time
National Guard duty for the purpose of organizing, ad-
ministering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve
components:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United
States, 24,180.
(2) The Army Reserve, 12,542.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 19,369.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,119.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United
States, 9,389.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 648.
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SEC. 413. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN CERTAIN
GRADES AUTHORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.
(a) SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Effective on Oc-
tober 1, 1993, the table in section 517(b) of title 10, Unit-
ed States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Grade
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Corps
E–9 .........................................
569
202
328
E–8 .........................................
2,585
429
840
74’’.
(b) OFFICERS.—Effective on October 1, 1993, the
table in section 524(a) of such title is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘Grade
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Corps
Major or Lieutenant Com-
mander.
3,219
1,071
575
110
Lieutenant Colonel or Com-
mander.
1,524
520
636
Colonel or Navy Captain ........
372
188
274
25’’.
Subtitle C—Military Training Student Loads
SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 1994, the compo-
nents of the active and reserve Armed Forces are author-
ized average military training student loads as follows:
(1) The Army, 75,220.
(2) The Navy, 45,269.
(3) The Marine Corps, 22,753.
(4) The Air Force, 33,439.
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(b) ADJUSTMENTS.—The average military training
student loads authorized in subsection (a) shall be ad-
justed consistent with the end strengths authorized in
parts 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. AUTHORITY TO DELETE FROM SELECTION BOARD
REPORTS AND PROMOTION LISTS NAMES OF
OFFICERS ERRONEOUSLY CONSIDERED BY
PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 36 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 618 the following new section:
‘‘§ 618a. Secretarial deletion from promotion selec-
tion board report
‘‘(a) The Secretary concerned may delete administra-
tively the name of a regular or reserve officer selected for
promotion by a selection board from the report of the se-
lection board or from a list of officers recommended for
promotion if the Secretary determines—
‘‘(1) that the officer was ineligible, under sec-
tion 619 of this title or other applicable law (includ-
ing those with respect to the promotion of regular
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officers), as implemented by regulations of the mili-
tary department concerned, for consideration for
promotion by the selection board or was not within
the promotion zone established for the board;
‘‘(2) that a regular or reserve officer who was
considered for promotion by a board convened under
section 573 or 611 of this title is not serving on an
active duty list as a result of death, discharge, dis-
missal, resignation, retirement, or, in the case of a
reserve officer, as a result of release from active
duty or the performance of duty specified in section
582 or 641(1) of this title; or
‘‘(3) that a reserve officer (including a reserve
warrant officer) not on an active duty list who was
selected for promotion has died, resigned, been dis-
charged or dismissed, or is no longer serving in an
active status as defined in section 267(b) of this
title.
‘‘(b) An officer selected for promotion whose name
is deleted administratively under this section from the re-
port of a selection board or from a list of officers rec-
ommended for promotion shall be considered for all pur-
poses, other than chapter 77 of this title, not to have been
considered for promotion by the board concerned.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such subchapter is
further amended by amending section 618(d) to read as
follows:
‘‘(d) Except as provided in section 618a of this title,
the name of an officer selected for promotion by a selec-
tion board may be removed from the report of the selection
board only by the President.’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such subchapter I of chapter 36 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section
618 the following:
‘‘618a. Secretarial deletion from promotion selection board report.’’.
(d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The enactment of this Act
shall not be construed to affect any action taken by the
Secretary of a military department concerning a report of
a selection board or list of officers recommended for pro-
motion prior to the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 502. AMENDMENT TO WARRANT OFFICER MANAGE-
MENT ACT TO AUTHORIZE INVOLUNTARY
SEPARATION OF CERTAIN REGULAR WAR-
RANT OFFICERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33A of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 580 the
following new section:
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‘‘§ 580a. Modification to rules for continuation on ac-
tive duty; enhanced authority for selec-
tive early discharges
‘‘(a) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Sec-
retary of a military department, during the two-year pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 1993, to take any of the ac-
tions set forth in subsection (b) with respect to regular
warrant officers of an armed force under the jurisdiction
of that Secretary.
