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‘‘(vi) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers in the Veterinary Corps of the Army or by offi-
cers designated as a veterinary officer.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘a medical or dental 
officer’’ and inserting ‘‘officers covered by paragraph (2)’’. 
SEC. 513. MAXIMUM PERIOD OF TEMPORARY FEDERAL 
RECOGNITION OF PERSON AS ARMY NA-
TIONAL GUARD OFFICER OR AIR FORCE RE-
SERVE OFFICER. 
Section 308(a) of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended in the last sentence by striking ‘‘six months’’ and 
inserting ‘‘one year’’. 
SEC. 514. MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS) IN THE 
SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) RETENTION OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS WHO 
LOSE DUAL STATUS DUE TO COMBAT-RELATED DIS-
ABILITY.—Section 10216 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(g) RETENTION OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS WHO 
LOSE DUAL STATUS DUE TO COMBAT-RELATED DIS-
ABILITY.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this sec-
tion or subsections (a)(3) and (b) of section 10218 of this 
title, if a military technician (dual status) loses such dual
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status as the result of a combat-related disability (as de-
fined in section 1413a of this title), the person may be 
retained as a non-dual status technician so long as— 
‘‘(A) the combat-related disability does not pre-
vent the person from performing the non-dual status 
functions or position; and 
‘‘(B) the person, while a non-dual status techni-
cian, is not disqualified from performing the non- 
dual status functions or position because of perform-
ance, medical, or other reasons. 
‘‘(2) A person so retained shall be removed not later 
than 30 days after becoming eligible for an unreduced an-
nuity and becoming 60 years of age. 
‘‘(3) Persons retained under the authority of this sub-
section do not count against the limitations of section 
10217(c) of this title.’’. 
(b) TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITY.—Sub-
section (a) of such section is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The secretary of a military department may 
temporarily 
waive 
the 
requirements 
of 
subsection 
(a)(1)(B) in order to fill a military technician (dual status) 
position while that position is vacant as a result of the 
mobilization of the technician normally assigned to that 
position under a call to active duty for a period of more
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than 30 days under section 12301, 12302, or 12304 of 
this title in support of a contingency operation. In no case 
may the waiver authority be used in connection with any 
position for more than two years. The Secretary of De-
fense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this para-
graph.’’. 
(c) DEFERRAL OF MANDATORY SEPARATION.—Sub-
section (f) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of the Army’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Army and 
the Secretary of the Air Force’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the military technician (dual 
status) reaches age 60 and attains eligibility for an 
unreduced annuity (as defined in section 10218(c) of 
this title).’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the military 
technician (dual status)— 
‘‘(A) reaches age 60 and attains eligibility for 
an unreduced annuity; or 
‘‘(B) attains eligibility for an unreduced annu-
ity after age 60, but in no case may the separation 
be deferred for more than 30 days after the person 
reaches age 62.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
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‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the determina-
tion of whether a technician is eligible for an unreduced 
annuity shall be made in the manner provided by section 
10218(d) of this title.’’. 
SEC. 515. WORKING GROUP ON REINTEGRATION OF RE-
SERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS RETURNING 
FROM DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) WORKING GROUP REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall establish within the Department of Defense 
a working group to identify and assess the reintegration 
needs of members of the reserve components who return 
from overseas operational deployment. 
(b) MEMBERS.—The working group shall consist of 
16 members, to be appointed by the Secretary of Defense. 
The Secretary shall attempt to achieve a balance of mem-
bers on the working group from, at a minimum, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The Department of Defense. 
(2) The Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(3) One member each from the Army National 
Guard of the United States, the Army Reserve, the 
Navy Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Air 
National Guard of the United States, and the Air 
Force Reserve.