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(2) actions taken by the Secretary to address issues raised 
in the report of the Department of Defense Inspector General 
numbered D-2009-034 and dated December 15, 2008; 
(3) the reliability of systems in effect as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act to provide comprehensive and reliable 
data to track and assess the cost and quality of the performance 
of functions that have been subjected to a public-private com-
petition; 
(4) the appropriateness of the cost differential in effect 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act for determining 
the quantifiable costs and the current overhead rates applied 
with respect to such functions; and 
(5) the adequacy of the policies of the Department of 
Defense in implementing the requirements of section 2461(a)(4) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the report required under subsection (b) 
is submitted to the congressional defense committees, the Comp-
troller General shall conduct an assessment of the review required 
under paragraph (b) and shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the findings of such assessment and any 
conclusions or recommendations of the Comptroller General based 
on such assessment. 
(d) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
publish in the Federal Register and submit to the congressional 
defense committees certification that— 
(1) the review required by subsection (b) has been com-
pleted, and that the 90-day period during which the assessment 
of the Comptroller General is to be completed under subsection 
(c) has expired; 
(2) the Secretary of Defense has completed and submitted 
to the congressional defense committees a complete inventory 
of contracts for services for or on behalf of the Department 
in compliance with the requirements of subsection (c) of section 
2330a of title 10, United States Code; 
(3) the Secretary of each military department and the 
head of each Defense Agency responsible for activities in the 
inventory has initiated the review and planning activities of 
subsection (e) of such section; and 
(4) the Secretary of Defense has submitted budget informa-
tion on contract services in compliance with the requirements 
of section 236 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 326. REQUIREMENT FOR DEBRIEFINGS RELATED TO CONVERSION 
OF 
FUNCTIONS 
FROM 
PERFORMANCE 
BY 
FEDERAL 
EMPLOYEES TO PERFORMANCE BY A CONTRACTOR. 
The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall revise 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation to allow for debriefings of Fed-
eral employee representatives designated pursuant to 3551(2)(B) 
of title 31, United States Code, to the same extent and under 
the same circumstances as any offeror, in the case of a conversion 
of any function from performance by Federal employees to perform-
ance by a contractor. Such debriefings will conform to the require-
ments of section 2305(b)(6)(A) of title 10, United States Code, section 
303B(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b(f)), and subparts 15.505 and 15.506 (as
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in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act ) of the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation. 
SEC. 327. AMENDMENTS TO BID PROTEST PROCEDURES BY FEDERAL 
EMPLOYEES AND AGENCY OFFICIALS IN CONVERSIONS OF 
FUNCTIONS 
FROM 
PERFORMANCE 
BY 
FEDERAL 
EMPLOYEES TO PERFORMANCE BY A CONTRACTOR. 
(a) PROTEST JURISDICTION OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— 
Section 3551(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) Conversion of a function that is being performed 
by Federal employees to private sector performance.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY TO PROTEST PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITIONS.— 
Clause (i) of paragraph (2)(B) of section 3551 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) any official who is responsible for submitting 
the agency tender in such competition; and’’. 
(c) DECISIONS ON PROTESTS.—Section 3554(b) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (G) as sub-
paragraphs (D) through (H), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(C) cancel the solicitation issued pursuant to the 
public-private competition conducted under Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor 
circular;’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (G), as redesignated by paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘, and (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (E), and (F)’’. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this section shall 
apply— 
(1) to any protest or civil action that relates to a public- 
private competition conducted after the date of the enactment 
of this Act under Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A–76, or any successor circular; and 
(2) to a decision made after the date of the enactment 
of this Act to convert a function performed by Federal employees 
to private sector performance without a competition under 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76. 
SEC. 328. IMPROVEMENT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. 
(a) INVENTORY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IMPROVEMENT PLAN 
REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a comprehensive plan for improving the 
inventory management systems of the military departments and 
the Defense Logistics Agency with the objective of reducing the 
acquisition and storage of secondary inventory that is excess to 
requirements. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) A plan for a comprehensive review of demand-fore-
casting procedures to identify and correct any systematic weak-
nesses in such procedures, including the development of metrics 
to identify bias toward over-forecasting and adjust forecasting 
methods accordingly. 
(2) A plan to accelerate the efforts of the Department 
of Defense to achieve total asset visibility, including efforts
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to link wholesale and retail inventory levels through multi- 
echelon modeling. 
(3) A plan to reduce the average level of on-order secondary 
inventory that is excess to requirements, including a require-
ment for the systemic review of such inventory for possible 
contract termination. 
(4) A plan for the review and validation of methods used 
by the military departments and the Defense Logistics Agency 
to establish economic retention requirements. 
(5) A plan for an independent review of methods used 
by the military departments and the Defense Logistics Agency 
to establish contingency retention requirements. 
(6) A plan to identify items stored in secondary inventory 
that require substantial amounts of storage space and shift 
such items, where practicable, to direct vendor delivery. 
(7) A plan for a comprehensive assessment of inventory 
items on hand that have no recurring demands, including the 
development of— 
(A) metrics to track years of no demand for items 
in stock; and 
(B) procedures for ensuring the systemic review of 
such items for potential reutilization or disposal. 
(8) A plan to more aggressively pursue disposal reviews 
and actions on stocks identified for potential reutilization or 
disposal. 
(c) GAO REPORTS.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT OF PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the plan required by subsection (a) is sub-
mitted as specified in that subsection, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
setting forth an assessment of the extent to which the plan 
meets the requirements of this section. 
(2) ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 18 
months after the date on which the plan required by subsection 
(a) is submitted, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report setting forth an 
assessment of the extent to which the plan has been effectively 
implemented by each military department and by the Defense 
Logistics Agency. 
(d) INVENTORY THAT IS EXCESS TO REQUIREMENTS DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘inventory that is excess to requirements’’ 
means inventory that— 
(1) is excess to the approved acquisition objective concerned; 
and 
(2) is not needed for the purposes of economic retention 
or contingency retention. 
SEC. 329. MODIFICATION OF DATE FOR SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS 
OF ANNUAL REPORT ON FUNDING FOR PUBLIC AND PRI-
VATE PERFORMANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE 
AND REPAIR WORKLOADS. 
Section 2466(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘April 1 of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days after 
the date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year 
is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31’’.
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Subtitle D—Energy Security 
SEC. 331. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DIRECTOR OF 
OPERATIONAL ENERGY. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-wide, $5,000,000 is for the Director of 
Operational Energy Plans and Programs to carry out the duties 
prescribed for the Director under section 139b of title 10, United 
States Code, to be made available upon the confirmation of an 
individual to serve as the Director of Operational Energy Plans 
and Programs. 
SEC. 332. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENERGY EFFI-
CIENCY PROGRAMS. 
(a) NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2925(a) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘(Public Law 109- 
58),’’ the following: ‘‘section 2911(e) of this title, section 533 
of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
8259b),’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as para-
graphs (4) through (8), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graphs (2) and (3): 
‘‘(2) A table detailing funding, by account, for all energy 
projects funded through appropriations. 
‘‘(3) A table listing all energy projects financed through 
third party financing mechanisms (including energy savings 
performance contracts, enhanced use leases, utility energy 
service contracts, utility privatization agreements, and other 
contractual mechanisms), the duration of each such mechanism, 
an estimate of the financial obligation incurred through the 
duration of each such mechanism, and the estimated payback 
period for each such mechanism.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) A description of steps taken to determine best practices 
for measuring energy consumption in Department of Defense 
facilities and installations, in order to use the data for better 
energy management. 
‘‘(10) A description of any other issues and strategies the 
Secretary determines relevant to a comprehensive and renew-
able energy policy.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL MATERIAL REQUIRED
FOR FIRST EXPANDED 
REPORT.—The first report submitted by the Secretary of Defense 
under section 2925(a) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
by subsection (a), after the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall include, in addition to the matters required under such section, 
as so amended, the following: 
(1) A determination of whether the tools that exist as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act, including the Energy 
Conservation Investment Program and the Energy Savings 
Performance Contracts Program, are sufficient to support 
renewable energy projects to achieve the Department’s installa-
tion energy goals, or if new funding mechanisms would be 
beneficial.
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(2) A determination of the cost and feasibility of a policy 
that would require new power generation projects established 
on installations to be able to switch to provide power for mili-
tary operations in the event of a commercial grid outage. 
(3) An assessment of the extent to which State and regional 
laws and regulations and market structures provide opportuni-
ties or obstacles to establish renewable energy projects on mili-
tary installations. 
(4) A determination of the cost and feasibility of developing 
or acquiring equipment or systems that would result in maxi-
mized use of renewable energy sources at contingency locations. 
(5) An assessment of the feasibility of meeting the Depart-
ment’s renewable energy goals with on-base renewable energy 
production rather than with renewable energy credits. 
(6) An analysis of the percentage of new construction 
projects subject to the Department’s current building construc-
tion sustainable design standards (Leadership in Energy and 
Environmental Design standards) that include a renewable 
energy component, and a determination as to whether the 
criteria of the Department’s design standards, as in effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, are consistent with 
the overall goals, including renewable energy goals, of the Sec-
retary. 
(7) The feasibility and cost of developing net-zero energy 
installations and a detailed assessment, by installation, of 
power production (including renewable energy) measured 
against energy consumption. 
(8) A determination of whether a dedicated funding mecha-
nism for renewable energy projects for stand-alone facilities, 
including National Guard and Reserve centers, would encourage 
greater use of renewable energy sources both at existing facili-
ties and in new construction. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the 
supplemental report required under subsection (b), the Comptroller 
General shall review the supplemental report and submit to Con-
gress a report on such review. The Comptroller General may conduct 
such independent analysis of any issues covered by such supple-
mental report, as necessary in furtherance of the requirements 
of this section. 
SEC. 333. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT AT 
FORWARD-DEPLOYED LOCATIONS. 
Not later than February 1, 2010, the Director of Operational 
Energy Plans and Programs of the Department of Defense (or, 
in the event that no individual has been confirmed as the Director, 
the Secretary of Defense) shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on 
any specific actions that have been taken to implement the following 
three recommendations made by the Comptroller General: 
(1) The recommendation that each of the combatant com-
manders establish requirements for managing fuel demand at 
forward-deployed locations within their respective areas of 
responsibility. 
(2) The recommendation that the head of each military 
department develop guidance to implement such requirements.
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(3) The recommendation that the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff require that fuel demand considerations be 
incorporated into the Joint Staff’s initiative to develop joint 
standards of life support at forward-deployed locations. 
SEC. 334. REPORT ON USE OF RENEWABLE FUELS TO MEET ENERGY 
REQUIREMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Not later than February 1, 2010, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report on the use and potential 
use of renewable fuels in meeting the energy requirements of the 
Department of Defense. Such report shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) An assessment of the use of renewable fuels, including 
domestically produced algae-based, biodiesel, and biomass- 
derived fuels, as alternative fuels in aviation, maritime, and 
ground transportation fleets (including tactical vehicles and 
applications). 
Such 
assessment 
shall 
include 
technical, 
logistical, and policy considerations. 
(2) An assessment of whether it would be beneficial to 
establish a renewable fuel commodity class that is distinct 
from petroleum-based products. 
SEC. 335. ENERGY SECURITY ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLA-
TIONS. 
(a) PLAN FOR ENERGY SECURITY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
develop a plan for identifying and addressing areas in which 
the electricity needed to carry out critical military missions 
on Department of Defense installations is vulnerable to disrup-
tion. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan developed under paragraph (1) 
shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(A) An identification of the areas of vulnerability as 
described in paragraph (1), and an identification of prior-
ities in addressing such areas of vulnerability. 
(B) A schedule for the actions to be taken by the 
Department to address such areas of vulnerability. 
(C) A strategy for working with other public or private 
sector entities to address such areas of vulnerability that 
are beyond the control of the Department. 
(D) An estimate of and consideration for the costs 
to the Department associated with implementation of the 
strategy. 
(b) WORK WITH NON-DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE ENTITIES.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall work with other Federal entities, 
and with State and local government entities, to develop any regula-
tions or other mechanisms needed to require or encourage actions 
to address areas of vulnerability identified pursuant to the plan 
developed under subsection (a) that are beyond the control of the 
Department of Defense.
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Subtitle E—Reports 
SEC. 341. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF MILITARY WORKING 
DOGS. 
Section 358 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4427; 
10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section (c): 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010, and annually thereafter for each of the following 
five years, the Secretary, acting through the Executive Agent, shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
procurement of military working dogs for the fiscal year preceding 
the fiscal year during which the report is submitted. Such a report 
may be combined with the report required under section 2583(f) 
of title 10, United States Code, for the same fiscal year as the 
fiscal year covered by the report under this subsection. Each report 
under this subsection shall include the following for the fiscal 
year covered by the report: 
‘‘(1) The number of military working dogs procured, by 
source, by each military department or Defense Agency. 
‘‘(2) The cost of procuring military working dogs incurred 
by each military department or Defense Agency. 
‘‘(3) An explanation for any significant difference in the 
cost of procuring military working dogs from different sources.’’. 
SEC. 342. PLAN FOR MANAGING VEGETATIVE ENCROACHMENT AT 
TRAINING RANGES. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that includes the following: 
(1) An assessment of the extent to which vegetation and 
overgrowth limits the use of military lands available for 
training of the Armed Forces in the United States and overseas. 
(2) An identification of the particular installations and 
training areas at which vegetation and overgrowth negatively 
impact the use of training space. 
(3) A plan to address training constraints caused by vegeta-
tion and overgrowth. 
SEC. 343. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON THE SUSTAINMENT 
STRATEGY FOR THE AV-8B HARRIER AIRCRAFT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the sustainment 
strategy for the AV-8B Harrier aircraft. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include, at a minimum, each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of the AV-8B Integrated Maintenance 
Concept, including the acquisition strategy developed to conduct 
planned maintenance interval events. 
(2) An evaluation of the process and criteria established 
to determine the assignment of non-core workload.
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(3) An examination of the role of the single process owner 
in distribution of non-core workload, standardization of work-
load 
processes, 
facilitation 
of 
public-private 
partnering, 
implementation of lessons learned, and execution of contracting 
authority. 
(4) An evaluation of the execution of responsibilities by 
the single process owner to reduce planned maintenance 
interval turn-around time, to reduce cost, to improve material 
availability, and to ensure necessary logistics and engineering 
functions are in place to meet objective goals. 
SEC. 344. STUDY ON ARMY MODULARITY. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
enter into a contract with a Federally Funded Research and 
Development Center for the conduct of a study on the current 
and planned modularity structures of the Army to determine 
each of the following: 
(A) The operational capability of the Army to execute 
the core mission of the Army to contribute land power 
to joint operations. 
(B) The ability to manage the flexibility and versatility 
of Army forces across the range of military operations. 
(C) The tactical, operational, and strategic risk associ-
ated with the heavy, medium, and light modular combat 
brigades and functional support and sustainment brigades. 
(D) The required and planned end strength for the 
Army. 
(2) FACTORS TO CONSIDER.—The study required under sub-
section (a) shall take into consideration the following factors: 
(A) The historical experience of the Army with separate 
brigade structures. 
(B) The original Army analysis or other relevant anal-
yses, including explicit or implicit assumptions, upon which 
the modular brigade combat team, functional support and 
sustainment brigades, and higher headquarters’ designs 
were based. 
(C) Subsequent analysis that confirmed or modified 
the original designs. 
(D) Lessons learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
Operation Enduring Freedom, including an identification 
and analysis of how modular brigades or formations were 
task organized and employed that may have differed from 
the original modular concept and how that confirmed or 
modified the original designs. 
(E) Improvements the Army has made or is imple-
menting in brigade and headquarters designs. 
(F) The deployability, employability, and sustainability 
of modular formations compared to the corresponding pre- 
modular designs of such formations. 
(3) ACCESS
TO
INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of the Army shall ensure that the Federally 
Funded Research and Development Center conducting the 
study required under subsection (a) has access to all necessary 
data, records, analysis, personnel, and other resources nec-
essary to complete the study.
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(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2010, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing— 
(A) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
(a), together with the comments of the Secretary of Defense 
on the findings contained in the study; and 
(B) the separate and independent comments of the 
Secretary of the Army on the findings contained in the 
study. 
(2) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—The report shall be in unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 351. AUTHORITY FOR AIRLIFT TRANSPORTATION AT DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE RATES FOR NON-DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE FEDERAL CARGOES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2642(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) During the five-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010, for military airlift services provided to 
any element of the Federal Government outside the Department 
of Defense in circumstances other than those specified in para-
graphs (1) and (2), but only if the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that the provision of such services will promote the 
improved use of airlift capacity without any negative effect 
on the national security objectives or the national security 
interests contained within the United States commercial air 
industry.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of each year 
for which the paragraph (3) of section 2642(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), is in effect, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual report 
describing, in detail, the Secretary’s use of the authority under 
that paragraph, including— 
(1) how the authority was used; 
(2) the frequency with which the authority was used; 
(3) the Secretary’s rationale for the use of the authority; 
and 
(4) for which agencies the authority was used. 