‘‘(b) The Secretary of a military department may,
with respect to regular warrant officers of an armed force,
when authorized to do so under subsection (a), convene
selection boards under section 573(c) of this title to con-
sider for discharge regular warrant officers on the warrant
officer active-duty list—
‘‘(1) who have served at least one year of active
duty in the grade currently held;
‘‘(2) whose names are not on a list of warrant
officers recommended for promotion; and
‘‘(3) who are not eligible to be retired under
any provision of law and are not within two years
of becoming so eligible.
‘‘(c)(1) In the case of an action under subsection (b),
the Secretary of the military department concerned may
submit to a selection board convened pursuant to that sub-
section—
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‘‘(A) the names of all regular warrant officers
described in that subsection in a particular grade
and competitive category; or
‘‘(B) the names of all regular warrant officers
described in that subsection in a particular grade
and competitive category who also are in particular
year groups or specialties, or both, within that com-
petitive category.
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall specify the total
number of warrant officers to be recommended for dis-
charge by a selection board convened pursuant to sub-
section (b). That number may not be more than 30 per-
cent of the number of officers considered—
‘‘(A) in each grade in each competitive cat-
egory; or
‘‘(B) in each grade, year group, or specialty (or
combination thereof) in each competitive category.
‘‘(3) The total number of regular warrant officers de-
scribed in subsection (b) from any of the armed forces (or
from any of the armed forces in a particular grade) who
may be recommended during a fiscal year for discharge
by a selection board convened pursuant to the authority
of that subsection may not exceed 70 percent of the de-
crease, as compared to the preceding fiscal year, in the
number of warrant officers of that armed force (or the
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number of warrant officers of that armed force in that
grade) authorized to be serving on active duty as of the
end of that fiscal year.
‘‘(4) A warrant officer who is recommended for dis-
charge by a selection board convened pursuant to the au-
thority of subsection (b) and whose discharge is approved
by the Secretary concerned shall be discharged on a date
specified by the Secretary concerned.
‘‘(5) Selection of warrant officers for discharge under
this subsection shall be based on the needs of the service.
‘‘(d) The discharge of any warrant officer pursuant
to this section shall be considered involuntary for purposes
of any other provision of law.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 33A is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 580 the following new
item:
‘‘580a. Modification to rules for continuation on active duty; enhanced authority
for selective early discharges.’’.
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Matters
SEC. 511. AUTHORIZATION OF SECRETARIAL SELECTED RE-
SERVE CALL UP AUTHORITY AND EXPANSION
OF 90 DAY CALL UP PERIOD.
(a) REVISION OF AUTHORITY TO ORDER THE SE-
LECTED RESERVE TO ACTIVE DUTY TO AUGMENT AC-
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TIVE FORCES.—Section 673b(a) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 673(a)
or any other provision of law, the President may authorize
the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transpor-
tation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not oper-
ating as a service in the Navy, without the consent of the
members concerned, to order any unit, and any member
not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit of the
Selected Reserve (as defined in section 268(b) of this
title), under their respective jurisdictions—
‘‘(1) when the President determines it is nec-
essary to augment the active forces for any oper-
ational mission, to active duty (other than for train-
ing) for not more than a total of 180 days; or
‘‘(2) when the Secretary of Defense, or the Sec-
retary of Transportation with respect to the Coast
Guard when it is not operating as a service in the
Navy, determines it is necessary to augment the ac-
tive forces, to active duty (other than for training)
for not more than a total of 90 days.’’.
(b) LIMITATION TO THE SECRETARIAL CALL UP AU-
THORITY TO 25,000.—Section 673b(c) of such title is
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(c) Not more than 200,000 members of the Selected
Reserve may be on active duty at any one time under sub-
section (a)(1), and not more than 25,000 members of the
Selected Reserve may be on active duty at any one time
under subsection (a)(2).’’.
