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Sec. 544. Secretary of Defense report on feasibility of requiring automatic oper-
ation of current prohibition on accrual of interest on direct stu-
dent loans of certain members of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness 
Matters 
Sec. 551. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that 
benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and De-
partment of Defense civilian employees. 
Sec. 552. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 
Sec. 553. Treatment of tuition payments received for virtual elementary and 
secondary education component of Department of Defense edu-
cation program. 
Sec. 554. Family support programs for immediate family members of members 
of the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces. 
Sec. 555. Sense of Congress on parental rights of members of the Armed 
Forces in child custody determinations. 
Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 561. Repeal of limitation on number of medals of honor that may be 
awarded to the same member of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 562. Standardization of time-limits for recommending and awarding Medal 
of Honor, Distinguished-Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force 
Cross, and Distinguished-Service Medal. 
Sec. 563. Recodification and revision of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast 
Guard Medal of Honor Roll requirements. 
Sec. 564. Prompt replacement of military decorations. 
Sec. 565. Review of eligibility for, and award of, Purple Heart to victims of the 
attacks at recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas, and at 
Fort Hood, Texas. 
Sec. 566. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to former members 
of the Armed Forces previously recommended for award of the 
Medal of Honor. 
Sec. 567. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor for acts of valor dur-
ing the Vietnam War. 
Sec. 568. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross for acts 
of valor during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. 
Sec. 569. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant 
Alonzo H. Cushing for acts of valor during the Civil War. 
Subtitle H—Other Studies, Reviews, Policies, and Reports 
Sec. 571. Report on feasibility of expanding performance evaluation reports to 
include 360-degree assessment approach. 
Sec. 572. Report on Department of Defense personnel policies regarding mem-
bers of the Armed Forces with HIV or Hepatitis B. 
Sec. 573. Policy on military recruitment and enlistment of graduates of sec-
ondary schools. 
Sec. 574. Comptroller General report on use of determination of personality 
disorder or adjustment disorder as basis to separate members 
from the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters
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Sec. 581. Accounting for members of the Armed Forces and Department of De-
fense civilian employees listed as missing and related reports. 
Sec. 582. Expansion of privileged information authorities to debriefing reports 
of certain recovered persons who were never placed in a miss-
ing status. 
Sec. 583. Revision of specified senior military colleges to reflect consolidation 
of North Georgia College and State University and Gainesville 
State College. 
Sec. 584. Review of security of military installations, including barracks, tem-
porary lodging facilities, and multi-family residences. 
Sec. 585. Authority to enter into concessions contracts at Army National Mili-
tary Cemeteries. 
Sec. 586. Military salute during recitation of pledge of allegiance by members 
of the Armed Forces not in uniform and by veterans. 
Sec. 587.
Improved climate assessments and dissemination of results. 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Generally 
SEC. 501. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS RE-
LATED TO INCREASES IN NUMBER OF GENERAL 
AND FLAG OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY OR IN 
JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRED; BASE-
LINES.—Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as 
subsections (c) through (g), respectively; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(h) ACTIVE-DUTY BASELINE.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE
AND
WAIT
REQUIREMENT.—If the 
Secretary of a military department proposes an action 
that would increase above the baseline the number of 
general officers or flag officers of an armed force under
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the jurisdiction of that Secretary who would be on active 
duty and would count against the statutory limit applica-
ble to that armed force under subsection (a), the action 
shall not take effect until after the end of the 60-cal-
endar day period beginning on the date on which the 
Secretary provides notice of the proposed action, includ-
ing the rationale for the action, to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
‘‘(2) BASELINE DEFINED.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the term ‘baseline’ for an armed force means 
the lower of— 
‘‘(A) the statutory limit of general officers or 
flag officers of that armed force under subsection 
(a); or 
‘‘(B) the actual number of general officers or 
flag officers of that armed force who, as of January 
1, 2014, counted toward the statutory limit of gen-
eral officers or flag officers of that armed force 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—If, at any time, the actual num-
ber of general officers or flag officers of an armed force 
who count toward the statutory limit of general officers 
or flag officers of that armed force under subsection (a) 
exceeds such statutory limit, then no increase described
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in paragraph (1) for that armed force may occur until 
the general officer or flag officer total for that armed 
force is reduced below such statutory limit. 