SEC. 352. POLICY ON GROUND COMBAT AND CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY 
UNIFORMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United 
States that the design and fielding of all future ground combat 
and camouflage utility uniforms of the Armed Forces may uniquely 
reflect the identity of the individual military services, as long as 
such ground combat and camouflage utility uniforms, to the max-
imum extent practicable— 
(1) provide members of every military service an equivalent 
level of performance, functionality, and protection commensu-
rate with their respective assigned combat missions;
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(2) minimize risk to the individual soldier, sailor, airman, 
or marine operating in the joint battlespace; and 
(3) provide interoperability with other components of indi-
vidual war fighter systems, including body armor and other 
individual protective systems. 
(b) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller 
General shall conduct an assessment of the ground combat uniforms 
and camouflage utility uniforms currently in use in the Department 
of Defense. The assessment shall examine, at a minimum, each 
of the following: 
(1) The overall performance of each uniform in various 
anticipated combat environments and theaters of operations. 
(2) Whether the uniform design of each uniform conforms 
adequately and is interoperable with currently issued personal 
protective gear and body armor. 
(3) Costs associated with the design, development, produc-
tion, procurement, and fielding of existing service-specific 
ground combat and camouflage utility uniforms. 
(4) Challenges and risks associated with fielding members 
of the Armed Forces into combat theaters in unique or service- 
specific ground combat or camouflage utility uniforms, including 
the tactical risk to the individuals serving in individual 
augmentee, in-lieu of force, or joint duty assignments of use 
of different ground combat uniforms in a combat environment. 
(5) Implications of the use of patents and other proprietary 
measures that may preclude sharing of technology, advanced 
uniform design, camouflage techniques, and fire retardence. 
(6) Logistical requirements to field and support forces in 
varying combat or utility uniforms. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees the results of the assess-
ment conducted under subsection (b). 
(d) REQUIREMENT FOR JOINT CRITERIA.—In support of the policy 
established in subsection (a), the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, consistent with the authority set out in subtitles B, C, 
and D of title 10, United States Code, shall establish joint criteria 
for future ground combat uniforms by not later than 270 days 
after the Comptroller General submits the report required under 
subsection (c). The joint criteria shall take into account the findings 
and recommendations of such report and ensure that new tech-
nologies, advanced materials, and other advances in ground combat 
uniform design may be shared between the military services and 
are not precluded from being adapted for use by any military 
service due to military service-unique proprietary arrangements. 
SEC. 353. CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
of the Army may conduct a 12-month condition-based maintenance 
demonstration program on selected vehicle systems that include 
on-board diagnostic systems suitable to such a demonstration pro-
gram. 
(b) SURFACE COMBATANT SHIP PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may conduct a 12-month demonstration program on selected 
systems or components of surface combatant ships that include
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integral diagnostic systems suitable to such a demonstration pro-
gram. 
(c) ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED.—The demonstration programs 
described in subsections (a) and (b) shall address, with respect 
to each vehicle, system, or component for which the program is 
conducted— 
(1) the top 10 maintenance issues; 
(2) non-evidence of failures; and 
(3) the projected return on investment analysis for a 10- 
year period. 
(d) OPEN ARCHITECTURE.—The design, system integration, and 
operations of the demonstration programs described in subsections 
(a) and (b) shall be conducted with an open architecture designed 
to— 
(1) facilitate interface with industry standard computer 
languages, common software systems, diagnostics tools, ref-
erence models, diagnostics reasoners, electronic libraries, and 
user interfaces for multiple ship and vehicle types; and 
(2) promote competition and ensure the best overall value 
to the Department of Defense. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2010, the Secretary 
of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report containing the 
assessments of each of the Secretaries with respect to whether 
the respective military department could reduce maintenance costs 
and improve operational readiness by implementing condition-based 
maintenance for the current and future tactical wheeled vehicle 
fleets and Navy surface combatants. 
SEC. 354. EXTENSION OF ARSENAL SUPPORT PROGRAM INITIATIVE. 
Section 343 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (10 U.S.C. 4551 note), as amended 
by section 341 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 69), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘2011’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘2011’’. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
Sec. 403. Additional authority for increases of Army active-duty end strengths for 
fiscal years 2011 and 2012. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2010 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support. 
Sec. 416. Submittal of options for creation of Trainees, Transients, Holdees, and 
Students account for the Army National Guard. 
Sec. 417. Report on requirements of the National Guard for non-dual status techni-
cians.
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Sec. 418. Expansion of authority of Secretaries of the military departments to in-
crease certain end strengths to include Selected Reserve end strengths. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
Sec. 422. Repeal of delayed one-time shift of military retirement payments. 
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, 2010, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 562,400. 
(2) The Navy, 328,800. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 202,100. 
(4) The Air Force, 331,700. 
SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH 
MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 547,400. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 328,800. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 202,100. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 331,700.’’. 
SEC. 403. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES OF ARMY ACTIVE- 
DUTY END STRENGTHS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012. 
(a) 
AUTHORITY
TO
INCREASE
ARMY
ACTIVE-DUTY
END 
STRENGTHS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—For each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012, 
the Secretary of Defense may, as the Secretary determines 
necessary for the purposes specified in paragraph (2), establish 
the active-duty end strength for the Army at a number greater 
than the number otherwise authorized by law up to the number 
equal to the fiscal-year 2010 baseline plus 30,000. 
(2) PURPOSE
OF
INCREASES.—The purposes for which 
increases may be made in Army active-duty end strengths 
under paragraph (1) are— 
(A) to support operational missions; and 
(B) to achieve reorganizational objectives, including 
increased unit manning, force stabilization and shaping, 
and supporting wounded warriors. 
(3) FISCAL-YEAR
2010
BASELINE.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘fiscal-year 2010 baseline’’, means the active-duty end 
strength authorized for the Army in section 401(1). 
(4) ACTIVE-DUTY END STRENGTH.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘active-duty end strength’’ means the strength for active- 
duty personnel of one the Armed Forces as of the last day 
of a fiscal year. 
(b) RELATIONSHIP
TO
PRESIDENTIAL
WAIVER
AUTHORITY.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the President’s 
authority under section 123a of title 10, United States Code, to 
waive any statutory end strength in a time of war or national 
emergency. 
(c) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
VARIANCE
AUTHORITY.—The 
authority under subsection (a) is in addition to the authority to
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vary authorized end strengths that is provided in subsections (e) 
and (f) of section 115 of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) BUDGET TREATMENT.—If the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines under subsection (a) that an increase in the Army active- 
duty end strength for a fiscal year is necessary, then the budget 
for the Department of Defense for that fiscal year as submitted 
to the President shall include the amounts necessary for funding 
that active-duty end strength in excess of the fiscal year 2010 
active-duty end strength authorized for the Army under section 
401(1). 
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 components as of 
September 30, 2010, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 358,200. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 65,500. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,700. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,500. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths prescribed 
by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component 
shall be proportionately reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve 
as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which 
are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of 
the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not in units 
organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
component who are on active duty (other than for training 
or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
consent at the end of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or individual 
members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component are 
released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 
prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such 
reserve component shall be increased proportionately 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 SUP-
PORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 
September 30, 2010, the following number of Reserves to be serving 
on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members 
of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, 
recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 32,060. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,818. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261.
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(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 14,555. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,896. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) 
as of the last day of fiscal year 2010 for the reserve components 
of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of 
title 10, United States Code) shall be the following: 
(1) For the Army Reserve, 8,395. 
(2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
27,210. 
(3) For the Air Force Reserve, 10,417. 
(4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 22,313. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2010 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL 
STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation provided in 
section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the number 
of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard 
as of September 30, 2010, may not exceed the following: 
(A) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
1,600. 
(B) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
350. 
(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2010, 
may not exceed 595. 
(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status 
technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 
30, 2010, may not exceed 90. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED 
TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2010, the maximum number of members 
of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving 
at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 
115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
SEC. 416. SUBMITTAL OF OPTIONS FOR CREATION OF TRAINEES, TRAN-
SIENTS, HOLDEES, AND STUDENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE 
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report evaluating 
options, and including a recommendation, for the creation of a 
Trainees, Transients, Holdees, and Students Account within the 
Army National Guard.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
address, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The timelines, cost, force structure changes, and end 
strength changes associated with each option specified in the 
report. 
(2) The force structure and end strength changes and 
growth of the Army National Guard needed to support the 
account referred to in subsection (a). 
(3) An assessment of how the creation of such an account 
may affect plans under the Grow the Force initiative. 
(4) An assessment of the impact of such an account on 
readiness and training ratings for Army National Guard forces. 
SEC. 417. REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR 
NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 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 House 
of Representatives a report setting forth the following: 
(1) A description of the types of duties performed for the 
National Guard by non-dual status technicians. 
(2) A description of the current requirements of the 
National Guard for non-dual status technicians. 
(3) A description of various means of addressing any short-
falls in meeting such requirements, including both temporary 
shortfalls and permanent shortfalls. 
(4) A description of the demands of the National Guard 
for non-dual status technicians under the current operational 
tempo, and a description of the current and anticipated 
demands of the National Guard for non-dual status technicians 
as a result of the National Guard moving from a reserve force 
to an operational force. 
(5) An assessment whether an increase in the limit on 
the number of non-dual status technicians for the National 
Guard is advisable. 
(6) Such specific recommendations, including recommenda-
tions for legislative action, as the Secretary of Defense considers 
appropriate regarding future requirements and numbers of non- 
dual status technicians that are required to manage and sup-
port the National Guard. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall take into consideration the effects of the mobilization of large 
numbers of National Guard military technicians (dual status) on 
the readiness of National Guard units in critically important areas 
and on the capacity of the National Guard to continue performing 
home-based missions and responsibilities for the States. 
SEC. 418. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARIES OF THE MILI-
TARY 
DEPARTMENTS 
TO 
INCREASE 
CERTAIN 
END 
STRENGTHS 
TO 
INCLUDE 
SELECTED 
RESERVE 
END 
STRENGTHS. 
Subsection (g) of section 115 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORITY
FOR
SERVICE
SECRETARY
VARIANCES
FOR 
ACTIVE-DUTY AND SELECTED RESERVE END STRENGTHS.—(1) Upon 
determination by the Secretary of a military department that such 
action would enhance manning and readiness in essential units 
or in critical specialties or ratings, the Secretary may—
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‘‘(A) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for the armed force under 
the jurisdiction of that Secretary or, in the case of the Secretary 
of the Navy, for any of the armed forces under the jurisdiction 
of that Secretary, by a number equal to not more than 2 
percent of such authorized end strength; and 
‘‘(B) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to sub-
section (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of the 
reserve component of the armed force under the jurisdiction 
of that Secretary or, in the case of the Secretary of the Navy, 
for the Selected Reserve of the reserve component of any of 
the armed forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary, by 
a number equal to not more than 2 percent of such authorized 
end strength. 
‘‘(2) Any increase under paragraph (1)(A) of the end strength 
for an armed force for a fiscal year shall be counted as part of 
the increase for that armed force for that fiscal year authorized 
under subsection (f)(1). Any increase under paragraph (1)(B) of 
the end strength for the Selected Reserve of a reserve component 
of an armed force for a fiscal year shall be counted as part of 
the increase for that Selected Reserve for that fiscal year authorized 
under subsection (f)(3).’’. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There is hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
military personnel for fiscal year 2010 a total of $136,016,281,000. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The authorization of 
appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization 
of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal 
year 2010. 
SEC. 422. REPEAL OF DELAYED ONE-TIME SHIFT OF MILITARY RETIRE-
MENT PAYMENTS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1002 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110– 
417; 122 Stat. 4581) is repealed. 
(b) EFFECT ON EARLIER TRANSFER.—The repeal of section 1002 
of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 by subsection (a) shall not affect the validity of the 
transfer of funds made pursuant to subsection (e) of such section 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Grade of Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
Sec. 502. Modification of limitations on general and flag officers on active duty. 
Sec. 503. Revisions to annual reporting requirement on joint officer management. 
Sec. 504. Extension of temporary increase in maximum number of days leave mem-
bers may accumulate and carryover.
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Sec. 505. Computation of retirement eligibility for enlisted members of the Navy 
who complete the Seaman to Admiral (STA–21) officer candidate pro-
gram. 
Sec. 506. Independent review of judge advocate requirements of the Department of 
the Navy. 
Subtitle B—General Service Authorities 
Sec. 511. Continuation on active duty of reserve component members during phys-
ical disability evaluation following mobilization and deployment. 
Sec. 512. Medical examination required before administrative separation of mem-
bers diagnosed with or reasonably asserting post-traumatic stress dis-
order or traumatic brain injury. 
Sec. 513. Legal assistance for additional reserve component members. 
Sec. 514. Limitation on scheduling of mobilization or pre-mobilization training for 
Reserve units when certain suspension of training is likely. 
Sec. 515. Evaluation of test of utility of test preparation guides and education pro-
grams in improving qualifications of recruits for the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 516. Report on presence in the Armed Forces of members associated or affili-
ated with groups engaged in prohibited activities. 
Subtitle C—Education and Training 
Sec. 521. Detail of commissioned officers as students at schools of psychology. 
Sec. 522. Appointment of persons enrolled in Advanced Course of the Army Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps at military junior colleges as cadets in Army 
Reserve or Army National Guard of the United States. 
Sec. 523. Expansion of criteria for appointment as member of the Board of Regents 
of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. 
Sec. 524. Use of Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial As-
sistance program to increase number of health professionals with skills 
to assist in providing mental health care. 
Sec. 525. Department of Defense undergraduate nurse training program. 
Sec. 526. Increase in number of private sector civilians authorized for admission to 
National Defense University. 
Sec. 527. Appointments to military service academies from nominations made by 
Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
Sec. 528. Athletic association for the Air Force Academy. 
Sec. 529. Language training centers for members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense. 
Subtitle D—Defense Dependents’ Education 
Sec. 531. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit 
dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense 
civilian employees. 
Sec. 532. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 
Sec. 533. Two-year extension of authority for assistance to local educational agen-
cies with enrollment changes due to base closures, force structure 
changes, or force relocations. 
Sec. 534. Authority to extend eligibility for enrollment in Department of Defense el-
ementary and secondary schools to certain additional categories of de-
pendents. 
Sec. 535. Permanent authority for enrollment in defense dependents’ education sys-
tem of dependents of foreign military members assigned to Supreme 
Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe. 
Sec. 536. Determination of number of weighted student units for local educational 
agencies for receipt of basic support payments under impact aid. 
Sec. 537. Study on options for educational opportunities for dependent children of 
members of the Armed Forces when public schools attended by such 
children are determined to need improvement. 
Sec. 538. Comptroller General audit of assistance to local educational agencies for 
dependent children of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 539. Sense of Congress on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity 
for Military Children. 
Subtitle E—Missing or Deceased Persons 
Sec. 541. Additional requirements for accounting for members of the Armed Forces 
and Department of Defense civilian employees listed as missing in con-
flicts occurring before enactment of new system for accounting for miss-
ing persons. 
Sec. 542. Policy and procedures on media access and attendance by family members 
at ceremonies for the dignified transfer of remains of members of the 
Armed Forces who die overseas.
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Sec. 543. Report on expansion of authority of a member to designate persons to di-
rect disposition of the remains of a deceased member. 
Sec. 544. Sense of Congress on the recovery of the remains of members of the 
Armed Forces who were killed during World War II in the battle of 
Tarawa Atoll. 
Subtitle F—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 551. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Anthony T. 
Kaho’ohanohano for acts of valor during the Korean War. 
Sec. 552. Authorization and request for award of Distinguished-Service Cross to 
Jack T. Stewart for acts of valor during the Vietnam War. 
Sec. 553. Authorization and request for award of Distinguished-Service Cross to 
William T. Miles, Jr., for acts of valor during the Korean War. 
Subtitle G—Military Family Readiness Matters 
Sec. 561. Establishment of online resources to provide information about benefits 
and services available to members of the Armed Forces and their fami-
lies. 
Sec. 562. Additional members on Department of Defense Military Family Readiness 
Council. 
Sec. 563. Support for military families with special needs. 
Sec. 564. Pilot program to secure internships for military spouses with Federal 
agencies. 
Sec. 565. Family and medical leave for family of servicemembers. 
Sec. 566. Deadline for report on sexual assault in the Armed Forces by Defense 
Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services. 
Sec. 567. Improved prevention and response to allegations of sexual assault involv-
ing members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 568. Comptroller General report on progress made in implementing rec-
ommendations to reduce domestic violence in military families. 
Sec. 569. Report on impact of domestic violence on military families. 
Sec. 570. Report on international intrafamilial abduction of children of members of 
the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 571. Assessment of impact of deployment of members of the Armed Forces on 
their dependent children. 