(c) REVISION TO PERIOD OF EXTENSION OF ACTIVE
DUTY.—Section 673b(i) of such title is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘90 additional days’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘a total of 180 additional
days’’; and
(2) in the first sentence, by striking out ‘‘is or-
dered to active duty under this section’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘is ordered to active duty under
subsection (a)(1)’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 673b(f) of
such title is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Whenever the President authorizes the Secretary of
Defense or the Secretary of Transportation to order any
unit or member of the Selected Reserve to active duty,
under the authority of subsection (a)(1), or when the Sec-
retary of Defense or the Secretary of Transportation or-
ders any unit or member of the Selected Reserve to active
duty, under the authority of subsection (a)(2), the Presi-
dent or respective Secretary, as the case may be, shall sub-
mit, within 24 hours after exercising such authority, a re-
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port to Congress, in writing, setting forth the cir-
cumstances necessitating the action taken under this sec-
tion and describing the anticipated use of these units or
members.’’.
SEC. 512. CONSISTENCY IN FEDERAL RECOGNITION QUALI-
FICATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL
GUARD.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301 of title 32, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the first sen-
tence the following new sentence: ‘‘Qualifications pre-
scribed by the Secretary in the preceding sentence may
not differ between persons solely on the basis of employ-
ment as a technician under section 709 of this title.’’.
(b) REPEAL OF REQUIRED TRAINING (LEADERSHIP
TRAINING).—Section 523 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100–456; 102
Stat. 1918, 1974; 10 U.S.C. 709 note) is repealed.
(c) REPEAL
OF
REQUIRED
TRAINING
(BATTLE
SKILLS).—Section 506 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law
101–189; 103 Stat. 1352, 1438; 10 U.S.C. 709 note) is
repealed.
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SEC. 513. EXCEPTION TO THE TWELVE-WEEK BASIC TRAIN-
ING PERIOD REQUIREMENT.
Section 671(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense
that shall apply uniformly to the military departments or,
in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating
as a service in the Navy, by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, the Secretary concerned may establish, in lieu of
the twelve-week training requirement in this subsection
and in section 4(a) of the Military Selective Service Act
(50 U.S.C. App. 454(a)), a shorter period of basic training
(or equivalent training program) for persons inducted, en-
listed, or appointed in an armed force who have developed
skills in the civilian sector that readily can be applied in
the armed forces.’’.
SEC. 514. NATIONAL GUARD MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES.
(a) CLARIFICATION OF INCLUSION OF FEMALE WAR-
RANT OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE NA-
TIONAL GUARD IN THE MILITIA.—Section 311 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, warrant
officers, or enlisted members’’ after ‘‘female citizens of the
United States who are commissioned officers’’.
(b) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR PHYSICAL EX-
AMINATION (ARMY NATIONAL GUARD).—(1) Section 3502
of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
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least thirty days before the termination date of such
employment.’’.
(f) REPEAL OF LIMIT ON NUMBER OF TECHNICIANS
WHO MAY BE EMPLOYED AT ANY ONE TIME.—Subsection
709(h) of title 32, United States Code, is repealed.
(g) AUTHORIZATION FOR UNSERVICEABILITY FIND-
INGS
BY
NATIONAL
GUARD
OFFICERS.—Subsection
710(f) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ‘‘Regular Army or the Regular Air Force,’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Regular Army or a commis-
sioned officer of the Army National Guard who is also a
commissioned officer of the Army National Guard of the
United States, or by a commissioned officer of the Regular
Air Force, or a commissioned officer of the Air National
Guard who is also a commissioned officer of the Air Na-
tional Guard of the United States,’’.
SEC. 515. MODIFICATION OF THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
REQUIREMENT 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE
READY RESERVE.
Section 1004(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘four’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘five’’.