‘‘(i) JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT BASELINE.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE
AND
WAIT
REQUIREMENT.—If the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military depart-
ment, or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pro-
poses an action that would increase above the baseline 
the number of general officers and flag officers of the 
armed forces in joint duty assignments who count 
against the statutory limit under subsection (b)(1), the 
action shall not take effect until after the end of the 60- 
calendar day period beginning on the date on which the 
Secretary or Chairman, as the case may be, provides no-
tice of the proposed action, including the rationale for 
the action, to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
‘‘(2) BASELINE DEFINED.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the term ‘baseline’ means the lower of— 
‘‘(A) the statutory limit on general officer and 
flag officer positions that are joint duty assign-
ments under subsection (b)(1); or 
‘‘(B) the actual number of general officers and 
flag officers who, as of January 1, 2014, were in
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joint duty assignments counted toward the statu-
tory limit under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—If, at any time, the actual num-
ber of general officers and flag officers in joint duty as-
signments counted toward the statutory limit under sub-
section (b)(1) exceeds such statutory limit, then no in-
crease described in paragraph (1) may occur until the 
number of general officers and flag officers in joint duty 
assignments is reduced below such statutory limit.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 
2014, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a report specifying— 
(A) the numbers of general officers and flag of-
ficers who, as of January 1, 2014, counted toward 
the service-specific limits of subsection (a) of sec-
tion 526 of title 10, United States Code; and 
(B) the number of general officers and flag of-
ficers in joint duty assignments who, as of January 
1, 2014, counted toward the statutory limit under 
subsection (b)(1) of such section. 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Section 526 of title 10, 
United States Code, is further amended by inserting
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after subsection (i), as added by subsection (a)(2) of this 
section, the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) ANNUAL REPORT ON GENERAL OFFICER AND FLAG 
OFFICER NUMBERS.—Not later than March 1, 2015, and 
each March 1 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report specifying— 
‘‘(1) the numbers of general officers and flag offi-
cers who, as of January 1 of the calendar year in which 
the report is submitted, counted toward the service-spe-
cific limits of subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) the number of general officers and flag officers 
in joint duty assignments who, as of such January 1, 
counted toward the statutory limit under subsection 
(b)(1).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
is section shall take effect on January 1, 2014. 
SEC. 502. SERVICE CREDIT FOR CYBERSPACE EXPERIENCE OR 
ADVANCED 
EDUCATION 
UPON 
ORIGINAL 
AP-
POINTMENT AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER. 
Section 533 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsections (a)(2) and (c), by inserting ‘‘or 
(g)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense, if the Secretary of a military department determines 
that the number of commissioned officers with cyberspace-re-
lated experience or advanced education serving on active duty 
in an armed force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary is 
critically below the number needed, such Secretary may credit 
any person receiving an original appointment with a period 
of constructive service for the following: 
‘‘(A) Special experience or training in a particular 
cyberspace-related field if such experience or training is 
directly related to the operational needs of the armed 
force concerned. 
‘‘(B) Any period of advanced education in a cyber-
space-related field beyond the baccalaureate degree level 
if such advanced education is directly related to the 
operational needs of the armed force concerned. 
‘‘(2) Constructive service credited an officer under this 
subsection shall not exceed one year for each year of special 
experience, training, or advanced education, and not more 
than three years total constructive service may be credited. 
‘‘(3) Constructive service credited an officer under this 
subsection is in addition to any service credited that officer
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under subsection (a) and shall be credited at the time of the 
original appointment of the officer. 
‘‘(4) The authority to award constructive service credit 
under this subsection expires on December 31, 2018.’’. 
SEC. 503. SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
REGULAR OFFICERS AND SELECTIVE EARLY RE-
MOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM RESERVE ACTIVE-STA-
TUS LIST. 