Sec. 572. Report on child custody litigation involving service of members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 573. Comptroller General report on child care assistance for members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Subtitle H—Military Voting 
Sec. 575. Short title. 
Sec. 576. Clarification regarding delegation of State responsibilities to local juris-
dictions. 
Sec. 577. Establishment of procedures for absent uniformed services voters and 
overseas voters to request and for States to send voter registration ap-
plications and absentee ballot applications by mail and electronically. 
Sec. 578. Establishment of procedures for States to transmit blank absentee ballots 
by mail and electronically to absent uniformed services voters and over-
seas voters. 
Sec. 579. Ensuring absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters have time 
to vote. 
Sec. 580. Procedures for collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots of ab-
sent overseas uniformed services voters. 
Sec. 581. Federal write-in absentee ballot. 
Sec. 582. Prohibiting refusal to accept voter registration and absentee ballot appli-
cations, marked absentee ballots, and Federal write-in absentee ballots 
for failure to meet certain requirements. 
Sec. 583. Federal Voting Assistance Program Improvements. 
Sec. 584. Development of standards for reporting and storing certain data. 
Sec. 585. Repeal of provisions relating to use of single application for all subse-
quent elections. 
Sec. 586. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 587. Annual report on enforcement. 
Sec. 588. Requirements payments. 
Sec. 589. Technology pilot program. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters 
Sec. 591. Clarification of performance policies for military musical units and musi-
cians. 
Sec. 592. Navy grants for purposes of Naval Sea Cadet Corps.
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Sec. 593. Modification of matching fund requirements under National Guard Youth 
Challenge Program. 
Sec. 594. Expansion of Military Leadership Diversity Commission to include re-
serve component representatives. 
Sec. 595. Expansion of suicide prevention and community healing and response 
training under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. 
Sec. 596. Comprehensive plan on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of substance 
use disorders and disposition of substance abuse offenders in the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 597. Reports on Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program and other reintegration 
programs. 
Sec. 598. Reports on progress in completion of certain incident information man-
agement tools. 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
SEC. 501. GRADE OF LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 156(c) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘, while so serving, hold the’’ and inserting 
‘‘be appointed in the regular’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
shall apply with respect to individuals appointed as Legal Counsel 
to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on or after that 
date. 
SEC. 502. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON GENERAL AND FLAG 
OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) REPORT ON STATUTES EXCLUDING CERTAIN OFFICERS ON 
ACTIVE DUTY IN GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER GRADES FROM LIMITA-
TIONS ON AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS OF GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS 
ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Not later than April 1, 2010, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth 
the following: 
(1) An assessment of the provisions of title 10, United 
States Code, that exclude commissioned officers of the Armed 
Forces on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades 
from the limitations on the authorized strengths of general 
and flag officers, including— 
(A) a list of each such provision; and 
(B) for each such provision— 
(i) a statement whether such provision is redun-
dant or necessary in light of recent legislation on such 
provision or related provisions; and 
(ii) an assessment of the impact of the repeal of 
such provision on the Department of Defense. 
(2) A specific, comprehensive description of the legislative 
actions, including technical and conforming changes, necessary 
to conform sections 525, 526, and 528 of title 10, United States 
Code (and any other applicable provisions of such title), with 
the assessment required by paragraph (1) with a view towards 
increasing the transparency and comprehensiveness on the 
number of general and flag officers serving on active duty. 
(3) An assessment of the following: 
(A) Whether the authorized numbers of general and 
flag officers in an active status under section 12004(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, are adequate to provide
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the reserve components with a sufficient number of general 
and flag officers in an active status in order to meet 
increased authorizations for active duty service. 
(B) Whether such numbers of general and flag officers 
provide the general and flag officers of the reserve compo-
nents with appropriate opportunities for joint responsibility 
and joint officer development while simultaneously meeting 
reserve active-status requirements 
(C) Whether legislative action with respect to section 
12004(a) of title 10, United States Code, is necessary to 
achieve the purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) and, if so, a specific, comprehensive description of such 
legislative actions. 
(4) An assessment of the following: 
(A) Whether the requirements for general and flag 
officer positions resulting from recommendations for statu-
tory authority to specify the grade of the Chief of the 
Navy Dental Corps, the Chief and Deputy Chief of Chap-
lains in the Air Force, the Chief of the Army Medical 
Specialist Corps, and to establish the position of Vice Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau, are necessary in light of 
recent legislative modifications of applicable provisions of 
law. 
(B) The impact on the Department of each provision. 
(C) If supported, the necessary technical and con-
forming changes that may be necessary to conform sections 
535, 526, 528, and 12004 of title 10, United States Code, 
to increase the transparency and comprehensiveness of 
the number of general and flag officers on active duty 
or in an active status. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
OF DISTRIBUTION LIMITS.—Section 525 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections 
(a) and (b) and inserting the following new subsections: 
‘‘(a) For purposes of the applicable limitation in section 526(a) 
of this title on general and flag officers on active duty, no appoint-
ment of an officer on the active duty list may be made as follows: 
‘‘(1) in the Army, if that appointment would result in more 
than— 
‘‘(A) 7 officers in the grade of general; 
‘‘(B) 45 officers in a grade above the grade of major 
general; or 
‘‘(C) 90 officers in the grade of major general; 
‘‘(2) in the Air Force, if that appointment would result 
in more than— 
‘‘(A) 9 officers in the grade of general; 
‘‘(B) 43 officers in a grade above the grade of major 
general; or 
‘‘(C) 73 officers in the grade of major general; 
‘‘(3) in the Navy, if that appointment would result in more 
than— 
‘‘(A) 6 officers in the grade of admiral; 
‘‘(B) 32 officers in a grade above the grade of rear 
admiral; or 
‘‘(C) 50 officers in the grade of rear admiral; 
‘‘(4) in the Marine Corps, if that appointment would result 
in more than— 
‘‘(A) 2 officers in the grade of general;
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‘‘(B) 15 officers in a grade above the grade of major 
general; or 
‘‘(C) 22 officers in the grade of major general. 
‘‘(b)(1) The limitations of subsection (a) do not include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) An officer released from a joint duty assignment, but 
only during the 60-day period beginning on the date the officer 
departs the joint duty assignment, except that the Secretary 
of Defense may authorize the Secretary of a military depart-
ment to extend the 60-day period by an additional 120 days, 
but no more than 3 officers from each armed forces may be 
on active duty who are excluded under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(B) An officer while serving in the position of Staff Judge 
Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps under section 
5046 of this title. 
‘‘(C) The number of officers required to serve in joint duty 
assignments as authorized by the Secretary of Defense under 
section 526(b) for each military service. 
‘‘(D) An officer while serving as Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau. 
‘‘(2) An officer of the Army while serving as Superintendent 
of the United States Military Academy, if serving in the grade 
of lieutenant general, is in addition to the number that would 
otherwise be permitted for the Army for officers serving on active 
duty in grades above major general under subsection (a). An officer 
of the Navy or Marine Corps while serving as Superintendent 
of the United States Naval Academy, if serving in the grade of 
vice admiral or lieutenant general, is in addition to the number 
that would otherwise be permitted for the Navy or Marine Corps, 
respectively, for officers serving on active duty in grades above 
major general or rear admiral under subsection (a). An officer 
while serving as Superintendent of the United States Air Force 
Academy, if serving in the grade of lieutenant general, is in addition 
to the number that would otherwise be permitted for the Air Force 
for officers serving on active duty in grades above major general 
under subsection (a).’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION ON OFFSETTING REDUCTIONS.—Subsection (c) 
of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) may make appointments in the Army, Air Force, and 
Marine Corps in the grades of lieutenant general and general 
in excess of the applicable numbers determined under this 
section if each such appointment is made in conjunction with 
an offsetting reduction under paragraph (2); and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘this section’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘the number equal 
to 10 percent of the total number of officers that may be 
serving on active duty in those grades in the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, and Marine Corps under subsection (b)’’ and inserting 
‘‘15’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘the number equal 
to 15 percent of the total number of officers that may be 
serving on active duty in those grades in the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, and Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’.
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(d) OTHER DISTRIBUTION CLARIFICATIONS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘In determining the total 
number of general officers or flag officers of an armed force 
on active duty for purposes of this section, the following officers 
shall not be counted:’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
and inserting ‘‘The following officers shall not be counted for 
purposes of this section:’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g)(1) The limitations of this section do not apply to a reserve 
component general or flag officer who is on active duty for a period 
in excess of 365 days, but not to exceed three years, except that 
the number of officers from each reserve component who are covered 
by this subsection and is not serving in a position that is a joint 
duty assignment for purposes of chapter 38 of this title may not 
exceed 5 per component, unless authorized by the Secretary of 
Defense 
‘‘(2) The exception in paragraph (1) does apply to the position 
of Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 30 days after authorizing a number of 
reserve component general or flag officers in excess of the number 
specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives of such authorization, and shall include with 
such notice a statement of the reason for such authorization.’’. 
(e) CHANGE TO AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 526 of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘307’’ and inserting ‘‘230’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘216’’ and inserting ‘‘160’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘279’’ and inserting ‘‘208’’; 
and 
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘81’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’. 
(f) CHANGES TO LIMITED EXCLUSION FOR JOINT DUTY REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘65’’ and inserting ‘‘324’’; and 
(C) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall 
allocate those exclusions to the armed forces based on 
the number of general or flag officers required from each 
armed force for assignment to these designated positions.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(2) Unless the Secretary of Defense determines that a lower 
number is in the best interest of the Department, the minimum 
number of officers serving in positions designated under paragraph 
(1) for each armed force shall be as follows: 
‘‘(A) For the Army, 85. 
‘‘(B) For the Navy, 61. 
‘‘(C) For the Air Force, 76. 
‘‘(D) For the Marine Corps, 21. 
‘‘(3) The number excluded under paragraph (1) and serving 
in positions designated under that paragraph—
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‘‘(A) in the grade of general or admiral may not exceed 
20; 
‘‘(B) in a grade above the grade of major general or rear 
admiral may not exceed 68; and 
‘‘(C) in the grade of major general or rear admiral may 
not exceed 144. 
‘‘(4) Not later than 30 days after determining to raise or lower 
a number specified in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense 
shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives of such determination.’’. 
(g) OTHER AUTHORIZATION CLARIFICATIONS.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The limitations of this section do not apply to a reserve 
component general or flag officer who is on active duty for a period 
in excess of 365 days but not to exceed three years, except that 
the number of such officers from each reserve component who 
are covered by this paragraph and not serving in a position that 
is a joint duty assignment for purposes of chapter 38 of this title 
may not exceed 5 per component, unless authorized by the Secretary 
of Defense.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(g) TEMPORARY EXCLUSION FOR ASSIGNMENT TO CERTAIN TEM-
PORARY BILLETS.—(1) The limitations in subsection (a) and in sec-
tion 525(a) of this title do not apply to a general or flag officer 
assigned to a temporary joint duty assignment designated by the 
Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(2) A general or flag officer assigned to a temporary joint 
duty assignment as described in paragraph (1) may not be excluded 
under this subsection from the limitations in subsection (a) for 
a period of longer than one year. 
‘‘(h) EXCLUSION OF OFFICERS DEPARTING FROM JOINT DUTY 
ASSIGNMENTS.—The limitations in subsection (a) do not apply to 
an officer released from a joint duty assignment, but only during 
the 60-day period beginning on the date the officer departs the 
joint duty assignment. The Secretary of Defense may authorize 
the Secretary of a military department to extend the 60-day period 
by an additional 120 days, except that not more than three officers 
on active duty from each armed force may be covered by an exten-
sion under this sentence at the same time.’’. 
(h) EXCLUSION OF RESERVE OFFICERS DEPARTING FROM JOINT 
OR OTHER ACTIVE DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.—Section 12004 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) The limitations in subsection (a) do not apply to an officer 
released from a joint duty assignment or other non-joint active 
duty assignment, but only during the 60-day period beginning on 
the date the officer departs the joint duty or other active duty 
assignment. The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary 
of a military department to extend the 60-day period by an addi-
tional 120 days, except that not more than three officers in an 
active status from each reserve component may be covered by 
an extension under this sentence at the same time.’’. 
(i) REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER 
ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE OFFICER’S OWN SERVICE.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 721 of such title is repealed.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 41 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 721. 
(j) REPEAL
OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 506 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4434; 10 U.S.C. 525 note) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 503. REVISIONS TO ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON JOINT 
OFFICER MANAGEMENT. 
Section 667 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and their edu-
cation and experience’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) A comparison of the number of officers who were 
designated as a joint qualified officer who had served in a 
Joint Duty Assignment List billet and completed Joint Profes-
sional Military Education Phase II, with the number designated 
as a joint qualified officer based on their aggregated joint 
experiences and completion of Joint Professional Military Edu-
cation Phase II.’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), (6), and (12); 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3); 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (11) as para-
graphs (4) through (8), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (8), as so redesignated, 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) With regard to the principal courses of instruction 
for Joint Professional Military Education Level II, the number 
of officers graduating from each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Joint Forces Staff College. 
‘‘(B) The National Defense University. 
‘‘(C) Senior Service Schools.’’; and 
(6) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (10). 
SEC. 504. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INCREASE IN MAXIMUM 
NUMBER OF DAYS LEAVE MEMBERS MAY ACCUMULATE 
AND CARRYOVER. 
Section 701(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2013’’. 
SEC. 505. COMPUTATION OF RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY FOR ENLISTED 
MEMBERS OF THE NAVY WHO COMPLETE THE SEAMAN 
TO ADMIRAL (STA–21) OFFICER CANDIDATE PROGRAM. 
Section 6328 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) TIME SPENT
IN SEAMAN
TO ADMIRAL PROGRAM.—The 
months of active service in pursuit of a baccalaureate-level degree 
under the Seaman to Admiral (STA–21) program of the Navy of 
officer candidates selected for the program on or after the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 shall be excluded in computing the years of service 
of an officer who was appointed to the grade of ensign in the 
Navy upon completion of the program to determine the eligibility 
of the officer for retirement, unless the officer becomes subject
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to involuntary separation or retirement due to physical disability. 
Such active service shall be counted in computing the years of 
active service of the officer for all other purposes.’’. 
SEC. 506. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF JUDGE ADVOCATE REQUIRE-
MENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. 
(a) INDEPENDENT PANEL FOR REVIEW.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established an inde-
pendent panel to review the judge advocate requirements of 
the Department of the Navy. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—The panel shall be composed of five 
members, appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among 
private United States citizens who have expertise in law, mili-
tary manpower policies, the missions of the Armed Forces, 
or the current responsibilities of judge advocates in ensuring 
competent legal representation and advice to commanders. 
(3) CHAIR.—The chair of the panel shall be appointed by 
the Secretary from among the members of the panel appointed 
under paragraph (2). 
(4) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Members shall 
be appointed for the life of the panel. Any vacancy in the 
panel shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment. 
(5) DEADLINE
FOR
APPOINTMENTS.—All original appoint-
ments to the panel shall be made not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(6) MEETINGS.—The panel shall meet at the call of the 
chair. 
(7) FIRST MEETING.—The chair shall call the first meeting 
of the panel not later than 60 days after the date of the 
appointment of all the members of the panel. 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The panel established under subsection 
(a) shall carry out a study of the policies and management 
and organizational practices of the Navy and Marine Corps 
with respect to the responsibilities, assignment, and career 
development of judge advocates for purposes of determining 
the number of judge advocates required to fulfill the legal 
mission of the Department of the Navy. 
(2) REVIEW.—In carrying out the study required by para-
graph (1), the panel shall— 
(A) review the emergent operational law requirements 
of the Navy and Marine Corps, including requirements 
for judge advocates on joint task forces, in support of rule 
of law objectives in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in oper-
ational units; 
(B) review new requirements to support the Office 
of Military Commissions and to support the disability 
evaluation system for members of the Armed Forces; 
(C) review the judge advocate requirements of the 
Department of the Navy for the military justice mission, 
including assignment policies, training and education, 
increasing complexity of court-martial litigation, and the 
performance of the Navy and Marine Corps in providing 
legally sufficient post-trial processing of cases in general 
courts-martial and special courts-martial;
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(D) review the role of the Judge Advocate General 
of the Navy, as the senior uniformed legal officer of the 
Department of the Navy, to determine whether additional 
authority for the Judge Advocate General over manpower 
policies and assignments of judge advocates in the Navy 
and Marine Corps is warranted; 
(E) review directives issued by the Navy and the 
Marine 
Corps 
pertaining 
to 
jointly-shared 
missions 
requiring legal support; 
(F) review career patterns for Marine Corps judge advo-
cates in order to identify and validate assignments to 
nonlegal billets required for professional development and 
promotion; and 
(G) review, evaluate, and assess such other matters 
and materials as the panel considers appropriate for pur-
poses of the study. 