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Subtitle C—Service Academies
SEC. 521. PROCEDURES FOR NOMINATING CANDIDATES
FOR ADMISSION TO SERVICE ACADEMIES.
Sections 4342(a), 6954(a), and 9342(a) of title 10,
United States Code, are amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘a principal candidate and nine
alternates’’ in the last sentence of each section and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘ten persons’’; and
(2) by inserting after the last sentence as
amended by paragraph 1 the following new sen-
tences: ‘‘Nominees may be submitted without rank-
ing, or with a principal candidate and nine ranked
or unranked alternates. Qualified nominees not se-
lected for appointment under this subsection shall be
considered qualified alternates for the purposes of
selection under other provisions in this chapter.’’.
SEC. 522. GRADUATION LEAVE FOR SERVICE ACADEMY
GRADUATES.
Section 702 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘regular’’ in the first sentence.
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Subtitle D—Education and Training
SEC. 531. CHANGE TO ROTC ADVANCED COURSE ADMIS-
SION REQUIREMENTS.
Section 2104(b)(6)(A)(ii) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘not less than six weeks’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘a’’.
Subtitle E—Other Matters
SEC. 541. AUTHORITY FOR NON-CITIZEN SPOUSE AND CHIL-
DREN OF NON-CITIZEN SERVICE MEMBERS
TO RESIDE WITH THE MEMBER IN THE UNIT-
ED STATES.
Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (Q);
(2) by striking out the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (R) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; or’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(S) An alien who is the spouse or child of an
alien serving honorably, in the United States, on ac-
tive duty in the Armed Forces of the United States,
and is accompanying, or coming to join such alien
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service member for a period not to exceed six years,
which may be extended by the Attorney General.’’.
SEC. 542. REDUCTION IN THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF YEARS
FOR A MILITARY MEMBER TO BE MAIN-
TAINED ON THE TEMPORARY DISABILITY RE-
TIRED LIST.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Section 1210(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘five’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘three’’.
(2) Section 1210(h) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by striking out ‘‘five’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘three’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect for all military members
placed on the temporary disability retired list on or after
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 543. CLARIFICATION OF PUNITIVE UCMJ ARTICLE RE-
GARDING DRUNKEN DRIVING.
Section 911(2) (article 111) of title 10, United States
Code, as added by section 1066 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–
484; 1106 Stat. 2315, 2506), is amended by inserting ‘‘or
greater’’ after ‘‘0.10 grams’’ both times such term
appears.
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SEC. 544. REPEAL OF THE STATUTORY RESTRICTION ON
THE ASSIGNMENT OF WOMEN IN THE NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6015 of title 10, United
States Code, is repealed.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 555, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item referring to section 6015.
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER
PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances
SEC. 601. VARIABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN
MEMBERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO PAY
CHILD SUPPORT AND WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO
SEA DUTY.
Section 403a(b)(2) of title 37, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ‘‘or’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C) the member is not a member who is
in a paygrade above E–6, who is assigned to
sea duty, and who elects not to occupy assigned
unaccompanied quarters; or’’.
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SEC. 602. PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERV-
ICES DURING TIMES OF WAR, HOSTILITIES,
OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 37, United
States Code, relating to administration of pay for mem-
bers of the uniformed services, is amended—
(1) In section 1005, by striking out ‘‘Members’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Except as provided in
section 1013 of this title, members’’; and
(2) by adding at the end of such chapter the
following new section:
‘‘§ 1013. Pay: periods of war, hostilities, or national
emergency
‘‘In time of war, hostilities, or national emergency de-
clared by Congress or the President, the Secretary con-
cerned may limit the direct pay, or a portion thereof, to
a member of a uniformed service when the member is serv-
ing on active duty in an area prescribed for this purpose
by the Secretary of Defense. Any amount of pay and al-
lowances due but not paid directly to such member may
be paid through allotments or assignments as prescribed
by the member or credited to the member’s account and
paid upon the member’s return or departure from the pre-
scribed area. The Secretary concerned shall ensure prompt
payment of all pay and allowance.’’.
