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that sells natural gas, water, or electric energy to a military 
installation in the United States. 
(b) INSTALLATION PLANS.—The guidance developed 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall require that, subject to such 
exceptions as the Secretary may determine to be appro-
priate, commanders of military installations inside the 
United States develop appropriate action plans to mini-
mize the effects of events described in subsection (a). 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall review the 
actions taken pursuant to this section and submit to Con-
gress a report on the guidance developed pursuant to sub-
section (a), the plans developed pursuant to subsection (b), 
and any additional measures that may be needed to mini-
mize the effects of an unplanned disruption of services by 
utilities as described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 346. ELIGIBILITY OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE MEMBERS, 
RETIREES, GRAY AREA RETIREES, AND DE-
PENDENTS FOR SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL 
ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 157 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2641b 
the following new section:
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‘‘§ 2641c. Space-available travel on department of de-
fense aircraft: eligibility 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY
TO
ESTABLISH
BENEFIT
PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary of Defense may establish a program 
to provide transportation on Department of Defense air-
craft on a space-available basis. The program shall be con-
ducted in a budget neutral manner. 
‘‘(b) BENEFIT.—If the Secretary establishes such a 
program, the Secretary shall, subject to section (c), provide 
the benefit equally to the following individuals: 
‘‘(1) Active duty members and members of the 
Selected Reserve holding a valid Uniformed Services 
Identification and Privilege Card. 
‘‘(2) A retired member of an active or reserve 
component, including retired members of reserve com-
ponents, who, but for being under the eligibility age 
applicable to the member under section 12731 of this 
title, would be eligible for retired pay under chapter 
1223 of this title. 
‘‘(3) An unremarried widow or widower of an 
active or reserve component member of the armed 
forces. 
‘‘(4) A dependent that— 
‘‘(A)(i) is the child of an active or reserve 
component member or former member described 
in paragraph (1) or (2); or
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‘‘(ii) is the child of a deceased member enti-
tled to retired pay holding a valid Uniformed 
Services Identification and Privilege Card and a 
surviving unremarried spouse; and 
‘‘(B) is accompanying the member or, in the 
case of a deceased member, is the surviving 
unremarried spouse of the deceased member or is 
a 
dependent 
accompanying 
the 
surviving 
unremarried spouse of the deceased member. 
‘‘(5) The surviving dependent of a deceased mem-
ber or former member described in paragraph (2) 
holding a valid Uniformed Services Identification 
and Privilege Card, if the dependent is accompanying 
the member or, in the case of a deceased member, is 
the surviving unremarried spouse of the deceased 
member or is a dependent accompanying the sur-
viving unremarried spouse of the deceased member. 
‘‘(6) Other such individuals as determined by the 
Secretary in the Secretary’s discretion. 
‘‘(c) DISCRETION TO ESTABLISH PRIORITY ORDER.— 
The Secretary, in establishing a program under this section, 
may establish an order of priority that is based on consider-
ations of military needs and military readiness.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 2641b the following new item: 
‘‘2641c. Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft: eligibility.’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL RE-
VIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a review of the De-
partment of Defense system for space-available travel. 
The review shall determine the capacity of the system 
presently and as projected in the future and shall ex-
amine the efficiency and usage of space-available 
travel. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The review required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A discussion of the efficiency of the sys-
tem and data regarding usage of available space 
by category of passengers under existing regula-
tions. 
(B) Estimates of the effect on availability 
based on future projections. 
(C) A discussion of the logistical and man-
agements problems, including congestion at ter-
minals, waiting times, lodging availability, and 
personal hardships currently experienced by 
travelers.
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(D) An evaluation of the cost of the system 
and whether space-available travel is and can re-
main cost-neutral. 
(E) Other factors relating to the efficiency 
and cost effectiveness of space available travel. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2012, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 562,000. 
(2) The Navy, 325,700. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 202,100. 
(4) The Air Force, 332,800. 
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, 2012, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 358,200. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 66,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600.