(3) UTILIZATION OF OTHER STUDIES.—In carrying out the 
study required by paragraph (1), the panel may review, and 
incorporate as appropriate, the findings of applicable ongoing 
and completed studies in future manpower requirements, 
including the two-part study by CNA Analysis and Solutions 
entitled ‘‘An Analysis of Navy JAG Corps Future Manpower 
Requirements’’. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after its first meeting 
under subsection (a)(7), the panel shall submit to the Secretary 
of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the study. The 
report shall include— 
(A) the findings and conclusions of the panel as a 
result of the study; and 
(B) any recommendations for legislative or administra-
tive action that the panel considers appropriate in light 
of the study. 
(c) POWERS OF PANEL.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—The panel may hold such hearings, sit and 
act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive 
such evidence as the panel considers appropriate to carry out 
its duties under this section. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request 
by the chair of the panel, any department or agency of the 
Federal Government may provide information that the panel 
considers necessary to carry out it duties under this section. 
(d) PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) PAY OF MEMBERS.—(A) Members of the panel established 
under subsection (a) shall serve without pay by reason of their 
work on the panel. 
(B) Section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, shall 
not apply to the acceptance of services of a member of the 
panel under this section. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the panel shall 
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under sub-
chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business in the 
performance or services for the panel.
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Subtitle B—General Service Authorities 
SEC. 511. CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY OF RESERVE COMPONENT 
MEMBERS DURING PHYSICAL DISABILITY EVALUATION 
FOLLOWING MOBILIZATION AND DEPLOYMENT. 
Section 1218 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary of a military department shall ensure 
that each member of a reserve component under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary who is determined, after a mobilization and deploy-
ment to an area in which imminent danger pay is authorized 
under section 310 of title 37, to require evaluation for a physical 
or mental disability which could result in separation or retirement 
for disability under this chapter or placement on the temporary 
disability retired list or inactive status list under this chapter 
is retained on active duty during the disability evaluation process 
until such time as such member is— 
‘‘(A) cleared by appropriate authorities for continuation 
on active duty; or 
‘‘(B) separated, retired, or placed on the temporary dis-
ability retired list or inactive status list. 
‘‘(2)(A) A member described in paragraph (1) may request termi-
nation of active duty under such paragraph at any time during 
the demobilization or disability evaluation process of such member. 
‘‘(B) Upon a request under subparagraph (A), a member 
described in paragraph (1) shall only be released from active duty 
after the member receives counseling about the consequences of 
termination of active duty. 
‘‘(C) Each release from active duty under subparagraph (B) 
shall be thoroughly documented. 
‘‘(3) The requirements in paragraph (1) shall expire on the 
date that is five years after the date of the enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.’’. 
SEC. 512. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED BEFORE ADMINISTRA-
TIVE SEPARATION OF MEMBERS DIAGNOSED WITH OR 
REASONABLY ASSERTING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DIS-
ORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. 
(a) MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 59 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1176 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 1177. Members diagnosed with or reasonably asserting 
post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain 
injury: 
medical 
examination 
required 
before 
administrative separation 
‘‘(a) MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED.—(1) Under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military 
department shall ensure that a member of the armed forces under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary who has been deployed overseas 
in support of a contingency operation during the previous 24 
months, and who is diagnosed by a physician, clinical psychologist, 
or psychiatrist as experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder or 
traumatic brain injury or who otherwise reasonably alleges, based 
on the service of the member while deployed, the influence of
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such a condition, receives a medical examination to evaluate a 
diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain 
injury. 
‘‘(2) A member covered by paragraph (1) shall not be administra-
tively separated under conditions other than honorable until the 
results of the medical examination have been reviewed by appro-
priate authorities responsible for evaluating, reviewing, and 
approving the separation case, as determined by the Secretary 
concerned. 
‘‘(3) In a case involving post-traumatic stress disorder, the 
medical examination shall be performed by a clinical psychologist 
or psychiatrist. In cases involving traumatic brain injury, the med-
ical examination may be performed by a physician, clinical psycholo-
gist, psychiatrist, or other health care professional, as appropriate. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION.—The medical exam-
ination required by subsection (a) shall assess whether the effects 
of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury con-
stitute matters in extenuation that relate to the basis for adminis-
trative separation under conditions other than honorable or the 
overall characterization of service of the member as other than 
honorable. 
‘‘(c) INAPPLICABILITY TO PROCEEDINGS UNDER UNIFORM CODE 
OF MILITARY JUSTICE.—The medical examination and procedures 
required by this section do not apply to courts-martial or other 
proceedings conducted pursuant to the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 1176 the following new item: 
‘‘1177. Members diagnosed with or reasonably asserting post-traumatic stress dis-
order or traumatic brain injury: medical examination required before 
administrative separation.’’. 
(b) REVIEW OF PREVIOUS DISCHARGES AND DISMISSALS.—Section 
1553 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d)(1) In the case of a former member of the armed forces 
who, while serving on active duty as a member of the armed 
forces, was deployed in support of a contingency operation and 
who, at any time after such deployment, was diagnosed by a physi-
cian, clinical psychologist, or psychiatrist as experiencing post-trau-
matic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury as a consequence 
of that deployment, a board established under this section to review 
the former member’s discharge or dismissal shall include a member 
who is a physician, clinical psychologist, or psychiatrist. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a former member described in paragraph 
(1) or a former member whose application for relief is based in 
whole or in part on matters relating to post-traumatic stress dis-
order or traumatic brain injury as supporting rationale or as jus-
tification for priority consideration, the Secretary concerned shall 
expedite a final decision and shall accord such cases sufficient 
priority to achieve an expedited resolution. In determining the 
priority of cases, the Secretary concerned shall weigh the medical 
and humanitarian circumstances of all cases and accord higher 
priority to cases not involving post-traumatic stress disorder or 
traumatic brain injury only when the individual cases are consid-
ered more compelling.’’.
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(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 240 days 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 House 
of Representatives a report containing the detailed procedures and 
policies used by the Secretaries of the military department to imple-
ment the amendments made by this section, including— 
(1) the list of officials identified by the Secretaries as 
required to review physical examinations to determine the pos-
sible influence of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic 
brain injury on the behavior of members before their separation 
under other than honorable conditions; 
(2) the procedures adopted by the Secretaries to ensure 
that appropriate physical examinations required by the amend-
ments are conducted; 
(3) the procedures adopted by the Secretaries to ensure 
that the medical reviews required by the amendments are 
conducted; and 
(4) the procedures adopted by the Secretaries to ensure 
that requests for review of discharges based on matters related 
to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury are 
considered in a timely manner by boards that include appro-
priate medical personnel, as required by the amendments. 
SEC. 513. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR ADDITIONAL RESERVE COMPONENT 
MEMBERS. 
Section 1044(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Secretary of Defense), for a period of time, pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Defense,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary), 
for a period of time (prescribed by the Secretary)’’. 
SEC. 514. LIMITATION ON SCHEDULING OF MOBILIZATION OR PRE- 
MOBILIZATION TRAINING FOR RESERVE UNITS WHEN CER-
TAIN SUSPENSION OF TRAINING IS LIKELY. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
of a military department shall avoid scheduling mobilization 
training or pre-mobilization training for a unit of a reserve 
component of the Armed Forces at a temporary duty location 
that is outside the normal commuting distance of the unit 
(as determined pursuant to the regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense under subsection (c)) if a suspension of 
training at such temporary duty location of at least five days 
is anticipated to occur during any portion of such mobilization 
or pre-mobilization training. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of a military department may 
waive the applicability of the limitation in paragraph (1) to 
a unit of a reserve component if the Secretary determines 
that the waiver is in the national security interests of the 
United States. 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Until December 31, 2014, the 
Secretary of the military department concerned shall submit 
written notice of each waiver issued under paragraph (2) to 
the congressional defense committees. Notice of such waiver 
shall be so submitted at the time of the issuance of such 
waiver. 
(b) NOTICE
OF
OTHER
SUSPENSIONS
OF
TRAINING.—Until 
December 31, 2014, in the event of a suspension of training (other 
than an anticipated suspension of training described in subsection
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(a)(1)) of at least five days at a temporary duty location at which 
one or more units of the reserve components on active duty are 
engaged in mobilization training or pre-mobilization training, the 
Secretary of the military department having jurisdiction over such 
unit or units shall submit written notice of the suspension to 
the congressional defense committees. Notice of such suspension 
of training shall be so submitted at the time of such suspension 
of training. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretaries of the military departments 
shall administer this section in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Defense. Such regulations shall apply 
uniformly among the military departments. 
SEC. 515. EVALUATION OF TEST OF UTILITY OF TEST PREPARATION 
GUIDES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN IMPROVING 
QUALIFICATIONS OF RECRUITS FOR THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 546(d) of the John Warner National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2215) 
is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘in training and 
unit settings’’ and inserting ‘‘during training and unit assign-
ments’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Data 
to make the comparison between the two groups shall be 
derived from existing sources, which may include performance 
ratings, separations, promotions, awards and decorations, and 
reenlistment statistics.’’. 
SEC. 516. REPORT ON PRESENCE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF MEMBERS 
ASSOCIATED OR AFFILIATED WITH GROUPS ENGAGED IN 
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, submit to the Committees on Armed Service 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
following: 
(1) Any active participation by members of the Armed 
Forces in prohibited activities (as defined by subsection 3.5.8 
of Department of Defense Directive 1325.6). 
(2) The policies of the Department of Defense to prevent 
individuals who are active participants in such activities from 
enlisting in the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle C—Education and Training 
SEC. 521. DETAIL OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AS STUDENTS AT 
SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 101 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 2004a the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 2004b. Detail of commissioned officers as students at 
schools of psychology 
‘‘(a) DETAIL
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of each military 
department may detail commissioned officers of the armed forces 
as students at accredited schools of psychology located in the United 
States for a period of training leading to the degree of Doctor
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of Philosophy in clinical psychology. No more than 25 officers from 
each military department may commence such training in any 
single fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR DETAIL.—To be eligible for detail under 
subsection (a), an officer must be a citizen of the United States 
and must— 
‘‘(1) have served on active duty for a period of not less 
than two years nor more than six years and be in the pay 
grade 0–3 or below as of the time the training is to begin; 
and 
‘‘(2) sign an agreement that unless sooner separated the 
officer will— 
‘‘(A) complete the educational course of psychological 
training; 
‘‘(B) accept transfer or detail as a commissioned officer 
within the military department concerned when the officer’s 
training is completed; and 
‘‘(C) agree to serve, following completion of the officer’s 
training, on active duty (or on active duty and in the 
Selected Reserve) for a period as specified pursuant to 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), the agreement of an officer under subsection (b) shall provide 
that the officer shall serve on active duty for two years for each 
year or part thereof of the officer’s training under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The agreement of an officer may authorize the officer 
to serve a portion of the officer’s service obligation on active duty 
and to complete the service obligation that remains upon separation 
from active duty in the Selected Reserve. Under any such agree-
ment, an officer shall serve three years in the Selected Reserve 
for each year or part thereof of the officer’s training under sub-
section (a) for any service obligation that was not completed before 
separation from active duty. 
‘‘(d) SELECTION
OF OFFICERS
FOR DETAIL.—Officers detailed 
for training under subsection (a) shall be selected on a competitive 
basis by the Secretary of the military department concerned. 
‘‘(e) RELATION
OF SERVICE OBLIGATIONS
TO OTHER SERVICE 
OBLIGATIONS.—Any service obligation incurred by an officer under 
an agreement entered into under subsection (b) shall be in addition 
to any service obligation incurred by the officer under any other 
provision of law or agreement. 
‘‘(f) EXPENSES.—Expenses incident to the detail of officers under 
this section shall be paid from any funds appropriated for the 
military department concerned. 
‘‘(g) FAILURE TO COMPLETE PROGRAM.—(1) An officer who is 
dropped from a program of psychological training to which detailed 
under subsection (a) for deficiency in conduct or studies, or for 
other reasons, may be required to perform active duty in an appro-
priate military capacity in accordance with the active duty obliga-
tion imposed on the officer under regulations issued by the Secretary 
of Defense for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(2) In no case shall an officer be required to serve on active 
duty under paragraph (1) for any period in excess of one year 
for each year or part thereof the officer participated in the program. 
‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON DETAILS.—No agreement detailing an officer 
of the armed forces to an accredited school of psychology may
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be entered into during any period in which the President is author-
ized by law to induct persons into the armed forces involuntarily. 
Nothing in this subsection shall affect any agreement entered into 
during any period when the President is not authorized by law 
to so induct persons into the armed forces.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 101 of such title is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 2004a the following new item: 
‘‘2004b. Detail of commissioned officers as students at schools of psychology.’’. 
SEC. 522. APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS ENROLLED IN ADVANCED 
COURSE OF THE ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 
CORPS AT MILITARY JUNIOR COLLEGES AS CADETS IN 
ARMY RESERVE OR ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
Section 2107a(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘17 cadets’’ and inserting ‘‘22 cadets’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘17 members’’ and inserting ‘‘22 members’’; 
and 
(3) by striking ‘‘17 such members’’ and inserting ‘‘22 such 
members’’. 
SEC. 523. EXPANSION OF CRITERIA FOR APPOINTMENT AS MEMBER 
OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIFORMED SERV-
ICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES. 
Section 2113a(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘health and health education’’ and inserting ‘‘health 
care, higher education administration, or public policy’’. 
SEC. 524. USE OF ARMED FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLAR-
SHIP 
AND 
FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM 
TO 
INCREASE NUMBER OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WITH 
SKILLS TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE. 
(a) ADDITIONAL ELEMENT WITHIN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 2121(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘in the various health professions’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(A) in the various health professions or (B) as a 
health professional with specific skills to assist in providing 
mental health care to members of the armed forces’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Under the program of a military department, the Secretary 
of that military department shall allocate a portion of the total 
number of scholarships to members of the program described in 
paragraph (1)(B) for the purpose of assisting such members to 
pursue a degree at the masters and doctoral level in any of the 
following disciplines: 
‘‘(A) Social work. 
‘‘(B) Clinical psychology. 
‘‘(C) Psychiatry. 
‘‘(D) Other disciplines that contribute to mental health 
care programs in that military department.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZED NUMBER
OF MEMBERS
OF
THE PROGRAM.— 
Section 2124 of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The number’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZED 
NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE PROGRAM.—The number’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘6,000’’ and inserting ‘‘6,300’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.—Of the number of per-
sons designated as members of the program at any time, 300 
may be members of the program described in section 2121(a)(1)(B) 
of this title.’’. 
SEC. 525. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNDERGRADUATE NURSE 
TRAINING PROGRAM. 
(a) REVISION OF CURRENT SCHOOL OF NURSING AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN UNIFORMED SERVICES 
UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.—Section 2117 of title 
10, United States Code, is repealed. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOL.— 
Chapter 108 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2169. School of Nursing: establishment 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Defense 
may establish a School of Nursing. 
‘‘(b) DEGREE GRANTING AUTHORITY.—The School of Nursing 
may include a program that awards a bachelor of science in nursing. 
‘‘(c) PHASED DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Defense may 
develop the School of Nursing in phases as determined appropriate 
by the Secretary.’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) CHAPTER 104.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 104 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 2117. 
(B) CHAPTER 108.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 108 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2169. School of Nursing: establishment.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH UNDERGRADUATE NURSE TRAINING 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 101 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 2016. Undergraduate nurse training program: establish-
ment through agreement with academic institution 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AUTHORIZED.—(1) To increase the number 
of nurses in the armed forces, the Secretary of Defense may enter 
into an agreement with one or more academic institutions to estab-
lish and operate an undergraduate program (in this section referred 
to as a ‘undergraduate nurse training program’) under which partici-
pants will earn a nursing degree and serve as a member of the 
armed forces. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the participation 
of members of the other uniformed services in the undergraduate 
nurse training program if the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services jointly determine the partici-
pation of such members in the program will facilitate an increase 
in the number of nurses in the other uniformed services. 
‘‘(b) GRADUATION RATES.—An undergraduate nurse training 
program shall have the capacity to graduate 25 students with
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a bachelor of science degree in the first class of the program, 
50 in the second class, and 100 annually thereafter. 
‘‘(c) ELEMENTS.—An undergraduate nurse training program 
shall have the following elements: 
‘‘(1) It shall involve an academic partnership with one 
or more academic institutions with existing accredited schools 
of nursing. 
‘‘(2) It shall recruit as participants qualified individuals 
with at least two years of appropriate academic preparation, 
as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(d) LOCATION OF PROGRAMS.—An academic institution selected 
to operate an undergraduate nurse training program shall establish 
the program at or near a military installation. A military installa-
tion at or near which an undergraduate nurse training program 
is established must— 
‘‘(1) be one of the ten largest military installations in the 
United States, in terms of the number of active duty personnel 
assigned to the installation and family members residing on 
or in the vicinity of the installations; and 
‘‘(2) have a military treatment facility with inpatient capa-
bility designated as a medical center located on the installation 
or within 10 miles of the installation. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON FACULTY.—An agreement entered into under 
subsection (a) shall not require members of the armed forces who 
are nurses to serve as faculty members for an undergraduate nurse 
training program. 