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(e) PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN RESERVE
OFFICERS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Sections 3380(d)
and 8380(d) of title 10, United States Code, are each
amended by striking out ‘‘September 30, 1993’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof in each instance ‘‘September 30,
1995’’.
(f) AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY PROMOTIONS OF
CERTAIN NAVY LIEUTENANTS.—Section 5721(f) of title
10, United States Code, is repealed.
(g) REPAYMENT OF EDUCATION LOANS FOR CER-
TAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN THE SE-
LECTED RESERVE.—Section 2172(d) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘October 1,
1993’’, and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘October 1, 1995’’.
(h) SPECIAL PAY FOR REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR
ACTIVE MEMBERS.—Section 308(g) of title 37, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘September 30,
1993’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘September 30,
1995’’.
(i) SPECIAL PAY
FOR ENLISTMENT BONUS
FOR
CRITICAL SKILLS.—Section 308a(c) of title 37, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘September 30,
1993’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘September 30,
1995’’.
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(j) EXTENSION OF RESERVE ENLISTMENT AND RE-
ENLISTMENT BONUS AUTHORITIES.—Sections 308b(f),
308c(e), 308e(e), 308h(g) and 308i(i) of title 37, United
States Code, are each amended by striking out ‘‘Septem-
ber 30, 1993’’ and inserting in lieu thereof in each in-
stance ‘‘September 30, 1995’’.
(k) SPECIAL PAY FOR CRITICALLY SHORT WARTIME
HEALTH SPECIALIST IN THE SELECTED RESERVES.—
Section 613(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 1989 (37 U.S.C. 302 note) is amended by
striking out ‘‘September 30, 1993’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘September 30, 1995’’.
(l) CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
ON MILITARY IN-
STALLATIONS.—Sections 106(b) and 106(c) of Public Law
86–797 (16 U.S.C. 670f(b) and (c)) are each amended
by striking out ‘‘and 1993,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
in each instance ‘‘1993, 1994, and 1995.’’.
(m) REDUCTION IN TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT
FOR RETENTION OF GRADE UPON VOLUNTARY RETIRE-
MENT.—Section 1370(a)(2) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘five-year period’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘ten-year period’’.
(n) REQUIRED LENGTH OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE
FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AS AN OFFICER.—Section
6323(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
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by striking out ‘‘five-year period’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘ten-year period’’.
(o) JOINT DUTY EXEMPTION FOR NUCLEAR PRO-
PULSION OFFICER.—Section 619(e)(1) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘January 1,
1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘January 1, 1996’’.
(p) MODIFICATION OF RULES FOR CONTINUATION
ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 638a of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘five-year period’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘ten-year period’’.
(q) RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN LIMITED DUTY OFFI-
CERS OF THE NAVY.—Title 10, United States Code, as
amended by section 504 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484;
1106 Stat. 2315, 2403), is amended—
(1) in section 633, by striking out in the last
sentence ‘‘and ending on October 1, 1995,’’;
(2) in section 634, by striking out in the last
sentence ‘‘and ending on October 1, 1995,’’;
(3) in section 6383(a) by striking out para-
graph 5 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(5) Paragraphs (2) through (4) shall be effective
July 1, 1993.’’; and
(4) in section 6383(i), by striking out in the
last sentence ‘‘During the period beginning on July
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1, 1993, and ending on October 1, 1995,’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘Beginning on July 1, 1993,’’.
(r) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON PERIOD OF MAN-
AGEMENT OF DEFENSE BUSINESS OPERATIONS FUND.—
Section 316(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102–190;
105 Stat. 1338; 10 U.S.C. 2208 note) is amended by
striking out ‘‘April 15, 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘April 15, 1995’’.
Subtitle B—Retired Pay and Survivor
Benefits
SEC. 611. DISABILITY COVERAGE FOR OFFICER CAN-
DIDATES GRANTED EXCESS LEAVE.