(a) REGULAR OFFICERS
ON
THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST 
CONSIDERED FOR SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT.— 
(1) LIEUTENANT COLONELS AND COMMANDERS.— 
Subparagraph (A) of section 638a(b)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘would be 
subject to’’ and all that follows through ‘‘two or more 
times)’’ and inserting ‘‘have failed of selection for pro-
motion at least one time and whose names are not on 
a list of officers recommended for promotion’’. 
(2) COLONELS
AND
NAVY
CAPTAINS.—Subpara-
graph (B) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘would 
be subject to’’ and all that follows through ‘‘not less 
than two years)’’ and inserting ‘‘have served on active 
duty in that grade for at least two years and whose 
names are not on a list of officers recommended for pro-
motion’’.
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(b) OFFICERS CONSIDERED FOR SELECTIVE EARLY RE-
MOVAL
FROM
RESERVE
ACTIVE-STATUS
LIST.—Section 
14704 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Whenever’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘all officers on that list’’ and 
inserting ‘‘officers on the reserve active-status list’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘the reserve active-status list, 
in the number specified by the Secretary by each 
grade and competitive category.’’ and inserting 
‘‘that list.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the list of of-
ficers in a reserve component whose names are submitted to 
a board under paragraph (1) shall include each officer on the 
reserve active-status list for that reserve component in the 
same grade and competitive category whose position on the 
reserve active-status list is between— 
‘‘(A) that of the most junior officer in that grade 
and competitive category whose name is submitted to the 
board; and 
‘‘(B) that of the most senior officer in that grade 
and competitive category whose name is submitted to the 
board.
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‘‘(3) A list submitted to a board under paragraph (1) 
may not include an officer who— 
‘‘(A) has been approved for voluntary retirement; or 
‘‘(B) is to be involuntarily retired under any provi-
sion of law during the fiscal year in which the board is 
convened or during the following fiscal year.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as sub-
sections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) SPECIFICATION OF NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO 
MAY BE RECOMMENDED FOR SEPARATION.—The Secretary 
of the military department concerned shall specify the num-
ber of officers described in subsection (a)(1) that a board 
may recommend for separation under subsection (c).’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE RESERVE COMPONENTS. 
(a) IMPROVED OUTREACH UNDER SUICIDE PREVENTION 
AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM.—Section 10219 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(g); and
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(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) OUTREACH FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RE-
SERVE COMPONENTS.—(1) Upon the request of an adjutant 
general of a State, the Secretary may share with the adjutant 
general the contact information of members described in 
paragraph (2) who reside in such State in order for the adju-
tant general to include such members in suicide prevention 
efforts conducted under this section. 
‘‘(2) Members described in this paragraph are— 
‘‘(A) members of the Individual Ready Reserve; and 
‘‘(B) members of a reserve component who are indi-
vidual mobilization augmentees.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMMU-
NITY PARTNERSHIPS PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 706 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1800; 10 U.S.C. 10101 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (e), by striking ‘‘and sub-
stance use disorders and traumatic brain injury’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, substance use disorders, traumatic brain in-
jury, and suicide prevention’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘and substance 
use disorders and traumatic brain injury described in
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paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘, substance use disorders, 
traumatic brain injury, and suicide prevention’’. 
SEC. 512. REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF 
OFFICERS BETWEEN THE ACTIVE AND INACTIVE 
NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.—During the period ending 
on December 31, 2016, under regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army: 
(1) An officer of the Army National Guard who fills 
a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Army Na-
tional Guard may be transferred from the active Army 
National Guard to the inactive Army National Guard. 
(2) An officer of the Army National Guard trans-
ferred to the inactive Army National Guard pursuant to 
paragraph (1) may be transferred from the inactive 
Army National Guard to the active Army National 
Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recognized unit. 
(b) AIR NATIONAL GUARD.—During the period ending 
on December 31, 2016, under regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Air Force: 
(1) An officer of the Air National Guard who fills 
a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Air Na-
tional Guard may be transferred from the active Air Na-
tional Guard to the inactive Air National Guard.