‘‘(f) MILITARY SERVICE COMMITMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall encourage members of the armed forces to apply to participate 
in an undergraduate nurse training program. Graduates of the 
program shall incur a military service obligation in a regular or 
reserve component, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘2016. Undergraduate nurse training program: establishment through agreement 
with academic institution.’’. 
(c) UNDERGRADUATE NURSE TRAINING PROGRAM PLAN.—Not 
later than 180 days 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 House of Representatives a plan to 
establish an undergraduate nurse training program in the Depart-
ment of Defense in accordance with the authority provided by 
section 2169 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), section 2016 of such title, as added by subsection (b), or any 
other authority available to the Secretary. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The plan required by sub-
section (c) shall provide for the establishment of a pilot program 
to increase the number of nurses serving in the Armed Forces. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION AND DURATION.—The pilot program 
shall begin not later than July 1, 2011, and be of not less 
than five years in duration. 
(3) GRADUATION RATES.—The pilot program shall achieve 
graduation rates at least equal to the rates required for the 
undergraduate nurse training program authorized by section
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2016 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(b). 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION
REPORT.—Not later than 270 days 
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 House of Representatives a report on the 
pilot program, including a description of the program selected 
to be undertaken, the program’s goals, and any additional legal 
authorities that may be needed to undertake the program. 
(5) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
end of each academic year of the pilot program, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report specifying 
the number of nurses accessed into the Armed Forces through 
the program and the number of students accepted for the 
upcoming academic year. 
(6) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than one year before the 
end of the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a report specifying the number of nurses 
accessed through the program, evaluating the overall effective-
ness of the program, and containing the Secretary’s rec-
ommendations regarding whether the program should be 
extended. 
(e) EFFECT ON OTHER NURSING PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding 
the development of undergraduate nurse training programs under 
the amendments made by this section and subsection (d), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that graduate degree programs in 
nursing, including advanced practice nursing, continue. 
(f) EFFECT ON OTHER RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed as limiting or terminating any current 
or future program of the Department of Defense related to the 
recruitment, accession, training, or retention of nurses. 
SEC. 526. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PRIVATE SECTOR CIVILIANS 
AUTHORIZED FOR ADMISSION TO NATIONAL DEFENSE 
UNIVERSITY. 
Section 2167(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘10 full-time student positions’’ and inserting ‘‘20 full- 
time student positions’’. 
SEC. 527. APPOINTMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES FROM 
NOMINATIONS MADE BY DELEGATE FROM THE COMMON-
WEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 4342(a)(10) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘One cadet’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Two cadets’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 6954(a)(10) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘One’’ and inserting ‘‘Two’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9342(a)(10) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘One cadet’’ and inserting 
‘‘Two cadets’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to appointments to the United States 
Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the 
United States Air Force Academy beginning with the first class 
of candidates nominated for appointment to these military service 
academies after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 528. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FOR THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 903 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 9362. Support of athletic programs 
‘‘(a) CORPORATION
FOR SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.—(1) The Sec-
retary of the Air Force may, in accordance with the laws of the 
State of incorporation, establish a corporation (in this section 
referred to as the ‘corporation’) to support the athletic programs 
of the Academy. All stock of the corporation shall be owned by 
the United States and held in the name of and voted by the 
Secretary of the Air Force. 
‘‘(2) The corporation shall operate exclusively for charitable, 
educational, and civic purposes to support the athletic programs 
of the Academy. 
‘‘(b) CORPORATE ORGANIZATION.—The corporation shall be orga-
nized and operated— 
‘‘(1) as a nonprofit corporation under section 501 (c)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
‘‘(2) in accordance with this section; and 
‘‘(3) pursuant to the laws of the State of incorporation, 
its articles of incorporation, and its bylaws. 
‘‘(c) CORPORATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—(1) The members of 
the board of directors of the corporation shall serve without com-
pensation as members of the board, except for reasonable travel 
and other related expenses for attendance at meetings of the board. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize military 
and civilian personnel of the Air Force under section 1033 of this 
title to serve, in their official capacities, as members of the board 
of directors of the corporation, but such personnel shall not hold 
more than one-third of the directorships. 
‘‘(d) TRANSFERS FROM NONAPPROPRIATED FUND OPERATION.— 
The Secretary of the Air Force may, subject to the acceptance 
of the corporation, transfer to the corporation all title to and owner-
ship of the assets and liabilities of the Air Force nonappropriated 
fund instrumentality whose functions include providing support 
for the athletic programs of the Academy, including bank accounts 
and financial reserves in its accounts, equipment, supplies, and 
other personal property, but excluding any interest in real property. 
‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may accept from the corporation funds, supplies, and services for 
the support of cadets and Academy personnel during their participa-
tion in Academy or corporate events related to the athletic programs 
of the Academy. 
‘‘(f) LEASES.—The Secretary of the Air Force may, in accordance 
with section 2667 of this title, lease real and personal property 
to the corporation for purposes related to the athletic programs 
of the Academy. Funds received from any such lease may be 
retained and spent by the Secretary to support athletic programs 
of the Academy. 
‘‘(g) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may enter into cooperative agreements (as described in section 
6305 of title 31) with the corporation for purposes related to the 
athletic programs of the Academy.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 903 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘9362. Support of athletic programs.’’. 
SEC. 529. LANGUAGE TRAINING CENTERS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Defense may carry 
out a program to establish language training centers at accredited 
universities, senior military colleges, or other similar institutions 
of higher education for purposes of accelerating the development 
of foundational expertise in critical and strategic languages and 
regional area studies (as defined by the Secretary of Defense for 
purposes of this section) for members of the Armed Forces, including 
members of the reserve components and candidates of the Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps programs, and civilian employees of the 
Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each language training center established 
under the program authorized by subsection (a) shall include the 
following: 
(1) Programs to provide that members of the Armed Forces 
or civilian employees of the Department of Defense who grad-
uate from the institution of higher education concerned include 
members or employees, as the case may be, who are skilled 
in the languages and area studies covered by the program 
from beginning through advanced skill levels. 
(2) Programs of language proficiency training for such mem-
bers and civilian employees at the institution of higher edu-
cation concerned in critical and strategic languages tailored 
to meet operational readiness requirements. 
(3) Alternative language training delivery systems and 
modalities to meet language and regional area study require-
ments for such members and employees whether prior to 
deployment, during deployment, or post-deployment. 
(4) Programs on critical and strategic languages under 
the program that can be incorporated into Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps programs to facilitate the development of lan-
guage skills in such languages among future officers of the 
Armed Forces. 
(5) Training and education programs to expand the pool 
of qualified instructors and educators on critical and strategic 
languages and regional area studies under the program for 
the Armed Forces. 
(6) Programs to facilitate and encourage the recruitment 
of native and heritage speakers of critical and strategic lan-
guages under the program into the Armed Forces and the 
civilian workforce of the Department of Defense and to support 
the Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps. 
(c) PARTNERSHIPS
WITH
OTHER
SCHOOLS.—Any language 
training center established under the program authorized by sub-
section (a) may enter into a partnership with one or more local 
educational agencies to facilitate the development of skills in critical 
and strategic languages under the program among students 
attending the elementary and secondary schools of such agencies 
who may pursue a military career.
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(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
the language training centers established under the program 
authorized by subsection (a) are aligned with those of the National 
Security Education Program, the Defense Language Institute, and 
other appropriate Department of Defense programs to facilitate 
and encourage the recruitment of native and heritage speakers 
of critical and strategic languages under the program into the 
Armed Forces and the civilian workforce of the Department of 
Defense and to support the Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
establishment of the program authorized by subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the program. The report shall include the 
following: 
(1) A description of each language training center estab-
lished under the program. 
(2) An assessment of the cost-effectiveness of the program 
in providing foundational expertise in critical and strategic 
languages and regional area studies in support of the Defense 
Language Transformation Roadmap. 
(3) An assessment of the progress made by each language 
training center in providing capabilities in critical and strategic 
languages under the program to members of the Armed Forces 
and Department of Defense employees. 
(4) A recommendation whether the program should be 
continued and, if so, recommendations as to any modifications 
of the program that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
Subtitle D—Defense Dependents’ 
Education 
SEC. 531. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF 
MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the amount authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2010 pursuant to section 301(5) 
for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, 
$30,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of providing 
assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (a) of 
section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3271; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(b) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH ENROLLMENT CHANGES DUE 
TO
BASE
CLOSURES, FORCE
STRUCTURE
CHANGES, OR
FORCE 
RELOCATIONS.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2010 pursuant to section 301(5) for operation and mainte-
nance for Defense-wide activities, $14,000,000 shall be available 
only for the purpose of providing assistance to local educational 
agencies under subsection (b) of such section 572, as amended 
by section 533 of this Act. 
(c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
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SEC. 532. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES. 
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2010 by section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense- 
wide activities, $5,000,000 shall be available for payments under 
section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106– 
398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 
SEC. 533. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ASSISTANCE TO 
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WITH ENROLLMENT 
CHANGES DUE TO BASE CLOSURES, FORCE STRUCTURE 
CHANGES, OR FORCE RELOCATIONS. 
Section 572(b)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3271; 20 
U.S.C. 7703b(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
SEC. 534. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT IN 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
ELEMENTARY 
AND 
SEC-
ONDARY SCHOOLS TO CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES 
OF DEPENDENTS. 
Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) TUITION-FREE ENROLLMENT OF DEPENDENTS OF FOREIGN 
MILITARY PERSONNEL RESIDING ON DOMESTIC MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS AND DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES.—(1) The Secretary may authorize the enrollment 
in a Department of Defense education program provided by the 
Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) of a dependent not otherwise 
eligible for such enrollment who is the dependent of an individual 
described in paragraph (2). Enrollment of such a dependent shall 
be on a tuition-free basis. 
‘‘(2) An individual referred to in paragraph (1) is any of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A member of a foreign armed force residing on a 
military installation in the United States (including territories, 
commonwealths, and possessions of the United States). 
‘‘(B) A deceased member of the armed forces who died 
in the line of duty in a combat-related operation, as designated 
by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 535. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR ENROLLMENT IN DEFENSE 
DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION SYSTEM OF DEPENDENTS OF 
FOREIGN MILITARY MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO SUPREME 
HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS, EUROPE. 
(a) PERMANENT ENROLLMENT AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a)(2) of 
section 1404A of the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 
(20 U.S.C. 923a) is amended by striking ‘‘, and only through the 
2010-2011 school year’’. 
(b) COMBATANT COMMANDER ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE.—Sub-
section (c)(1) of such section is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary shall prescribe such 
methodology with the advice and assistance of the commander 
of the geographic combatant command with jurisdiction over Mons, 
Belgium.’’.
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SEC. 536. DETERMINATION OF NUMBER OF WEIGHTED STUDENT UNITS 
FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR RECEIPT OF 
BASIC SUPPORT PAYMENTS UNDER IMPACT AID. 
Section 8003(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(2)(C)(i)) is amended by striking 
‘‘6,500’’ and inserting ‘‘5,000’’. 
SEC. 537. STUDY ON OPTIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES WHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATTENDED BY SUCH 
CHILDREN ARE DETERMINED TO NEED IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) STUDY
ON OPTIONS
FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Education, conduct a study 
on options for educational opportunities that are, or may be, 
available for dependent children of members of the Armed 
Forces who do not attend Department of Defense dependents’ 
schools when the public elementary and secondary schools 
attended by such children are determined to be in need of 
improvement pursuant to section 1116(b) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)). 
(2) OPTIONS.—The options to be considered under the study 
required by paragraph (1) may include the following: 
(A) Education programs offered through the Internet, 
including programs that are provided by the Department 
of Defense through the Internet. 
(B) Charter schools. 
(C) Such other public school options as the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, 
considers appropriate for purposes of the study. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The study required by paragraph (1) shall 
address the following matters: 
(A) The challenges faced by parents of military families 
in securing quality elementary and secondary education 
for their children when the public elementary and sec-
ondary schools attended by their children are identified 
as being in need of improvement. 
(B) The extent to which perceptions of differing degrees 
of quality in public elementary and secondary schools in 
different regions of the United States affect plans of mili-
tary families to relocate, including relocation pursuant to 
a permanent change of duty station. 
(C) The various reasons why military families seek 
educational opportunities for their children other than 
those available through local public elementary and sec-
ondary schools. 
(D) The current level of student achievement in public 
elementary and secondary schools in school districts which 
have a high percentage of students who are children of 
military families. 
(E) The educational needs of children of military fami-
lies who are required by location to attend public 
elementary and secondary schools identified as being in 
need of improvement. 
(F) The value and impact of other alternative edu-
cational programs for military families.
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(G) The extent to which the options referred to in 
paragraph (2) would provide a meaningful option for edu-
cation for military children when the public elementary 
and secondary schools attended by such children are deter-
mined to be in need of improvement. 
(H) The extent to which the options referred to in 
paragraph (2) would improve the quality of education avail-
able for students with special needs, including students 
with learning disabilities and gifted students. 
(I) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense 
and Secretary of Education consider appropriate for pur-
poses of the study. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2010, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Education and Labor 
of the House of Representatives a report on the study required 
by subsection (a). The report shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the results of the study. 
(2) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative 
action as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, considers appropriate in light of the 
results of the study. 
SEC. 538. COMPTROLLER GENERAL AUDIT OF ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an audit of the utilization by local educational agen-
cies of the assistance specified in subsection (b) provided to such 
agencies for fiscal years 2001 through 2009 for the education of 
dependent children of members of the Armed Forces. The audit 
shall include— 
(1) an evaluation of the utilization of such assistance by 
such agencies; and 
(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of such assistance 
in improving the quality of education provided to dependent 
children of members of the Armed Forces. 
(b) ASSISTANCE SPECIFIED.—The assistance specified in this 
subsection is the following: 
(1) Assistance provided under the following: 
(A) Section 551 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110– 
417; 122 Stat. 4468). 
(B) Section 571 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
119). 
(C) Section 572 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
364; 120 Stat. 2225). 
(D) Section 574 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (120 Stat. 2226; 
20 U.S.C. 7703b note). 
(E) Section 575 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (120 Stat. 2227; 
10 U.S.C. 1788 note).
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(F) Section 572 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 
3271; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(G) Section 574 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (119 Stat. 3273). 
(H) Section 558 of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1916). 
(I) Section 559 of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (118 Stat. 
1917). 
(J) Section 536 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 
1474). 
(K) Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 8003(b)(2)(H) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7703(b)(2)(H)). 
(L) Section 341 of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 
314; 116 Stat. 2514). 
(M) Section 344 of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (116 Stat. 2515). 
(N) Section 351 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 
1063). 
(O) Section 362 of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 
into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–76). 
(P) Section 364 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (114 Stat. 1654A–78) 
(2) Payments made under section 363 of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report containing the results 
of the audit required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 539. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON 
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN. 
It is the sense of Congress to— 
(1) express strong support and commendation for all the 
States that have successfully enacted the Interstate Compact 
on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; 
(2) express its strong support and encourage all remaining 
States to enact the Interstate Compact on Educational Oppor-
tunity for Military Children; 
(3) recognize the importance of the components of the Inter-
state Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Chil-
dren, including— 
(A) the transfer of educational records to expedite the 
proper enrollment and placement of students; 
(B) the ability of students to continue their enrollment 
at a grade level in the receiving State commensurate with 
their grade level from the sending State;
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(C) priority for attendance to children of members of 
the Armed Forces assuming the school district accepts 
transfer students; 
(D) the ability of students to continue their course 
placement, including but not limited to Honors, Inter-
national Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, vocational, 
technical, and career pathways courses; 
(E) the recalculation of grades to consider the weights 
offered by a receiving school for the same performance 
in the same course when a student transfers from one 
grading system to another system (for example, number- 
based system to letter-based system); 
(F) the waiver of specific courses required for gradua-
tion if similar course work has been satisfactorily completed 
in another local education agency or the provision of an 
alternative means of acquiring required coursework so that 
graduation may occur on time; and 
(G) the recognition of an appointed guardian as a custo-
dial parent while the child’s parent or parents are deployed; 
and 
(4) express strong support for States to develop a State 
Council to provide for the coordination among their agencies 
of government, local education agencies, and military installa-
tions concerning the participation of a State in the Interstate 
Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. 