(a) INCLUSION OF OFFICER CANDIDATES IN ELIGI-
BILITY FOR RETIRED PAY.—That portion of section 1201
of title 10, United States Code, which precedes paragraph
(1) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Upon a determination by the Secretary concerned
that a member of a regular component of the armed forces
entitled to basic pay; any other member of the armed
forces entitled to basic pay who has been called or ordered
to active duty (other than for training under section
270(b) of this title) for a period of more than 30 days;
or a member of the armed forces who is not entitled to
basic pay because he is authorized by the Secretary con-
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cerned under section 502(b) of title 37 to participate in
a program leading to appointment, designation, or assign-
ment in an officer category, is unfit to perform the duties
of his office, grade, rank, or rating because of physical
disability incurred while entitled to basic pay, or while not
entitled to basic pay because he is authorized by the Sec-
retary concerned under section 502(b) of title 37 to par-
ticipate in a program leading to appointment, designation,
or assignment in an officer category, the Secretary may
retire the member, with retired pay computed under sec-
tion 1401 of this title, if the Secretary also determines
that—’’.
(b) INCLUSION OF OFFICER CANDIDATES IN ELIGI-
BILITY FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE TEMPORARY DISABIL-
ITY RETIRED LIST.—Section 1202 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Upon a determination by the Secretary concerned
that a member of a regular component of the armed forces
entitled to basic pay; any other member of the armed
forces entitled to basic pay who has been called or ordered
to active duty (other than for training under section
270(b) of this title) for a period of more than 30 days;
or a member of the armed forces who is not entitled to
basic pay because he is authorized by the Secretary con-
cerned under section 502(b) of title 37 to participate in
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a program leading to appointment, designation, or assign-
ment in an officer category, would be qualified for retire-
ment under section 1201 of this title but for the fact that
his disability is not determined to be of a permanent na-
ture, the Secretary shall, if he also determines that accept-
ed medical principles indicate that the disability may be
of a permanent nature, place the member’s name on the
temporary disability retired list, with retired pay computed
under section 1401 of this title.’’.
(c) INCLUSION OF OFFICER CANDIDATES IN ELIGI-
BILITY FOR DISABILITY SEPARATION PAY.—That portion
of section 1203 of title 10, United States Code, that pre-
cedes paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Upon a determination by the Secretary concerned
that a member of a regular component of the armed forces
entitled to basic pay; any other member of the armed
forces entitled to basic pay who has been called or ordered
to active duty (other than for training under section
270(b) of this title) for a period of more than 30 days;
or a member of the armed forces who is not entitled to
basic pay because he is authorized by the Secretary con-
cerned under section 502(b) of title 37 to participate in
a program leading to appointment, designation, or assign-
ment in an officer category, is unfit to perform the duties
of his office, rank or rating because of physical disability
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(2) by amending subsection (f)(2)(A) to read as
follows:
‘‘(A) such services are performed in the
area designated by the Secretary of Defense
pursuant to this subparagraph as a contingency
operation area, and’’; and
(3) by amending subsection (f)(2)(B) to read as
follows:
‘‘(B) such services are performed during
the period designated by the Secretary of De-
fense as the period of contingency operations in
the area designated referred to in subparagraph
(A).’’.
SEC. 624. INCLUSION OF VICTIMS OF TERRORISM IN CER-
TAIN TITLE 37 BENEFITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 559 of title 37, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by amending the section heading to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 559. Benefits: victims of terrorism; members held
as captives’’;
and
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ‘‘if
Congress provides to such a member, in an Act en-
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acted after August 27, 1986, monetary payment in
respect of such period of captivity’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to
section 559 in the table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 10 of title 37, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘559. Benefits: victims of terrorism; members held as captives.’’.
SEC. 625. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR FORMER PRIS-
ONERS OF WAR TO CLAIM PAYMENTS BE-
CAUSE OF VIOLATION OF THE GENEVA CON-
VENTIONS.
