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Judge Advocate General, while so serving, has the grade of
vice admiral or lieutenant general, as appropriate.’’.
(c) JUDGE
ADVOCATE
GENERAL
OF
THE
AIR
FORCE.—Section 8037(a) of such title is amended by strik-
ing the last sentence and inserting the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The Judge Advocate General, while so serving, has
the grade of lieutenant general.’’.
(d) EXCLUSION FROM LIMITATION ON GENERAL AND
FLAG OFFICER DISTRIBUTION.—Section 525(b) of such title
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(9) An officer while serving as the Judge Advocate
General of the Army, the Judge Advocate General of the
Navy, or the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force is
in addition to the number that would otherwise be per-
mitted for that officer’s armed force for officers serving on
active duty in grades above major general or rear admiral
under paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be.’’.
SEC. 506. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO RE-
DUCE MINIMUM LENGTH OF COMMISSIONED
SERVICE FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AS
AN OFFICER.
(a) ARMY.—Section 3911(b) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’;
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(2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by strik-
ing ‘‘, during the period beginning on October 1,
1990, and ending on December 31, 2001,’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(2) The authority in paragraph (1) may be exercised
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2006 and ending on December 31, 2008.’’.
(b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—Section 6323(a)(2) of
such title is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by
striking ‘‘, during the period beginning on October 1,
1990, and ending on December 31, 2001,’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(B) The authority in subparagraph (A) may be exer-
cised during the period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2006 and ending on December 31, 2008.’’.
(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8911(b) of such title is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’;
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(2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by strik-
ing ‘‘, during the period beginning on October 1,
1990, and ending on December 31, 2001,’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(2) The authority in paragraph (1) may be exercised
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2006 and ending on December 31, 2008.’’.
SEC. 507. MODIFICATION OF STRENGTH IN GRADE LIMITA-
TIONS APPLICABLE TO RESERVE FLAG OFFI-
CERS IN ACTIVE STATUS.
(a) LINE
OFFICERS.—Paragraph (1) of section
12004(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the
item in the table relating to Line officers by striking ‘‘28’’
and inserting ‘‘33’’.
(b) MEDICAL
DEPARTMENT
STAFF
CORPS
OFFI-
CERS.—Such paragraph is further amended in the item in
the table relating to the Medical Department staff corps offi-
cers by striking ‘‘9’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’.
(c) SUPPLY CORPS OFFICERS.—Paragraph (2)(A) of
such section is amended by striking ‘‘seven’’ and inserting
‘‘six’’.