Subtitle E—Missing or Deceased Persons 
SEC. 541. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES LISTED AS MISSING IN 
CONFLICTS OCCURRING BEFORE ENACTMENT OF NEW 
SYSTEM FOR ACCOUNTING FOR MISSING PERSONS. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1509 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1509. Program to resolve preenactment missing person 
cases 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED; COVERED CONFLICTS.—The Secretary 
of 
Defense 
shall 
implement 
a 
comprehensive, 
coordinated, 
integrated, and fully resourced program to account for persons 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 1513(1) of this 
title who are unaccounted for from the following conflicts: 
‘‘(1) World War II during the period beginning on December 
7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, including members 
of the armed forces who were lost during flight operations 
in the Pacific theater of operations covered by section 576 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
(Public Law 106–65; 10 U.S.C. 1501 note). 
‘‘(2) The Cold War during the period beginning on Sep-
tember 2, 1945, and ending on August 21, 1991. 
‘‘(3) The Korean War during the period beginning on June 
27, 1950, and ending on January 31, 1955. 
‘‘(4) The Indochina War era during the period beginning 
on July 8, 1959, and ending on May 15, 1975.
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‘‘(5) The Persian Gulf War during the period beginning 
on August 2, 1990, and ending on February 28, 1991. 
‘‘(6) Such other conflicts in which members of the armed 
forces served as the Secretary of Defense may designate. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
shall implement the program within the Department of Defense 
POW/MIA accounting community. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘POW/MIA 
accounting community’ means: 
‘‘(A) The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office 
(DPMO). 
‘‘(B) The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC). 
‘‘(C) The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory 
(AFDIL). 
‘‘(D) The Life Sciences Equipment Laboratory of the Air 
Force (LSEL). 
‘‘(E) The casualty and mortuary affairs offices of the mili-
tary departments. 
‘‘(F) Any other element of the Department of Defense whose 
mission (as designated by the Secretary of Defense) involves 
the accounting for and recovery of members of the armed forces 
who are missing in action, prisoners of war, or unaccounted 
for. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT AS MISSING PERSONS.—Each unaccounted for 
person covered by subsection (a) shall be considered to be a missing 
person for purposes of the applicability of other provisions of this 
chapter to the person. 
‘‘(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF PERSONNEL FILES.—(1) The Secretary 
of Defense shall ensure that a personnel file is established and 
maintained for each person covered by subsection (a) if the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) possesses any information relevant to the status of 
the person; or 
‘‘(B) receives any new information regarding the missing 
person as provided in subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each file estab-
lished under this subsection contains all relevant information per-
taining to a person covered by subsection (a) and is readily acces-
sible to all elements of the department, the combatant commands, 
and the armed forces involved in the effort to account for the 
person. 
‘‘(3) Each file established under this subsection shall be handled 
in accordance with, and subject to the provisions of, section 1506 
of this title in the same manner as applies to the file of a missing 
person otherwise subject to such section. 
‘‘(e) REVIEW OF STATUS REQUIREMENTS.—(1) If new information 
(as described in paragraph (3)) is found or received that may be 
related to one or more unaccounted for persons covered by sub-
section (a), whether or not such information specifically relates 
(or may specifically relate) to any particular such unaccounted 
for person, that information shall be provided to the Secretary 
of Defense. 
‘‘(2) Upon receipt of new information under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) the information is treated under paragraph (2) of 
subsection (c) of section 1505 of this title, relating to addition
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of the information to the personnel file of a person and notifica-
tion requirements, in the same manner as information received 
under paragraph (1) under such subsection; and 
‘‘(B) the information is treated under paragraph (3) of 
subsection (c) and subsection (d) of such section, relating to 
a board review under such section, in the same manner as 
information received under paragraph (1) of such subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, new information is informa-
tion that is credible and that— 
‘‘(A) is found or received after November 18, 1997, by 
a United States intelligence agency, by a Department of Defense 
agency, or by a person specified in section 1504(g) of this 
title; or 
‘‘(B) is identified after November 18, 1997, in records of 
the United States as information that could be relevant to 
the case of one or more unaccounted for persons covered by 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS.—(1) In establishing and car-
rying out the program, the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate 
with the Secretaries of the military departments, the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the commanders of the combatant 
commands. 
‘‘(2) In carrying out the program, the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish close coordination with the Department of State, 
the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Council 
to enhance the ability of the Department of Defense POW/MIA 
accounting community to account for persons covered by subsection 
(a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 76 of such title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 1509 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘1509. Program to resolve preenactment missing person cases.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1513(1) of such title 
is amended in the matter after subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘section 
1509(b) of this title who is required by section 1509(a)(1) of this 
title’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a) of section 1509 of this title 
who is required by subsection (b) of such section’’. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) PRIORITY.—A priority of the program required by section 
1509 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection 
(a), to resolve missing person cases arising before the enactment 
of chapter 76 of such title by section 569 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 
104–106; 110 Stat. 336) shall be the return of missing persons 
to United States control alive. 
(2) ACCOUNTING FOR GOAL.—In implementing the program, 
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the officials 
specified in subsection (f)(1) of section 1509 of title 10, United 
States Code, shall provide such funds, personnel, and resources 
as the Secretary considers appropriate to increase significantly 
the capability and capacity of the Department of Defense, the 
Armed Forces, and commanders of the combatant commands 
to account for missing persons so that, beginning with fiscal 
year 2015, the POW/MIA accounting community has sufficient
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resources to ensure that at least 200 missing persons are 
accounted for under the program annually. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘accounted for’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 1513(3)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(B) The term ‘‘POW/MIA accounting community’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 1509(b)(2) of such 
title. 
SEC. 542. POLICY AND PROCEDURES ON MEDIA ACCESS AND ATTEND-
ANCE BY FAMILY MEMBERS AT CEREMONIES FOR THE DIG-
NIFIED TRANSFER OF REMAINS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES WHO DIE OVERSEAS. 
(a) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE POLICY
AND PROCEDURES
ON 
MEDIA
ACCESS
AT
CEREMONIES
FOR
DIGNIFIED
TRANSFER
OF 
REMAINS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIE OVER-
SEAS.— 
(1) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 2010, the 
Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a policy guaranteeing 
media access at ceremonies for the dignified transfer of remains 
of members of the Armed Forces who die while located or 
serving overseas (in this section referred to as ‘‘military 
decedents’’) when approved by the primary next of kin of such 
military decedents. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—The policy developed under paragraph 
(1) shall include procedures to be followed by the military 
departments in conducting appropriate ceremonies for the dig-
nified transfer of remains of military decedents. The procedures 
shall be uniform across the military departments except to 
the extent necessary to reflect the traditional practices or cus-
toms of a particular military department. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The policy developed under paragraph (1) 
shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 
(A) Provision for access by media representatives to 
transfers described in paragraph (1) if approved in advance 
by the primary next of kin of the military decedent or 
their designee. 
(B) Procedures for designating with certainty who is 
authorized to make the decision to approve media access 
at transfer ceremonies described in that paragraph under 
reasonable, foreseeable circumstances. 
(C) Conditions for coverage that media representatives 
must comply with during such transfer ceremonies, and 
procedures for ensuring agreement in advance by media 
representatives with the conditions for coverage prescribed 
by military authorities. 
(D) Procedures for the waiver by the primary next 
of kin or other designees of Departmental polices relating 
to delays in release of casualty information to the media 
and general public, when such waiver is required. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION TO TRANSFER CEREMONIES.— 
(1) PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION REQUIRED.—Section 411f 
of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as sub-
sections (f) and (g), respectively; and
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(B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) TRANSPORTATION TO TRANSFER CEREMONIES OF MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIE OVERSEAS.—(1) The Secretary 
of the military department concerned may provide round trip 
transportation to ceremonies for the transfer of a member of the 
armed forces who dies while located or serving overseas to the 
following: 
‘‘(A) The primary next of kin of the member. 
‘‘(B) Two family members (other than primary next of kin) 
of the member. 
‘‘(C) One or more additional family members of the member, 
at the discretion of the Secretary. 
‘‘(2)(A) For purposes of this subsection, the primary next of 
kin of a member of the armed forces shall be the eligible relatives 
of the member specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of sub-
section (c)(1). 
‘‘(B) The Secretaries of the military departments shall prescribe 
in regulations the family members of a member of the armed 
forces who shall constitute family members for purposes of subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1). The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that such regulations are uniform across the military 
departments. 
‘‘(3) Transportation shall be provided under this subsection 
by means of Invitational Travel Authorizations. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of a military department may, upon the 
request of the primary next of kin covered by paragraph (1)(A) 
and at the discretion of the Secretary, provide for the accompani-
ment of such next of kin in travel under this subsection by a 
casualty assistance officer or family liaison officer of the military 
department who shall act as an escort in such accompaniment.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 411f. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation 
for survivors of deceased member to attend mem-
ber’s burial ceremonies; transportation for sur-
vivors of member dying overseas to attend transfer 
ceremonies’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 411f and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘411f. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation for survivors of deceased 
member to attend member’s burial ceremonies; transportation for sur-
vivors of member dying overseas to attend transfer ceremonies.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on the date that is one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 543. REPORT ON EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF A MEMBER TO 
DESIGNATE PERSONS TO DIRECT DISPOSITION OF THE 
REMAINS OF A DECEASED MEMBER. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a
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report evaluating the potential effects of expanding the list of per-
sons under section 1482(c) of title 10, United States Code, who 
may be designated by a member of the Armed Forces as the person 
authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if 
the member is deceased to include persons who are not family 
members of members of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 544. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE RECOVERY OF THE REMAINS 
OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO WERE KILLED 
DURING WORLD WAR II IN THE BATTLE OF TARAWA ATOLL. 
Congress— 
(1) reaffirms its support for the recovery and return to 
the United States of the remains of members of the Armed 
Forces killed in battle, and for the efforts by the Joint POW- 
MIA Accounting Command to recover the remains of members 
of the Armed Forces from all wars; 
(2) recognizes the courage and sacrifice of the members 
of the Armed Forces who fought on Tarawa Atoll; 
(3) acknowledges the dedicated research and efforts by 
persons to identify, locate, and advocate for the recovery of 
remains from Tarawa; and 
(4) encourages the Department of Defense to review this 
research and, as appropriate, pursue new efforts to conduct 
field studies, new research, and undertake all feasible efforts 
to recover, identify, and return remains of members of the 
Armed Forces from Tarawa. 
Subtitle F—Decorations and Awards 
SEC. 551. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO ANTHONY T. KAHO’OHANOHANO FOR ACTS OF 
VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limitations 
specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any 
other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals 
to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President is author-
ized and requested to award the Medal of Honor under section 
3741 of such title to former Private First Class Anthony T. 
Kaho’ohanohano for the acts of valor during the Korean War 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS
OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred 
to in subsection (a) are the actions of then Private First Class 
Anthony T. Kaho’ohanohano of Company H of the 17th Infantry 
Regiment of the 7th Infantry Division on September 1, 1951, during 
the Korean War for which he was originally awarded the Distin-
guished-Service Cross. 
SEC. 552. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF DISTIN-
GUISHED-SERVICE CROSS TO JACK T. STEWART FOR ACTS 
OF VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limitations 
specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any 
other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals 
to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the 
Army is authorized and requested to award the Distinguished- 
Service Cross under section 3742 of such title to former Captain
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Jack T. Stewart of the United States Army for the acts of valor 
during the Vietnam War described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS
OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred 
to in subsection (a) are the actions of Captain Jack T. Stewart 
as commander of a two-platoon Special Forces Mike Force element 
in combat with two battalions of the North Vietnamese Army on 
March 24, 1967, during the Vietnam War. 
SEC. 553. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF DISTIN-
GUISHED-SERVICE CROSS TO WILLIAM T. MILES, JR., FOR 
ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limitations 
specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any 
other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals 
to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the 
Army is authorized and requested to award the Distinguished- 
Service Cross under section 3742 of such title to former Sergeant 
First Class William T. Miles, Jr., of the United States Army for 
the acts of valor during the Korean War described in subsection 
(b). 
(b) ACTS
OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred 
to in subsection (a) are the actions of Sergeant First Class William 
T. Miles, Jr,. as a member of United States Special Forces from 
June 18, 1951, to July 6, 1951, during the Korean War, when 
he fought a delaying action against enemy forces in order to allow 
other members of his squad to escape an ambush. 
Subtitle G—Military Family Readiness 
Matters 
SEC. 561. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE 
INFORMATION ABOUT BENEFITS AND SERVICES AVAIL-
ABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
(a) INTERNET OUTREACH WEBSITE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall estab-
lish an Internet website or other online resources for the pur-
pose of providing comprehensive information to members of 
the Armed Forces and their families about the benefits and 
services described in subsection (b) that are available to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and their families. 
(2) CONTACT INFORMATION.—The online resources shall pro-
vide contact information, both telephone and e-mail, that a 
member of the Armed Forces or dependent of the member 
can use to get specific information about benefits and services 
that may be available for the member or dependent. 
(b) COVERED BENEFITS AND SERVICES.—The information pro-
vided through the online resources established pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall include information regarding the following benefits 
and services that may be available to a member of the Armed 
Forces and dependents of the member: 
(1) Financial compensation, including financial counseling. 
(2) Health care and life insurance programs. 
(3) Death benefits.
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(4) Entitlements and survivor benefits for dependents, 
including offsets in the receipt of such benefits under the Sur-
vivor Benefit Plan and in connection with the receipt of depend-
ency and indemnity compensation. 
(5) Educational assistance benefits, including limitations 
on and the transferability of such assistance. 
(6) Housing assistance benefits, including counseling. 
(7) Relocation planning and preparation. 
(8) Maintaining military records. 
(9) Legal assistance. 
(10) Quality of life programs. 
(11) Family and community programs. 
(12) Employment assistance upon separation or retirement 
of a member or for the spouse of the member. 
(13) Reserve component service for members completing 
service in a regular component. 
(14) Disability benefits, including offsets in connection with 
the receipt of such benefits. 
(15) Benefits and services provided under laws adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(16) Such other benefits and services as the Secretary 
of Defense considers appropriate. 
(c) DISSEMINATION
OF
INFORMATION
ON
AVAILABILITY
ON 
ONLINE RESOURCES.—The Secretaries of the military departments 
shall use public service announcements, publications, and such 
other announcements through the general media as the Secretaries 
consider appropriate to inform members of the Armed Forces and 
their families and the general public about the information available 
through the online resources established pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the quality and scope of the online resources established pursuant 
to subsection (a) to provide information about benefits and services 
for members of the Armed Forces and their families. 
SEC. 562. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILI-
TARY FAMILY READINESS COUNCIL. 
(a) RESERVE COMPONENT REPRESENTATION.—Paragraph (1) of 
section 1781a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subpara-
graphs (D) and (E), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(C) In addition to the representatives appointed under 
subparagraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) one representative from the Army National Guard 
or Air National Guard, who shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of Defense; and 
‘‘(ii) one representative from the Army Reserve, Navy 
Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or Air Force Reserve, who 
shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense.’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graphs (B) and (C)’’.
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(b) TERM; ROTATION AMONG RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Para-
graph (2) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sentences: 
‘‘Representation on the Council required by clause (i) of para-
graph (1)(C) shall rotate between the Army National Guard 
and Air National Guard. Representation required by clause 
(ii) of such paragraph shall rotate among the reserve compo-
nents specified in such clause.’’. 
SEC. 563. SUPPORT FOR MILITARY FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 
(a) OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR MILITARY FAMILIES 
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1781b 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1781c. Office of Community Support for Military Families 
With Special Needs 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Office of the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness the Office of Commu-
nity Support for Military Families With Special Needs (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Office is to enhance and 
improve Department of Defense support around the world for mili-
tary families with special needs (whether medical or educational 
needs) through the development of appropriate policies, enhance-
ment and dissemination of appropriate information throughout the 
Department of Defense, support for such families in obtaining refer-
rals for services and in obtaining service, and oversight of the 
activities of the military departments in support of such families. 
‘‘(c) DIRECTOR.—(1) The head of the Office shall be the Director 
of the Office of Community Support for Military Families With 
Special Needs, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense 
from among civilian employees of the Department of Defense who 
are members of the Senior Executive Service or members of the 
armed forces in a general or flag grade. 
‘‘(2) The Director shall be subject to the supervision, direction, 
and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness in the discharge of the responsibilities of the Office, 
and shall report directly to the Under Secretary regarding the 
discharge of such responsibilities. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall have the responsibil-
ities as follows: 
‘‘(1) To develop and implement a comprehensive policy on 
support for military families with special needs as required 
by subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) To establish and oversee the programs required by 
subsection (f). 
‘‘(3) To identify gaps in services available through the 
Department of Defense for military families with special needs. 
‘‘(4) To develop plans to address gaps identified under 
paragraph (3) through appropriate mechanisms, such as 
enhancing resources and training and ensuring the provision 
of special assistance to military families with special needs 
and military parents of individuals with special needs
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(including through the provision of training and seminars to 
members of the armed forces). 