Section 6 of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 App.
U.S.C. 2005) is amended by inserting after subsection (g)
the following new subsection:
‘‘(h)(1) As used in the subsection, the term ‘prisoner
of war’ means any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted,
or inducted member of the Armed Forces of the United
States who was held in captivity as a prisoner of war for
any period that, unless the Congress so determines first
by concurrent resolution, the President determines for
purposes of this subsection to have been a period of con-
flict with a force hostile to the United States, except any
such member who, at any time, voluntarily, knowingly,
and without duress gave aid to or collaborated with, or
in any manner served, such hostile force.
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‘‘(2) The Commission is authorized to receive and to
determine, according to the law, the amount and validity,
and provide for payment of any claim filed by any prisoner
of war for compensation for the failure of the hostile force
by which he was held as a prisoner of war, or its agents,
to furnish him the quantity or quality of food prescribed
for prisoners of war under the terms of the Geneva Con-
vention of August 12, 1949. Each claimant is required to
bear all burdens of proof under this section. The com-
pensation allowed to any prisoner of war under the provi-
sions of this paragraph shall be one-half of the food por-
tion of the world wide average per diem rate for each day
on which he was held as a prisoner of war and on which
such hostile force, or its agents, failed to furnish him such
quantity or quality food.
‘‘(3) The Commission is authorized to receive and de-
termine according to law, the amount and validity and to
provide for the payment of any claim filed by any prisoner
of war for compensation—
‘‘(A) for the failure of the hostile force by which
he was held as a prisoner of war, or its agents, to
meet the conditions and requirements prescribed
under Part III, section III, of the Geneva Conven-
tion of August 12, 1949, relating to labor of pris-
oners of war; or
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‘‘(B) for inhumane treatment by the hostile
force by which he was held, or its agents. The term
‘inhumane treatment’ as used in this subparagraph
shall include, but not be limited to, failure of such
hostile force, or its agents, to meet the conditions
and requirements of one or more of the provisions
of article 3, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27,
29, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89,
90, 97 or 98 of the Geneva Convention of August
12, 1949.
Compensation shall be allowed to any prisoner of war
under this paragraph up to one-half of the full world wide
per diem rate, minus one-half of the food portion, for each
day on which he was held as a prisoner of war and with
respect to which he alleges and proves in a manner accept-
able to the Commission the failure to meet the conditions
and requirements described in subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph or the inhumane treatment described in sub-
paragraph (B) of this paragraph. In no event shall the
compensation allowed to any prisoner of war under this
paragraph exceed one-half of world wide per diem rate
with respect to any one day.
‘‘(4) Any claim allowed by the Commission under this
subsection shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treas-
ury for payment out of funds appropriated pursuant to
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this subsection and shall be paid by the Secretary of the
Treasury to the person entitled thereto, and shall, in the
case of death or determination of death of the persons who
are entitled, be paid only to or for the benefit of the per-
sons specified, and in the order established, by subsection
(d)(4) of this section.
‘‘(5) Each claim filed under this subsection must be
filed not later than three years from whichever of the fol-
lowing dates last occurs:
‘‘(A) The date the prisoner of war by whom the
claim is filed returned to the jurisdiction of the
Armed Forces of the United States; or
‘‘(B) The date upon which the Department of
Defense makes a determination that the prisoner of
war has actually died or is presumed to be dead, in
the case of any prisoner of war who has not re-
turned to the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces of
the United States.
The Commission shall complete its determinations with re-
spect to each claim filed under this subsection at the earli-
est practicable date, but in no event later than one year
after the date on which such claim was filed.