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(2) An officer of the Air National Guard trans-
ferred to the inactive Air National Guard pursuant to 
paragraph (1) may be transferred from the inactive Air 
National Guard to the active Air National Guard to fill 
a vacancy in a federally recognized unit. 
SEC. 513. LIMITATIONS ON CANCELLATIONS OF DEPLOYMENT 
OF CERTAIN RESERVE COMPONENT UNITS AND 
INVOLUNTARY MOBILIZATIONS OF CERTAIN RE-
SERVES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON CANCELLATION OF DEPLOYMENT OF 
CERTAIN UNITS WITHIN 180 DAYS
OF SCHEDULED DE-
PLOYMENT.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—The deployment of a unit of a re-
serve component of the Armed Forces described in para-
graph (2) may not be cancelled during the 180-day pe-
riod ending on the date on which the unit is otherwise 
scheduled for deployment without the approval, in writ-
ing, of the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) COVERED DEPLOYMENTS.—A deployment of a 
unit of a reserve component described in this paragraph 
is a deployment whose cancellation as described in para-
graph (1) is due to the deployment of a unit of a regular 
component of the Armed Forces to carry out the mission 
for which the unit of the reserve component was other-
wise to be deployed.
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(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS AND GOVERNORS ON AP-
PROVAL OF CANCELLATION OF DEPLOYMENT.—On ap-
proving the cancellation of deployment of a unit under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees and the Governor concerned a 
notice on the approval of cancellation of deployment of 
the unit. 
(b) ADVANCE NOTICE TO CERTAIN RESERVES ON IN-
VOLUNTARY MOBILIZATION.— 
(1) ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
concerned may not provide less than 120 days advance 
notice of an involuntary mobilization to a member of the 
reserve component of the Armed Forces described in 
paragraph (2) without the approval, in writing, of the 
Secretary of Defense. 
(2) COVERED RESERVES.—A member of a reserve 
component described in this paragraph is a member as 
follows: 
(A) A member who is not assigned to a unit 
organized to serve as a unit. 
(B) A member who is to be mobilized apart 
from the member’s unit. 
(3) COMMENCEMENT
OF
APPLICABILITY.—This 
subsection shall apply with respect to members who are
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mobilized on or after the date that is 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) SECRETARY
CONCERNED
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(5) SUNSET.—This subsection shall cease to apply 
as of the date of the completion of the withdrawal of 
United States combat forces from Afghanistan. 
(c) NONDELEGATION OF APPROVAL.—The Secretary of 
Defense may not delegate the approval of cancellations of de-
ployments of units under subsection (a) or the approval of 
mobilization of Reserves without advance notice under sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 514. REVIEW OF REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORIZATIONS 
FOR RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL AND FLAG 
OFFICERS IN AN ACTIVE STATUS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a review of the general officer and flag officer re-
quirements for members of the reserve component in an ac-
tive status. 
(b) PURPOSE OF REVIEW.—The purpose of the review is 
to ensure that the authorized strengths provided in section 
12004 of title 10, United States Code, for reserve general of-
ficers and reserve flag officers in an active status—
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(1) are based on an objective requirements process 
and are sufficient for the effective management, leader-
ship, and administration of the reserve components; 
(2) provide a qualified, sufficient pool from which 
reserve component general and flag officers can continue 
to be assigned on active duty in joint duty and in-service 
military positions; 
(3) reflect a review of the appropriateness and num-
ber of exemptions provided by subsections (b), (c), and 
(d) of section 12004 of title 10, United States Code; 
(4) reflect the efficiencies that can be achieved 
through downgrading or elimination of reserve compo-
nent general or flag officer positions, including through 
the conversion of certain reserve component general or 
flag officer positions to senior civilian positions; and 
(5) are subjected to periodic review, control, and ad-
justment. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report containing the re-
sults of the review, including such recommendations for 
changes in law and policy related to authorized reserve gen-
eral and flag officers strengths as the Secretary considers to 
be appropriate.