‘‘(5) To monitor the programs of the military departments 
for the assignment of members of the armed forces who are 
members of military families with special needs, and the pro-
grams for the support of such military families, and to advise 
the Secretary of Defense on the adequacy of such programs 
in conjunction with the preparation of future-years defense 
programs and other budgeting and planning activities of the 
Department of Defense. 
‘‘(6) To monitor the availability and accessibility of pro-
grams provided by other Federal, State, local, and non-govern-
mental agencies to military families with special needs. 
‘‘(7) To carry out such other matters with respect to the 
programs and activities of the Department of Defense regarding 
military families with special needs as the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall specify. 
‘‘(e) POLICY.—(1) The Office shall develop, and update from 
time to time, a uniform policy for the Department of Defense 
regarding military families with special needs. The policy shall 
apply with respect to members of the armed forces without regard 
to their location, whether within or outside the continental United 
States. 
‘‘(2) The policy developed under this subsection shall include 
elements regarding the following: 
‘‘(A) The assignment of members of the armed forces who 
are members of military families with special needs. 
‘‘(B) Support for military families with special needs. 
‘‘(3) In addressing the assignment of members of the armed 
forces under paragraph (2)(A), the policy developed under this sub-
section shall, in a manner consistent with the needs of the armed 
forces and responsive to the career development of members of 
the armed forces on active duty, provide for such members each 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) Assignment to locations where care and support for 
family members with special needs are available. 
‘‘(B) Stabilization of assignment for a minimum of 4 years. 
‘‘(4) In addressing support for military families under paragraph 
(2)(B), the policy developed under this subsection shall provide 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Procedures to identify members of the armed forces 
who are members of military families with special needs. 
‘‘(B) Mechanisms to ensure timely and accurate evaluations 
of members of such families who have special needs. 
‘‘(C) Procedures to facilitate the enrollment of such mem-
bers of the armed forces and their families in programs of 
the military department for the support of military families 
with special needs. 
‘‘(D) Procedures to ensure the coordination of Department 
of Defense health care programs and support programs for 
military families with special needs, and the coordination of 
such programs with other Federal, State, local, and non-govern-
mental health care programs and support programs intended 
to serve such families. 
‘‘(E) Requirements for resources (including staffing) to 
ensure the availability through the Department of Defense
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of appropriate numbers of case managers to provide individual-
ized support for military families with special needs. 
‘‘(F) Requirements regarding the development and contin-
uous updating of an individualized services plan (medical and 
educational) for each military family with special needs. 
‘‘(G) Requirements for record keeping, reporting, and 
continuous monitoring of available resources and family needs 
under individualized services support plans for military families 
with special needs, including the establishment and mainte-
nance of a central or various regional databases for such pur-
poses. 
‘‘(f) PROGRAMS.—(1) The Office shall establish, maintain, and 
oversee a program to provide information and referral services 
on special needs matters to military families with special needs 
on a continuous basis regardless of the location of the member’s 
assignment. The program shall provide for timely access by mem-
bers of such military families to individual case managers and 
counselors on matters relating to special needs. 
‘‘(2) The Office shall establish, maintain, and oversee a program 
of outreach on special needs matters for military families with 
special needs. The program shall— 
‘‘(A) assist military families in identifying whether or not 
they have a member with special needs; and 
‘‘(B) provide military families with special needs with 
information on the services, support, and assistance available 
through the Department of Defense regarding such members 
with special needs, including information on enrollment in pro-
grams of the military departments for such services, support, 
and assistance. 
‘‘(3)(A) The Office shall provide support to the Secretary of 
each military department in the establishment and sustainment 
by such Secretary of a program for the support of military families 
with special needs under the jurisdiction of such Secretary. Each 
program shall be consistent with the policy developed by the Office 
under subsection (e). 
‘‘(B) Each program under this paragraph shall provide for 
appropriate numbers of case managers for the development and 
oversight of individualized services plans for educational and med-
ical support for military families with special needs. 
‘‘(C) Services under a program under this paragraph may be 
provided by contract or other arrangements with non-Department 
of Defense entities qualified to provide such services. 
‘‘(g) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of Defense shall assign to the 
Office such resources, including personnel, as the Secretary con-
siders necessary for the discharge of the responsibilities of the 
Office, including a sufficient number of members of the armed 
forces to ensure appropriate representation by the military depart-
ments in the personnel of the Office. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the activities of the Office. 
‘‘(2) Each report under this subsection shall include the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(A) A description of any gaps in services available through 
the Department of Defense for military families with special 
needs that were identified under subsection (d)(3). 
‘‘(B) A description of the actions being taken, or planned, 
to address such gaps, including any plans developed under 
subsection (d)(4). 
‘‘(C) Such recommendations for legislative action as the 
Secretary considers appropriate to provide for the continuous 
improvement of support and services for military families with 
special needs. 
‘‘(i) MILITARY FAMILY WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.—For purposes of 
this section, a military family with special needs is any military 
family with one or more members who has a medical or educational 
special need (as defined by the Secretary in regulations for purposes 
of this section), including a condition covered by the Extended 
Health Care Option Program under section 1079f of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of subchapter I of chapter 88 of such title is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1781b the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘1781c. Office of Community Support for Military Families With Special Needs.’’. 
(3) REPEAL
OF
SUPERSEDED
AUTHORITY.—Section 587 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 133; 10 U.S.C. 1781 note) 
is repealed. 
(b) FOUNDATION
FOR SUPPORT
OF MILITARY FAMILIES WITH 
SPECIAL NEEDS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Defense 
may establish a foundation for the provision of assistance to 
the Department of Defense in providing support to military 
families with special needs. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the foundation shall be 
to assist the Department of Defense as follows: 
(A) In conducting outreach to identify military families 
with special needs. 
(B) In developing programs to support and provide 
services to military families with special needs. 
(C) In developing educational curricula for the training 
of professional and paraprofessional personnel providing 
support and services on special needs to military families 
with special needs. 
(D) In conducting research on the following: 
(i) The unique factors associated with a military 
career (including deployments of members of the 
Armed Forces) and their effects on families and individ-
uals with special needs. 
(ii) Evidence-based therapeutic and medical serv-
ices for members of military families with special 
needs, including research in conjunction with non- 
Department of Defense entities such as the National 
Institutes of Health. 
(E) In providing vocational education and training for 
adolescent and adult members of military families with 
special needs. 
(F) In carrying out other initiatives to contribute to 
improved support for military families with special needs.
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(3) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDING.—The Secretary may 
provide the foundation such financial support as the Secretary 
considers appropriate, including the provision to the foundation 
of appropriated funds and non-appropriated funds available 
to the Department of Defense. 
(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The foundation shall submit to the 
Secretary, and to the congressional defense committees, each 
year a report on its activities under this subsection during 
the preceding year. Each report shall include, for the year 
covered by such report, the following: 
(A) A description of the programs and activities of 
the foundation. 
(B) The budget of the foundation, including the sources 
of any funds provided to the foundation. 
(5) MILITARY
FAMILY
WITH
SPECIAL
NEEDS
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘military family with special needs’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 1781c(i) of title 
10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to any 
other amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2010 for support of military families 
with special needs, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2010 for military 
personnel, $50,000,000 for purposes of carrying out this section 
and the amendments made by this section. Of such amount, not 
less than $40,000,000 shall be allocated to the military departments 
for the execution of programs and activities in carrying out this 
section and the amendments made by this section in fiscal year 
2010. 
SEC. 564. PILOT PROGRAM TO SECURE INTERNSHIPS FOR MILITARY 
SPOUSES WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) COST-REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—The Secretary of Defense may enter into an agreement with 
the head of an executive department or agency that has an estab-
lished internship program to reimburse the department or agency 
for authorized costs associated with the first year of employment 
of an eligible military spouse who is selected to participate in 
the internship program of the department or agency. 
(b) ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), any 
person who is married to a member of the Armed Forces on 
active duty is eligible for selection to participate in an intern-
ship program under a reimbursement agreement entered into 
under subsection (a). 
(2) EXCLUSIONS.—Reimbursement may not be provided 
with respect to the following persons: 
(A) A person who is legally separated from a member 
of the Armed Forces under court order or statute of any 
State, the District of Columbia, or possession of the United 
States when the person begins the internship. 
(B) A person who is also a member of the Armed 
Forces on active duty. 
(C) A person who is a retired member of the Armed 
Forces.
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(c) FUNDING SOURCE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for operation and maintenance, for Defense-wide activities, shall 
be available to carry out this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘authorized costs’’ includes the costs of the 
salary, benefits and allowances, and training for an eligible 
military spouse during the first year of the participation of 
the military spouse in an internship program pursuant to an 
agreement under subsection (a). 
(2) The term ‘‘internship’’ means a professional, analytical, 
or administrative position in the Federal Government that oper-
ates under a developmental program leading to career advance-
ment. 
(e) TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT AUTHORITY.—No agreement 
may be entered into under subsection (a) after September 30, 2011. 
Authorized costs incurred after that date may be reimbursed under 
an agreement entered into before that date in the case of eligible 
military spouses who begin their internship by that date. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than January 1, 2012, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that provides information on how many eligible 
military spouses received internships pursuant to agreements 
entered into under subsection (a) and the types of internship posi-
tions they occupied. The report shall specify the number of interns 
who subsequently obtained permanent employment with the depart-
ment or agency administering the internship program or with 
another department or agency. The Secretary shall include a rec-
ommendation regarding whether, given the investment of Depart-
ment of Defense funds, the authority to enter into agreements 
should be extended, modified, or terminated. 
SEC. 
565. 
FAMILY 
AND 
MEDICAL 
LEAVE 
FOR 
FAMILY 
OF 
SERVICEMEMBERS. 
(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF COVERED ACTIVE DUTY.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—Section 101 of the Family and Med-
ical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended— 
(i) by striking paragraph (14) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(14) COVERED
ACTIVE
DUTY.—The term ‘covered active 
duty’ means— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a member of a regular component 
of the Armed Forces, duty during the deployment of the 
member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a member of a reserve component 
of the Armed Forces, duty during the deployment of the 
member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country under 
a call or order to active duty under a provision of law 
referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code.’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (15) and redesignating 
paragraphs (16) through (19) as paragraphs (15) 
through (18), respectively. 
(B) LEAVE.—Section 102 of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1)(E)—
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(I) by striking ‘‘active duty’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘covered active duty’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘in support of a contingency 
operation’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e)(3)— 
(I) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘ACTIVE
DUTY’’ and inserting ‘‘COVERED
ACTIVE 
DUTY’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘active duty’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘covered active duty’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘in support of a contingency 
operation’’. 
(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 103(f) of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613(f)) 
is amended, in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘ACTIVE 
DUTY’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘COVERED 
ACTIVE DUTY’’. 
(2) DEFINITION OF COVERED SERVICEMEMBER.—Paragraph 
(15) of section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A)(ii)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(15) COVERED SERVICEMEMBER.—The term ‘covered serv-
icemember’ means— 
‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces (including a 
member of the National Guard or Reserves) who is under-
going medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is other-
wise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary 
disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness; or 
‘‘(B) a veteran who is undergoing medical treatment, 
recuperation, or therapy, for a serious injury or illness 
and who was a member of the Armed Forces (including 
a member of the National Guard or Reserves) at any time 
during the period of 5 years preceding the date on which 
the veteran undergoes that medical treatment, recuper-
ation, or therapy.’’. 
(3) DEFINITIONS OF SERIOUS INJURY OR ILLNESS; VETERAN.— 
Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
(29 U.S.C. 2611) is further amended by striking paragraph 
(18) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A)(ii)) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(18) SERIOUS INJURY OR ILLNESS.—The term ‘serious injury 
or illness’— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a member of the Armed Forces 
(including a member of the National Guard or Reserves), 
means an injury or illness that was incurred by the member 
in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces (or 
existed before the beginning of the member’s active duty 
and was aggravated by service in line of duty on active 
duty in the Armed Forces) and that may render the member 
medically unfit to perform the duties of the member’s office, 
grade, rank, or rating; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a veteran who was a member of 
the Armed Forces (including a member of the National 
Guard or Reserves) at any time during a period described 
in paragraph (15)(B), means a qualifying (as defined by 
the Secretary of Labor) injury or illness that was incurred 
by the member in line of duty on active duty in the Armed
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Forces (or existed before the beginning of the member’s 
active duty and was aggravated by service in line of duty 
on active duty in the Armed Forces) and that manifested 
itself before or after the member became a veteran. 
‘‘(19) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.’’. 
(4) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 102(e)(2)(A) of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)(2)(A)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘parent, or 
covered servicemember’’. 
(5) REGULATIONS.—In prescribing regulations to carry out 
the amendments made by this subsection, the Secretary of 
Labor shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as applicable. 
(b) LEAVE FOR CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) EXIGENCY
LEAVE
FOR
SERVICEMEMBERS
ON
COVERED 
ACTIVE DUTY.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—Section 6381(7) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) the term ‘covered active duty’ means— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a member of a regular component 
of the Armed Forces, duty during the deployment of the 
member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a member of a reserve component 
of the Armed Forces, duty during the deployment of the 
member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country under 
a call or order to active duty under a provision of law 
referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code;’’. 
(B) LEAVE.—Section 6382 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(E) Because of any qualifying exigency arising out of the 
fact that the spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent of the 
employee is on covered active duty (or has been notified of 
an impending call or order to covered active duty) in the Armed 
Forces.’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after the 
second sentence the following: ‘‘Subject to subsection 
(e)(3) and section 6383(f), leave under subsection 
(a)(1)(E) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced 
leave schedule.’’; 
(iii) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or (D)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(D), or (E)’’; and 
(iv) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) In any case in which the necessity for leave under sub-
section (a)(1)(E) is foreseeable, whether because the spouse, or 
a son, daughter, or parent, of the employee is on covered active 
duty, or because of notification of an impending call or order to 
covered active duty, the employee shall provide such notice to 
the employer as is reasonable and practicable.’’. 
(C) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383(f) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 6382(a)(3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(E) or (3) of section 6382(a)’’.
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(2) DEFINITION OF COVERED SERVICEMEMBER.—Paragraph 
(8) of section 6381 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) the term ‘covered servicemember’ means— 
‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces (including a 
member of the National Guard or Reserves) who is under-
going medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is other-
wise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary 
disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness; or 
‘‘(B) a veteran who is undergoing medical treatment, 
recuperation, or therapy, for a serious injury or illness 
and who was a member of the Armed Forces (including 
a member of the National Guard or Reserves) at any time 
during the period of 5 years preceding the date on which 
the veteran undergoes that medical treatment, recuper-
ation, or therapy;’’. 
(3) DEFINITIONS OF SERIOUS INJURY OR ILLNESS; VETERAN.— 
Section 6381 of title 5, United States Code, is further 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(B) by striking paragraph (11) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(11) the term ‘serious injury or illness’— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a member of the Armed Forces 
(including a member of the National Guard or Reserves), 
means an injury or illness that was incurred by the member 
in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces (or 
existed before the beginning of the member’s active duty 
and was aggravated by service in line of duty on active 
duty in the Armed Forces) and that may render the member 
medically unfit to perform the duties of the member’s office, 
grade, rank, or rating; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a veteran who was a member of 
the Armed Forces (including a member of the National 
Guard or Reserves) at any time during a period described 
in paragraph (8)(B), means an injury or illness that was 
incurred by the member in line of duty on active duty 
in the Armed Forces (or existed before the beginning of 
the member’s active duty and was aggravated by service 
in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces) and 
that manifested itself before or after the member became 
a veteran; and 
‘‘(12) the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.’’. 
(4) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 6382(e)(2)(A) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or parent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘parent, or covered servicemember’’. 
(5) REGULATIONS.—In prescribing regulations to carry out 
the amendments made by this subsection, the Office of Per-
sonnel Management shall consult with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as applicable.
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SEC. 566. DEADLINE FOR REPORT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE ARMED 
FORCES BY DEFENSE TASK FORCE ON SEXUAL ASSAULT 
IN THE MILITARY SERVICES. 
Section 576(e)(1) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 
Stat. 1924; 10 U.S.C. 4331 note) is amended by striking ‘‘one year 
after the initiation of its examination under subsection (b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 1, 2009’’. 
SEC. 567. IMPROVED PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS 
OF SEXUAL ASSAULT INVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 
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 revised plan for the implementa-
tion of policies aimed at preventing and responding effectively to 
sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces. The revised 
implementation plan shall include, at a minimum, the following 
elements: 
(1) New initiatives aimed at reducing the number of sexual 
assaults, including timelines for implementation of such initia-
tives. 
(2) Requirements for monitoring and reporting on progress 
in implementation of such initiatives and methods to measure 
the effectiveness of plans that implement the policies of the 
Department of Defense regarding sexual assaults involving 
members of the Armed Forces. 
(3) Training programs for judge advocates, criminal inves-
tigators, commanders, prospective commanding officers, senior 
enlisted members, and personnel with less than six months 
of active-duty service. 