‘‘(6)(A) An action may not be instituted upon a claim
hereunder unless the claimant first shall have presented
the claim to the Commission and such claim shall have
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been finally denied by the Commission in writing and sent
by certified or registered mail. The failure of the Commis-
sion to make a final disposition of a claim within one year
after it is filed shall, at the option of the claimant any
time within two years thereafter, be deemed a final denial
of the claim for the purposes of this paragraph. The provi-
sions of this paragraph shall not apply to such claims as
may be asserted under the Federal Rules of Civil Proce-
dure by third party complaint, cross-claim, or counter-
claim.
‘‘(B) The acceptance by the claimant of any award,
compromise, or settlement shall be final and conclusive on
the claimant, and shall constitute a complete release of
any claim against the United States by reason of the sub-
ject matter of the claim.
‘‘(C) An action instituted under this subsection must
be filed not later than two years from whichever of the
following dates first occurs:
‘‘(i) The date on which the claim was finally de-
nied by the Commission in writing; or
‘‘(ii) The first anniversary of the date on which
the claim was filed if the Commission fails to make
final disposition of a claim within one year after it
is filed.
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SEC. 704. AWARD OF CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR
ADVANCED 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONAL 
DE-
GREES.
(a) CREDIT ON ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT.—Section
533(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘professional’’ in the first
sentence after ‘‘One year for each year of
advanced’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘Except as provided in
clause (E), in’’ at the beginning of the second
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘In’’; and
(C) by striking out ‘‘postsecondary edu-
cation in excess of four that are’’ in the second
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘advanced
education’’;
(2) by striking out subparagraph (E); and
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph ‘‘(E)’’.
(b) CREDIT AS RESERVE OF THE ARMY.—Section
3353(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘professional’’ in the first
sentence after ‘‘One year for each year of ad-
vanced’’;
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(B) by striking out ‘‘Except as provided in
clause (E), in ’’ at the beginning of the second
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘In’’; and
(C) by striking out ‘‘postsecondary edu-
cation in excess of four that are’’ in the second
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘advanced
education’’;
(2) by striking out subparagraph (E); and
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph ‘‘(E)’’.
(c) CREDIT IN THE NAVAL RESERVE AND MARINE
CORPS RESERVE.—Section 5600(b)(1) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘professional’’ in the first
sentence after ‘‘One year for each year of ad-
vanced’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘Except as provided in
clause (E), in’’ at the beginning of the second
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘In’’; and
(C) by striking out ‘‘postsecondary edu-
cation in excess of four that are’’ in the second
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘advanced
education’’;
(2) by striking out subparagraph (E); and
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(3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph ‘‘(E)’’.
(d) CREDIT AS RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE.—Sec-
tion 8353(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘professional’’ in the first
sentence after ‘‘One year for each year of ad-
vanced’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘Except as provided in
clause (E), in’’ at the beginning of the second
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘In’’; and
(C) by striking out ‘‘postsecondary edu-
cation in excess of four that are’’ in the second
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘advanced
education’’;
(2) by striking out subparagraph (E); and
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph ‘‘(E)’’.
SEC. 705. CODIFICATION OF REVISED GOVERNANCE STRUC-
TURE OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNI-
VERSITY OF THE HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2113 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended—
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(1) by amending the section heading to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 2113. Authority of Secretary; Board of Regents’’;
(2) by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read
as follows:
‘‘(a) The business of the University shall be con-
ducted by the Secretary of Defense.
‘‘(b)(1) There shall be a Board of Regents (herein-
after in this chapter referred to as the ‘‘Board’’), which
shall serve as an advisory board to the Secretary of De-
fense, especially concerning academic affairs of the Uni-
versity. The Board shall consist of—
‘‘(A) nine persons outstanding in the fields of
health, health education, or other fields, who shall be
appointed from civilian life by the President of the
United States;
‘‘(B) the surgeons general of the uniformed
services, who shall be ex officio members; and
‘‘(C) the President of the University, who shall
be an ex officio member.
‘‘(2) The term of each member of the Board (other
than ex officio members) shall be six years except that—
‘‘(A) any member appointed to fill a vacancy oc-
curring before the expiration of the term for which