(4) Information about the status of implementation, funding 
requirements and budgetary implications, and overall utility 
of data reporting systems on incidents of sexual assault 
involving members of the Armed Forces. 
(5) Actions taken to implement recommendations of the 
Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services 
established pursuant to section 576 of the Ronald W. Reagan 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108–375; 10 U.S.C. 4331 note). 
(6) Information about the funding needed to fully imple-
ment initiatives aimed at preventing and responding to sexual 
assault involving members of the Armed Forces. 
(b) SEXUAL ASSAULT MEDICAL FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS.— 
(1) CAPABILITY TO CONDUCT TIMELY SEXUAL ASSAULT MED-
ICAL FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS IN COMBAT ZONES.—Not later than 
180 days 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 evaluating the protocols and capabilities of the Armed 
Forces to conduct timely and effective sexual assault medical 
forensic examinations in combat zones. The report shall include, 
at a minimum, the following: 
(A) The current availability of sexual assault medical 
forensic examination protocols, trained personnel, and req-
uisite equipment in combat zones.
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(B) An assessment of the barriers to providing timely 
sexual assault medical forensic examinations to victims 
of sexual assault at all echelons of care in combat zones. 
(C) Recommendations regarding improved capability 
to conduct timely and effective sexual assault medical 
forensic examinations in combat zones. 
(2) TRICARE COVERAGE FOR FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINA-
TIONS FOLLOWING SEXUAL ASSAULTS.—Not later than 30 days 
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 
describing 
the 
progress 
made 
in 
implementing 
section 
1079(a)(17) of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 
701 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2279). 
(c) MILITARY PROTECTIVE ORDERS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense, information shall be collected 
on— 
(i) whether a military protective order was issued 
that involved either the victim or alleged perpetrator 
of a sexual assault; and 
(ii) whether military protective orders involving 
members of the Armed Forces were violated in the 
course of substantiated incidents of sexual assaults 
against members of the Armed Forces. 
(B) SUBMISSION OF DATA.—The data required to be 
collected under this subsection shall be included in the 
annual report submitted to Congress on sexual assaults 
involving members of the Armed Forces. 
(2) INFORMATION TO MEMBERS.—Not later than 180 days 
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 
explaining the measures being taken to ensure that, when 
a military protective order has been issued, the member of 
the Armed Forces who is protected by the order is informed, 
in a timely manner, of the member’s option to request transfer 
from the command to which the member is assigned. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report containing a review 
of the capability of each of the Armed Forces to timely and 
effectively investigate and adjudicate allegations of sexual 
assault against members of the Armed Forces. The Comptroller 
General shall determine whether existing policies and 
implementation plans of the Department of Defense, and the 
resources devoted for this purpose, are adequate or negatively 
affect the ability of each of the Armed Forces to facilitate 
the prevention, investigation, and adjudication of such allega-
tions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall refer to and incorporate the recommendations 
of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military
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Services regarding investigation and adjudication of sexual 
assault, and include a review of the following: 
(A) The procedures required by each of the Armed 
Forces for responding to allegations of sexual assault 
(including guidance to commanding officers, standard oper-
ating and reporting procedures, and related matters), and 
the personnel (including judge advocates) and budgetary 
resources available to each of the Armed Forces to respond 
to allegations of sexual assault. 
(B) The scope and effectiveness of personnel training 
methods regarding investigation and adjudication of sexual 
assault cases. 
(C) The capability to investigate and adjudicate sexual 
assault cases in combat zones. 
(D) An assessment whether the existing policies of 
the Department of Defense aimed at preventing and 
responding to incidents of sexual assault are adequate. 
SEC. 568. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON PROGRESS MADE IN 
IMPLEMENTING 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
TO 
REDUCE 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN MILITARY FAMILIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller General shall review and 
assess the progress made by the Department of Defense in imple-
menting the recommendations contained in the report by the Comp-
troller General entitled ‘‘Military Personnel: Progress Made in 
Implementing Recommendations to reduce Domestic Violence, but 
Further Management Action Needed’’ (GAO–06–540). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report containing the results 
of the review and assessment under subsection (a). 
SEC. 569. REPORT ON IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON MILITARY 
FAMILIES. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
report containing— 
(1) an assessment of the impact of domestic violence in 
families of members of the Armed Forces on the children of 
such families; and 
(2) information on progress being made to ensure that 
children of families of members of the Armed Forces receive 
adequate care and services when such children are exposed 
to domestic violence. 
SEC. 570. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL INTRAFAMILIAL ABDUCTION 
OF CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretaries of 
the military departments, submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the total number of children abducted from and returned to 
members of the Armed Forces in international intrafamilial abduc-
tions during the years 2007 through 2009, as such number was 
included in the numbers and elements of the annual Report on 
Compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abduction with respect to such years.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include an assessment of the 
following: 
(1) The current availability of, and the additional need 
for, assistance (including general information, psychological 
counseling, financial assistance, leave for travel, and legal serv-
ices) provided by the military departments to left-behind mem-
bers of the Armed Forces involved in international intrafamilial 
child abductions for the purpose of obtaining the return of 
their abducted children and ensuring the military readiness 
of such members of the Armed Forces. 
(2) The measures taken by the Department of Defense 
and the military departments, including any written policy 
guidelines, to prevent the abduction of children of members 
of the Armed Forces. 
(3) The means by which members of the Armed Forces 
are educated on the risks of international intrafamilial child 
abduction, particularly when they first arrive at a military 
installation overseas or when the Armed Forces receive notice 
that a member is considering marriage or divorce overseas. 
SEC. 571. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF DEPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES ON THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall undertake 
a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of military deploy-
ment on the dependent children of deployed members of the 
Armed Forces. 
(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
SEPARATE
CATEGORIES
OF
CHIL-
DREN.—In conducting the assessment under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall separately address each of the following cat-
egories of dependent children of deployed members: 
(A) Preschool-age children. 
(B) Elementary-school age children. 
(C) Teenage or adolescent children. 
(3) CONSIDERATION
OF
SEPARATE
CATEGORIES
OF
MEM-
BERS.—In conducting the assessment under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall separately address children of deployed mem-
bers in the following circumstances: 
(A) Two-parent families with only one parent in the 
Armed Forces. 
(B) Members who are single parents. 
(C) Parents who are both members and subject to 
dual deployments. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment undertaken under subsection 
(a) shall specifically address the following: 
(1) The impact that separation due to the deployment of 
a military parent or parents has on children. 
(2) The impact that multiple deployments of a military 
parent or parents have on children. 
(3) The impact that the return from deployment of a 
severely wounded or injured military parent or parents has 
on children. 
(4) The impact that the death of a military parent or 
parents in connection with a deployment has on children. 
(5) The impact that deployment of a military parent or 
parents has on children with preexisting psychological condi-
tions, such as anxiety and depression.
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(6) The impact that deployment of a military parent or 
parents has on risk factors, such as child abuse, child neglect, 
family violence, substance abuse by children, or parental sub-
stance abuse. 
(7) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report containing the results of the assessment undertaken under 
subsection (a), including the findings and recommendations of the 
Secretary as a result of the assessment. 
SEC. 572. REPORT ON CHILD CUSTODY LITIGATION INVOLVING 
SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 2010, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on all known reported cases since September 2003 involving child 
custody disputes in which the service of a member of the Armed 
Forces, whether a member of a regular component of the Armed 
Forces or a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, 
was an issue in the custody dispute. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A statement of the total number of cases, by Armed 
Force, in which members of the Armed Forces have lost custody 
of a child as a result of deployment, or the prospect of deploy-
ment, under military orders. 
(2) A summary of applicable Federal law pertaining to 
child custody disputes involving members of the Armed Forces. 
(3) An analysis of the litigation history of all available 
reported cases involving child custody disputes in which the 
deployment of a member of the Armed Forces was an issue 
in the dispute, and a discussion of the rationale presented 
by deciding judges and courts of the reasons for their rulings. 
(4) An assessment of the nature and extent of the problem, 
if any, for members of the Armed Forces who are custodial 
parents in being able to deploy and perform their operational 
mission while continuing to fulfill their role as parents with 
sole or joint custody of minor children. 
(5) A discussion of measures being taken by the States, 
or which are under consideration by State legislatures, to 
address matters relating to child custody disputes in which 
one of the parties is a member of the Armed Forces, and 
an assessment of whether State legislatures and State courts 
are cognizant of issues involving members of the Armed Forces 
with minor children. 
(6) A discussion of Family Care Plan policies aimed at 
ensuring that appropriate measures are taken by members 
of the Armed Forces to avoid litigation in child custody disputes. 
(7) Such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
appropriate regarding how best to assist members of the Armed 
Forces who are single, custodial parents with respect to child 
custody disputes in connection with the performance of military 
duties, including the need for legislative or administrative 
action to provide such assistance.
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(8) Such other recommendations for legislative or adminis-
trative action as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
SEC. 573. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON CHILD CARE ASSIST-
ANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on financial 
assistance for child care provided by the Department of Defense 
to members of the Armed Forces (including members of the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces who are deployed in connection 
with a contingency operation). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include an assessment of the following: 
(1) The types of financial assistance for child care made 
available by the Department of Defense to members of the 
Armed Forces (including members of the reserve components 
of the Armed Forces who are deployed in connection with 
a contingency operation). 
(2) The extent to which such members have taken advan-
tage of such assistance since such assistance was first made 
available. 
(3) The formulas used for calculating the amount of such 
assistance provided to such members. 
(4) The funding allocated to such assistance. 
(5) The remaining costs of child care to families of such 
members that are not covered by the Department of Defense. 
(6) Any barriers to access to such assistance faced by such 
members and the families of such members. 
(7) The different criteria used by different States with 
respect to the regulation of child care services and the potential 
impact differences in such criteria may have on the access 
of such members to such assistance. 
(8) The different standards and criteria used by different 
programs of the Department of Defense for providing such 
assistance with respect to child care providers and the potential 
impact differences in such standards and criteria may have 
on the access of such members to such assistance. 
(9) The number of qualified families that do not receive 
any financial assistance for child care made available by the 
Department of Defense. 
(10) Any other matters the Comptroller General determines 
relevant to the improvement of financial assistance to expand 
access for child care made available by the Department of 
Defense to members of the Armed Forces (including members 
of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are 
deployed in connection with a contingency operation). 
Subtitle H—Military Voting 
SEC. 575. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Military and Overseas Voter 
Empowerment Act’’.
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SEC. 
576. 
CLARIFICATION 
REGARDING 
DELEGATION 
OF 
STATE 
RESPONSIBILITIES TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS. 
Nothing in the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) may be construed to prohibit 
a State from delegating its responsibilities in carrying out the 
requirements of such Act, including any requirements imposed as 
a result of the provisions of and amendments made by this Act, 
to jurisdictions in the State. 
SEC. 577. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES FOR ABSENT UNIFORMED 
SERVICES VOTERS AND OVERSEAS VOTERS TO REQUEST 
AND 
FOR 
STATES 
TO 
SEND 
VOTER 
REGISTRATION 
APPLICATIONS AND ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS BY 
MAIL AND ELECTRONICALLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) in addition to any other method of registering to vote 
or applying for an absentee ballot in the State, establish proce-
dures— 
‘‘(A) for absent uniformed services voters and overseas 
voters to request by mail and electronically voter registra-
tion applications and absentee ballot applications with 
respect to general, special, primary, and runoff elections 
for Federal office in accordance with subsection (e); 
‘‘(B) for States to send by mail and electronically (in 
accordance with the preferred method of transmission des-
ignated by the absent uniformed services voter or overseas 
voter under subparagraph (C)) voter registration applica-
tions and absentee ballot applications requested under 
subparagraph (A) in accordance with subsection (e); and 
‘‘(C) by which the absent uniformed services voter or 
overseas voter can designate whether the voter prefers 
that such voter registration application or absentee ballot 
application be transmitted by mail or electronically.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) DESIGNATION OF MEANS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION 
FOR ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS AND OVERSEAS VOTERS 
TO REQUEST
AND
FOR STATES TO SEND VOTER REGISTRATION 
APPLICATIONS
AND
ABSENTEE
BALLOT
APPLICATIONS, AND
FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES RELATED TO VOTING INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each State shall, in addition to the 
designation of a single State office under subsection (b), des-
ignate not less than 1 means of electronic communication— 
‘‘(A) for use by absent uniformed services voters and 
overseas voters who wish to register to vote or vote in 
any jurisdiction in the State to request voter registration 
applications and absentee ballot applications under sub-
section (a)(6); 
‘‘(B) for use by States to send voter registration applica-
tions and absentee ballot applications requested under such 
subsection; and
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‘‘(C) for the purpose of providing related voting, bal-
loting, and election information to absent uniformed serv-
ices voters and overseas voters. 
‘‘(2) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
PROVISION
OF
MULTIPLE 
MEANS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION.—A State may, in addi-
tion to the means of electronic communication so designated, 
provide multiple means of electronic communication to absent 
uniformed services voters and overseas voters, including a 
means of electronic communication for the appropriate jurisdic-
tion of the State. 
‘‘(3) INCLUSION
OF
DESIGNATED
MEANS
OF
ELECTRONIC 
COMMUNICATION
WITH
INFORMATIONAL
AND
INSTRUCTIONAL 
MATERIALS
THAT
ACCOMPANY
BALLOTING
MATERIALS.—Each 
State shall include a means of electronic communication so 
designated with all informational and instructional materials 
that accompany balloting materials sent by the State to absent 
uniformed services voters and overseas voters. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY AND MAINTENANCE OF ONLINE REPOSITORY 
OF STATE CONTACT INFORMATION.—The Federal Voting Assist-
ance Program of the Department of Defense shall maintain 
and make available to the public an online repository of State 
contact information with respect to elections for Federal office, 
including the single State office designated under subsection 
(b) and the means of electronic communication designated under 
paragraph (1), to be used by absent uniformed services voters 
and overseas voters as a resource to send voter registration 
applications and absentee ballot applications to the appropriate 
jurisdiction in the State. 
‘‘(5) TRANSMISSION IF NO PREFERENCE INDICATED.—In the 
case where an absent uniformed services voter or overseas 
voter does not designate a preference under subsection (a)(6)(C), 
the State shall transmit the voter registration application or 
absentee ballot application by any delivery method allowable 
in accordance with applicable State law, or if there is no 
applicable State law, by mail. 
‘‘(6) SECURITY AND PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) SECURITY
PROTECTIONS.—To the extent prac-
ticable, States shall ensure that the procedures established 
under subsection (a)(6) protect the security and integrity 
of the voter registration and absentee ballot application 
request processes. 
‘‘(B) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—To the extent practicable, 
the procedures established under subsection (a)(6) shall 
ensure that the privacy of the identity and other personal 
data of an absent uniformed services voter or overseas 
voter who requests or is sent a voter registration applica-
tion or absentee ballot application under such subsection 
is protected throughout the process of making such request 
or being sent such application.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election 
for Federal office held in November 2010 and each succeeding 
election for Federal office.
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SEC. 
578. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
PROCEDURES 
FOR 
STATES 
TO 
TRANSMIT BLANK ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY MAIL AND ELEC-
TRONICALLY TO ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS 
AND OVERSEAS VOTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1), as amended 
by section 577, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) in addition to any other method of transmitting blank 
absentee ballots in the State, establish procedures for transmit-
ting by mail and electronically blank absentee ballots to absent 
uniformed services voters and overseas voters with respect 
to general, special, primary, and runoff elections for Federal 
office in accordance with subsection (f).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) TRANSMISSION OF BLANK ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY MAIL AND 
ELECTRONICALLY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall establish procedures— 
‘‘(A) to transmit blank absentee ballots by mail and 
electronically (in accordance with the preferred method 
of transmission designated by the absent uniformed serv-
ices voter or overseas voter under subparagraph (B)) to 
absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters for 
an election for Federal office; and 
‘‘(B) by which the absent uniformed services voter or 
overseas voter can designate whether the voter prefers 
that such blank absentee ballot be transmitted by mail 
or electronically. 
‘‘(2) TRANSMISSION IF NO PREFERENCE INDICATED.—In the 
case where an absent uniformed services voter or overseas 
voter does not designate a preference under paragraph (1)(B), 
the State shall transmit the ballot by any delivery method 
allowable in accordance with applicable State law, or if there 
is no applicable State law, by mail. 
‘‘(3) SECURITY AND PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) SECURITY
PROTECTIONS.—To the extent prac-
ticable, States shall ensure that the procedures established 
under subsection (a)(7) protect the security and integrity 
of absentee ballots. 
‘‘(B) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—To the extent practicable, 
the procedures established under subsection (a)(7) shall 
ensure that the privacy of the identity and other personal 
data of an absent uniformed services voter or overseas 
voter to whom a blank absentee ballot is transmitted under 
such subsection is protected throughout the process of such 
transmission.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election 
for Federal office held in November 2010 and each succeeding 
election for Federal office.